Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Southeast Center Art Beat Schedule

Photos and story by James Hill

Southeast Center 2305 SE 82^ND & DIVISION

MONDAY, MAY 10

Moe Bowstern—’Zinester and Poet

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. – mt. sCott 206

Bowstern has been known to fish for shad on New York’s Hudson River, shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico, and salmon in Kodiak, Alaska. She’s also been known to change the color of her hair at a moments notice. When she’s not fishing, Bowstern is hard at work on her ’zine, Xtra Tuf.

Sandeep Koranne—Sitar Performance

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – mt. taBor Great hall

India comes to PCC with the sounds of sitarist Sandeep Koranne. Sandeep has extensive knowledge of Raga music, vocal as well as instrumental. He will be accompanied on the tabla by Sai Kiran.

Soriah—Butoh Performance

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. – mt. taBor Great hall

Soriah, a studied Tuvan Throat Singer, has the ability to sing multiple notes, creating bass, rhythm and melody simultaneously. He often uses archetypal images and earth-based spiritual traditions from around the world.

TUESDAY, MAY 11

Motoya Nakamura—Photography Discussion

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – mt. sCott 200

Motoya Nakamura states, “My photographs are very cinematographic in style. They consistently have the time flow instead of a completely still moment. I like to leave a hint of the fact that no time is still: always moving.”

Oregon Universal Zulu Nation—Hip Hop/Dance/Graffiti

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – taBor Great hall

All elements Hip Hop jam! DJs, Graffiti artists, MCs, Bboys and Bgirls make up the four main elements of Hip Hop culture. Come share the experience with the Oregon Universal Zulu Nation as they bring it all together with the fifth element: Knowledge.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

Phillip Charette—Ceramics Discussion

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. – mt. taBor hall 143

An Alaska Native Yup’ik artist specializing in sculpture, Yup’ik spirit masks, and Native musical instruments, Charette discusses his creations and underlying philosophy about art. Through a hands-on investigative and exploratory approach, his art expresses elements of traditional Yup’ik spirituality, cosmology and power.

Student Poetry Reading

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. – mt. taBor Great hall

Come and hear PCC students read from their creations.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

Theatre of the Oppressed—Performance and Workshop

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. – taBor 102

Theatre of the Oppressed, a form of interactive theater originating in Brazil, is now practiced across the world as a form of empowerment and social transformation. Participants will not only learn the basic history and theory behind this genre but also take part in a workshop.