Evergreen Expressions

Evergreen Expressions
and
Academics Production Credits
Orissi: Dance of the Cosmos
Choreographed by Dr. Ratna Roy
Lighting by Matt Lawrence
Produced by John S. Robbins
This performance is dedicated to the memory of
Guru Gangadhar Pradhan by both dance companies. The
theme this year is "Orissi: Dance of the Cosmos." Born in
the coastal districts of the state of Orissa, India, Orissi has
been described variously as "movement meditation,"
"music in motion." The waters of the ocean at the Bay of
Bengal are reflected in the gentle lyrical swaying of the
torso, the breeze through the leaves of the palm trees in
the circular movement of the wrist, and the heartbeat of
Mother Earth in the pulsating rhythms and footslaps. The
evening's performance will open with a spiritual dance to
Lord Ganesha. A pallavi or dance of flowering,
connecting the dancers with the cosmos, will be presented
by faculty member, Jamie Lynn Colley, alumni, senior
students, and Urvasi. 13-year old Sarvani Eloheimo, twice
recipient of Washington State Arts Commission's Folk
Arts Apprentice Award, daughter of faculty member,
Marja Eloheimo, will join in both of the dances. The
quintessential favorite, "Batu," as a child's dream will be
presented with 6 year old Radha Iyer as the child. The last
dance for the evening will be one of the Pancha Kanyas,
"Mandodari," from Guru Pankaj Charan Das' famous
repertoire, opening with Shiva's dance of the cosmos.
Dr. Roy was trained in India in classical Orissi dance, initially in both the women's (mahari) and the
men's (gotipua) traditions by Guru Govinda Chandra Pal and subsequently in the classical tradition
that evolved from the unique "mahari" tradition, by Padmashri Guru Pankaj Charan Das, the guru of
all gurus. She is one of the few remaining dancers who practice the women's dances in classical
Orissi style. It has now become her mission to teach and spread this lyrical yet powerful dance style
and tradition of her guru. Ratna Roy has received two Fulbrights, an American Institute of Indian

Studies Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Award, the Arts International
Award, Fund for Folk Culture Fellowship, and Washington State Arts Commission's (WSAC) Folk
Arts Program Master Artist award for two years. In 2008 Ratna received Ethnic Heritage Council's
Gordon Ekvall Tracie Memorial Award and The Folk Arts Fellowship from WSAC (a Lifetime
Achievement Award) for her work with Orissi dance. She has performed and conducted workshops
internationally.
The Trojan Women and Lysistrata
Directed by Drs. Rose Jang & Andrew Reece
Costumes by Monique Anderson
Set Design by Bruce Haasl
This spring, the Evergreen academic program "Dionysia: Enlivening Greek Theater,"
has undertaken the monumental task of staging not one, but two classic Greek dramas:
Euripides' The Trojan Women and Aristophanes' Lysistrata.
First produced during the Great War between Athens and
Sparta in the fifth century BC, Euripides’ tragedy and
Aristophanes’ comedy both witness the suffering of the
innocent in wartime. In The Trojan Women, based on the
myth of the Trojan War, Troy has been conquered by
invading Greek forces, its men slain, and its women about to
be shipped into slavery. As the plot spins into the inevitable
catastrophe, the chilling commentary by Queen Hecuba and
the Chorus lends to the brutal power of Euripides’ tragic
vision. In Lysistrata, set in the historical conflict that had
dismantled the Athenian empire and signaled the end of its
experiment in democracy, the women of Athens and Sparta
decide to stop their men from fighting. Simultaneously
seizing the Acropolis and initiating a sex embargo, Lysistrata
and her comrades outflank the men and bring them to the
negotiating table. Aristophanes’ compassion for the victims
of war is as profound as his ribald ridicule of its combatants.
The Trojan Women is directed by faculty member Rose Jang and features Miller Pyke in the role of
Hecuba. Zoe Shields plays the title character in Lysistrata, directed by faculty member Andrew
Reece. The program devoted one quarter to the literary study of Greek drama and the next quarter to
the performances. Besides acting, students contributed to the productions as stage managers,
technical crew, publicity agents, archivists, and in other essential roles. Bruce Haasl designed a
magnificent set representing both the Trojan citadel and the Athenian Acropolis. Monique
Anderson’s costuming and Matthew Lawrence’s technical direction bring the ancient past vividly to
life.

Lulu Washington Dance Theater Performs at Evergreen
Founded in 1980 in an inner city neighborhood of South Los Angeles, The Lula Washington
Dance theater, featured in the film Avatar, has steadfastly focused on using dance to explore social
and humanitarian issues, including aspects of
African-American history and culture.
Lula Washington Dance theater repertoire is
known for performances of “honesty, integrity, and
creativity of unparalleled power” – with Lula
Washington as the main choreographer and
“voice”. It is also known as the company that
served as the real-life inspiration for the Na’vi tribe
in James Cameron’s blockbuster movie “Avatar”
and many of the ensemble members performed as
Na’vi natives in the film. When Cameron sent out
teams of scouts to the Los Angeles area to search
for a dance specialist, “They all came back with
one name, and that was mine,” says Ms.
Washington. The movie director then invited her
for an interview. “He had his own idea about what
he was looking for — communal dance that the
whole tribe could do,” she says. Her thoughts
automatically went to the traditions and rituals
found with Australian aborigines and in Africa.
“They have a certain way of greeting each other.
They have a certain way of hunting. They’re very,
very thoughtful of the environment, and they’re
very spiritual. That helped to flesh out the kind of
movements that I used.”
Since its founding, LWDT has risen to become one of the most admired African-American
contemporary dance companies in the West – known for powerful, high-energy dancing, unique
choreography, and exceptional educational residencies. The Company is composed of young,
athletic dancers, many of whom were groomed in Lula Washington’s inner city dance studio. Her
education mission has been to create a school in the inner city where young people can learn the art
of dance, launch careers in dance, and where dance is used to motivate, educate, inspire, challenge
and enrich the lives of young people so they can become successful, productive and competitive
citizens While Lula Washington encourages her dancers to be excellent performers, she also
emphasizes the importance of being leaders in their communities.
Supported in part with funds provided by the Western States Federation (WESTAF), the
Washington State Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts..

My Big Fat Queer Sexy Artist Activist Life
Annie has devoted the past 35 years to passionately
researching and exploring sexuality, from the sacred to the
profane, and has toured her controversial one-woman theater
shows internationally to great acclaim. Annie will share some of
her life's work, do mini-performances, and stimulate discussion
with the audience.
In addition to Tuesday’s lecture, the following events
have also been planned:
Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D., prostitute/porn star turned
sexologist/performance artist will be visiting Evergreen for a
two-day series of lectures, workshops and clinics on October
20 and 21, 2009.
Sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center, these events are free
(except for the Tuesday night lecture/performance piece.
12:00-2:30 pm in the library lobby
Free Sidewalk Sex Clinic
Free sex advice from sex experts! Drop by, sit down, and chat about that ever so interesting and
important subject: sex. Ask any questions you like, and we will point you to the right sex expert; or
bring your work to share with Annie.
7:00- 8:30 pm - film & discussion
8:30-10:00 pm - workshop (room TBA)
Annie Sprinkle's Amazing World of Orgasm Annie will screen her latest film, Annie Sprinkle's
Amazing World of Orgasm. It's an experimental documentary and poetic homage to the Big O
featuring interviews with 26 orgasm experts. READ: Artistic sexually explicit documentary.
Stay for the workshop to learn about "ecstasy breathing" and "energy orgasms" in a healing session,
chakra enema, and spiritual journey rolled into one relaxing experience. This technique can enhance,
even revolutionize your sex life, alone or with a partner. Dress in loose comfortable clothing (which
stays on). Bring a yoga mat to lie on and a blanket to cover yourself. These techniques can be
practiced alone or with a partner(s). Great for pre-orgasmic people, transsexuals and celibates too!
For beginners to advanced: Come!
More at: www.anniesprinkle.org and www.loveartlab.org

Dreams Take Flight with Lawnchair Man
Directed by Dr. Walter Grodzick
Musically Directed by Josh Anderson
The Evergreen State College performing arts students will
present the school’s first on-campus musical with its production
of Flight of the Lawnchair Man, book by Peter Ullian, music and
concept by Robert Lindsey-Nassif.
Inspired by the true story of Larry Walters and his 1982 flight,
Flight of the Lawnchair Man was presented at the National
Alliance for Musical theater’s Festival of New Musicals in 2004.
The Evergreen production will be the Washington premiere. Our
story follows a fictional New Jerseyan, Jerry Gorman, in his
attempt to make history and follow his dreams to fly away from
the life he leads at a Walmart snack stand. Will he succeed? Can
he overcome his dyslexia and fear of failure? Will the New
Jersey Turnpike ever be the same? Answers to these questions
and much more come from this energetic, heart-warming, and
soaring (literally!) musical.
Directed by faculty member Dr. Walter Grodzik and musically
directed by Josh Anderson, Grodzik joined Evergreen in 2002 after getting his doctorate at the
University of Washington and his masters in directing from the Wayne State University in Detroit. A
native of Cleveland, Grodzik was also the co-founder and artistic director of a stage company for
three seasons called Working theater. Anderson has been active in the local community, including
the Capitol Theater and Family Theater since 2004. Anderson graduated with his bachelors in theater
from The Evergreen State College in 2005. He has since performed in New York City and the
northwest circuit and is also the president of the Theater Artists Olympia.
Orissi – Dance of the Spirit
Directed and Choreographed by Dr. Ratna Roy
Produced by John Robbins
The theme this year is "Orissi: Dance of the Spirit." Born in the coastal districts of the state
of Orissa, India, Orissi has been described variously as “movement meditation,” “music in motion.”
The waters of the ocean at the Bay of Bengal are reflected in the gentle lyrical swaying of the torso,
the breeze through the leaves of the palm trees in the circular movement of the wrist, and the

heartbeat of Mother Earth in the pulsating rhythms and footslaps.
The evening’s performance will open with a spiritual dance by The
Evergreen Orissi Dance Ensemble. Two pallavis or dances of
flowering, connecting the dancers with the cosmos, will be
presented by faculty member, Jamie Lynn Colley, alumni, senior
students, and Urvasi. This year we are fortunate to have with us
faculty emeritus, Meg Hunt, who will be dancing a Krishna dance
through the lens of a gopi. 11-year old Sarvani Eloheimo, twice
recipient of Washington State Arts Commission’s Folk Arts
Apprentice Award, daughter of faculty members, Marja Eloheimo
and Eddy Brown, will present Krishna as a child. Both of these
dances come from the Bhakti tradition of Eastern India. The
quintessential "Dasavatara," depicting the ten incarnations of
Vishnu, will be presented by the Urvasi dancers. The last dance for
the evening will be Ratna Roy’s choreography and debut of "Nava
Rasa" as seen through the Feminine eye: Love, Heroism, Sorrow,
Wonder, Laughter, Terror, Disgust, Anger, and Peace.
Noted Filmmaker Jan Krawitz to Visit Evergreen
Presented by John S. Robbins
Documentary filmmaker Jan Krawitz will visit The Evergreen State College to screen two
notable films, Big Enough and Mirror Mirror on April 16 at 8 pm in the college’s Recital Hall.
Sponsored by the Evergreen Expressions Guest Artist Series.
Big Enough is a follow up to Krawitz critically acclaimed 1982 film Little People, nominated for an
Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Individual Documentary” and the subject of a story
on NPR’s All Things Considered. Explained
Krawitz, “Little People depicted the changes
in attitude that was occurring among dwarfs
as they struggled towards equal opportunity
and enhanced self-esteem.” In this intimate
portrait, several dwarfs who appeared in Little
People welcome the camera into their lives
once again. Through a prism of "then and
now," the characters in the film confront
physical and emotional challenges with
humor, grace, and sometimes, frustration.
What is it like to date or find a spouse? What
about the decision to have children - with a
75% chance that their offspring will be a dwarf? And what does the future hold now that many
genetic conditions, including dwarfism can be diagnosed in utero? Big Enough provides a unique
perspective on a proud and active community that many people know only from cultural stereotypes.
Krawitz has been independently producing documentary films for thirty years. Her work has been
exhibited and awarded at film festivals in the United States and abroad. Films in distribution include

Big Enough, In Harm's Way, Mirror Mirror, Drive-in Blues, Little People, Cotton Candy and
Elephant Stuff, and Styx. Krawitz joined the Department of Communication at Stanford University
in 1988 after teaching film production and film studies for eight years at the University of Texas at
Austin. In 2006, she moved to the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University to teach
in the Film and Media Studies program. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a Master of
Fine Arts in film from Temple University and has received Teaching Excellence Awards at U.T. and
at Stanford.
Sujata Mohapatra: The Legacy Continues...
Ms. Sujata Mohapatra, Odissi dance’s most distinguished performer and heir to the legacy of
the late Guru Padmavibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, the undisputed master and architect of the
contemporary Odissi repertoire, will perform at The Evergreen State College’s Experimental Theater
on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at 8 pm. A distinguished danseuse of Odissi, Ms. Sujata Mohapatra
made her foray into the dancing arena in her early childhood. As the disciple and daughter-in-law of
Guru Padmavibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, she inherited his devotion and passion for the
classical dance form. Eighteen years of rigorous training under
the guidance of her Guru eventually molded her from a devoted
and diligent disciple into a graceful performer. Apart from
being an excellent performer, Ms. Sujata Mohapatra is also
actively involved in teaching Odissi. She also conducts
workshops in various places around the world.
An accomplished Odissi dancer, Ms. Sujata Mohapatra has
made a mark for herself among the present generation of dancers
and artists and has won whole-hearted applause from audiences
and critics:
Odissi is one of eight principal Indian classical dance forms, and
hails from the eastern state of Orissa in India, a land of temples.
Today, Odissi visually delights audiences by bringing to life the
vast number of dance sculptures abounding the Orissan temple
walls. Its deep spirituality stems from its roots in the temples as
a form of worship. Odissi, in comparison to the other Indian
classical dance styles, is characterized by its fluid torso
movements, grace, sculpturesque poses, aesthetic beauty,
spirituality, and haunting music. At the base of the Odissi technique are the two basic postures
unique to the style – tribhangi, a pose formed with three bends of the body formed by a deflection of
the torso, and bend of the head and knees with multiple triangular forms; and chauka, a square-like
stance representing Lord Jagannath, the presiding deity of Orissa.

Evergreen Expressions to Host Canadian Filmmaker Ann
Marie Fleming
Award winning Canadian independent filmmaker, writer and artist, Ann Marie Fleming will
screen her animated documentary, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam at The Evergreen State
College on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the college's Recital Hall. Sponsored by the
Evergreen Expressions Guest Artist Series, general admission tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and $5
for students on sale at Rainy Day Records, the Evergreen bookstore, online at BuyOlympia.com, the
Communications Building box office, from 12 to 3 pm daily, or by placing a phone order at (360)
867-6833.
Completed in 2003, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam follows
Fleming's exploration of the life and times of her great
grandfather, a travelling Chinese vaudevillian acrobat and
magician. In 2002, she created the inspirational Blue Skies, a
reaction to the events of 9/11, and a riff on events in Long Tack
Sam's life, as well. It won best Canadian Short Film at the Toronto
International Film Festival, has played on screens from India to
Iran and has appeared on TV in Canada, the US and China. Her
graphic novel, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, adapted from
the film, was published in September of 2007 and is on the
American Library Association's list of "10 Best Graphic Novels
for Teens." It has won rave reviews from a variety of critical
sources. It was nominated for two Eisner Awards and won the
Doug Wright "Best Book Award" for graphic novels in Canada.
Born in Okinawa of Chinese and Australian parentage, Fleming's film work incorporates various
approaches including animation, documentary, experimental, dramatic, and primarily deals with
themes of family, history and memory, in a continuing media critique. In 2008, she completed a 5
minute animated film starring her avatar, "stickgirl" called Running (heart body mind spirit). It was
commissioned by the Victoria Film Festival as part of the Victoria Symphony's "Reel Music", a
competition for composers across Canada to score to new work. It was screened with the live 80-
piece symphony orchestra in January, and the winning composer was Maxime Goulet.
Fleming is currently working on an adaptation of a illustrated memoir by Bernice Eisenstein, "I Was
A Child of Holocaust Survivors", with the Toronto and Montreal offices of the NFB, a dramatic
script of the life and loves of her great grandfather, "Shanghai Follies", and "Window Horses," a
feature-length animated father-daughter story that involves poetry and immigrants (what else?) and
takes place in Shiraz, Iran.
LEARN MORE: http://www.sleepydogfilms.com/

Evergreen Presents “biome” Environmental Dance -
Part dance, part projected glimpses of remote rainforests, and part canopy science, this show
grew from weeks spent on-location collaborating with canopy tree scientists, deep in the Monteverde
Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. What developed was the world of biome, a place where ties between
humans and our planet become clear. In this world, everything is interconnected in a cycle of
growth: people become plants, which morph into animals, providing a portal into a deeper
understanding of our own motivations and impulses. biome
inspires a sense of wonderment about the delicate ecosystems
that lie within the heart of our increasingly fragile world.
To create biome, the fifth project of the Capacitor Lab, director,
choreographer, and designer Jodi Lomask worked with Dr.
Nadkarni, a faculty member at The Evergreen State College, a
Guggenheim Fellow, and President of the International Canopy
Network. Dr. Nadkarni, a world-renowned canopy tree ecologist
and author, led the scientific collaboration for biome. She
ushered Capacitor artists into the canopy of 250- foot tall
Douglas Fir trees in Washington and 150-foot tall strangler figs
in Costa Rica to provide scientifically sound information on the
complex interactions around them. To highlight the importance
of wild spaces and the research that can only be done in
relatively untouched biomes such as these, the live performances
will be preceded by an illustrated talk by the scientist on the
fragility of these ecosystems. In addition, local, regional, and
national conservation groups will have information tables in the lobby to invite audience members to
become aware of and participate in conservation efforts around them.
Since 1997, Capacitor has been creating performances based on scientific concepts that synthesize
the body with innovative props and interactive media. Under the direction of Jodi Lomask, past
works have tackled the creation of the universe (Within Outer Spaces, 2001); the past and the future
of mankind (future species, 2000) and the modern phenomenon of video gaming (Avatars, 2002-03).
Capacitor has been produced nationally at venues including Krannert Center (Urbana, IL); Kentucky
Center for the Arts (Louisville, KY); the Performing Arts Center (Purchase, NY); and at venues in
Florida, Maine, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada. Internationally they have appeared
in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Canada, Jamaica, and Scotland.
TogetherGreen will invest in both promising environmental projects and outstanding leaders that can
shape a brighter tomorrow. Along with Innovation Grants to be awarded each year, TogetherGreen
funds and promotes conservation leadership training and volunteer programs designed to equip and
engage diverse groups and individuals to take action today to shape a healthier tomorrow.
Information on other grantees, along with opportunities to get involved in conservation efforts,
showcase successful initiatives, and honor those who are making a difference, can be found at
www.TogetherGreen.org.

“Lynda Barry is Back!” at The
Evergreen State College
Famed American cartoonist, author and Evergreen
alumnus, Lynda Barry, returns to The Evergreen State College to
present a night of readings and stories on Wednesday, November
5, 2008 at 8 pm in the college’s Experimental Theater. Barry is
currently on tour for her recently published book, What it Is which
she will sell and sign after the event. Barry is best known for her
weekly comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek, which views family life
from the perspective of pre-teen girls from the wrong side of the
tracks from Arna (the sensitive, freckled observer) and the cousins
with whom she lives; pig-tailed Marlys (gifted, exuberant, snarky,
and spastic); and the older Maybonne (concerned with social
justice, music, makeup, hairdos and boys) and Freddie (gay, sweet,
bullied, fascinated with bugs and monsters). She has also gained
attention with her novel The Good Times are Killing Me about an interracial friendship between two
young girls that was later made into a play.
What it Is" (2008) is a graphic novel that is part memoir, part collage and part workbook in which
Barry instructs her readers in methods to open up their own creativity by explaining her own method
of making drawings and stories. Barry explains, “It is the rediscovery of what I knew as a kid. It’s
the physical activity of making something which leads to its meaning and purpose, and not the other
way around.”
“Pouring Tea” – Performance Artist Presents Narratives of
Southern Black Gay Men
Co-sponsored by the Evergreen Queer Alliance and The
Evergreen State College President’s Diversity Fund , the
performance will consist of narratives from Johnson’s most
recent book, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, published
by the University of North Carolina Press. Johnson, a professor,
chair and director of Graduate Studies in the Department of
Performance Studies at Northwestern University collected these
narratives from interviews with Southern black gay men aged 19
to 93 that he conducted in the past few years. Explained Johnson,
“I like doing research on living people! I also wanted to have a
‘living’ archive of these men’s stories – to have them share their
stories in their own words.” Johnson continues, “Pouring Tea

gives audiences a chance to be exposed to a few representative men from the book. Before I perform
each narrative, I play a clip of the original interview so that the audience can hear the narrator speak
in his own voice.”
A scholar/artist, Johnson has performed nationally and internationally and has published widely in
the area of race, gender, sexuality and performance. His book Appropriating Blackness: Performance
and the Politics of Authenticity published by Duke University Press in 2003, has won several
awards, including the Lilla A. Heston Award, the Errol Hill Book Award, and was a finalist for the
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. He co-authored (with Mae G. Henderson) Black Queer Studies: A
Critical Anthology with Duke University Press.
Evergreen Expression Presents Ghanaian Pianist
William Chapman Nyaho
Recently lauded for his critically acclaimed CD release, Senku: Piano Music by Composers
of African Descent, College professor turned concert pianist, William Chapman Nyaho will play the
music of his rich African ancestry that famed poet Maya Angelou described as “so delicious, that the
listeners will be made to laugh out loud and to compliment not just Dr. Chapman Nyaho, but
themselves at their good fortune in finding these composers and this pianist … Nyaho’s courage can
be seen in his willingness to find the music, to select the music, and then offer the music to an
audience, which for the most part, had never heard of these composers. That was wondrously brave.”
Nyaho's performing experience includes recitals in Asia,
Africa, Europe, North America and the Caribbean. His recitals
have typically included standard repertoire and piano music by
composers of the African Diaspora. He also performs as soloist
with various orchestras including the Moscow Chamber
Orchestra. Nyaho has been featured on radio and television
broadcasts in Ghana, Switzerland, and National Public Radio
in the USA. He has also developed and hosted radio programs
such as The Bach Show for KRVS Public Radio in Louisiana.
Nyaho studied at Achimota School, Ghana, and Oxford
University (UK), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
degree at the Honour School of Music. He continued his
studies in piano at the Conservatoire de Musique de Geneve,
Switzerland, the Eastman School of Music where he received
his Master of Music degree and at the University of Texas at
Austin where he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree.
Nyaho is also the winner of prizes from the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition and the
Ibla Grand Prize International Competition in Italy.

Orissi Dance Troupe Rudrakshya from India to be presented
by Evergreen Expressions
Founded in 2000 by Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain, Rudrakshya is dedicated to the
enhancement of the Odissi dance style with special emphasis on developing new and innovative
choreography, Rudrakshya seeks to preserve the integrity of this art form by building upon the
foundation reconstructed and developed by the forefathers of Odissi. Founder and choreographer
Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain has gained accolades for his innovative choreography and has
emerged as one of the leading Gurus in the next generation of Odissi dance.
Odissi is a classical style of dance from India that traces its origins to the ritual dances performed in
the temples of ancient India. It is characterized by extreme lyricism of the upper torso juxtaposed
against fast, strong, rhythmic footwork. During British rule, it lost repute, only to be carefully
reconstructed in the 20th Century.
Water, Movement, Fire and
Voices with James Luna
Native American performance artist, James
Luna, will present his newest piece, Water,
Movement, Fire and Voices in The Longhouse at The
Evergreen State College on Friday, April 25 at 8:00
pm. James Luna is Internationally-recognized for his
installation and performance art. A
Luiseño/Diegueno Indian and a resident of California’s La Jolla Reservation, Luna creates his work
for "a community of Indian tribes." He has received wide acclaim for his deconstruction of
stereotypes and notions of Indian identity. His work confronts and challenges commonly-held
stereotypes about Native Americans, museums, art, and life, and does it with irony, humor, sorrow,
and a strong sense of story-telling in motion. Luna was selected by NMAI to participate in the 2005
Venice Biennale with the performance installation Emendatio. He has directed an experimental
video concerned with Native conversation and the "coffeehouse" culture of the Beat generation, and
has also been the subject of several films about his performances and ideas, including a segment of
the 2005 PBS magazine series Race Is the Place. Luna's performances and work have been presented
at the Hemispheric Institute's 2005 Encuentro "Performing 'Heritage'" in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; the
Whitney Museum of American Art, the Swiss Institute and the American Indian Community House
in New York; National Gallery of Art in Ottawa; Hood Museum of Art in Hanover, New Hampshire;
and San Diego Museum of Man. He is on the faculty of Palomar College and San Diego State
University, and has lectured about art at Harvard University and other colleges.

Luna began his studies in painting, but it was when he discovered performance that his practice took
shape. Luna's work has conceptual overtones, and he strives for minimal means in his multi-media
and video installations. He has performed and exhibited in some of the most prestigious museums in
the United States, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. "Let's get this out
front," Luna explains, "theater is not what I am, though there are any number of similarities.
Installation is very broad and that's one of its strengths. I approach it as I approach a painting. I don't
think about acting. I am not a trained actor. But that's not to say that I don't script or monologue. I
do, but it comes out of the art." In Notes on My Art Work #674, Luna writes, "I am not a healer but
can be considered a clown." And clowning has its own healing power; as Luna says, humor is "the
first step in recovery."
The Bacchae - A Communion Rite
Directed by Dr. Rose Jang & Kabby Mitchell III
This complicated and mysterious play is presented by the Evergreen academic program “Me
and My Shadow: Performing Arts in Society.” Truthful to Soyinka’s intention, this particular
production will celebrate life, death and redemption through a continuous string of dancing, singing,
chanting and acting. Directed and choreographed by faculty members, Rose Jang and Kabby
Mitchell III., with the support and guidance of the COM technical staff, a talented and dedicated
group of student actors, dancers, musicians and designers put together a show which aims to explore
every performance element and possibility on stage and ultimately translate the holistic sensation of
a ritual theater. The Experimental theater of the Communication Building will be transformed into a
natural scene occupied by hills, rocks, plants and ancient palace, giving itself to a suspended space
of dream and myth where the truth and complexity of human
emotions present themselves in music, dance and striking honesty.
Explained John Robbins, Managing Director of Performing & Media
Arts, “This is easily the biggest production we’ve tackled in years.
It’s given our students in both the scene shop and the costume shop
some real learning challenges.”
Euripides’ timeless play has re-emerged in this modern version as “a
communal feast, a tumultuous celebration of life, and a robust ritual
of the human and social psyche” through Wole Syinka’s poetic
translation and adaptation. The joining of two literary and dramatic
giants makes for an incredibly powerful piece of literature and
theatrical experience. The Greek legends are pushed to a heightened
sense of spiritual purity and intensity with the energy and
imagination of African mythology; Dionysian worship is blended
with passionate devotion to the Yoruba deity, Ogun. While
Soyinka’s post-colonial concentration adds a strong layer of social and political consciousness to the
mysticism of the original Greek play, the conflict between Dionysus and Pentheus remains a study of

the perpetual struggle within every human psyche--between the public, controlled self and the
private, hidden shadow.
Mosca and the Meaning of Life | Innovative Animation and
Performance Art
Mosca and the Meaning of Life, a ground breaking multi-media work in which an animated
character is taken off of the screen and integrated into a live performance, will be the centerpiece of
an evening of animation and performance art presented by award winning animator, Christine
Panushka and performance artist, Beto Araiza.
This new work by Panushka and Araiza grew out of an experiment in multidisciplinary collaboration
commissioned by the Pasadena arts organization NewTown to create and expand the definition and
form of their respective disciplines. It was originally presented at The Autry National Center, in Los
Angeles, in October 2006. While animation has in the past been
integrated into dance and music performances, Mosca presents multiple
characters interacting with a live performer. Explained Araiza, “In
essence, are we all nothing more than common flies searching for that
little piece of metaphorical feces on which to live out of our
millisecond of existence in this life? And like the common fly don’t we
too devour and then regurgitate our belief systems over and over again
desperately hoping to discover any small semblance of a greater truth?
What is life? What is existence? What is truth?
Currently a Professor in the animation department at University of
Southern California Christine Panushka's animated films have won
numerous awards at festivals throughout the world. Prior to that, she
was Associate Director of Experimental Animation at Cal Arts. Her
most recent project, commissioned by Absolut Vodka, has brought 12
of the finest experimental animators in the world to over 750,000, via
her Web Site, Absolut Panushka (http://www.absolutvodka.com). In
addition to her many artistic accomplishments, she is a tireless crusader for arts education for young
people.
In addition to Mosca & The Meaning of Life, Araiza will be performing several performance art
pieces from previous shows, “HIVato”, “Holy Wars” and from a new work “Biting The Pillow”.
Panushka will present several additional animations pieces and the evening will close with a
Question and Answer period.

Lunar Spring Festival Concert to Celebrate the Year of the Rat
Produced by John S. Robbins & Hirsh Diamant
The Lunar Spring Festival, one of the most important festivals in Asia, will consist
of three events scheduled over three weekends
The first event include The Seattle Chinese Orchestra with
acclaimed musician Warren Chang, highlighting an afternoon of pan-
Asian performers, the Huan Yin dance ensemble and the locally
based Urvasi Dance Company performing classical Indian dance in
the Orissi style. Audience members will witness many traditional
performances including a Lion Dance, a Tibetan Dance, a Shadow
play entitled The Mouse Wedding and a Dance of the Animals as well
as a demonstration of Japanese calligraphy.
Co-sponsored by The Evergreen State College and South Puget Sound
Community College.
Poetry for the Common Good, a free workshop conducted by
acclaimed translator of Chinese poetry Red Pine at The Evergreen
State College.
Tai Ji Workshop conducted by Tai Ji master Chungliang Al
Huang, sponsored as part of Evergreen’s Extended Education
program on February 8-10. Tai Ji is a dynamic moving meditation that enhances health, wellness,
and cultural connection. Chungliang Al Huang is one of the most talented transformational
movement-meditation teachers working today. He is the author of Embrace Tiger, Return to
Mountain and other books.
Evergreen Singers Present Selections from Gilbert &
Sullivan’s Patience as Holiday Concert
Directed by Marla Beth Elliott
Set by Dennis Mobbs
The Evergreen Singers will present a concert of selections from Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience, or
Bunthorne’s Bride in the Recital Hall of The Evergreen State College on Sunday December 9th at 7
pm. Admission and parking are free.
The Evergreen Singers include students, faculty, and staff of The Evergreen State College. They are
led by director Marla Beth Elliott and accompanist Stephanie Claire.

W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, best known for The Mikado and H.M.S.
Pinafore, created the most popular theatrical entertainments of the late
Victorian era. Their comic operas have never been out of production since
they were originally presented in the eighteen-seventies and eighties.
Though Patience was one of their most popular productions at the time, it
is not widely known now. Patience satirizes Aestheticism, a “lifestyle”
movement that included clothing, visual art, literature, and interior design
and rejected the values and styles of the dominant high Victorian culture.
In Patience, a cavalry regiment returns home to discover that their former
fiancées have become Aesthetic and now spend all their time mooning
after the pretentious poet Reginald Bunthorne, who in turn longs for the
naïve milkmaid Patience. Gilbert’s bizarre combination of logic and
emotion, and Sullivan’s grand and memorable melodies, take this story to a conclusion that leaves
all but one character happily engaged to be married.
Evergreen to Present an Evening of Orissi Dance and
Hindustani Music – Myths, Legends and Epics
Choreography by Dr. Ratna Roy
The Evergreen Orissi Dance Ensemble will be joined by the ground-breaking Urvasi Dance
Company and faculty member, Ratna Roy, along with Arijit Mahalanabis and his Gandharva Music
Ensemble for an evening of Hindustani music and Orissi Dance at The Evergreen State College.
Arijit Mahalanabis, an acclaimed Dhrupad singer, a powerful performer, and Visiting faculty at
Evergreen, is collaborating with Sri Raman Iyer, a Carnatic musician, in a rare musical number for
the first half of the evening performance. That will be followed by “Orissi Dance: Myths, Legends,
and Epics.” This year the dances are focusing on abhinaya
performances, storytelling and retelling of ancient myths through a
subaltern lens, a lens of the dispossessed. The acclaimed Thali Naca,
revived by Urvasi in Washington State, with rave reviews from India
in 2006-07, will open the evening’s dance performance. That will be
followed by “Batu,” a child’s dream bringing sculptures to life. The
child will be played by 10-year old Sarvani Eloheimo, twice recipient
of Washington State Arts Commission’s Folk Arts Apprentice
Award. Five of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, Matsya (Fish), Kurma
(Turtle), Varaha (Wil Boar), Narasimha (Lion-Man), and Vamana
(Dwarf) will be enacted by three female dancers and a male dancer
who is Visiting Faculty teaching Yoga at Evergreen for the
Performing Arts Lab Program. The pure pallavi (flowering) dance
will be led by Evening and Weekend Studies faculty member, Jamie
Lynn Colley. That will be followed by “Nava Durga,” nine forms of Goddess Durga, with Jamie as

Durga and Marissa Betz-Zall as all of the asuras, including Mahisasura, representing the male ego.
The final dance number will be the rare “Tara,” one of Guru Pankaj Charan Das’ famous Pancha
Kanya dances, a feminist interpretation of an episode from the Ramayana, performed by the only
performing dancer internationally that has had the blessing of receiving the gift from her guru, Dr.
Ratna Roy.
Obo Addy & Okropong – Traditional music and dance of
Ghana return to Evergreen
This will be the third time the popular Portland musician and teacher has returned to Olympia
with his African performing arts group. Okropong, meaning "eagle" in Obo Addy’s native Ganaian
language, performs traditional Ghanaian dance and music chosen
from the various ethnic cultures in Ghana, including Ganaian, Ewe,
Ashanti, Dagomba and Dagarti. Using a variety of hand and stick
drums, talking drums, bells and shakers, the musicians build layers
of driving rhythms while the dancers, clad in colorful West African
garments, engage in an energetic physical "conversation" with the
drummers. At the end of each concert, both musicians and dancers
engage the audience in a spirited call and response, celebrating that
shared experience with them through song and dance.
Obo Addy, one of the key originators of the seminal musical
movement now known as "Worldbeat," is a prominent member of
the first generation of African musicians to bring their traditional
and popular music to Europe and America. Obo Addy, the son of a
Wonche medicine man in Ghana West Africa, was designated a
"master drummer" at the age of six. Surrounded by his enormous
family (his father had 55 children by 10 wives) and thoroughly
immersed in the core musical traditions of his people, Addy embodied the skills and deep values of
Ganaian music as few could.
Obo Addy currently teaches music at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He travels
throughout the country conducting teaching residencies and performing both solo and with his
performing groups. His numerous recordings include two recent works entitled "Let me Play My
Drums" and "Okropong." Obo's newest recordings, Wonche Bi and Afieye Okropong, were released
on the Alula label.
In 1996 Obo Addy was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship Award by the National
Endowment for the Arts. This is the highest honor a traditional artist can receive in this country. Obo
is the first African born artist to ever receive the award.

Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps
Scott Turner Schofield is a female-to-male transsexual with a transgender identity. In 2007,
Schofield became the first openly trans artist to be commissioned by the National Performance
Network for this forthcoming solo show. This piece is the last installment of an autobiographical
performance trilogy, a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure solo work combining aerial acrobatics and
multimedia storytelling for an unrepeatable evening of gender exploration. Literally: in just the way
human beings unconsciously choose how we see gender based on our own cultural cues, audiences
for this show choose Schofield's narrative path from female-to-male, choosing what stories they will
hear, step-by-step.
Schofield began his performance art career working as a research
assistant to Holly Hughes and Carmelita Tropicana at the WOW
Cafe in New York City in 2000. Now a full-time performance artist,
educator, writer, and producer, he has toured his acclaimed one-
trannie shows, "Underground TRANSit" and "Debutante Balls" to
colleges, theaters, and festivals far and wide, using performance to
engage diverse audiences around the critical issues of our time:
gender, race, class, sexuality, and difference. His storytelling and
interactive lectures ease and enliven conversation with audiences
working through the confusing social maze of identity, helping to
build community out of common interests.
Lauded for his direct and accessible presentation, Schofield has
been honored with several commissions for new work, and is the
youngest recipient ever of a Tanne Foundation Award for
Commitment to Artistic Excellence. The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution wrote, "A transgender, feminist performance artist with a national buzz going...funny,
revealing, whip-smart and poetic." Since 2006, Schofield has received 3 Community Fund Grants
from the National Performance Network to raise community awareness of gender and sexuality
through art in Seattle, San Antonio, and Miami, FL.
Evergreen to Host Annual Orissi Dance Festival
Choreography by Dr. Ratna Roy
"Olympia's Annual Orissi Dance Festival," sponsored by Evergreen Performing Arts & The
Evergreen Orissi Dance Ensemble and featuring the Urvasi Dance Company, with 19 dancers, will
be held at the Experimental theater, Communications Building, The Evergreen State College, on
May 11& 12, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 general and $5 students and seniors. Tickets are available at
Rainy Day Records, Evergreen Bookstore, BuyOlympia, and the COM Building Box Office from 12
- 3 pm Monday thru Friday or by placing a phone order at (360) 867-6833.

The performance will open with Hindustani Classical Music by the
Gandharva Music Ensemble, led by Extended Education faculty
member, Arijit Mahalanabis. The orchestra consists of Arijit
Mahalabis(vocalist), Brandon McIntosh (Sarod), Nirmal Rout
(Pakhawaj/Mardala), Mausam (Harmonium), Ravi Ramamurthy
(Violin), and Satyajit Limaye (Flute/Tabla).
Olympia's own Orissi Ensemble has continued to make strides. In
November at the Second International Odissi (variant in spelling) in
New Delhi, Ratna Roy's choreography was featured as the work of
one of the foremost choreographers of the second generation. In
December, alumni and students of Evergreen participated at the Gutu
Pankaj Charan Das Festival in Bhubaneswar and at the Third
International Odissi Festival, an extravaganza, again in
Bhubaneswar. The performances received rave reviews on Orissa's
tv and on national tv as well as in the press. As a result, the
Government of Orissa featured Urvasi Dance Company (now comprising of students, alumni, and
community members) at the National Kharavela Festival in Orissa.
Recognized internationally, the troupe has come into its own. It has been invited to perform in India
again on behalf of the Government of Orissa. It has also been recognized as one six foremost Odissi
dance companies in the world, and as one with the largest number of soloists. Olympia has much to
be proud of.
Maria Tallchief
America's first Prima Ballerina, Maria Tallchief, is the subject
of a soon to be aired PBS documentary by Sandra and Yasu Osawa
that will be previewed on Tuesday, April 8 at 7 pm in The Evergreen
State College's Recital Hall. This documentary is the third in a trilogy
of films that highlights contemporary American Indian themes, issues
and people by the Seattle based Upstream Productions. In this film,
Ms. Tallchief tells her own story accompanied by dance clips,
interviews with colleagues and historians and archival photos.
Explained Sandra Osawa, "There are no contemporary stories about
Native American women on PBS, the myriad of other television
stations or on the big screen. For us, as American Indian women,
Pocahontas is as good as it gets. This documentary aims to change the
perpetual image of Indian women from one of 'beast of burden' or 'romantic princess' to one which
will highlight a truly inspirational life-one filled with integrity and passion for the arts."
Osawa's film explains that in the late 1940's, Tallchief ushered in a new prototype of the ballerina
that was distinctly American, in a ballet world that was dominated by the Russians, the French and

the English. All that changed in 1948 when Ms. Tallchief took the stage to capture the critical NY
audience in a new ballet called Orpheus. Author Francis Mason, who is featured in the film
exclaimed, "Maria Tallchief lit a fire under classical ballet that is still burning."
Theater Nohgaku | Crazy Jane
Theater Nohgaku presents a new play, Crazy Jane by David
Crandall
with special guest musicians from Japan.
Also featuring theater of Yugen in Shimizu, a Kyogen comedy.
Co-sponored by Evergreen Expressions and South Puget Sound
Community College Artists & Lecture Series
Lunar Spring Festival
Produced by John S. Robbins and Hirsh Diamant
The Evergreen State College and South Puget Sound Community College will Co-Sponsor
the Seattle Chinese Orchestra as part of the Annual Spring Festival.
The Seattle Chinese Orchestra, led by acclaimed conductor Warren
Chang with award winning musician Buyun Zhao, will highlight a
three-day Spring Festival of events co-sponsored by The Evergreen
State College and South Puget Sound Community College on March
9 to 11.
The concert, to be held at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
at South Puget Sound Community College on Saturday, March 10 at
2 pm, will feature a Lion Dance and calligraphy with Chungliang Al
Huang. The Spring Festival, one of the most important festivals in
Asia, will begin on March 9 when internationally acclaimed master
Chungliang Al Huang will lead a Tai Ji movement workshop. Tai Ji
is a dynamic moving meditation that enhances health, wellness, and
cultural connection. Chungliang is one of the most talented
transformational movement-meditation teachers working today. He is
the author of "Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain” and other books.
Beginners and advanced students are welcome to participate. Virtuoso musician Stuart Dempster,
Faculty Emeritus from UW, will provide musical accompaniment at the workshop.

A free Community Forum will conclude the Festival on Sunday, March 11 at 2 pm in the Evergreen
Longhouse. The Forum will bring together world renown scholars and masters in conversation about
Identity, Gender and Self Cultivation in Daosit, Buddhist, Confucian, and Islamic traditions. The
panelists will include East West Center directors of University of Hawaii Dr. Roger Ames and Peter
Herschock, Master Chungliang Al Huang, and Professor of University of Arkansas Dr Mohja Kahf.
Seattle's Total Experience Gospel Choir to Perform at
Evergreen State College
Organized in 1973 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Seattle,
this nationally and internationally famed choir has grown to 108
members ages 6 to 65. Their travels have taken them to 38 states, 4
continents and 22 countries. Their recognition has garnered them 150
awards and the opportunity to work with other music luminaries such
as Qunicy Jones, Ray Charles, the Hawkins Family, the Morman
Tabernacle Choir, Michael Bolton, the Judds and Peter Seeger to name
a few. They also been a featured group for seven seasons of Langston
Hughes's play Black Nativity at Seattle's Intiman Theater.
Founder and Director, Pastor Patrinell "Pat" Wright brings a
substantial musical resume to the Choir not just as conductor but as a
singer as well. She released her first solo CD I'm so Glad! A Spiritual
Reunion of Drums & Voice in 2005. She has also been honored with
the Washington State Governor's Ethnic Heritage Award for helping
preserve Black Gospel music in the State of Washington and the first
Living Legend Award from the Seattle Center.
Irish Music Masters to Meet at Evergreen for Expressions
Concert
American-born fiddler Randal Bays has been playing Irish
fiddle for nearly 30 years. His recordings and concerts have earned
him recognition on both sides of the Atlantic. His recent album
"House to House" was picked by the Irish Times as one of the Top
Five Traditional Recordings of 2005.
Catherine McEvoy is one of the leading flute players in Irish music
today. From 1984-1988 Catherine was a member of & "Macalla," the
first all female traditional group. Catherine has released two excellent
recordings of traditional flute music, her self-titled "Catherine

McEvoy" (1998) and her latest CD with her brother, fiddler John McEvoy, "The Kilmore Fancy"
(2004).
Born in Drimnagh, Dublin in 1948, James Keane took up the button accordion at age six, drawing
his primary inspiration from his mother, father and uncles (musicians all) and the rich cultural legacy
of their home counties of Longford and Clare. While still in his early teens, James co-founded the
Castle Ceili Band and won the All-Ireland ceili band competition in 1965. He went on to earn four
All-Ireland titles as a soloist on the accordion He plays in the group Fingal, with Randal Bays and
Daithi Sproule
A fourth-generation Clare concertina player, Gearóid ƠhAllmhuráin spent many years under the
tutelage of Paddy Murphy, Clare's master concertina player. In 1996, Gearoid released the critically
acclaimed "Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond", firmly establishing himself as one of the
finest concertina players in Irish music. Gearoid is Professor of Irish Studies at the University of
Missouri-St Louis.
During his years in Portland, Oregon, Dublin native Aidan Brennan became one of the most sought-
after Irish guitarists in the United States, performing with players like Paddy O'Brien, Brian
Dunning, Randal Bays, and Martin Hayes.
Famed "Voice of Hollywood," Marni Nixon, to Offer Master
Class to Evergreen Students
Produced by John S. Robbins, Donald G. Welch and Darrell Born
The Evergreen State College, St. Martin's University and
South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) are proud to
announce that Marni Nixon, the voice of Natalie Woods in West
Side Story , Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and countless other
film stars will conduct a Master Class on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9
am to 4 pm at SPSCC. Evergreen Students may register as a
participant or as an observer by contacting John Robbins,
Performing Media Arts Manger, for a application form or a
member of the Performing Arts faculty.
Ms. Nixon will also perform a concert on Friday, Oct 27, at 7:30
pm in the Main Theater of the Minnaert Center for the Performing
Arts at SPSCC with a book and CD signing to follow afterward.

Seattle Shakespeare Company – The Winter’s Tale
Directed by Marc Harrison
Set Design by Dennis Mobbs
Rudrakshya Dance Troup from India | Odissi Dance Recital

An Evening with Nina Shorina | Russian Animator, Director,
Actress
Russian Animator, Director and Actress Nina Shorina will present four of her short films,
Door, Dream, Poodle and Alter Ego, with a discussion following each. In addition a reception will
be held during the intermission.
Born in Moscow, Shorina was a popular child actress who studied
first acting and then film making at the State Institute of
Cinematography (VGIK). She began working at Soyuzmult film in
1976 and directed several children's films including "Poodle." Just
prior to perestroika Soyuzmultfilm's administration approved
"Door," a script ostensibly about a boy repairing a door, believing it
would also be a film for children. However, the film Shorina
delivered in 1986 was for a grown up audience, the first of a trilogy
that would explore the Soviet person's reaction to the dramatic
political changes sweeping in the Soviet Union. The film won
several awards, including the Grand Prize at the Oberhausen
(Germany) Festival of Documentary and Short Films.
The film Dream (1988), a critique of nostalgia infused with views of
the Soviet Union, was an Official Selection of the Sorrento (Italy)
Film Festival. Alter Ego (1989), a study of the relationship of art to everyday life via self portraiture,
won first prize at the Ryazan (USSR) Animated Film Club of USSR and was based on a short story
written by Shorina.
Jane Pilling of the British Film Institute described Nina Shorina as "one of the only woman
animators in the former Soviet Union to have created a substantial body of work that ranks her along
the established (male) names in Soviet animation."

Evergreen to Pres ent
Ex panded Chines e New Year Celebration
at the
Was hington Center
Giv in g in t o Lo v e : in Ch in e s e
P o e t r y, M u s ic a n d T h e a t e r
Sunday, February 15, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Directed by Rose Jang
Set Design by Jeremy Reynolds
In celebration of Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day, “Giving in to Love: in
Chinese Poetry, Music and theater” is a rare production on many levels. In
spirit as well as in content, this event is not only a harmonization between
cultures but also a joining of arts—a sensory adventure meandering through
the changing sceneries of East and West, Old and New. It is conceived and
designed as a theatrical mosaic, a multi-course feast of visual and aural
stimulations stringing together sounds and images of Chinese literary, visual,
martial and performing arts. It displays the unbreakable connections and
shared inspirations between Chinese poetry, music, theater, calligraphy,
painting and visual design. In addition to a general welcome to the year of Ox,
one of the most sacred and beloved animals in Chinese culture, there exists
one invisible thread stringing together all these artistic treasures and
throughout the show: the story of love, with Chinese sensitivity and intensity.

The production will feature a host of nationally acclaimed artists in Chinese music, theater and martial arts,
including:
 Erhu (Chinese violin) master performer Warren Chang and pianist Roger Nelson.
 10-people Drum Ensemble from Chinese Arts and Music Association in Seattle.
 Martial artists in Kungfu and Taiji from the Seattle Wushu Center.
 Chinese opera (in the style of Kunqu theater) performers from New York City. The full-
scaled performance will include actors and a complete orchestra, all of high professional
caliber. (This will be the first time the Chinese Kunqu theater, recognized by the UNESCO
as one of the masterpieces of human oral and intangible heritages, comes to Olympia.)
 Music faculty and well-trained students from The Evergreen State College and PLU.
“Giving in to Love” serves several missions. Most importantly, it aims to promote a
deeper appreciation of Chinese culture in the broadercommunities of Olympia and the
South Puget Sound region. Although the event is a college production, it is a
celebratory gift offered to the general public of our communities. It pays tribute to
Chinese culture by showcasing some of the most traditional and purest elements of
Chinese arts—in musical style, in theatrical conventions, as well as in the calligraphy
and paintings incorporated into the scenic background.
The productionalso explores the artistic interactions and cross-fertilizations between
China and the West. Several distinguished performers/composers, including music
professors RogerNelson, Andrew Buchman and Gregory Youtz, will present their
“Chinese imagination” through western music composition and instrumentation. The
production incorporates delicately designed scenic and lighting elements to reinforce
the fluidity between different art forms and between cultures. Stage design becomes
an integrated part of the overall aesthetics, speaking for the elegance of Chinese
architecture at the same time encompassing all artistic expressions into a coherent
universe. The flow of the show will emulate a continuous musical scorewithout
verbal explanations and interruptions. Chinese calligraphy and brush painting will
grace the projection screen and guide the audience into the Chinese world of love. As
a whole, the production is like a piece of music, a scroll of Chinese painting, or a
never-ending story of Chinese love.
This program is funded in part by the Washington State Arts Commission and the Evergreen
State College President’s Diversity Fund.

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