An immersive, day-long global and cultural experience.
Thousands of people gather to sample ethnic food, dance and listen to music at the Festival of Nations at Deering Oaks in Portland.
The festival features family-oriented cultural activities to celebrate Maine’s ethnic diversity and traditions. The festival is co-hosted by the city of Portland, the Mugadi Foundation, Women In Need Industries and the Poland Spring bottled water company.
Countries represented at festivals previous have included Ireland, Cambodia, India, Sudan, Germany, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Cameroon, Peru, Sweden, Benin, Ethiopia, Nigeria and the United States. Native Americans have also been represented.
Portland House of Music
Saturday, July 27
9:30PM
21+
“When humans wanted to imitate walking, they invented the wheel, which does not resemble a leg.” – Apollinaire
Part musical, part opera, part immersive, feminist, surrealist, gender expansive romp, and yet fully Hogfish, join us for the Maine premiere of Francis Poulenc and Guillaume Apollinaire’s BREASTS OF TIRESIAS. Performed in a special English language, two piano-version arranged by Benjamin Britten and Viola Tunnard, in the state-of-the art night club AURA in downtown, Portland followed by TERESA’S TATAS! , the interactive dance party with tunes and themes from the show woven into a night of empowering electronica by DJ xnrg.
This new kind of double-bill asks, how can we make love instead of war, both on stage and in the audience? What binaries do we all need to transcend to become and rejoice in our authentic selves?
Dress Code: Pink, blue, and white outfits celebrating your authentic self in any style are highly encouraged.
Brought to you by the same team as last summer’s sold out hit, CarmXn!
BREASTS OF TIRESIAS running time: 55 minutes
*Presented under license by G. Schirmer, Inc. o/b/o Heugel, copyright owners.
**Show tickets come with dance party admission
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Hogfish is committed to making our events as welcoming and accessible as possible for all people. Supporters are encouraged to purchase a ticket for a BIPOC or LGBTQ audience member or local Mainer in need using the Sponsored Ticket option. If you want to attend this event and cannot afford it, please write to us. We also offer tickets in return for volunteering, and have a promo-code for free tickets for audience members from indigenous backgrounds. Contact us for more information.
A gender-expansive, feminist dance party
Immediately following the surrealist, gender expansive, feminist show THE BREASTS OF TIRESIAS, TERESA’S TATAS takes up where TIRESIAS left off – liberated, authentic, and ready to party. DJ xnrg of last year’s Hogfish hit CarmXn returns for a night of house music that celebrates women and queer joy. Each night, a special guest DJ will take the party to new heights as we reach midnight. Join us for a night of gleeful expression and fun. Pink, blue, and white outfits celebrating your authentic self in any style are highly encouraged.
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Hogfish is committed to making our events as welcoming and accessible as possible for all people. Supporters are encouraged to purchase a ticket for a BIPOC or LGBTQ audience member or local Mainer in need using the Sponsored Ticket option. If you want to attend this event and cannot afford it, please write to us. We also offer tickets in return for volunteering, and have a promo-code for free tickets for audience members from indigenous backgrounds. Contact us for more information.
“When humans wanted to imitate walking, they invented the wheel, which does not resemble a leg.” – Apollinaire
Part musical, part opera, part immersive, feminist, surrealist, gender expansive romp, and yet fully Hogfish, join us for the Maine premiere of Francis Poulenc and Guillaume Apollinaire’s BREASTS OF TIRESIAS. Performed in a special English language, two piano-version arranged by Benjamin Britten and Viola Tunnard, in the state-of-the art night club AURA in downtown, Portland followed by TERESA’S TATAS! , the interactive dance party with tunes and themes from the show woven into a night of empowering electronica by DJ xnrg.
This new kind of double-bill asks, how can we make love instead of war, both on stage and in the audience? What binaries do we all need to transcend to become and rejoice in our authentic selves?
Dress Code: Pink, blue, and white outfits celebrating your authentic self in any style are highly encouraged.
Brought to you by the same team as last summer’s sold out hit, CarmXn!
BREASTS OF TIRESIAS running time: 55 minutes
*Presented under license by G. Schirmer, Inc. o/b/o Heugel, copyright owners.
**Show tickets come with dance party admission
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Hogfish is committed to making our events as welcoming and accessible as possible for all people. Supporters are encouraged to purchase a ticket for a BIPOC or LGBTQ audience member or local Mainer in need using the Sponsored Ticket option. If you want to attend this event and cannot afford it, please write to us. We also offer tickets in return for volunteering, and have a promo-code for free tickets for audience members from indigenous backgrounds. Contact us for more information.
Danza Latina presents this monthly series featuring a one-hour beginners lesson, followed by a Latin Dance Party until close!
7 PM – Beginner SALSA Lesson
8PM – Latin Dance Party- 60% Salsa and 40% mix of Bachata, Merengue, and Kizomba.
Cover Charge (Cash, Check, Venmo):
Lesson + Dance Party $15
Dance Party $10 (After 9PM)
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IG – @danza_latina_2015