UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday March 28th 1:00 pm show cancelled due to bad weather.
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CHILDREN'S MUSICAL THEATER STREET SHOW
Saturday March 27th 11:00am & 1:00pm Sunday March 28th 1:00pm Garden of Surging Waves Duane St. Astoria, OR 97103 FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT! Bring those kids to move and groove with Sparrow Dance Company in another FREE series of children outreach Street Shows. Enjoy the return musical theater hits Under the Sea, I am a Pirate King, and A Spoonful of Sugar. Our children's outreach shows are designed for ages preschool to age 8 and involve optional creative movement led activities. This time we will be introducing our newest dancer, community company member Nate Laport as our Pirate King and Sebastian the Crab. Check our Facebook page, Sparrow Dance Company Astoria or website sparrowdancecoastoria.org for performance updates due to weather. Cozy up with your chairs and blankets for 30 minutes of fun! Sparrow Dance Company will be following CDC guidelines surrounding COVID 19, and we respectfully ask all audience members to please maintain social distancing precautions and mask up. |
LOVE IS LOVE
Sparrow Dance Company
Premiere March 5th 7:00pm 2021
FREE Liberty Theater Virtual Performance
Sparrow Dance Company presents their dance film, Love is Love, produced by the Liberty Theatre with additional sponsorship by KMUN Coast Community Radio. Love is Love portrays an intimate look at a couples relationship- frustrations, compromises, vulnerabilities, and acceptance. This 4:00 minute dance filmed by Tyler Little explores concepts of how love has no boundaries and love is inclusive- ideologies that continue to challenge society. Please join us on March 5th-7:00pm at libertyastoria.org for a free dance film experience and perhaps you may find yourself loving a little more.
Sparrow Dance Company
Premiere March 5th 7:00pm 2021
FREE Liberty Theater Virtual Performance
Sparrow Dance Company presents their dance film, Love is Love, produced by the Liberty Theatre with additional sponsorship by KMUN Coast Community Radio. Love is Love portrays an intimate look at a couples relationship- frustrations, compromises, vulnerabilities, and acceptance. This 4:00 minute dance filmed by Tyler Little explores concepts of how love has no boundaries and love is inclusive- ideologies that continue to challenge society. Please join us on March 5th-7:00pm at libertyastoria.org for a free dance film experience and perhaps you may find yourself loving a little more.
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North Coast Children's Musical Theater Tour
Schedule a musical theater workshop experience for your educational institution or childcare facility. This March we bring you Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid and Pirates! Get those kids moving with 30 minutes worth of live performances and interactive creative movement activities. We provided a social distance and COVID friendly format. Our hybrid performance/workshop format is designed for children ages preschool through grade 3. If this is your first performance/workshop with Sparrow Dance Company your experience will be pro-bono. Please contact us today to schedule our visit! For questions please call 503-502-3118 or email sparrowdancecompany@gmail.com |
PREVIOUS EVENTS
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Sparrow Dance Company as digital performers in...
IGNITE! FERNANDA D'AGOSTINO AND SARAH TURNER JAN 9, 2021, 7:00PM https://www.astoriavisualarts.org/ignite.html Astoria Visual Arts presents IGNITE!, a free public event, produced by Portland's Mobile Projection Unit on January 9, 2021 from 7 - 9pm in Astoria, Oregon. Founded by Fernanda D'Agostino and Sarah Turner in 2018, the Mobile Production Unit creates large scale, experimental, site specific projection installations. For IGNITE!, the duo will debut their latest collaboration, Sea Creatures, at 4 locations in downtown Astoria. Digital performers include: Jaleesa Johnson, Sophia Emigh, Yaara Valey, Sahra Brahim, Sarah Turner, as well as, the Kusanagi Sisters in Tokyo and the Sparrow Dance Company in Astoria, which were included through D’Agostino's "Liminal Performance Space." Crystal Quartez from Portland will perform a live musical score at Astoria Visual Arts beginning at 7pm. “Sea Creatures“ was conceived as an investigation of the ocean’s transformational power and its age old position in myth and cosmology in every culture. Each of the installation sites investigates a different mood or aspect of water and how it pervades our consciousness, our mythologies, and our rituals of health and healing. The Mobile Projection Unit used digital programming to allow performers to embody the reality that in our essence we are all “sea creatures.” Please bundle up, adhere to recommended social distancing and wear masks. Learn more at www.astoriavisualarts.org. IGNITE! is made possible through support from the Oregon Cultural Trust, Ford Family Foundation, and the City of Astoria. Other contributors include Hipfish Monthly, Astoria Institute of Music and Center for the Arts, the Labor Temple Diner and Bar, and the Liberty Theater. |
SPARROW DANCE COMPANY
"Convidando está la Noche"
Premieres December 18, 7pm 2020
VIEW ONLINE!
Sparrow Dance Company has partnered with The Liberty Theater to present a lovely holiday gift of dance set to Spanish music of the Baroque period. Enjoy!
Free and available to the public: www.vimeo.com/LIBERTYASTORIA
Premieres on December 18th at 7pm and continues through the holidays!
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KITCHEN TURKEY DANCE RAFFLE
Online Facebook Event November 23rd-25th at 5:00pm 2020 Join us in some turkey kitchen dancing! Thanksgiving gatherings may be limited but there are no restrictions on dancing! Submit a 15 second or less video clip of you dancing in your kitchen to have your name entered in raffle to win a $25 gift card to Finn Ware in Astoria. Earn an extra raffle ticket by adding your children or pets in the video. Please keep those grooving dance moves PG. Submit one video per household in the comments of our Facebook Kitchen Turkey Dance post by Wednesday November 25th by 5:00pm. The winner will be announced Thanksgiving morning! Happy Dancing! |
WHERE IN ASTORIA IS SPARROW DANCE COMPANY?
Online Facebook Event
November 9th, 10th , 11th, 12th and 13th At 6:00pm 2020
Where in Astoria is Sparrow Dance Company? Join our online photo game to win a $20 gift card to a local business. This is a 5 day giveaway of gift cards purchased by Sparrow Dance Company in the season of Thanksgiving and support of local Astorian businesses. Find the event on our Facebook page November 9th-13th. Each day at 6:00pm one photo of a company dancer will be posted in Facebook and the first person who can correctly post in the comments the name of the Astorian street intersection will win a $20 gift card. Business included are Lucy's Books, Sea Gypsy Gifts, The Green Door, and Purple Cow Toys. Let us be silly, let us find joy and let us come together to support one another! Tis the season of giving! Where in Astoria is Sparrow Dance Company?
EVENT CANCELLED
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WITCHES, WIZARDS AND WAFFLES!
Sparrow Dance Company Oct 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th 6:30pm at the Garden of Surging Waves FREE CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN EVENT! Sparrow Dance Company is bringing Witches, Wizards and Waffles, 30 minutes of Halloween entertainment and imaginative opportunities for children. Come at dusk and howl with Willard the Wizard and cackle with Brunhilda the Witch. Enjoy Halloween themed dances and find out what is brewing in the cauldron. It will be a light hearted and safe social distance event. Children are encouraged to wear their costumes and masks. To honor Willard and Brunhildas favorite food, waffles, children in costume will be given a voucher for a $1 waffle to be redeemed at local food cart Waffle OR Coffee, owned by Josh Jensen. Join the fun at the Garden of Surging Waves Oct 26th, 27th, 28th or 29th at 6:30pm. Follow our Facebook page Sparrow Dance Company Astoria or website sparrowdancecoastoria.org for performance updates due to weather. Sparrow Dance Company will be following CDC guidelines surrounding COVID 19, and we respectfully ask all audience members to please maintain social distancing precautions. Following CDC recommendations there will be no candy distributed. |
WE ARE RELIEVED TO ANNOUNCED ALL COVID-19 TESTS WERE NEGATIVE
SPARROW DANCE COMPANY STREET SHOW!
Featuring Musical Theater
Sept 25th 6:00 pm at the Astoria Column
Sept 26th 2:00 pm at the Garden of Surging Waves
Sept 27th 5:00 pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT!
Sparrow Dance Company is back this fall presenting another free series of Street Shows. This time enjoy some musical theater classics such as Under the Sea, I am a Pirate King, A Spoonful of Sugar, and O What a Beautiful Morning. Come enjoy outdoor dance entertainment while social distancing! Boogie and sing along as you watch Sparrow Dance Company and our guest vocalists Celeste Olivares, Daric Moore, and Julian Gingerich. There will be three shows, catch one or catch them all! Friday September 25th 6:00 pm at the Astoria Column, Saturday September 26th 2:00 pm at the Garden of Surging Waves and Sunday September 27th 5:00 pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza. Alternate dates due to weather are the following week October 2nd at 6:00 pm at the Astoria Column, October 3rd 2:00 pm at the Garden of Surging Waves and October 4th 5:00 pm at the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Featuring Musical Theater
Sept 25th 6:00 pm at the Astoria Column
Sept 26th 2:00 pm at the Garden of Surging Waves
Sept 27th 5:00 pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT!
Sparrow Dance Company is back this fall presenting another free series of Street Shows. This time enjoy some musical theater classics such as Under the Sea, I am a Pirate King, A Spoonful of Sugar, and O What a Beautiful Morning. Come enjoy outdoor dance entertainment while social distancing! Boogie and sing along as you watch Sparrow Dance Company and our guest vocalists Celeste Olivares, Daric Moore, and Julian Gingerich. There will be three shows, catch one or catch them all! Friday September 25th 6:00 pm at the Astoria Column, Saturday September 26th 2:00 pm at the Garden of Surging Waves and Sunday September 27th 5:00 pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza. Alternate dates due to weather are the following week October 2nd at 6:00 pm at the Astoria Column, October 3rd 2:00 pm at the Garden of Surging Waves and October 4th 5:00 pm at the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
SPARROW DANCE COMPANY STREET SHOW!
July 24th 6:00pm at the Astoria Column
July 25th 2:00pm at the Garden of Surging Waves
August 2nd 5:00pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT!
Sparrow Dance Company is presenting Sparrow Street Show. Come enjoy outdoor dance entertainment while social distancing! Boogie along as you watch Sparrow Dance Company performing Irish dance, Salsa Fusion, Samba Reggae and performances by local dance artists, Erin Carlsen, Julie Kovatch, Tawni Regier, Estelle Olivares and Celeste Olivares. This is a free family friendly event! There will be three shows, catch one or catch them all! Friday July 24th 6:00pm at the Astoria Column, Saturday July 25th 2:00pm at the Garden of Surging Waves and Sunday August 2nd 5:00pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza.
I thought this was a well thought out and executed performance and I look forward to seeing more similar events occurring in our public spaces. - Jonah Dart-McLean, Astoria Director of Parks and Recreation
July 24th 6:00pm at the Astoria Column
July 25th 2:00pm at the Garden of Surging Waves
August 2nd 5:00pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT!
Sparrow Dance Company is presenting Sparrow Street Show. Come enjoy outdoor dance entertainment while social distancing! Boogie along as you watch Sparrow Dance Company performing Irish dance, Salsa Fusion, Samba Reggae and performances by local dance artists, Erin Carlsen, Julie Kovatch, Tawni Regier, Estelle Olivares and Celeste Olivares. This is a free family friendly event! There will be three shows, catch one or catch them all! Friday July 24th 6:00pm at the Astoria Column, Saturday July 25th 2:00pm at the Garden of Surging Waves and Sunday August 2nd 5:00pm at the Maritime Museum Plaza.
I thought this was a well thought out and executed performance and I look forward to seeing more similar events occurring in our public spaces. - Jonah Dart-McLean, Astoria Director of Parks and Recreation
Photo Credit: Shanna Gillette
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19
DANCERS UNITE
Date: May 22nd
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Liberty Theater, Astoria OR
Cost: $12
Dancers Unite is a family-friendly event, produced by Sparrow Dance Company. During this unique event, the dance community gets the chance to put their talents together and raise money for a cause. This year, we will be raising funds for The Healing Circle/VOCA Camp, a local nonprofit organization since 1988 providing assistance to children who have been victims of sexual abuse. Dancers Unite carries a mission to serve our community through dance. We achieve this through a vision to bring north coast dancers together in an annual fundraiser concert benefiting a local organization.
What's the Weather?
Children's Creative Movement Workshop
Astoria Public Library hosts Sparrow Dance Company as they present a free children's creative movement workshop inspired by the weather. The workshop will include interactive creative movement and short performances by Sparrow Dance Company. Recommended for audiences preschool to eight years.
Date: Saturday February 29th
Time: 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Location: Astoria Public Library, Flag Room
Cost: Free
Wow- I just wanted to share how super duper amazingly awesome the Sparrow Dance story time was Saturday!!!!!!!!! Seriously! That lady has a knack!!! ...SO glad to have been introduced to such an awesome alternative form of expression and performance. -Anonymous Parent
Children's Creative Movement Workshop
Astoria Public Library hosts Sparrow Dance Company as they present a free children's creative movement workshop inspired by the weather. The workshop will include interactive creative movement and short performances by Sparrow Dance Company. Recommended for audiences preschool to eight years.
Date: Saturday February 29th
Time: 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Location: Astoria Public Library, Flag Room
Cost: Free
Wow- I just wanted to share how super duper amazingly awesome the Sparrow Dance story time was Saturday!!!!!!!!! Seriously! That lady has a knack!!! ...SO glad to have been introduced to such an awesome alternative form of expression and performance. -Anonymous Parent
photo credit: Jay Simpson
FLIGHT
Sparrow Dance Company Debut Performance
JANUARY 10th & 11th 7:15 pm at The Ten Fifteen Theater
1015 Commercial St. Astoria OR 97103
TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR $10
The Ten Fifteen Theater presents FLIGHT
Friday, January 10th at 7:15 pm
Saturday, January 11th at 7:15 pm
Sparrow Dance Company will provide an evening of 10 modern dance pieces including 5 original never before seen pieces. The show will encompass choreography by Artistic Director Julia Gingerich, Afro Caribe choreographer Kimberly Miguel Mullen, Portland choreographer Valarie Grudier, live performance by tenor Julian Gingerich, narration by poet Kimberly O’Bryant and art by Glen Herman of Astoria Makers. It is sure to be an evening of thought provoking and inspiring modern dance.
Last night's performance by Sparrow Dance Company Astoria, OR...where to begin? I cried almost the entire way through- the importance of connectedness, slowing down, devotion, peace, Spirit, love, and sisterhood communicated through the choreography and dancers' bodies was overwhelming in the most important of ways. - Jessamyn West, Director of Astoria Arts and Movement Center
Sparrow Dance Company Debut Performance
JANUARY 10th & 11th 7:15 pm at The Ten Fifteen Theater
1015 Commercial St. Astoria OR 97103
TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR $10
The Ten Fifteen Theater presents FLIGHT
Friday, January 10th at 7:15 pm
Saturday, January 11th at 7:15 pm
Sparrow Dance Company will provide an evening of 10 modern dance pieces including 5 original never before seen pieces. The show will encompass choreography by Artistic Director Julia Gingerich, Afro Caribe choreographer Kimberly Miguel Mullen, Portland choreographer Valarie Grudier, live performance by tenor Julian Gingerich, narration by poet Kimberly O’Bryant and art by Glen Herman of Astoria Makers. It is sure to be an evening of thought provoking and inspiring modern dance.
Last night's performance by Sparrow Dance Company Astoria, OR...where to begin? I cried almost the entire way through- the importance of connectedness, slowing down, devotion, peace, Spirit, love, and sisterhood communicated through the choreography and dancers' bodies was overwhelming in the most important of ways. - Jessamyn West, Director of Astoria Arts and Movement Center
Winter Holiday Celebration!
FREE Children’s Creative Movement Workshop!
Winter themed creative movement workshop led my Sparrow Dance Company. Workshop includes 30 minutes creative movement exploration followed by a craft. Snowflakes, snowmen, and jingle bells oh my! Ages preschool to 8 years old. Wednesday December 18th from 12:30-1:30pm at the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, entrance on Harrison and 11th.
Halloween Children's Creative
Movement Workshop
Friday October 25th, 10-11am 2019
The First Presbyterian Church Astoria
Entrance on 11th & Harrison
Suggested donation $5 per child $10 a family
Bring your preschoolers and young children to enjoy interactive creative movement activities themed around Halloween! This is a family friendly event and children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes. Parents are asked to stay present with their children. Also enjoy performances by the company.
Movement Workshop
Friday October 25th, 10-11am 2019
The First Presbyterian Church Astoria
Entrance on 11th & Harrison
Suggested donation $5 per child $10 a family
Bring your preschoolers and young children to enjoy interactive creative movement activities themed around Halloween! This is a family friendly event and children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes. Parents are asked to stay present with their children. Also enjoy performances by the company.
Dancers Unite- Pier Pressure Productions
May 23 & 24 2019
Dancers Unite is a collaboration of local artists in the area coming together and supporting a local charitable organization.
This year Dancers Unite ticket sales will go toward aiding Pier Pressure Productions in the construction of their black box theater. Over fifteen dance works will be performed encompassing a variety of music, dance genres and age levels. The show will include performances by Sparrow Dance Company, The Spirit Moves Dance Company, Coast Fusion Belly Dance, Dream Circles Ecstatic Dance, Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, Astoria Argentine Tango, Astoria School of Ballet, Trixie and the Kerfuffles, and Triple Moon Belly Dance Group. All proceeds from the fundraiser are donated to the organization. Giving back to our community is very important to Sparrow Dance. Buy tickets at the door, Friday May 24 and Saturday May 25 at 7pm Pier Pressure Productions, 1015 Commercial st, Astoria. $10 admission.
May 23 & 24 2019
Dancers Unite is a collaboration of local artists in the area coming together and supporting a local charitable organization.
This year Dancers Unite ticket sales will go toward aiding Pier Pressure Productions in the construction of their black box theater. Over fifteen dance works will be performed encompassing a variety of music, dance genres and age levels. The show will include performances by Sparrow Dance Company, The Spirit Moves Dance Company, Coast Fusion Belly Dance, Dream Circles Ecstatic Dance, Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, Astoria Argentine Tango, Astoria School of Ballet, Trixie and the Kerfuffles, and Triple Moon Belly Dance Group. All proceeds from the fundraiser are donated to the organization. Giving back to our community is very important to Sparrow Dance. Buy tickets at the door, Friday May 24 and Saturday May 25 at 7pm Pier Pressure Productions, 1015 Commercial st, Astoria. $10 admission.
