the brooklyn bay

1825 se franklin - bay k - portland, or

Founded by Scott Kelman and Melanya Helene


Scott Kelman, creator of "kelmanworks" and founder of the Brooklyn Bay, whose training and performance-making techniques have inspired thousands, died on Thursday, February 22, 2007. His death, came as a culmination of long-term health problems.

Scott Kelman
--the conjurer, the dreamer, the one who loved to pull the rug out from under you and watch you find your form before you hit the ground. He wasn't easy, but he was real. He spoke his mind, he followed his vision. We have all benefited from his relentless pursuit of a way to live and create, being mindfully present moment after moment after moment. Allowing yourself to be informed--without reaching; giving up creative responsibility, yielding with energy, always asking yourself: "What haven't I checked out lately?", always seeking the space that needs you most- moment to moment. Practicing the process that he was continually developing has changed so many lives. His work took place in the realm of "Performance," but it was about so much more than theater. It was about the REAL performance, the one we all do every day.

Thank you Scott

kelmanworks

The Brooklyn Bay Performance Space is, among other things, the home of "kelmanworks," a mindfulness and body-based approach to the creative process. This unique and innovative process is open to anyone interested in accessing more creativity into their art, work and lives and has benefited thousands over the last 45 years. For more information you may visit our other website, www.kelmangroup.blogspot.com.

To contact Melanya Helene, Artistic Director:
email: melanya@brooklynbay.org 
call: 503.772.4005




Announcing our first annual fundraising campaign!

The Brooklyn Bay is a now an incorporated nonprofit 501 (c)(3)!   Your support in the form of a tax-deductible donation will enable us to continue providing innovative and socially relevant theater throughout 2008.


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PLEASE NOTE:

--driving directions

MAP

from powell boulevard HEADING EAST:

turn right on se 20th avenue
right on pershing (1 blk)
right onto 19th and park
walk towards powell and turn left. we're in the last bay (k)

from powell boulevard HEADING WEST:

turn left onto se 21st avenue.
right onto lafayette (1st right)
right on to se 20th
left on to pershing (last left before powell).
right onto 19th and park.
walk towards powell and turn left. we're in the last bay (k)

OR

park anywhere north of powell around se 21st
cross powell to the south side of street
at powell & se 20th there is a walkway (sidewalk) heading west.
walk along walkway for a little over a block and you'll see a series of white bay warehouses on your left.
we're in the last bay (k)


--ride your bike

the sidewalk on the south side of powell and 20th goes right by the bay. lock your bike to the metal sidewalk railing
we're in the last bay (k)



--take the bus

take the 9 to the se 21st avenue stop.
walk west on the south side of powell 2 blocks.
we're in the last bay (k)