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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR)
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Samoan and Maori dancers
of New Zealand Black Grace company make their Portland debut for one night
only, performing a blend of ceremonial and contemporary movement by artistic
director Neil Ieremia.
The program, presented by White Bird, includes <i>Pati Pati</i>, which incorporates body percussion influenced by traditional Samoan
Sasa (seated dance) and Fa’ataupati (slap dance). It also mines past full-length works inspired by children’s clapping games and gestural language. Additionally
on the bill: <i>Amata Act 3–“o le amataga fou” (a
new beginning)</i>, an excerpt from the
full-length work <i>Amata</i>, which derives its movement
vocabulary from variations on a language phrase drawn from letters, conversations, arguments and apologies. The evening concludes with
<i>Vaka</i>,
informed by the history of Maori explorers and using a raft as a metaphor for hope. The
company’s appearance fits into White Bird’s Outreach Project with Portland
Public Schools; as part of a unit on “Indigenous Cultures in New Zealand and
Australia,” local students
will be treated to a performance the next day. <p></p>
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Black Grace
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