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The magic and color of Latino
theatercomes to life with the Miricle
Theatre G roup’s production of
“Yemaya's Belly,” the world pre
mier of the new play by playwright
Quiara Alegría Hudes.
In this surrealistic tale, Hudes
shapes a world where myth, ritual,
and reality coexist.
The production is the dream-
story of Jesús, a young boy who
pulses with the desire to leave his
island village and cross the ocean
to America. Pulling him along his
journey of awakening and self-dis
covery is Y emaya, the Y oruba god
dess of the seas, whose voice sways
with the salty seduction of waves.
Caught in the aftermath of trag
edy, Jesús must choose his new
home, and determine his own path
through despair and hope, begin
nings and endings, dreams and
memory.
Like the sea, the play is a shifting
landscape of mystery, sometimes
soothing, sometimes violent.
Nature’s powerful and unpre
dictab le e lem en ts are w oven
throughout the fabric of the story.
Yemaya’s Belly is directed by Ar
tistic Associate Sacha Reich, now
in her second season with the
Miracle, and stars a diverse en
semble o f performers including
Roarke M enzies, Mari Bartoo-
Jacobson, Daniel Taylor, Skeeter
Greene, and Garfield Wedderbum.
Together, they create a mosaic of
sights and sounds inspired by con
temporary Cuban paintings, folk-
loric dance and music, and their
own imaginations.
“ Yemaya’s Belly” shows Thurs
days through Saturdays, until Feb.
28 at the El Centro Milagro, 525 S. E.
Stark St. Tickets range from $ 14 to
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$ 17. For reservations, call 503-236- Mari Bartoo Jacobson (from left), Roarke M enzies a n d Garfield W edderburn in a sc e n e from
7253, ore-mail rachel @ milagro.org. “Y em aya's Belly. ’
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Producer Bounces Back to the Top
(AP) — Antonio “L.A.” Reid,
ousted from the top job at Arista
Records barely a month ago, was
named chairman of Island Def Jam
Music Group on Tuesday, where
he will oversee the label’s stable of
acts, including Jay-Z, Bon Jovi and
Melissa Etheridge.
Reid’s three-year deal with the
Universal Music Group-owned la
bel will pay him just under$ lOmil-
lion, according to a source familiar
with the contract. He also has a
one-year option on the contract.
Reid, who over his career as a Antonio ‘L .A .' R eid
music producer and label head Lavigne and, most recently, hip-
has racked up hits with artists hop duo O utK ast, could earn
such as W hitney Houston, Avril more with contract incentives
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Black History Film
Black women’s activism is cel
ebrated by the group Radical Wo
with a showing of the film “Passion for Jus
tice” on the life of Ida B. Wells at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 25 at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N.
'illingsworth. Dona
tion is $3. For more
information, call 503-
240-4462.
Ride with us and
Great Journey West” through
June and “Jane Goodall’s Wild
Chim panzees" through May. For
more information, call 503-797-4588.
Roseland Presents Jimi Hendrix Experience
Roseland Theater welcomes Buddy Guy, Jerry
Cantrell, Living Colour, Double Trouble, Indigenous,
Paul Rodgers, Mich Mitchell and Billy Cox from the
Jimi Hendrix Experience at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Tickets are available by calling 503-224-8499.
New Vaudeville
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Nomadic Theatre pre
sents g u t-sp littin g
com edy, ju g g lin g ,
clowning, magic and
acrobatics with “Two
Clowns Rex,"benefit
ing Clowns without
Borders, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 at
Ida B. Wells
the Winingstad The
ater, 111 S.W. Broad-
; way. Tickets range from $ I Oto $20. For tickets, call 503-
2484)557.
Oklahoma I at Keller Auditorium
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical Okla
homa! comes to Keller Auditorium, Southwest Third
Ave. and Clay, through Feb. 22. Tickets range from $23
to $63 and can be purchased by calling 503-241-1802.
A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom
Sunset Limited” or Texas Eagle” routes.
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linked to his ability to generate
hits, the source said.
Reid replaces Lyor Cohen, who
started Def Jam 21 years ago and
left Island Def Jam last month to
head Warner Music Group.
He first gained prominence in
the early 1980s as a founding mem
ber of the R&B group The Deele,
which featured then unknown Ken
neth ‘‘Babyface” Edmonds. The pair
built a successful production and
songwriting partnership with hits
for artists such as Houston, and
later for the group’s own label,
LaFace Records, whose artists in
cluded Toni Braxton, TLC and
Usher.
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The Freedom Socialist Party hosts a Black History
Month viewing of “A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and
Freedom" at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Bread and Roses
Center, 8 19 N. Killingsworth. Dinner is available at 6
p.m. for$7. For more information, call 503-240-4462.
Larger Than Life-sized Adventures
\Vilh paid adult I lull) regular lara, senior or disabled discount tars Free Companion Coupon valid tor coach travel until June 15 2004
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O M SI's big-screen OMNIMAX theater is showing
“Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey" through February, “Coral
Reef Adventure” through March, “Lewis and Clark:
4. Philip Randolph
Trlppin' through Town
Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry,
hip-hop and soul influencing Portland Wednesdays
at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First Ave.