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EMGE WHYTE SERVICE & CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Eugene D. Emge BY RACHAEL CARNES Pam Whyte Momix astonishes Portland Oct. 25. Hilary Anthony EXCELLENCE IN tax & accounting professionals Support Eugene Opera, Symphony, & Ballet! 25O5 W. 11th Ave • Eugene, OR 974O2 • 485-21OO medical advice for global travelers T HE T RAVEL C LINIC 1200 Hilyard St., Suite S-560 343-6028 Start traveling healthy today at www.TravelClinicOregon.com EUGENE WEEKLY’S Bravo! DANCE • MUSIC • THEATER S e p t e m b e r 2 8, 2 0 0 6 List your events. Place your ads. C O V E R I N G S E P T E M B E R - J A N UA RY EDITORIAL DEADLINE for listings: 9/14/06 • ADVERTISING DEADLINE: 9/21/06 Email your listings to cal@eugeneweekly.com • 484-0519 “Lane gave me a great start! After I transferred to finish my degree in graphic design, I quickly realized I was better prepared than my peers. And once I was done with my degree, I got a job I really love.” DON PURDUE trekking? Portland’s White Bird Dance Takes Flight and provides a model for Eugene. A sk someone in Eugene about White Bird, and they'll probably direct you to the treatment center on East 12th. In Portland, White Bird is of a different feather: an innovative dance series that's broadening audiences and building community. The nonprofit company was the brainchild of two arts impresarios, Walter Jaffe and Paul King, and since its founding in 1997 has fea- tured 75 dance companies, 140 performances and reached over 150,000 audience members. In King and Jaffe's vision, Portland could and would be a home not just for local and region- al dance, but a stage for the development of worldwide contemporary performance. The 2006-2007 White Bird dance series plays on a successful theme: pack the Schnitz with some bigger names, like Momix (Oct. 25), Dayton Dance (Apr. 25, 2007), and perennial crowd-pleasers like Les Ballets Trockedero de Monte Carlo (Feb. 14, 2007), or The "Trocks,” as these fellows in size 14 pointe shoes are lovingly called. But White Bird steps beyond more main- stream dance to bring the vanguard right to us. With performances in PSU's Lincoln Hall, the 2006-2007 series focuses on a celebration of international women choreographers: Mexico's Tania Pérez-Salas (Oct. 12-14), The Ivory Coast's Compagnie Tché Tché (Dec. 7-9), New York's Gina Gibney Dance (Jan. 11-13, 2007) and from the Netherlands, Conny Janssen Danst (Mar. 22-24, 2007). "Most of the companies we program are making their debuts, sometimes even their North American debuts,” Jaffe said, referring to the 476-seat Lincoln Performance Hall series. “The series is being identified as one offering often challenging, sometimes provocative work that incites difference of opinions. It has become extremely interna- tional — in the last three years, including the upcoming one, each of the four companies has been from a different country." White Bird's ongoing educational outreach programs weave dance into Portland tapestry. "We have brought dance to community cen- ters, schools and facilities, to those who are economically or physically unable to attend in traditional venues," King said. He said one of the most rewarding pairings has been with a Portland home for emotional- ly disturbed and behaviorally delinquent boys. "All of these activities are essential for build- ing the future audience for dance and for bringing the arts into the lives of young peo- ple," King said. And to counter wasted seats for a live per- formance, White Bird offers NEST, "No Empty Seat Tonight," which allows patrons with series tickets to donate unused seats to a school or charitable organization. Dance needs support: not just ticket sales, but education and accessibility. If new local and regional works are to be inspired, chore- ographers need to see current work by their global peers. Performers and audiences need a forum for experimentation and an outlet for critical thinking. Audiences, Jaffe and King note, can relate to dance’s athleticism. "We strongly believe that anyone can enjoy dance," King said. With indomitable programming vision and an affable respect for new audiences, White Bird Dance offers a model for our growing community. For more information and tickets, log on to www.whitebird.org ew MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF MAJOR DEPRESSION? EN S CH A N G E H A P P Lada Korol, Graphic Designer Funk/Levis & Associates 36 SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 Change in sleep, change in appetite, impaired concentration, impaired decision making, loss of enrgy, loss of interest, low self-esteem, feeling of hopelessness 463.3000 • www.lanecc.edu an equal opportunity/affi rmative action institution National Alliance on Mental Illness • 343-7688
