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Entertainment Dancer beats odds, performs on broadway by Scott Wyland Esteb takes on mural design worker Gregory Hines: Copy Editor “He’s wonderful, the best, Most students attending the he’s a master, a gentleman, a by Keith C. Casper Jr. college will probably wonder, at pro; not arrogant, (he’s) Staff Writer “I sort of fell into it,” said one time or another, if the in talented and considerate, he’s struction they’re receiving is warm - he likes hugging all his Clackamas Community College Student Diane Esteb. Esteb, an top-notch; after all, this is just a co-workers.” art major, recently landed a job Terry’s 28 years of dance ex small community college. at Park Place School painting a Well in the area of jazz perience paid off when she was dance, this question need not be able to beat the auditioning mural. As difficult as good considered, nor the little voice odds; she outshined all the work is to obtain in the com mercial art field, Esteb has of doubt accompanying it be others and landed the part. listened to, because Terry “I walked into the audition managed to find it. She expects Brock, the regular instructor, is cold. They gave the combina to collect one thousand dollars of star-quality. tion, then they watched the (minus paint costs) for her ef Terry has been touring the dancers. They only show you forts. She received the job of being country with a pro company once and you have to pick it up. performing broadway tap dance They needed one girl - they in charge of the mural’s produc tion through the president of shows, including a two week gig singled me out.” in New York with Gregory When listening to her the local PTA group. She had Hines. Terry was on campus describe her style of tap, it known the PTA president since her children had attended Park visiting the dance class during sounded rather difficult: “It’s rhythm tap, not show Place School. Even with her her Christmas sabbatical, ¡and agreed to the interview. She’s tap. It’s not done in high heels connection, Esteb was not just presently back out on the road. and skirt, and there’s no drum to handed the project. “They had Even off-stage, Terry exudes tap to - our feet are the drums. someone else in mind,” Esteb dynamic, enthusiastic energy The metronome is inside your said. Esteb submitted her design (preliminary drawings) for the which must augment her success head.” Terry agreed that travelling on project and they were preferred as a performing artist. She answered all questions with re the road isn’t as glamorous as sounding answers, especially many people conceive. The big what she liked and didn’t like gest challenge according to her is “..keeping your health together about New York: “It’s fascinating if you want with the travel between cities, the to do sociological case studies! I long hours and the time changes. Lyn Thompson like the excitement of perform Eating right can be difficult.” In closing, Terry gave a simple Photo Editor ing in the big, bad apple. I love The design and performance but strong suggestion to all aspir the food, the delis are great. But I can’t stand the filth, the ing, young dancers striving to of Emily Dickenson “The crime. The poverty depresses' transform motion into poetry, Myth” by Deborah J. Hum me. Also, it’s non-stop like a sweat into sweet success, and phrey was superb. Humphrey herd of cows! And the rudeness faraway visions of broadway into portrayed Dickenson in her years of seclusion effectively a whirling, tapping reality: and temperamental behavior ... “Don’t substitute preparation through the reading of docu there’s always a high-charged anxiety there. You can’t be for guts, hope, will, desire. If you mented letters sent to and received by Dickenson through friendly or they think you want work hard enough and you’re good enough, then after that ex out her life, playing out the something,” Terry had only the best of pose your talqnt. Someone will emotions she felt would have gone into those sent, and come praise for her renowned co see it.” from those received. Humphrey dealt with the feel ings of a woman competing with her brother for her father’s affections, the relationship bet ween Dickenson and her friend/ tutor Leonard Humphrey, his death,and the deaths of both of her parents. Dickenson’s feel ings on death are aptly presented with a line of her work, “Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of heU.” The play truly begins with the line, “Truth is so rare, it’s trays a “Jungle Scene”. Este in charge of getting the des up and ready to paint, as wel all of the edging which stude paint around the large are; just like a giant coloring bo “All the students think 1 great,” smiled Esteb, as she joys working with the kids v much. Upon completion of mural, Esteb’s work is finished. “They want me to more murals,” she comment Being excited and optimi towards new projects, “grei and “wonderful” clearly lustrate her enthusiasm as looks ahead to more artworl Esteb, a second year Art i Art student Esteb paints mural jor at Clackamas, is man and has two children. She lo< forward to her first paych over the proposed plans. The mural - a 103-foot wall - from the project and smiled that Esteb has worked on for she said, “It’ll pay for half about 52 hours, is about 3/4 daughter’s orthodontist bill. finished. The mural design por ‘The Myth’ shows talent r $1.89 The Betted"* Ball Point Pen 89< delightful to tell it,” giving the audience the notion that this is Humphrey’s interpretation of the truth about Emily Dicken son’s life. Humphrey explains Dicken son’s willful seclusion from society in the words, “The soul selects her own society, then shuts the door.” “I believe she was happy in her life, with her seclusion,” commented Hum phrey. Supporting this fine actress was a simple yet convincing set ting of a single room. Most of the props were from Hum phrey, herself, such as the wooden rocking chair, a rug, a large wooden chest of drawers, storm lamps, and a desk set donated by a friend. All of these simple items provided a setting of coriifort, of a homeyness that would be found in a room where a woman spent 15 years of her life. The lighting was a definite plus. The stage, itself, was lit dimly, only Humphrey had a spot, thus focusing the vie\ attention on her. It set the m of a woman alone in her rc with only her writings to 1 her company and to com her throughout the trials of and death. The sound system for the | duction, however, needed w< The music selections and re dings were fitting and done, but were played so tha the audience could hear was music, rather than the dialoi Humphrey’s costume, des ed and created by Traci Nic fit the time, the mood, and background of Emily Dicken Clothed in a layered dress white linen fashionably date Dickenson’s era, Humpl showed her knowledge Dickenson’s life in that reportedly wore nothing c than white in her years of st sion. 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