Poets and dancers in Portland, OR team up to bring movement, life, and new perspectives to spoken word. Each dancer is paired up with a poet to design choreography specifically to their chosen poem and perform onstage together. (Yes, at the same time.) Every poem is a prompt for expression through movement, bringing you new ways of experiencing spoken word.

I'm Erin Boyt, dancer, choreographer, writer, and Artistic Director of Poetry in Motion. I produced dance and theater for over a decade before Covid hit, and I keep getting pulled back in by multidisciplinary work. The seed for Poetry in Motion was planted years ago, and germinated in my creativity until the gentle whisperings became too loud to ignore.

I believe:

- Collaborating across disciplines is what brings creative work alive
- Creativity is a source of healing. And in the world we live in, who doesn't need that?
- Dance and poetry play together in a way that builds community and inspires creativity.

Poetry in Motion is the result of my endless fascination with unlikely collaboration. I'm constantly asking "what happens if I put this and that together?" I hope you'll come with me on this ride and find out!

Photo credit: Tom Healy