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, v > w » » W i A lWP*« r ♦ sw sv -» ***«-> ! P age 7 T he P ortland O bserver • N ovember 17, 1993 L ife in the P ortland M etropolitan A rea Wtje ^tfrilanìt (iDhseruer ______________t ' ' X - Contemporary Dance Season: Northwest Choreographers Commission Portland State University’s Con temporary Dance Season commis sioned N orthw est choreographers Gregg Bielemeier, Minh Tran, and Keith Goodman to create new works and engaged Choral Cross-Ties to provide live choral music for the pieces. The result will be presented as part of the 1993-94 Contemporary Dance season Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, at 8pm, and Sunday, Nov. 21, at 2pm in Lincoln Perfor mance Hall (at the com er os SW Broadway & Market) on The PSU campus. Bielemeier will present a solo jazz piece; Minh tran will perform a trio, entitled “ D escending,” with dancers Sue Brantley and Katherine Petersen; and Goodman will perform a duct, “Exotic Dances: Eternal Part ners, ‘with dancer Linda Johnson. Tickets are $20 for general ad mission; $17 for senior adults and PSU faculty and staff; $8 for students; and $6 for PSU students with valid l.D. Tickets are available in advance through the PSU Box Oft ice at SW 5th & Mill; 725-3307. They may be available at the door, although CDS performances are frequently sold out. from the Pasadena Arts Commission. He also taught and choreographed in San Francisco. His choreography was chosen for the Bay Area Dance Coa lition Choreographers Showcase. He worked with dance companies and private studios in Holland for several years. His works were premiered at the International Dance Festival, and he had performances and workshops in Paris and Rome. He has trained and performed works by acclaimed New York choreographers including Dou glas Dunn, Dan W agoner, David Dorfman, Phyllis Lamhut and Daniel Nagrin. He has created a unique style using experim entation, improvisa tion, strong technique and a sense ol humor. “Bielemeier twists normalcy up side down with style and verve. A slick mover and conceptual artist. Fresh and funny..., “Drama-Logue.” ...exuberance a la Fred Astaire...,” Pour La Danse (Paris).” GREGG BIELEMEIER Bielemeier’s dance and chore ography have excited audiences in the United Slates and Europe for more than 20 years, beginning with his involvement with Portland Dance Theater in Oregon. Recently he has been very active in Los Angeles with appearances in Dance Kaleidoscope andat DanceGallery’s “In the Works” performance series. He received a 1990 Individual Artists Fellowship MINH TRAN Born in Vietnam and trained at Saigon’s prestigious School ol Per forming Arts, Minh Tran emigrated to the U.S. in 1980. Settling in O r egon, he has achieved prominence both as a dancer and as a choreogra pher. He has worked with New York choreographer Stephen Petronio and with Northwest choreographers Judy Patton, Bonnie Merrill, Mary Oslund, Jose Joseley and Terri Mathem. In 1987, Tran was chosen by W illamette Week as an “outstanding Emerging Artist.” He also was listed as one of the O regonian’s “Art Stars of the Nineties.” He has received grants from the Metropolitan Arts Commission and received a fellow ship from the Oregon Arts Com m is sion. Hischorcography has been com missioned for Artquake and for O r egon Ballet Theatre. Recently Tran was chosen by the Downtowner as one of 1993’s “Tcn Most Interesting People,” bascd upon achievement and contribution to the Portland com m u nity. Tran will present his work “ De scending” with dancers Sue Brantley and Kathrine Petersen and with cos tumes by Laurel Leverton. Tran brings to his modern dance a Vietnamese cultural background anti his personal experiences as a political refugee. He is committed to breaking tlown cul tural and racial barriers, thus the value of diversity gives meaning to his dance as well as to the content of his chore ography. KEITH GOODMAN Goodman is a modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, fashion de signer and designer ol wearable art. He teaches modern dance at Jefferson High School, Portland’s performing arts magnet. Prior to settling in Port land in 1984, Goodman worked as a dancer and costume designer lor Liz Lcrm an’s internationally renowned Dance Exchange anti Dancers ol the Third Age in W ashington, D.C. He has taught, choreographed anti per formed independently in Europe. He studied with the Washington School of the Ballet, Dance Place anti Dance Project in Washington, D.C., anti at the Mcrcc Cunningham Studio in New York. Goodman and Linda Johnson w ill dance his new piece, “ Exotic Dances: K/'efb Goodman and Linda Johnson performing "Exotic Dances: Eternal Partners E te rn a l P a rtn e r,” w ith te x t by Kassandra Kelly Stirling, original music written and performed by Tom Cheek, and costumes by Goodman with fabric designed in collaboration with Kelly Saxton. “Exotic Dances’ is acollcction of movement essences,” says Goodman. “This section high lights the skeleton of the work, one man’s obsession with a woman and the manifest destiny they share in the cycle of life.” Twelve Senior Role Models Named By OASIS OASIS honored twelve metro politan area adults over 55 for out standing service to the community at the downtown Meier & Frank store during the celebration of the Eighth Anniversary of Portland OASIS. Their accomplishments ranged from orga nizing a peer counseling program helping seniors with problem s to spearheading foster grandparents and tutoring projects. OASIS is an educational pro gram dedicated tocnhancing the qual ity of life for mature adults through educational programs and m eaning ful volunteer opportunities. OASIS (Older Adult Service & Information System) is part of a national network of centers located in May Department Stores. Meier & Frank and Legacy Health System are local sponsors. OASIS has 12,000 members in the Portland area, and over 200,000 na tionally. OASIS Presents A nothcrO f The Honorees: Alberta Tasker Phillips It’s not easy to support and raise six children-but when you’re a single mother on your own the problems arc enormous. Today, Alberta Phillips’ six children are successful profes sionals with 12 children of their own. The struggles she encountered along the way have been translated into working with otherchildrcn with prob lems bigger than they are. To support her family, she took courses and became a surgical techni cian. At St. Vincent Hospital, she assisted at over 10,000 births. She founded and is a director of a school for suspended children, spon sored by Christian Women Against Crime. She started a youth depart m ental herchurch, is a member of the Committee for Black Children and Family Concerns, founded the Chris tian Women Against Crime. She’s a member of the board of North Port land Bible College. In 1992, she was nominated for Mother of the Year. She says, “ As a and toys for the holiday season. “W hat’s really special about this holiday program is the personal in volvement. You find outcxactly what a family needs, and you get to see the exc’tcment on the children s faces at the delivery,” said Zclda Langdale, Adopt A Family Coordinator. "It’s a very meaningful way to celebrate the holidays.” VO A is reaching out to families Oregon Coalition Against Do mestic & Sexual Violence and the HousingandCommunity Service De partment announced the award of a federal grant from the U.S. Depart ment o f Education to fund the Do mestic and Sexual Violence Victims Legal Access Project. Oregon Coali tion Against Domestic & Sexual Vio lence is scheduled to receivc$l 10,000 over a two-year period to assist vic tims of domestic and sexual violence. “The Legal Access Project funded by the Fund for the improvement of post-secondary education will involve law students in assisting victims of domestic violence,” said Holly Pruett. “Students will conduct court watches, witness interviews, and assist with advice clinics. These activities arc designed to improve access to legal Alberta Tasker Phillips parent, I believer I should be “salt and light” to my children—salt to preserve them and light to guide them.” OASIS salutes Alberta Phillips as a Senior Role Model! * aaaamamh . - . • r __ i n , 1 z»—-. C lAt.nJnrin ÇnrvifiK most in need by receiving referrals R cm odclcrs, Stevedoring Services through schools, head start programs, o f A m erica, O E C O C o rp o ratio n , and other agencies which work with S a n ita m , F la v - R - P a c , N o rp ac children in poverty. An adoption en F oods, Inc., and V o lunteers of tails helping a family in poverty with A m erica o f O regon, Inc. V olunteers o f A m erica is a children under 18, or low-income nationw ide social service o rg a n i seniors over 60. T hose in terested in adopting zation w ith b ra n c h e s in over 200 a fam ily should ca ll 23-A dopt, c o m m u n itie s . V o lu n te e r s ol (3 2 3 -3 6 7 8 . T hose w ho c a n n o t A m erica O regon, Inc. serves the ad o pt a fam ily but w ould like to com m unity through ch ild care, h e lp can su p p o rt the program ch ild abuse p re v e n tio n , a shelter through a cash do n atio n sent to for hom eless w om en w ith c h il V olunteers o f A m erica, 537 SE dren, a senior cen ter, senior health c lin ic , adult day -care program , A lder St. P o rtlan d , OR 97214. The A dopt A F am ily program residential alcohol and drug tre a t has been made po ssib le by the m ent facilities, a shelter tor hom e g enerous support of the follow ing less adolescent girls, and a C h rist com panies: Neil K elly D esigners/ m as A ssistance P rogram . it AM A A, *I 4 « 4 4 A 4 A f * « A A * * A * * A À « A / f Í • • •! ’ * ’ * ' * CHORAL CROSS-TIES This ensemble, formed in 1985 and gamering critical acclaim ever since, is the Northwest’s only inde pendent professional choir. Musical director for the group is Bruce Browne, choral director and head of the voice department at PSU, whose guest- conducting in v ita tio n s and c h o ral clin ic ia n e n g ag em en ts have taken him to virtu ally every region o f the co u n try and to m any n a tio n s o f the w orld. T he g ro u p ’s a c c o m p a n ist is p ia n ist C arol R ich w ho receiv ed her m asters d e g re e from the Ju illia rd S chool o f M usic and who has perform ed throughout the U nited S tates. Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence Receives Grant Adopt A Family Program Needs Adopters * Volunteers of A merica’s Adopt A Family Program is now accepting applications for those interested in helping families in need for the holi days. The Adopt A Family program matches families in need with indi viduals, families, groups or business which provide food, clothing, gifts Willamette Week has said of Goodman; “People who have had the good fortune to see Goodman know what an exceptionally fine dancer he is-strong, precise and control led, but smooth as cream .” •* Free Coats, Sweaters & Jackets We are pleased to announce that the African American Clergies has been awarded approximately 600 coats, sweaters, and jackets. These items will be distributed to the public on Saturday, November 20th from 9:30am to 1:30pm at the St. Mark Baptist Church, 103 N.E. Morris Street. The Rev. Dr. Joe S. Hardic, Pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church and the Prcsidcnt/Exccutivc Direc tor of The African American Cler gies says, “We are concerned about the welfare of our citizens of our community. All persons in need o f a coat, sweater or jacket is welcome. If you need further information, please call the African American Clergies of fice at 282-3975, and ask for Roy Washington. s ».» à * ,» ♦ AAA protection for battered women and their children, and will increase the number o f attorneys committed to this issue in the future. The Oregon Housing and Community Services Department has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing domestic violence in Oregon through assisting in the writing o f this grant.” The Domestic and Sexual Vio lence Victim Legal Access project will provide help through trained volunteer students from O regon’s three schools of law to help victims understand the legal protection avail able to them, access this protection, and gather information for use in Court proceedings. “Domestic and sexual violence is the leading cause of homelessness and injury for women in Oregon and in the nation,” said Rey Ramsey, former Director of the Housing and Com m unity Services Department. “These funds will assist victims in securing legal representation.” The Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence was organized in 1976 with a two-fold m ission : To provide assistance to pro grams serving the needs of domestic violence and sexual assault victims and to work to end violence by elim i nating the social conditions and atti tudes which cause it. The Coalition is comprised of 32 member programs serving nearly every county in Oregon. Additional information is avail able from Judith Armatla, Project C o o rd in a to r, O reg o n C o a litio n Against Domestic & Sexual Violence at 503/239-4486. Foster Parents Learn Massage To Help Severely Disabled Infants Three month old Rachel is in a coma and docs not respond to touch, Six month old Tony is a drug-affected baby who is as sensitive to the human Therapist who specializes in the mas- sage of children with disabilities. She has taught parents in a wide range of locations including a village clinic in M s. touch he cries out The foster parents are encouraged M exico. Sinclair will teach in pain. For medi to bring their kids to this hands- simple techniques cal foster parents on training: foster parents will of Children’s Ser Thursday, November 18th be able to use on vices D ivision, lftam to Noon the c h ild re n in th ese ty p es o f First United Methodist Church their care. children pose ex Southwest 18th & Jefferson, For more in traordinary chal Portland formation call Sha lenges. ‘infant Message w/Marybetts ron Goddard-Fos On T h u r s Sinclair, L.M.T. ter Parent Trainer day, N ovem ber at 731-3134, Extension 426. Sharon 18th, Medical Foster Parents will get can also share information about an opportunity to learn how massage C SD ’s Medical Foster Parent pro can comfort, soothe and help in the gram which is “one of a kind” in the care of disabled children. nation. Marybclts Sinclair is a Massage i d “ Ú AN ,»AAi
