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III N A stor "I' m Y ours Y o i / ri M ini B it iv C arter ari M on "S iraì (,I ii I m o Y our H i ari .................... C ONRAfl H i RWIf | P a HI o L ove B razì I" "B op P a i M e i I heny G roup ................... D avi Ellis P h ilip s "P re I uc I i Io A K iss D u k i EII in (, ion AII ium D riam S ession The The Uujust Wilwn Drama f t/>z tz/v s AA szz< b a U// A i I a m ic " D r ia m I a m I" T h e H e rita g e C o n c e rt w e ttfo t6e 2 fdt Beater: 5 p in.. Music Millen nium, free. Sweet Virginia. H igherG round: 9 p in.. Crystal Ballroom, $7. Paul Brash, G ravelpit, On A Llam a: 9:30 p in.. Flanders St. Puh. cover Jim m y Lloyd Rae: 9:30 p in.. Candlelight Room, free Rocket M orton, Zippertrouhle: 10 p.m., Stage 4 Theatre, cover. F lo a te r, J o lly m o n , H e n ry ’ s C hild: 10 p.m., LaLuna, $5. Three Headcoasts, The Statics, Screamin' Furies, The Harlots: 10 p.m., E.J.'s, cover. Freight T rain Cassanovas: 10 p in.. 1201 Lounge & Cafe, cover The J im m ie s , C andy 500, M a irs p ra y Queen: 10 p.m., Satyricon, $5. The Heritage Concert is happen ing o i l Friday. February 28. 1997 at The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Portland. 8:00 p.m. The Northwest Afrikan Ameri can Ballet is proud to announce its annual H eritage C oncert a t the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday. February 28 at 8:00 p in. The concert is both a celebration ol the B allet's first fifteen years o f per forming and a fitting public finale to Black History Month The Northwest Afrikan Ameri can Ballet presents some o f the fin est productions o f African music and dance in the United States, I he Ballet, consisting o f sixteen dancers and musicians, has built a reputa tion for its spectacular, high energy performances and exciting blend of traditional music and dance with original works. The Afrikan Ameri can Ballet is more than just a dance troupe: they are cultural ambassa dors, keeping alive the dances of West Africa and educating audi ences about the richness ol African culture. The Ballet strives to present work that is uniquely and wholly African, but also deals with univer sal themes that many diverse cul tures share in common. The Heri tage Concert will present the pre mier performance o f "Samadome" ("saw-ma-dome"), a forty minute ballet celebrating the cycle o f trans formation: life, death and rebirth This suite in four movements weaves its way through an average work day, village camaraderie and the true essence o f life—birth. Other dances featured will be “ Kou Kou,' a social dance o f the Baga people ot Guinea; "G om e.” a social dance cre ated by fisherman from Ghana. West Africa; and "M andiani.’’ a high spir ited social dance from the Bambara people o f Mali, West Africa. The Northwest Afrikan Ameri can ballet was formed in 1982 by artistic director Bruce Smith. Mr. Smith has studied drum m ing for over twenty-five years, and has trav eled to five countries in West Africa where he has researched traditional drum and dance techniques. Smith is joined by four dynam ic musicians, Israel Annoh, Caton Lyles, Curtis Craft and David Parks, performing on a variety o f traditional drums and percussion instruments. With the addition o f vibrant costumes and sophisticated lighting, this concert will prove to be a true village spec tacle August Wilson is the most suc cessful African American playwright of all times. He is well on his way toward his goal o f writing a play about African American life in each decade of the twentieth century His works debut at major Broadway the aters and over the last decade he has been h o n ored re p e a te d ly w ith Pulitzer. Drama Desk, and Tony awards. Wilson's first Broadway hit. and probably still his best known work, is Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which premiered in 1985. Hie following year he won America's most presti gious literary honor, the Pulitzer Prize, for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. He was awarded the Pulitzer again in 1990 for Fences, which starred James Earl Jones on Broadway. His most recent play is Seven Guitars. Ironically, w hile Wilson has been honored by the white-dominated the ater establishment and is respected by the primarily white Broadway theater audience, he is much less known by ordinary Black folks. Most o f us don't get to see his plays. It s not surprising that Wilson would depend on mainly white producers to put on his plays and mainly white audiences to buy the tickets. They d o n 't call Broadway the "G reat White Way ” for nothing In spite of -- or perhaps, because of — this situ ation, Wilson recently has begun to advocate tor a separatist approach to Black professional theaters, claim ing that white people cannot write roles o f Blacks, attacking "color blind casting," that is the casting o f Blacks and other people of color in roles, for e x a m p le th o se w ritte n by Shakespeare, that were not origi nal ly written for them . W i Ison cal led for a fully separate and exclusive Black professional theater Cultural nationalism is a legiti mate -- although in my opinion, misguided and ultimately hypocriti cal -- response to the racism o f American society. "J u lia And Dean In Love" OASIS Theatre T roupe will present "Julia and Dean in l.ove." a play of actual love letters written by Dean Collins, a columiyst for the Oregonian, and answered by Julia Mosher, who later became his wife. A fascinating piece o f Oregon history. directed by OASIS theatre troupe director, Bill Whitney , and introduced by Arlie H. Holt, Or egon historian This production will be pre sented on Wednesday and Thurs day, March 5 and 6 at I 00 p.m. on the Meier and Frank stage on the tenth 9oor downtown For more information, call Robin Costic, OASIS Director, 2 4 1 -3059 or Bill Whitney, Theater Troupe Direc tor. 223-4345. N O W S H O W IN G ! L loyd C inemas 1 5 IO N E M ULTNOM AH 2 2 5 -5 5 5 6 + 4 6 0 0 Exclusive Portland Engagem ent Call 225-5555+4600 For Showtimes Jive T a lk in ' Robots, Jiblim inis: 10 p.m.. Mt. Tabor Pub. cover. Satceictacf t6e 2 2act Sweet Baby Onion: 2 p.m., Mu sic Millennium, free. lO B T M W líT A f r ik a n A m e r ic a n Dead Moon. Flapjacks, W orried Guys, Jr. Samples: 9 p.m.. Crys tal Ballroom. $7. Jim m y Lloyd Rae: 9:30 p.m.. Candlelight Room, free. Red Red Meat, Trumans W ater, H a hitrail: 10 p.m.. Satyricon. $5. Blue Honey: 10 p in.. 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