February 7, 2001 llortlanò Page A3 (FW ÿtartkinô ©beeruer Entertainment (ribsrmrr Portland to Welcome World-Acclaimed Alvin Ailey Dancers 'Rolls Royce' o f American Dance to Perform at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to 1958 w hen A lvin A iley (1931- 1989) and a group o f young black m odem dancers gave a fabled per­ formance at the 92n<1 Street Y oung M en’s Hebrew A ssociation in New York City. The production changed forever the perception o f Am erican dance. A iley’s blues spirituals and gos­ pel music resulted in his most popu­ lar work “ R evelations,” although he created 79 works over his life­ time. The com pany has now p e r­ formed more than 170 dances by over 65 choreographers and has perform ed for 19 m illion people in 48 states and 68 countries on six continents. m odem dance and W est A frican he A lv in A iley D ance idioms. T h eater, one o f th e p re ­ T h e Feb. 28 p erfo rm an ce w ill em in en t m o d ern dance in c lu d e J a m is o n ’s “ D iv in in g ” com p an ies o f to d ay , w ill p erform (1984), her first w ork for the com ­ tw o d iffe re n t p ro g ra m s on T u e s­ p a n y ; A ile y ’s “ Pas de D u k e ” day and W e d n esd ay , Feb. 27 and (1 9 7 6 ) w ith E llin g to n ’s m usic, 28 at 7 :3 0 p.m . at the A rlen e o rig in a lly ho n o rin g M s. Jam ison S c h n itz e r C o n cert H all on S o u th ­ and M ikhail B ary sh n ik o v , w ho w est B ro ad w ay and M ain. also preform ed the piece; U llyses U n d er th e a rtistic d ire c tio n o f D o v e ’s “ E p iso d e s” (1989) w ith A ile y ’s le g e n d a ry d a n c e r Ju d ith m usic by R o bert R u g g ieri, and Jam ison, the co m p a n y , w hich last ag ain A ile y ’s “ R e v e la tio n s” . p e rfo rm e d in P o rtla n d in M arch The origins o f the A lvin A iley 1995, has b een c a lle d “ th e R o lls- A m erican Dance Theater date back R oyce o f A m erican d a n c e ” by the L os A n g eles T im es and is re ­ g ard ed as o n e o f th e le a d in g in ­ te rn a tio n a l a m b a s s a d o rs o f A m erican cu ltu re. T ickets are now on sale with prices ranging from $ 17.50 to $65, w ith discounts for students, se­ niors and groups o f eight or more. Tickets are available through the Performing Arts Center Box Office, all Fred M eyer FA STIX X outlets, online at w w w .w hitebird.org or by calling 503-224-8499 and 1-800-922- 8499. T h e A lv in A ile y A m e ric a n D ance T h eater is co m p rised o f 30 o u tsta n d in g d an cers. T he group w ill p erfo rm th re e A ile y c la ssic s on o p en in g n ig h t: “N ig h t C re a ­ tu re ” (1 9 7 4 ), c h o re o g ra p h e d by A lv in A iley w ith m usic b y D uke E llin g to n ; “ C ry ” (1 9 7 1 ), a solo o r ig in a lly c h o r e o g r a p h e d fo r Ju d ith Jam iso n w ith m u sic by A lice C o ltra n e , L au ra N yro and C h u ck G riffe n ; an d the jo y o u s sig n a tu re w o rk “ R e v e la tio n s ” (1 9 6 0 ) w h ich c a p tu re s th e e x u ­ b e ra n t e n erg y o f N eg ro sp iritu ­ _____ Clifton Brown and Briana Reed are members o f one o f the world- als. acclaimed Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. They will perform in Portland Feb. A lso on the bill is R onald K. 27 and Feb. 28. (P hoto by B arron C lairborne ) B ro w n ’s 1999 h it “G race” , fusing T Dancers Bring Culture To Area Students V A L E N T IN E S P E C IA L : ortland area students will get an im pressive insight into A frican -A m erican culture when the Alvin A iley Ameri­ can D ance T heater C om pany vis­ its the R ose City. T he gro u p ’s prom oter, W hite Bird, is partnering w ith P ortland Public Schools to develop and Tuesday, Feb ru ary 13 a t 7 :3 0 pm im plem ent a B lack H istory M onth & Concert for Lowers P curriculum about the cultural co n ­ tributions o f A lvin A iley, the great A frican-A m erican choreographer and genius. T he cu rricu lu m w ill be offered to selected e le m e n ta ry and all m iddle and h ig h sch o o ls to fo cus on A iley and his lastin g c o n trib u ­ tion to c o n te m p o ra ry d an ce. T he curriculum w ill consist o f a teacher’s curriculum guide, sup­ porting lesson plans, a student study guide and accom panying video. T he project w ill culm inate in a free student perform ance for over 2,700 students by the A iley co m ­ pany on W ednesday, Feb 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the A rlene S chnitzer Concert. T he com pany w ill also offer a m aster class at Jefferson H igh School, taught by a lead dancer from the theater group, on M on­ day, Feb. 26, from 1:40-3:10 p.m . Ron W yden, S enior S enator from O regon, has agreed to serve as H onorary C hair o f the A iley O utreach Project. Murry Sidlin, conductor Milagro Vargas, mezzo-soprano Treat your sweetheart to an evening of passionate music, including Tchaikovsky's “Romeo and Juliet," Ravel’s “Bolero” and intoxicating tangos. Sponsored by the Andrianoff family Media support by K 10 3fm & Willamette Week Tickets start at $20 Call 5 0 3 -2 2 8 -1 3 5 3 or 1-800-228-7343 Monday - Saturday 9:00 am -5:00 pm w w w .o r s y m p h o n y .o r g A R L E N E S C H N IT Z E R C O N C E R T H A LL """,„,,„,,„111,11«"'' TUES. . & WED. FEB. 27 & 28 DIFFERENT PROGRAM EACH NIGHT WITH AILEY'S MASTERPIECE 7:30 PM ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL “REVELATIONS" AS THE FINALE! T h u rs d a y , F e b ru a ry 22 7 p m to 1 0 p m w ith p e r fo r m a n c e b y BLACK SWAN CLASSIC JAZZ BAND "U N M A T C H E D BY AN Y OTHER DANCE C O M PANY —The New YorKTimes C o n c e r t a d m is s io n : $ 7 21 a n d o v e r o n ly Sponsor«,! by 5 7 5 6 NE 55r