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Confronting Stereotypes with Humor, Perseverance
Dynamic
dancers
to make
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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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