Drop In

Suzuki & Viewpoints

Drop-In series

February 28-April 18, Fridays 6-8pm

SUZUKI/VIEWPOINTS DROP-IN SERIES

WInter/SPring 2025

February 28-April 18, Fridays 6-8pm

Venue: PETE Studio (2259 NW Raleigh St Portland OR 97210)


Join us for an eight week series of drop-in classes. This series provides continued training for performers with a background in Suzuki and the Viewpoints, and is also accessible to beginners. Each class will cover a new aspect of the training and can be taken in sequence or as a stand alone class. 

Cost: Drop in sessions are $25 per session or $160 for the full series. BIPOC scholarships are available to all drop ins.

Venue:

PETE Studio

2259 NW Raleigh St

Portland, OR 97210

About the facilitators:

Elsa Dougherty is a creator-performer, music director, and facilitator. She has trained with PETE and the SITI Company and is an alum of the Institute for Contemporary Performance, the SITI Company’s Skidmore Summer Intensive, and the Russian Opera Workshop. She holds a BA in Music with a focus in vocal performance from Lewis & Clark College.



Isabel McTighe is a performance artist, facilitator and teacher specializing in devised and collaborative theatre making. They hold a BA in Theatre with a distinction in Performance from Lewis and Clark College, are a graduate of PETE’s Institute for Contemporary Performance, and the SITI Company’s Skidmore Summer Intensive. Isabel has been training in Suzuki since 2017 and the Viewpoints for nearly a decade. Isabel’s work and teaching are rooted in emergent strategy and a daily practice of community care. They are a pleasure activist in training and a hopeful shaper of change.



photos: Owen Carey (top), Nina Johnson (bottom)