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June 2,1999
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P ortland In stitu te for
Contem porary Art (PICA)
closes its 1998/99 season with
three performances of Going to the Wall,
a new work by Bebe Miller Company.
June 11, 12 & 13 at Portland State
University’s Lincoln Hall. Friday and
Saturday performances begin at 8 PM,
with a Sunday matinee at 2 PM. Tickets
for all performances are $18 general
admission, $15 for PICA members and
can be purchased at Jackpot Records,
Clinton Street Video, the POVA Visitor
Information Center or by calling PICA
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at 242-1419.
Her most recent piece, Going to
the Wall is a kinetic examination of
cultural and personal identity. As
African-American artists working in
genres that have historically been
served by whites. Miller and composer
Don Byron explore how issues of
identity, aesthetics, politics and vision
overlap within the creative process.
G oing to the Wall is based on an
exercise in which the dancers are
d iv id e d a cco rd in g to shared
experiences revealed through their
answers to a series o f questions,
resulting in two groups - those who
belong and those who don’t. Rather
than converging along the obvious
cultural planes of race, gender, age,
religion, etc., each group intersects on
a deeper level of human experience
which is revealed in the choreography.
For the three weeks following the
performance, the Company will be in
residence with PICA to begin work on
a new p iece. T hrough inten sive
workshops and discussions with local
artist, at-risk youth, social service
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Dennis Edwards
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T h e O reg o n N ik k ei L egacy
C e n te r (O N L C ) w ill o p en a new
ex h ib it, O reg o n N ik k ei w om en:
A P ro u d L egacy. T his ex h ib it
rev e als the im p o rta n ce o f Ja p a
n e s e A m e r ic a n w o m e n in
O re g o n ’s h isto ry th ro u g h p h o
to g rap h s, d o cu m en ts, artifacts,
and in te ra c tiv e ac tiv itie s.
T h e sto rie s w ill b e to ld in
fiv e are a s o f in q u iry : early im
m ig ra n ts an d p ic tu re b rid e s,
W o rld W a r II e x p erien ces, early
an d p re se n t d ay c a re e rs, the
p rese rv a tio n o f Ja p an ese culture
in O re g o n , and the future. O ne
w o m en h ig h lig h ted is Sahom i
T a c h ib a n a o f P o rtla n d , w ho
u n ite s Ja p an e se tra d itio n w ith
A m eric an cu ltu re th ro u g h her
life as a d ancer. In flu en ced by
A m e ric a n m o d e rn d an c e and
b allet, sh e has p erfo rm ed Ja p a
n ese d an ce in m any settings from
R ad io C ity M usic H all to T ule
L ake R e lo c atio n C e n te r, w here
h er fam ily w as e v a cu a te d d u r
ing W o rld W ar II.
The Bebe Miller Company dancers will be performing at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall on June 11, 12 & 13.
grou p s and m u lti cu ltu ra l arts
organizations, company members will
gather information about cultural and
personal identity and the polarities of
MT HE
V o ic e
the early lineups o f the Temptations
a re n a tiv e A lab a m a n s.
E d d ie
Kendrick's, o f Umon Springs, Paul
Williams and Dennis Edwards o f Bir-
n nngham and Melvin F ranklin ofMont-
gomery. These Temptations were
noted for their Hit Single “M y Girl".
► The Sixth Temptation
HE GROUP
)avid Sea
Before joining the group David sold
nillions o f records abroad and was
lickedpersonally by Eddie Kendrick s.
Tavid’s voice can be heard with his
itrong soulful sound on songs such as
‘Beauty is only skin deep” “M y Girl”
m d“I Wish it Would Rain” Ifyou liked
David in the Hit Gospel stage plays,
‘God is trying to tell you something”,
and Somebody Oughta Tell God Thank
You” [the role o f Claude Pryor,] then
you are certainly in for a treat as this very
talented man joins Mr. Edwards on
June 5 as the current creative master in
place o f David Ruffin. David Sea is
definitely an addition that will compli
ment David Ruffin as he takes the audi
ence into his deliverance and sends the
crowds wild — just as David Ruffin had
been so popular for.
M ike Patillo
Melvin Franklin let a light shine
down on Mike Patillo as his bantone
voice sings the craft o f the voice you’ll
never forget Mike started singing in
church at the age o f 4. His mother was
the choir director and his father studied
piano at Wayne State University. Mike
grew up singing in the glee chib at
school. At the age o f 11 he joined his
first vocal group. In those days Mike
was a tenor. When he turned 13 his
voice went down toadeep bass. In 1975
Mike formed a group called the Five
Special, with a hit record called “Why
Leave Us Alone” with Electra Asylum
Records in 1979.
Bernard Gibson
Bernard was bom in Detroit He
started singing in elementary school. His
first real show was at the 20 Grand, at the
age o f 8. He and his brothers started a
group called the Expos. He later joined
the group the Five special and has now
been singing for over 28 years.
Steve Harris
Steve is a melodic tenor singer from
D etroit Michigan as well. He was bom
in 1951. H e’s been singing for over 20
years and ironically, his mannerism and
showmanship are a lot like the late great
Eddie Kendrick. His Smooth style and
harmonic sophistry compliment the
vocals o f this shy charming artist ~
D on’t let the Shyness fool you! ~
and awards show at the Von Braun
Center South Hall. Four members of
ATTENTION
DORIS' CAFÉ CUSTOMERS
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Dennis was the only remaining Temp
tation to participate in this induction.
Other Big name artist who were hon
ored for their achievements include
Wilson Pickett. & Bobby Goldsboro.
THE MAN
D ennis and his Tem ptations are
currently in the studio working on
his current production on Babylon
Records. His N um ber 1 single “D on’t
Look any further is being reproduced
as a m axi single due to be released
later in 1999.
'Presenting l$or S tra vin sk y s
"The ^Rite of Ôpriny
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THE PROMISE
Dennis Edward’s is certainly fulfill
ing his promise to a voice gone, but
never to be forgotten. Denrus is carry
ing on a legacy that will be in the hearts
and minds o f many o f us lor the rest o f
our lives. His very careful selection o f
artist’ who capture the legendary sound
emerged with the flavor oftoday is what
is keeping this group the Number One
R&B Soulmasters in the business
On January 29,1999, the Alabama
Music Hall o f Fame recognized in
ductees at their 8* induction banquet
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the human experience which will
provide the basis for the new work.
A lso in clu d ed in the ex h ib it
are: M iyo Iw ak o sh i, th e first
Ja p an ese w om en to resid e in
O re g o n : L o is a n d H e le n
N a n b a r a , tw o s i s t e r s w h o
w o rk ed as tran slato rs fo r the
U nited States during W orld W ar
II; and, P eg g y N ag ae, the lead
atto rn ey in the re-o p en in g o f the
W orld W ar II civ il rig h ts case
Y asu i vs. U n ited States.
The exhibit runs through A u
gust 29. The hours for the exhibit
are Friday and Saturday, 11 a m -
3 pm and Sunday, 12 pm - 3 pm .
A dm ission is free.
T he O N L C seeks to p rese rv e
th e h isto ric a l id e n tity o f the
Ja p an ese in O regon. A p ro ject
o f the O reg o n N ik k ei E n d o w
m en t, the O N L C creates and
h o sts ex h ib its, p ro v id es sp e ak
ers for sch o o ls and co m m u n ity
o rg a n iz a tio n s ,
f a c ilita te s
te ac h er’s w orkshops, videotapes
o ral h isto rie s, p ro v id es a v id e o
tap e lib rary , an d p reserv e h is
toric d o cu m en ts and artifacts.
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