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Confronting Stereotypes with Humor, Perseverance
Dynamic
dancers
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W hite B ird present the W est
C oast debut o f the dynam ic C am ille
A. Brow n and D ancers, T hursday,
D ec. 6 through Saturday, D ec. 8 at
Lincoln Hall, Portland State U niver­
sity.
Cam ille A. Brown is a vibrant
young New Y ork-based artist and the
choreographer of the recent Broad­
way revival o f Tennessee W illiam s'
A Streetcar N am ed Desire.
Fascinated by the space betw een
dance and theater w here interdisci­
plinary work defies category. Brown
incorporates sk etch -co m ed y and
live m usic into dance that is strongly
character-based w ith an eye to both
the past and present.
She and her six dancers w ill per-
Camille A. Brown and Dancers celebrate the history, humor and perseverance o f the African-American performer. The group makes its
West Coast premiere, Thursday, Dec. 6 through Saturday, Dec. 8 at Lincoln Hall at Portland State University.
form their new w ork M R. T O L E.
R A ncE , w hich both exam ines sus­
ta in e d s te re o ty p e s o f A fric a n -
A m erican perform ers and pays trib-
ute to th eir hum or. T he production
w as inspired by Spike L e e ’s contro-
versial m ovie B am boozled, and M el
W atk in s’ book, O n the Real Side:
From Slavery to C hris R ock.
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C am ille A. B ro w n ’s w ork “gutsy,
w ild, sm art and o rig in al.”
Following each night’s 45-minute
performance will be an extended con­
versation with Brown and her com ­
pany, focused on the fascinating issues
raised by her work. Audience members
will be encouraged to stay and partici­
pate in the discussion.
A different m o d erato r w ill o v er­
see each o f the three post-show
discussions: on T hursday, D ec. 6,
K em ba Shannon, acclaim ed d an cer
and teacher; on Friday, Dec. 7, Renee
S. M itchell, aw ard-w inning form er
jo u rn alist, w riter and speaker; and
on Saturday, D ec. 8, K evin Jones
and L esli M ones, founders o f the
A ugust W ilson R ed D oor Project.
T hrough com edy, live original
m u sic , a n im a tio n , th e a te r, an d
p o ig n a n tly re tro s p e c tiv e d a n c e
vocabulary, M r. T O L E. R A ncE
speaks to the issue o f tolerance and
addresses the form s o f m o d em day
m instrelsy w e tolerate today. B lend­
ing and contrasting the co n tem p o ­
rary w ith the historic, this is a p er­
sonal new w ork that strives to e n ­
gage the co m m u n ity in a tim ely d ia­
logue about w here w e have been,
w here w e are, and w here w e m ight
w ant to be.
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