Made to Dance in Burning Buildings

Made to Dance in Burning Buildings Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson is currently running at Shaking the Tree Theatre! http://www.shaking-the-tree.com for tix!

Made to Dance in Burning Buildings is a fusion of poetry, music, and violent, visceral contemporary dance, which poses the question: how do we heal from trauma? It's about a young black woman who is r***d by her boyfriend's friends while he watches, she develops PTSD as a result. Metaphorically, she fractures into six different women who each represent a different facet of her personality and poet

ically these women narrate her journey through PTSD while she and the men from her real life, her first love and her abusers, explore through dance the trauma and what led up to it.

04/11/2019

A New Jersey panel has recommended that John F. Russo Jr., a superior court judge, be suspended without pay for three months.

What a treat to host the Advance Gender Equity in the Arts Women of Color PDX Theatre Collective for a private reception...
02/19/2019

What a treat to host the Advance Gender Equity in the Arts Women of Color PDX Theatre Collective for a private reception after our first Sunday matinee talkback to celebrate local WOC artists.
**All our Sunday matinees are free to all low-income: patrons, communities of color, and survivors of sexual violence. You can reserve free Sunday matinee tix online through the link in bio, or by calling the STT box-office.

(scenic/costume design by Jenny Ampersand at Shaking The Tree Theatre)

How do we heal from trauma? ---MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS by Anya Pearson. Directed by Jamie M. ReaFeb 15th - Ma...
01/16/2019

How do we heal from trauma?
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MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS by Anya Pearson.
Directed by Jamie M. Rea
Feb 15th - March 16th at Shaking The Tree Theatre

‪Consider the message this support sends to survivors, to up-and-coming female comedians, to the movement, and how i...
08/29/2018


‪Consider the message this support sends to survivors, to up-and-coming female comedians, to the movement, and how it so quickly and easily shifts the power back into the hands of the men who took advantage of their power in the first place.‬

Friday shoutout to the inspiration for Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Su***de / When the Rainb...
08/24/2018

Friday shoutout to the inspiration for Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Su***de / When the Rainbow is Enuf.
“Ntozake Shange saved my life...my experience with poetry was dead white people...but then I meet her. She knows me. I am seen for the first time in my life. She gives me a voice. Because of the beauty of her words, I am less alone. I am healed in some way by the comfort they afford.”

“Hit them with this new unadulterated view that you won’t bow down, shackles unbound, up off the ground, strength will a...
08/18/2018

“Hit them with this new unadulterated view that you won’t bow down, shackles unbound, up off the ground, strength will astound, voice finally found, shout: I AM A SURVIVOR” -Lady of Utmost Perseverance Anya Pearson

“See, I was made to dance in burning buildings, and to know pain like the sky knows blue, and I do not want to hurt from...
08/13/2018

“See, I was made to dance in burning buildings, and to know pain like the sky knows blue, and I do not want to hurt from anyone else except you” - The Official Lady of Missing You

08/07/2018

Big props to Stephen Colbert for using his power and privilege to hold boss Les Moonves accountable against sexual misconduct allegations. To stay silent is to be complicit, even when it’s “your guy.” Thank you Stephen for doing the right thing and thank you to the brave women who spoke up 💪🏽🙌🏽

08/02/2018

Ooooh check out our choreographer Cari Spinnler teaching a lyrical contemporary routine at auditions tonight 🤩😍💃🏼 Thank you to all dancers that auditioned, we truly cannot wait for this process. Follow Cari at to see more from this amazing lady 🙌🏾

“Men stand amazed, unsure and afraid, cemented in their gaze, and ready to pray for aid in developing game worthy to app...
07/31/2018

“Men stand amazed, unsure and afraid, cemented in their gaze, and ready to pray for aid in developing game worthy to approaching such a goddess.” -Lady of Intoxicating Romance❤️💋 played by
Reese Antoinette


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Made to Dance in Burning Buildings is a fusion of poetry, music, and violent, visceral contemporary dance, which poses the question: how do we heal from trauma? It's about a young black woman who is r***d by her boyfriend's friends while he watches, she develops PTSD as a result. Metaphorically, she fractures into five different women who each represent a different facet of her personality (Romance, Despair, Madness, Perseverance, and Missing You). Poetically, these women narrate her journey through PTSD while she, her first love, and her abusers, explore through dance the trauma and the events leading up to it.

Based on a true story, and inspired by the original choreopoem, Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls, this play seeks to revolutionize the theatrical experience by combining poetry and breathtaking and gut-wrenching contemporary dance to tell an all too familiar story in a brand new way.

The World Premiere of Made to Dance in Burning Buildings is currently running at Shaking the Tree Theatre in Portland, OR as part of their 2018-2019 season. Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2pm.

Creator: Anya Pearson