Page 4 July 12, 2000 Theatre from k ige 3 (1988), which turns a film actor into a sorrowful and kitsch artwork, and Takashi Murakami’s colorful life-size sculptures that combine the aesthetic of Japanese comics and animation with universal themes of spiritual and erotic ecstasy. Exploring “entertainment” in the broadest sense, Let’s Entertain includs M aurizio C a tte la n ’s interactive 22-player foosball table Stadio (S tadium ) (1991, reco n stru cted 2000), which examines the world of sports as a site o f identity formation and am bivalence. D am ien H irst appropriates a common child’s activity as a mode o f artistic production with his two oversized spin paintings. A sound track by avant-garde composer David Shea enhances the entire exhibition - his sonic alch e m ist’s vision o f entertainment includes sounds at once familiar and strange, featuring sound bites from movies, cartoons, popular dance music, ambient everyday noise, and easy listening Jazz from page 2 Williams and the definitive falsetto o f Eddie Kendricks. From their 1998, CD Phoenix Rising; that same year, the Temptations were also the subject o f a well-received NBC television miniseries. The Temptations brand new 2000 project titled “ Ear Resistible” debuted at number 16 on Billboards R&B/Hip- Hop Album C hart. The first single o ff the album “I’m Here” continues to climb the charts. The group is currently celebrating 40 years in music lead by original member Otis Williams. These are all things that many o f today’s R&B artists aspire to accomplish. But only far and very few in between, have been or are able to sign, deal and deliverapackage as potent and powerful as the tempting Temptations. But no matter what genre of music fulfills your musical feast. Jazz, R&B, hip-hop, etc, artist like the Temptations, Boney James, Joyce Cooling, Dave Koz and others continue to prove that through talent, hard work and belief, only time will show the true spirit o f ones musical craft. Focus ---------------IJortlanò Observer Entertain The Best of Broadway season kicks off with Fosse classics. Many o f the works, like Peter Friedl’s playful animal costumes and Mathieu Briand ’ s video glasses (which give wearers views from cameras mounted in their own or o th ers’ glasses), invite active participation within the galleries. In total, this exhibition takes a look at art practices from the late 1970s to the present, from appropriation and sampling to painting, sculpture, filmmaking, and photography. Let’s Entertain also launches Art Entertainment Network (AEN) at www.aen.walkerart.org. a web site curated by Walker New Media Initiatives Director Steve Dietz, AEN is an online exhibition ofWeb- based work by more than 40 artists working in the interstices o f art, entertainm ent, and networked media. From a meta-video game by Natalie Bookchin based on a short story by Jorge Luis Borges to artist software by Andy Deck and Mark Napier that allows participants to collaborate on their own online art to performative storytelling by Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn, AEN is a cornucopia of contemporary art work. Tony Awards, includes “The Pajam a Game”, “Redhead”, “Little Me”, “Sweet Charity”, “Chicago, Dancin’”, “Damn Yankees”, “Big Deal”, “New Girl in Town” and “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”. His film work includes the direction of “Sweet Charity”, “Lenny”, “All That Jazz”, “Star 80”, and the choreography for “My Sister Eileen”, “The Little Prince”, “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees”. Come witness the work o f a Broadway legend whose sexy signature style has become an integral part o f American dance. FOSSE promises to dazzle and delight audiences with the hottest dance steps ever to touch the Broadway stage. CfiaiRlBJÆEIL&IÜRÏ for T he P ortland O bserver Summer in Portland gets even hotter when FOSSE, the smash hit musical, struts its way into town July 18-23. Winner of the 1999 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Lighting and Best Orchestrations, FOSSE highlights the work o f legendary choreographer/ director Bob Fosse, and is directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Ann Reinking. Reinking serves as co­ choreographer and has been the leading force behind the mounting of the new touring production. Chet Walker recreated Fosse’s dances and Gwen Verdon, Broadway leading lady and Fosse’s former wife, is artistic advisor to the production. FOSSE includes rarely seen dance and musical numbers from the choreographer’s earliest works, as well as many numbers from films and television shows that have never before been seen on stage. The production also showcases classic Fosse dance numbers like “Steam Heat,” “Big Spender,” “Bye Bye Blackbird,” “Rich Man’s Frug,” “Dancin’ Man,” and “Sing, Sing, Sing.” In 1973 Bob Fosse became the first director in history to win the Oscar, Tony, and Emmy award in a single year for the film version o f Cabaret, the Broadway musical Pippin, and the television special “Liza with a Z.” His work on Broadway, for which he won five Advertise in