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Paintings Inspire Payton Paneprs
On tour with
tribute to Jacob
Lawrence
The esteemed Dayton C on
temporary Dance Company re
turns to Portland, Wednesday,
April 25 for a 7:30 p.m. perfor
mance of color-ography, n. The
Dances of Jacob Lawrence at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The show was inspired by the
m ajestic p ain tin g s o f Jacob
Lawrence (1917-2000) who lived
his final years in Seattle as a
celebrated professor at Univer
sity of Washington.
Lawrence's art - ful 1 of rhythm,
energy, motion and color - pro
vides the impetus for a powerful
evening o f four dance works
choreographed by Seattle-based
Donald Byrd, hip-hop pioneer
Rennie Harris, DCDC Artistic
D ire cto r K evin W ard and
Guggenheim Fellow Reggie Wil
son.
Founded in 1968 by the late
Jeraldyne Blunden, the Ohio-
based company boasts the world's
largest repertoire of works by
A frican-A m erican choreogra
phers.
Thunderous applause greeted
the Dayton dancers during a
breathtaking perform ance in
Portland in December2004. Both
then and now, the show is spon
sored by the White Bird/Portland
State University Dance Series.
Tickets are available at the Port
land Center for the Performing
A rts Box O ffice and all
Ticketmaster outlets.
G U A R D IN O
G ALLER Y
NEXT SHOW
In the M ain Gallery.
Lining Up for Young Buck
Rap star and Tennessee
titan Young Buck comes to
the Roseland Theater for a
concert on Wednesday, Apri I
25 at 8 p.m.
The performance, spon
sored by local promoters
Double Tee Concerts and Jus
Family Records, will also fea
ture Boom Bap Project, Ma
niac Lok, Livio and Kenny
Mack. The World Famous
D.J. Chill will host the event.
Currently, Young Buck is
gearing up for his second al
bum "Buck the World." His
smash debut album was
“Straight Outta Cashville.”
Tickets are $20 in advance
and available at any Safeway
Ticketswest location or by
visiting ticketswest.com.
Andy Paiko
blown glass sculptures
Smith Eliot
Photo-based acrylic lifts
In the Feature Area.
Craig Leaper
kiln formed glass
Darlene Pucillo
oil paintings
April 26-May 29
10 Year Anniversary!
• Changing M o n th ly Exhibitions
•Contemporary Art & Craft in Gift Shop
•Frameshop
OPEN six days a week
Convenient Northeast location:
2939 NE Alberta • Portland, OR 972.11
503 281-9048 • www.guardinogallery.com
D.J.
Chill
Maniac Lok