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Web updates: We've revamped the Community section of our website - if you've got a message to post to the masses, email us: element5ive@yahoo.com . With the explosion of new cultural hotspots and happenings, the Culture section of our website is slated for a massive updated. If you know of a new venue, cultural hotspot, or creative community organization in the 412 area code feel free to email us your suggestions and links
DJ Selecta lyric of the week: "...Life was meant for us to be what we want to be..." - ('It's Your World' - Gil Scott Herron / Brian Jackson)
DJ Edgar-Umm lyric of the week: "...There's no limit to the things that you can do..." - ('Space is the Place' - Sun Ra)
the next element 5 party: For those who've been asking, save the date: Saturday May 15th . If you dug the Mattress Factory last December, get your dancing shoes ready for this one. Details real soon.
Some breaks and samples from this weekend's happenings. Peace....
May
06 through May 15, 2004
- Theatre: Yo' Mama!
$15 | 8 pm @ Center for Creative Play 1400 Braddock Ave [Edgewood].
412-371-1668
www.center4creativeplay.org
Map/directions
A provocative new comedy about
modern motherhood. Six women in a post-natal yoga class take you on a one-hour
roller coaster ride through sleepless nights, first words, and orgasms that no
mother, son, or daughter should miss. This collaboration takes site-specific
theatre to a whole new level. Yo'Mama!, written and directed by Arnet after the
birth of her son, sets six new mothers in a post-natal yoga class where they
share honest, humorous, sexy, and irreverent tales of parenthood as they move
continuously in and out of yoga postures. As the Center for Creative Play is a
popular destination for parents and families and as its downstairs neighbor is
Fitness Yoga - where people can take pre and post-natal yoga classes - the play
is easily at home in its new location. Written and Directed by Heather Arnet
Choreography by Mary Miller.Featuring: Janis Burley Wilson, Carla Delaney,
Vanessa German, Melissa Martin, Tonia Steed, and Adrienne Wehr.
For more info: Phone: Proarts at 412-394-3353 for tickets Visit:
www.yomamatheplay.com
Friday,
May 07, 2004 - Film:
Russian Film Symposium 2004
$5 | Check Website @ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue [N.
Oakland]. 412-682-4111
www.pghfilmmakers.org/russ.html
Map/directions
For the first time, the annual
Russian Film Symposium cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and
Pittsburgh Filmmakers will concentrate on new and unknown filmmakers, including
young directors who have just completed a first feature film. Titled Prophets
and Gain: New Russian Cinema, the symposium will take place May 3-8 on Pitt’s
Oakland campus and at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, 477 Melwood Ave., North Oakland
location. The symposium, supported by Pitt, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, and The A.W.
Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation, will
feature screenings of 15 films, four of them American premieres and the other 11
productions by STW Film Company, NTV-Profit Film Company, and Pygmalion
Productions, private Russian production studios. The symposium also will include
daytime discussions and commentaries. The new filmmakers are Petr Buslov,
Aleksei German Jr., Gennadii Sidorov, and Andrei Zviagintsev. Their films,
depicting today’s Russian cinema, will be shown at 8 p.m. May 5-8 respectively,
beginning with Buslov’s Bimmer (2003), introduced by Sergei Chlyants, general
producer at Pygmalion; German’s The Last Train (2003), introduced by Vladimir
Padunov, associate professor in Pitt’s Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures and associate director of the Film Studies Program; Sidorov’s Little
Old Ladies (2003), introduced by Mikhail Iampol’skii, associate professor of
Comparative Literature and Russian Studies at New York University; and
Zviagintsev’s The Return (2003), introduced by Vlad Strukov, visiting assistant
professor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Pitt. These films will be
screened at the Pittsburgh Filmmaker’s Melwood Screening Room; admission is $5.
All films have English subtitles. For a full schedule of screenings and
information on the event, visit the symposium Web site at
www.rusfilm.pitt.edu .
For more info: Visit:
www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/2004/schedule.html
Friday,
May 07, 2004 - Music
+ Art: Implicit / Unblurred Afterparty
$3 donation | 9pm - 3am @ Showroom Lofts 5530 Penn Ave [Friendship].
Map/directions
‘Implicit’ after-party & open
stage In conjunction w/ Modern Formations art show Featuring: DJ Bagel, DJ
Goose. Live music: Wylouts & Powderfrench Art: Blaine Siegel Jay Michael Del
Greco This is an open-stage forum. We welcome any performers to the stage. If
you plan to perform, please bring the necessary equipment. Also, if would like
your name to appear on the next email announcement, please reply to this message
by Wednesday and include your performance name and genre. Please be sure to
check out the ‘Implicit’ art show before stopping by Modern Formations Gallery.
For more info: Phone: 412-363-0820 email:
barrettblackband@hotmail.com
Saturday,
May 08, 2004 - Art
Opening: The Street Changes Forever Everywhere
Free | 8pm - 12 am @ Space Pittsburgh 812 Liberty Ave [Downtown].
www.spacepittsburgh.com
Map/directions
Recent Work by Artists: SWOON,
CALMA, SEAK, BL4CKH4M, HORSIE, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, FAILE, PARS, ABE LINCOLN JR.,
THE FLOWER GUY, AND ON AND ON we know and we know you know the street changes
forever everywhere the "street changes forever everywhere" is an international
outdoor poster/street art show going on in pittsburgh pa. work has been mailed
in from all over the world and installed on empty storefronts in the center of
town. there will be an opening reception at space gallery on liberty ave not far
from the outdoor sites... dj edgar um will be performing and there will be free
beer for the drinking. work will be displayed from all the different artists and
we will be giving it all away at the end of the night. the admission is free but
donations are welcome... for more details check
www.seakmac.com
For more info: Visit:
www.seakmac.com
Saturday,
May 08, 2004 -
Music: Poogie Bell Band
$5 adv / $7 door | 9 pm @ The World 1600 Smallman St [Strip
District]. 412-642-2941
www.jokerprod.com
Map/directions
The sound of Poogie Bell's
drums is what you hear on many of the world's finest jazz, neo-soul, R&B and
hip-hop records. Performer, record producer, composer, and arranger, you've
heard his work with artists including Chaka khan, Marcus Miller, Roberta Flack,
Erykah Badu, David Bowie, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Vanessa Williams and Randy
Crawford. Native of New York and a second generation musician he has been
immersed in music since he was born. Taking cues from his father, a jazz
musician and professor of music, Poogie has always had an inherent connection to
music. As hard as it may be to believe, he started playing at the age of ten
months old and made his concert debut when he was two and half at Pittsburgh's
Carnegie Hall with his father. By the ripe old age of five he'd already appeared
on The Mike Douglas Show with Pearl Bailey. As a kid it wasn't unusual for
Poogie to see the likes of drummer Max Roach, saxophonist Ornett Coleman,
pianist Marylou Williams, bassists, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter and Richard Davis
in his living room jammin' with his father. Growing up he hung out with fellow
musicians Omar Hakim, Marcus Miller, Lenny White and Bernard Wright, Weldon
Irvine all of whom supported and influenced each other musically. Poogie's first
"real" gig was with Tom brown, Weldon Irvine and Hugh Masakela. Then came a tour
with one of the creators of what we know as hip-hop, Afrika Bambaata and the
Soulsonic Force and then with the Force MD's, a Temptations-style vocal group
who were the first to incorporate R&B and hip-hop. "Touch and Go", a song
written by Poogie for the Force MD's, won him the ASCAP Writer's Award for Top
10 Singles in 1998. From his hard work, Poogie was able to break into the
traditional R&B world touring and recording with artists Freddie Jackson,
Phyllis Hyman and Chaka Khan. He came into the New Jack Swing era working with
Kieth Sweat, Teddy Riley, SWV and New Edition. He continues to tour and record
with Marcus Miller, Alex Bugnon, Victor Bailey and Erykah Badu, among others.
Now Poogie is doing his own project with Poogie Band.
For more info: Visit:
www.jokerprod.com/calendar.html
Sunday,
May 09, 2004 -
Dance: Ananda Nartana....The Dance of Joy
$8 / $12 | 3:00 pm @ McConomy Auditorium Carnegie Mellon University [Oakland].
www.cmu.edu/home/visitors/map/index.html
Map/directions
An exquisite afternoon of
Indian Classical Dance in two ancient temple dance traditions by Sreyashi Dey in
Odissi and Vanathi Gopalakrishnan in Bharata Natyam. Odissi is an Indian
classical dance style from the eastern state of Orissa in India, being apart of
the ancient Odra Magadha style of dance from the eastern region. There is
evidence that Odissi was danced in the temples of Orissa as far back as the 2nd
century BC. Originally performed as a sacred ritual dedicated to the Gods,
Odissi is marked by sensuousness and lyricism, soft, graceful and flowing
movements that reflect the divine sculptural motifs of the temples of Orissa.
Bharata Natyam is a style of solo dance from
southern India. It is one of the oldest
of the classical styles and is an amalgam of many aspect of art. Bharata Natyam
has two connotations - first where Bharata is considered to be the name of a
sage scholar, Bharata to whom is attributed the first comprehensive treatise on
theatre, music and dance namely the Bharata natye shashtra. The second
connotation breaks up the word Bharata into three syllables. Bha for Bhava
(emotions) and Ra for Raga (music) and Ta for Tala (rhythm). The term Natyam
refers to theatre. Srishti
Dances of India ("Srishti") is a Pittsburgh based dance company. Srishti's
mission is to disseminate India's cultural heritage through performances of
Indian classical dance, music and theatre in both their traditional form, and
through collaborations with performing artists from around the world. The
academy's performance this Sunday is a benefit for the Association for India's
Development, Inc. (AID), a voluntary non-profit organization committed to
promoting sustainable, equitable and just development in India, by working with
grassroots organizations and movements in India. AID supports and initiates
efforts in various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods,
natural resources, health, women's empowerment and social justice.
For more info: Phone: 412-268-2107 Visit:
www.aidindia.org/pittsburgh
Monday,
May 10, 2004 -
Benefit: Art for AIDS/Art for Change 2004
Donation | 6 pm @ Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Avenue [Oakland].
412-622-3131 www.cmoa.org
Map/directions
An art auction to benefit the
Persad Center programs and AIDS/HIV counselling services. Hundreds of works of
art will be up for bid at this year's auction for silent and verbal bidding.
Donated works by regional and national artists include paintings, photography,
jewelry, pottery, furniture, wearable art and sculpture. The night also includes
unique food and beverages, dancing and music.
For more info: Visit:
www.persadcenter.org/art.htm
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