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RTP’s Barry Pack juggles politics and art:
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arry Pack enjoys politics, which is good,
since he is the executive director of
Right to Privacy, Oregon’s largest gay,
lesbian and bisexual rights organiza
tion.
But dig a little deeper, and you’ 11 learn o f Pack’s
foremost passion: the arts.
“When I was in high school, I was an art student.
As a college student, I danced, did theater and
directed. It was my life. Then I got out o f college
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and found myself in politics,” recounts the 25-year-
old Pack, who graduated from Lewis & Clark
College in 1992 as a theater major.
Like many gay men and lesbians, Pack became
neys we take in our relationships, as well as between
states o f mind,” says Pack, who describes the pro
gram as “romantic and sensual.”
‘Traveling is very much about having an un
stable base, yet having so many possibilities. It’s the
same with our relationships and our lives in gen
eral,” he says.
“When you are traveling there is that sense of
displacement, which can sometimes cause unease,”
echoes Boberg. “At the same time, it’s exciting
because it’s new and unknown. The same can be
said for our relationships.”
Boberg, who is the education outreach coordina
tor for the Northwest Film Center, adds: “This work
creates a sense of hopefulness, but also a sense of
sadness— sadness in that it is very painful when one
can’t emotionally connect with those around them.”
According to Pack, the work will include mod
em dance performances; recorded Middle Eastern
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Erin Boberg (left) and Barry Pack
involved in a full-fledged effort to combat anti-gay
initiatives. Like many people, he saw his life lose a
little o f its balance.
“I made a commitment to myself that after the
[October 1995] Lucille Hart Dinner [RTP’s flag
ship fund-raiser] was over, I was going to get back
into dancing,” he says.
And that is exactly what Pack has done. During
two weekends in February, Pack and 23-year-old
Erin Boberg, who was a fellow student at Lewis &
Clark, will present a body o f new and repertory
work exploring travel abroad through dance, the
ater and music.
The show is based on the duo’s experience
living and traveling together in London when they
were both undergraduates.
“W e’re using travel as a metaphor for the jour-
music; folk songs and operatic pieces sung by
Boberg; a score that includes the sounds of travel,
such as trains; as well as a slew o f characters, both
straight and gay.
Local dancers, actors and musicians joining
Pack and Boberg are: Heidi Carlsen, Sara Hamilton,
Sarah Heinicke, Kevia Jeffrey, A. Lynn Jesus, Mat
thew Melendez, Mary Oslund and Zero Feeney.
The performances will be held at 8:30 pm Feb. 9,
10, 16 and 17 at Conduit: A Contemporary
Dance Site, 918 SW Yamhill St., Suite 401, in
Portland. Tickets are $10 general admission; $8
fo r students, seniors and working artists. For
further information and reservations, call
230-1373.