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CÒTE D ’IV O IR E
A Calibration Of International Woman Choreographers
COMPAGNIE
TCHE TCHE
“Q u een s o f Heart: C om m unity Therapists in Drag" is p re se n te d Friday a s part o f the N orthw est
Film and Video Festival.
‘Queens of Heart’ at NW Film Fest
The 33rd NW Film & Video Fes­
tival features "Queens of Heart:
Community Therapists in Drag,"
Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the
Northwest Film Center's Whitsell
Auditorium.
The Film, eo-direeted by Jan
Haaken. Wendy Kohn and the help
of graduate students from Portland
State University, brings Darcelle
XV to the screen, the oldest drag
club in the United States and a rite-
o f-p a ssa g e
p ilg rim a g e
for
bachelorettes from all over the
Northwest.
Darcelle ( WalterCole), the owner
and the main attraction, has per­
formed there for over 30 years and
isa Portland institution. But Darcelle
and her other performers are more
than just entertainers. For many,
her club is a way for people to enter
a world where they leave society's
rules and genders restrictions at
the door, where fora few hours they
can act as they never would in their
day-to-day life.
Haaken. a Professor of Psychol-
ogy at Portland State University
with a focus in feminist and psy­
c h o a n a ly tic c u ltu ra l stu d ie s,
insightfully explores audiences'
reactions to the club and what that
says about our society. From the
girl's gone wild to guys that ner­
vously squirm as they laugh, the
Darcelle experience provokes tell­
ing responses that obviously hit
chords not otherwise played.
Darcelle and friends will be on
hand at the screening greeting view­
ers and doing a Q&A after the film.
Scrooge Gets Skewered in ‘Inspecting Carol’
"TH E DANCE BECOMES AS AGGRESSIVE AS
Holiday classic
thown into a tailspin
Artists Repertory Theatre launches the
holiday season with “Inspecting Carol.” a
farce about a theater company whose ump­
teenth annual Christmas Carol is being threat­
ened by megalomaniac actors, anxious board
members, unscrupulous producers and an im­
pending inspection from the National Endow­
ment for the Arts.
Developed by Seattle Repertory Theatre’s
Artistic Director Dan Sullivan in collaboration
with hiscompany of actors, “InspectingCarol”
uses a holiday cash cow, the classic “A Christ­
mas Carol,” as a Trojan horse to investigate
the absurdies of modern theater and modem
theatrical Financing.
In it, a local theater company’s annual pro­
duction of A Christmas Carol is thrown into a
tailspin when the cash-strapped company
learns that the National Endowment for the
Arts is sending a site inspector to evaluate the
quality of the theater’s Finances and produc­
tions.
“Inspecting Carol” runs Nov. 14 through
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TICKETS: $14 Students and Seniors. $25 Adult. Service fee additional.
PSU Box Office (inside Smith Center, 1825 SW Broadway).
503-725-3307 and ticketmaster 503-790-2787.
Info./Groups: 503.245.1600 ext. 201
SPONSORED BY
WILLAMETTE
WEEK
w w w .w h ite b ir d .o r g
N asir N ajieb s ta r s In th e P ortland
A rtists R epertory Theatre p ro d u c­
tion o f ‘In sp e c tin g Carol, ' a ta le o f
th e c la s s ic ‘A C h ristm a s Carol'
g o n e awry.
Dec. 24. Performances are at 7 p.m. Tues­
days through Thursdays and Sundays;
and 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Tickets range from $22.50 to $42.50, with
student and senior discounts available.
Tickets can be purchased by phone at
503-241-1278, online at artistsrep.org or
at the box office at 1516 S.W. Alder St.
"Keep Alive The Dream "
Tribute to: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
When?
Monday January 15th, 2007
12:00P.M.-6:00P.M.
Serena Barton
presents ‘The
Story o f St.
Catherine o f
Bologna’ and
other original
paintings at the
Interstate
Firehouse Cul­
tural Center.
Saints, Artists and Other Folk
W orking in oil on canvass, found
w ood and reclaim ed books, Serena
Barton presents “Saints, Artists and
O ther Folks” during an exhibit this
month at the Interstate Firehouse Cul­
tural Center, 534ON. Interstate Ave.
B a rto n ’s m ixed m ed ia w ork
evokes the com plexities and desires
o f life, relationships and o f the human
response. She invites the view er into
the lives o f many characters including
E urope’s first professional artist
Lavinia Fontana, and St. C atherine
o f Bologna w ho is represented in her
own shrine.
H aving studied and w orked m any
years in Italy, Barton isclearly influ­
enced by R enaissance and Baroque
painters and by the 19th-century
French “rebels” such as Manet. She is
em boldened to create w ork that
evokes the mystery, hum or and joy o f
life.
Gal lery Hours are Tuesday through
Friday from 11 a .m .to 6 p .m .; Satur­
day from 12 p.m. to4 p.m. Admission
is free. An a rtist's tea is scheduled
Saturday, N ov. 18 at 1 p.m.
Where?
NEW LOCATION!
Highland Center
7600 N.E. Glisan
Portland, Oregon
Who?
Guest Speakers
Musical Guests
Entertaining Perfomiers
mmunity Figures & More
Donation: $3.00
or 3 cans of non-perishable food
Live Broadcast/Simulcast
Portland Com m unity Media (PCM ), KBOO 90.7 FM
SPONSORS:
Safeco Insurance, Portland Association of Teachers, McDonald's of Oregon and SW Washington, Dignity Memorial Locations,
Oregon Education Association, Providence Health System, Enterprise Rent A-Car, Concordia University,
Portland General Electric, Portland Community College, African American Chamber of Commerce,
Portland Community Media, KBOO RADIO
For program information & event schedule log onto:
www.worldartsfoundation.org
A Production of World Arts Foundation, Inc.