Sun, October 26, 2008 - 2:30pm
Ticket Pricing: $36, $30, $24, $18; students & youth $6 off
Hult Presents Evidence, A Dance Company
Location: Silva Hall
Presented by Hult Presents
Click here to read Rachael Carnes' article Wake Up to Brown - One Shot at greatness in Eugene in Eugene Weekly
Click here to read Bob Keefer's article Photochoreography -- Art forms intersect in a series of events that will come to Eugene this month.
VIEW two-minute excerpt from One Shot on YouTube.
Praised by The New York Times as “One of the most profound choreographers of his generation,” Ronald K. Brown tells important stories about the human experience, blending African, Caribbean, modern, ballet and social dance styles. Performed by Brown and his company Evidence, this unique afternoon includes One Shot, combining contemporary dance and the work of photojournalist Charles “Teenie” Harris. Harris’ photos are incorporated into Brown’s choreography on stage in this fascinating and unusual performance. Also included is Grace, a journey of the spirit choreographed by Ronald K. Brown for Alvin Ailey and considered a masterpiece of contemporary dance.
Includes a post-performance discussion with Ronald K. Brown and dancers.
Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes
VIEW two-minute excerpt from One Shot on YouTube.
Photo by Julieta Cervantes
From 1936 to 1975 Charles “Teenie” Harris was the staff photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier. Harris’ photographs reflect African American urban life in the mid-20th century from the Depression to the Civil Rights Movement, from children playing on a hot day to celebrities like Louis Armstrong. His remarkable ability to capture the essence of a story with a single photograph earned him the nickname “One Shot.”
The touring exhibit of 31 of Teenie Harris’ silver gelatin photographs will be at Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) from 10/14 to 11/22. The photos appear again in the public dance performance of One Shot on 10/26, performed by Ronald K. Brown and his EVIDENCE dance company. Harris’ 
photographs are drawn from the Teenie Harris Archives of Carnegie Museum of Art and the exhibit is owned by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. Professor Deborah Willis, one of the nation’s leading historians of African American photography is the exhibit co-curator (with Ronald K. Brown).
The exhibit is free; no tickets required. DIVA is located at Broadway and Olive, in downtown Eugene.
VIEW two-minute excerpt from One Shot on YouTube
And after the show, a special Longtable at Red Agave Restaurant, one of our downtown friends:
Red Agave is throwing one of their famous Longtable feasts after Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company on Sunday, October 26. It’s just a couple of blocks walk from the Hult Center. The theme for this Longtable will be announced soon, so stay tuned!
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