UniverSOUL Circus Kicks Off Summer Tour in South, East Coast States

2010-08-09

Celebrating its 17th annual season under the big top, the UniverSoul Circus summer tour is winding through the South and East Coasts. Read the complete article

Child Star of ‘Lion King’ on Broadway Struck by Leukemia

2010-07-26

Marc Beja Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cast and crew of ``The Lion King'' is trying to save the life of one of its own. Eleven-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez was forced to quit the Broadway show in April after she was diagnosed with leukemia.

New Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Named

2010-04-30

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alvin Ailey's artistic director has announced a successor, a 37-year-old choreographer with a decade-long history with the world-renowned modern dance company. Read the complete article

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Roosevelt Theatre Arts Students

2010-03-04

Friday & Saturday March 5 and 6 THE WIZARD OF OZ. Presented by the Roosevelt Theatre Arts Students. Please plan on attending and showing your support the Roughriders. 7 p.m. 6914 N. Central St. Portland. For tickets call 503-916-5260 ext 71426.
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The Late Fela Kuti Hits Broadway

2009-11-25

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti seems an unlikely subject for the star of a Broadway musical. He was a most scrappy fella, internationally famed Nigerian musician and combative political activist. Tony-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones has shaped a stirring production around Kuti's outsize personality and key events from his rebellious, unconventional life ...
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Gregory Maqoma Live at Seattle’s Moore Theater Nov. 13-14

2009-11-12

Seattle Theatre Group presents Beautiful Me by internationally renowned South African choreographer and dancer Gregory Maqoma/Vuyani Dance Theatre on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. at Falls Theatre at ACT. Read the complete article

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2009-08-03

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'Piney Ridge' Explores Race, Class, Injustice

2009-03-26

“Piney Ridge,” an award-winning play written by La’Chris Jordan and directed by Isiah Anderson, Jr., runs through April 5, at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S., in Seattle.
After a race riot tears apart a small Virginia town in 1910, the residents of Piney Ridge are outraged when a young White girl from a sharecropping farm is physically attacked. ‘Piney Ridge’ explores the rifts of race, class, and social injustice.
The Skanner spoke to Isaiah Anderson last month about the show, his career, and the future of urban youth in the Pacific Northwest. . . . Read the complete article