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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/The Charlotte Post
Thursday, March 26, 1998
Dance company’s unique, exciting group The ^ List
Continued from 10B
expecttoseefivmlughschoolstu-
dents. Ifs rigorous andphysically
and emotionally demanding, but
tile company has really taken to
it. They love U.”
Stines hopes the festival will
became an annual showcase fir
Charlottds nqndly growing corps
of modem dancers and enthusi-
. “As more people move here from
around the country, the need for
modem dance will grow,” she
said. “People who are fiuniliar
with it love it. The expectancy of
goodartisgoingtogrowaspecple
came in from other cities. People
will desire tins kind ofenterkan-
ment. Hopefully this will become
a huge venue for independent
choreographers in Charlotte. The
performance also opens doors fir
my kuls as they get to see some
thing other than competition
dance andballet.”
The students like the idea of
working with professionals.
“Its a new experience,”
Cunningham said. ‘Tve always
worked with the same people. Its
neat to have otiier people come in
and show us their techniques omd
Stines taught and choreo
graphed fir 12 years in New York
City and founded a teen dance
company in Brooklyn that per
formed at the ApbUo Theater. She
enjoys working with students.
“Theytre great,” she said. “They
want to learn and the^U try any-
tiung. This is a great cpporturnty
fir them.”
Cunninghamhashighhcpesfir
the performance.
“We want other students to
join,” he said. “We want respect
fir our school. We want to keep
thisgmng.”
N.C. Spring Dance Festival
will be held at Garinger High
School Auditorium, 1100
Eastway Drive, Performances
will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets are $7.
Admission is free for children
under 12. For more informa
tion, call 343-6450.
Shelton brings directing skills to big screen
Continued from 10B
UNC Charlotte wiU host a ive^ of jazz
events Saturday-April 4 featuring con-
certs by keyboardist Brian Culbertson and
vocalist Jane PoivelL
Culbertson performs AjnH 4 in Uie uni-
versUy's McKnight Hall. Daryle Ryce will
qpm for Culbertson. Tickets are $10.
Powell will appear at 8 pm. April 3.
Tickets are
The remaining schedule includes:
Monday, UNC Charlotte Jazz Combos, 11
am.-2 pm., Cone University Center's
After Hours area; Tuesday, Ivcui HaR Trio,
11 am.-l pm., After Hours; A Maestro
Productions, 1-2 pm.. After Hours; Openr
Mike Jazz Cafe, 7-10 pm., RathskeUar;
Wednesday, April 1, Terri Dads, 11 am.-2
pm.. After Hours; Talent ^low, 8 pm..
McKnight Hall, $3; Thursday, April 2,
Jazz, Tap and African Dance, 11 am.-2
pm.. After Hours; Gospel Night, 7 pm.,
McKnight Hall; UNCCJazz Bands, 8-9:30.
pm., Rowe Recital Hall; April 3, Collie
Jazz Bands, 1-5 pm., Rowe Recital HaU;
April 4, high school jazz bands, 1-5 pm.,
Rowe Recital HaU.
AU events are free unless otherwise
noted.
For more information, caU UNCC
University Program Board at (704) 547-
2450.
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compelled by a story that brings
pecple from different places, with
different problems, together with
onegoaL
“I think Us a story that recog
nizes tile commonatity of people
in spirt of their differences,” Yoba
sauL“Therds a lot of culture and
class clashes that makethemovie
fiinny, but ultimately ifs about
people from really different back
grounds who come to see the pow
erful sameness in one another”
The cast inclmles Luther
Campbell, formerly of 2 Live
Crew, Fredro Starr emd Sticl^
Fingazofthe Onyx and The Lady
of Rage. Therds cdso Guy Tarry,
Dartanycm Edmonds, MTV VJ
Idalis Leon omd Kellie Williams
from ‘Family Matters.”
Reuben Asher, who plays
Ca^jer, the white rapper hoping
to find his “roots” in Florida, isrit
even an actor - hds a friend of
Shelton who embodied the role.
Shelton said the movie is “full of
peopleproving thattalent has ftw
boundaries.”
“Maybe because hip hip hois
abvaysbeenaboutkeepingitreoil,
the perfiirmers just know how to
be noitural,” she said. ‘This is a
movie timt gives people who doiit
normodly get a chance to stand
out an opportunity to shine.”
And the actors liked Sheltoris
cofnfident style.
“Shew has a wonderful
approach as a woman,” said
Williams, who plays a young
singer who learns lessons on love
and indqiendence. “Millicent let
us be really, really free to create
these people and live truthfully in
the moment.
‘Therds a certain intimacy tiud
she was able to give us that Tve
never gotten from a male direc
tor,” Williams scad. “And she was
always calm even when things
were going crazy.”
Shelton said an Afriixm
Americcm woman has something
unique to add to the entertain-
mentworld.
“A womoais experience of living
in this world is different from a
maris and an African Americcais
experiences is different also. We
see things in another way — but
its one tiiats equally interesting.”
Presenting .■
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March 27, 28 -9pm
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presents Friday Night Out on March 27th
from 6 to 9 pm. Charlotte’s best jazz band, the
Xperiment, provides the rhythmic connection to
the exhibition Romare Baardan in Biack-
and-Whita on display through May 10th.
A taste of the Savoy (and hors d'oeuvres),
Bearden and great jazz for just at the door.
Mint Museum of Art
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Museum
^Art
Writer/director Millicent Shelton on set of “Ride.” Actors say
they liked her confident style.
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Guests; Melvin “Skip” Alston,
President htC NAACP and
broadcaster, Tom Joyner
3/6 Profile in Achievement:
Quest; NC's first black female
state senator, Jeanne Lucas
3/13 Affirmative Action
With coaches Cash Michaels and
Don Carrington on hand, NC high
school students debate affects on
the workforce and higher education.
3/20 Profile of Achievement
Guest: UNC-CH’s first black female
undergraduate, Karen Parker
A 30-minute review of
critical issues that affect
the black community and
influence the quality of living
for all North Carolinians.
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