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HAPPENINGS
Portland Observer M ay 8. 1980 Page 7
E N T E R T A IN M E N T
DANCE THEATRE
OF HARLEM
DANCE THEATRE OE H A R LE M arrises May 19, 1980 from New York
City tor h ’ s first educational residency and Portland performance premiere
at Civic Auditorium (May 22, 23, and 24).
Sponsored by the Jefferson Performing Arts (. enter, the appearance and
work of Dance Theatre o f Harlem is co-funded by the Public Schools, the
National Endowment for the Arts Dance louring Program and the Oregon
Arts Foundation.
Residency activities will include lecture demonstrations in several Portland
school locations for thousands o f students as well as master classes for
Oregon and Washington dancers and direct work with the Jefferson Dance
Department.
Ten years ago, DANCE THEA IR E OE H A R LE M was Arthur Mitchell (a
premier danseur with the New York City Ballet), a lew dedicated supporters,
dancers and students who worked out ol a Harlem garage. In those days,
they kept the garage door open so kids could watch the curious new activity.
The new “ D T H ” school serves more than one thousand students o f all
ages Irom all over America and several toreign countries and the professional
company is ranked among the major ballet companies in the world.
NEW SERIES ABOUT BLACK HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS ON OEPBS
ta n the realities kids lace Irom lower middle-class families, such as con
templating prostitution, abortion and overdosing on drugs really be funny?
A new series premiering on OEPBS Channel 10 May 15 at 10:30 PM,
"Righteous Apples" combines tough social issues and laughs. The series
producer, Topper Carew, admits the series was influenced by Norman Lear’ s
work.
I think people would lind it very difficult to deal with a weekly series that
tried to provide positive solutions to racial conflicts or misunderstandings in
a serious, dramatic format, ’ Carew says. “ 1 think the material is volatile
enough that you’ve got to give people some kind o f release; that's why the
comedy is there.”
The series revolves around a recently formed music group, the Righteous
Apples, composed ot live high school students who live in a newly integrated
Boston neighborhood.
For the most part, Carew is using young writers who have backgrounds
similar to the characters in the series. To assure authentic scripts, rough cuts
were shows to a group o f L.A. high school students for their evaluation.
I’ ve never been satisfied with mediocrity,” says Carew. “ My feeing is that,
it we’ re successful, we’ ll have an enormous impact on the comedy that in
volves Black people. That s what I ’ m looking lor; I’m looking for something
different.”
HAPPENINGS
Com m unity Coffee: James Loving running for Senate D istrict 8 -
Democrat. Location, 4705 N. E. Mallory, 7:00pm, Friday, May 9, 1980,
hosted by Melinda Lambert and Sunday, May 11, 1980, 4:00pm, at 8111 N.
Washburn hosted by Marge Keller.
"D IA L O G U E ." Due to the heavy community response to the recent
“ Dialogue” program “ Black Poets: The Pulse of the Black Community,”
KPTV Channel 12, will air the program again. May 10, 7:30am and May 11,
10:pm, with host Ullysses Tucker, Jr. Poets include, sister Lois Berry,
brother Nyewusi Askari and Portland Black Repertoire Theatre under the
direction o f sister Rosemary Allen. Don’t miss this performance by local,
established poets and actors! I !
Champagne Sip for Harold Williams, candidate for State Represen
tative, District 8, Saturday, May 10th, from 7 - 10 p.m., at the Esquire Club.
Campaign contributions will be accepted.
The U.S. Arm y’s Jazz Ambassadors will perform in a free concert at
Benson High School on May 9th at 8:00 P.M. Free tickets to the concert are
available at the Portland Chamber o f Commerce, 824 S.W. 5th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon. Mail requests are also accepted if accompanied by a
stamped, self-addressed envelope.
JONELLE ALLEN, one of the brightest new stars in H ollyw ood,
m ade a rare appearance recently on D IN A H ! b Friends singing a
tribute to Florence Mills. Jonelle is currently appearing w eekly in the
New Norman Lear/A lex Haley TV series. "Palm erstow n. U .S .A ." on
C B S , a m a rk e d c o n tra s t to the p e rs o n a lity of th is v iv a c io u s
singer/dancer. Her protrayal of Bessie Freeman is already m entioned
as an Emmy award possibility.
One cotton field that seems endless, one life
of hard work that seems hopeless, one man, one
guitar, one wail that’s full of loneliness. That’s
the music of the Delta.
Join us on tour through rural Mississippi for
a sampling of this disappearing folk culture.
THE LAND WHERE
THE BLUES BEGAN
UPPER LEFT: “ S E R N A D E ”
C h oreo g raph er: G eorge B alan
c h in e , M u s ic : T c h a ik o v s k y ,
Dancer: Virginia Johnson.
LOW ER LEFT: " S E R N A D E
C h oreo g raph er: G eorge B a la n
c h in e , M u s ic : T c h a ik o v s k y ,
Dancers: (left to right): Denise
Nix, Virginia Johnson, Lorraine
Graves, and Lowell Smith.
H B lD iT.! i
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T E M P E R A M E N T S ” C h o reo
g ra p h e r: G e o rg e B a la n c h in e .
M u s ic : Paul H in d e m ith , D a n
cers: K aren B ro w n and K eith
Saunders.
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There has probably never been a story quite like the DTH story in
American Dance, Direetor Mitchell, responding with action lo Martin Luther
King’ s death, began his school in Harlem to open a few doors for precious,
overlooked talent. He created one o f the most vital, accessible and successful
schools in the country and at the same time groomed the professional com
pany which critics say has achieved in one decade a level ol professional
maturity which often takes more than twice as long.
The company has performed to
sell-out crowds world wide and has
distinguished itself as a powerful
force not only in classical ballet but
in ethnic and modern dance as well.
Because o f its non-profit charac
ter, the residency o f DTH and the
public performances are being
prom oted city wide by a unique
variety o f volunteer services, school
sta ff and contractors, ticket sales
and advertising campaigns and
educational outreach activities such
as film showings o f DTH work in
schools and community meetings.
A t least two d iffe re n t p e rfo r
mances w ill be featured at C ivic
Auditorium May 22, 23, and 24 at
8:15 p.m . Tickets range in price
fro m $4.50 to $11 and w ill be
available from the Auditorium Box
Office and the usual city outlets.
PSU shows
The Quiet One
Portland State University’ s Neg
lected Film Series w ill present Che
Quiet One on May 23rd at 8:00
p.m. at 75 Lincoln Hall. The Quiet
One, winner o f over 7 distinguished
awards and considered one o f the
best films o f 1948, deals with the
devastating psychological effect o f
the ghetto on a 10 year old Black
child. The film was shot in Harlem
in the late 1940’s.
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