Professional Development Calendar - 2013

April 2013

April 23, Tuesday (4:15 pm): Ni Ketut Arini, Bali revered teacher, performer, and expert on classifical and modern Balinese dance will be sharing her story in Lane's Blue Door Theatre located in the lower level of the Performing Arts building (Building 6) on the main campus. This is a free event.

Ibu Arini, as she is universally known, is famous throughout Bali for several reasons. As a performer, her riveting interpretations of formative kebyar-style works such as Taruna Jaya ("Dance of the Victorious Youth") and Margapati ("King of the Forest") won her top prizes and widespread recognition in the first years of the Bali Arts Festival.  She also became a skilled performer in various classical styles, such as legong and arja. As a choreographer, she created several dramatic works based on Balinese mythology and folklore, such as the award-winning Legong Subraba Duta. But even beyond these achievements, Ibu Arini is one of the most highly regarded teachers in Bali—an artist whose unquestioned mastery of dance, passionate love of her art, and gentle spirit has made her a guiding light to thousands of dancers and other artists throughout Bali. She appears frequently on Balinese television in demonstrations and explanations of various dance styles, as an articulate spokesperson for one of the world's richest dance traditions.  Ms. Arini holds a Masters Degree in dance from ISI, the Indonesian Academy of Dance in Jogjakarta, Java and has taught and performed internationally, including tours and/or residencies in Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, Europe, and the United States. 

March 2013

March 8, Friday (7:30 pm) and March 10, Sunday (2:00 pm): Paul Robeson, a Play by Phillip Hayes Dean as performed by Dr. Stanley Coleman. Ragozzino Performing Arts Hall, Lane Community College. A portrait of Paul Robeson, an American singer and actor whose advocacy for social justice transformed him into a political activist for the Civil Rights Movement and for the rights of people around the world.

February 2013

February 21, Thursday (7:00 pm): Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, presents "Lessons from My Grandfather" in the Center for Meeting and Learning, Building 19, Rooms 102-104. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Donna Koechig at koechigd@lanecc.edu or 5307. 

January 2013

January 17, Thursday (1:00 pm) Pouring Tea - Black Men of the South Tell Their Tales, an award-winning one-man play tells the story of Black Gay Men in the American South, performed by Dr. E. Patrick Johnson. Ragozzino Performing Arts Hall, Lane Community College.