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Page 8 A pril 5, 2000 <Eiye |ln rtl;» tb ©beeruer Focus On Stage An exhibit of OBT photography C O M R IB lT f c D STORY io n T il t P ortland O bserver Starting May 4, Portland-based photographer Erik Palmer presents Revenge Pictures, the first Pearl District exhibition o f his photography o f Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT). The show opens with a First Thursday reception at Torrefazione Italia (1140 NW Everett Street) on May 4, from 6 pm. to 9 pm., and continues until June 1. A photographer o f dancers and athletes. Palmer has documented O B T’s rehearsals and performances since his arrival in Portland in 1995. This work represents the physicality, sensuality and spatial qualities o f O BT’s choreography as components o f Palmer’s creative concerns. Among the dances features in Revenge Pictures: Giselle. Kristy Edmunds’ January Postcard, Ashley Roland’s Singe. Sarah Slipper’s Under Paradise, George Balanchine’s Agon and Serenade, Trey M cIntyre’s White Noise and Curupira, and Oregon Ballet Theatre Artistic Director James Canfield’s Go Ask Alice and Illuminations. Like much o f O B T’s repertoire, these photographs expand on classic perceptions o f ballet. Rather than communicating a conventional sense o f balletic theatricality and fantasy, these dances and these photographs are about physicality, athleticism and risk. They find beauty through unexpected means. Oregon Ballet Theatre offers an annual season at the Portland Center forthe Performing Arts and tours its “Moving Signatures” program regionally and nationally. OBT became the first professional ballet company from Oregon to perform in New York City, when it performed at The Joyce Theater last summer to enthusiastic critical reviews. Through its Portland performance season, touring, education programs, and community outreach, Oregon Ballet Theatre now reaches more than 125,000 people annually. Aids from page 6 Amazingly, it was discovered that Portland has a Sister City in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Portland efforts in Mutare over the years have focused on teaching new techniques for agriculture as well as development o f the local school. A small clinic in the Village o f St. W erburg’s cares for the community where it is estimated that half o f the villagers are infected with HIV. Life expectancy has fallen from 65 years to 39 years since the onset o f the AIDS epidemic. Kosmetatos will spend six weeks volunteering at this local village clinic. O f course, 6 weeks o f time will only scratch the surface o f need. A powerful series o f AIDS in Africa in the Pillage Voice, focusing on the responseof the African people and organizations such as the Zimbabwe AIDS Network sparked the idea o f holding a benefit to provide financial assistance to these struggling groups. Despite widespread belief that A frica’s response to AIDS has been slow and dysfunctional, there are heroic volunteer and community based efforts that have responded throughout African communities. We believe in the importance o f supporting these vigorous grassroots efforts by thousands o f ordinary Africans to defy all odds and care for their sick, raise their orphans and slow the spread o f the virus. By coinciding with the International AIDS Conference, we hope to increase awareness and encourage ongoing support for these organizations and especially for our Sister City, Mutare. For more information on this event, call 503/233-5484 or visit www.etherimage.com. ‘“ RULES OF ENGAGEMENT’ IS TENSE, SUPERBLY-DIRECTED AND TOP-DRAWER DRAMA’.’ Jeffrey Lyvns. SBC-TV “WOW! WHAT A GREAT FILM! ‘RULES OF ENGAGEMENT’ IS TAUT, TENSE AND THRILLING WITH BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES! A MAGNIFICENT MOVIE YOU MUST SEE. The action scenes are on par with the best I've seen. It will keep you on pins and needles throughout." Larry King. USA TODAY “GRIPPING, RIVETING AND DEEPLY MOVING. TERRIFIC PERFORMANCES BY TOMMY LEE JONES AND SAMUEL L. JACKSON.” Bill Diehl. ABC RADIO “A THINKING PERSON’S ACTION FILM. A FIRST RATE THRILLER. Extremely entertaining and unusually provocative.” Paul Wander. WBAI TM RADIO “'RULES OF ENGAGEMENT’ WILL BE ONE OF THE YEAR’S TOP 10 FILMS.” Michael D. Smith, S IS PLBUCATIOSS “TOMMY LEE JONES AND SAMUEL L JACKSON IGNITE THE SCREEN WITH POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCES. NOT TO BE MISSED.” Saudi Seulon. 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