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Bill Richardson of New Mexico and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr Gorman's collection unveils to the world the beauty of Navajo culture through his paintings and books," Richardson said Gorman Donates His Art Jul 29, 6:36 AM EST Artist R "We are celebrating the premier Indian artist of all time, the Picasso of American Indians," Richardson said C C Artist R "R He signed a proclamation declaring Sunday as R Gorman Library Collection at the Ki yaa anni Library at Dine College The collection consists of art, books, awards, mementos and sculptures Gorman celebrated his 72nd birthday by donating a large collection of his art to a library at a Navajo college were among 200 guests present Saturday for the occasion, which also marked the opening of the R Gov Shirley spoke of the importance of education and the role the new library would play in that process Gorman Day in New Mexico C C C "In every town there will be pantomime," he says A thoroughly British holiday tradition that predates Dickens and might make Disney blush, the Oregon Cabaret Theater has turned it into a local favorite with an American accent in a town best known for Shakespeare "Here you want them screaming, so you can't hear anything "When it came over to Britain through France, they couldn't speak the language, so they mimed it with lots of funny business," said Nigel Ellacott, keeper of the panto flame at his Web site www "Pantomime in this country is the first time a child will go to the theater," says Ellacott He is to cut out Snow White's heart with a salami (because its funnier than a knife) and bring it back for a Hannibal Lecter-style entree with fava beans " "The 'Cinderella' I'm doing at the moment must cost an absolute fortune," said Ellacott " The most popular are "Aladdin," set in China instead of Arabia; "Dick Whittington," who rids Morocco of its rats with his cat sidekick; "Cinderella," Ellacott's personal favorite; and "Snow White A take-charge modern woman, Snowy forms them into a rock band, belting out "Snowy and the Dweebs" to the tune of "Benny and the Jets," with Dweebs Rad (Hitchcock), Cool (Kasey Mahaffy) and Awesome (Marc Swan) Though a few pantos have sprouted in the United States, they have mostly struggled, Ellacott says Ten dancers " "Alice in Panto Land" followed in 1994, "Ali Baba: A Tale of Arabian Delights" in 1998, and the latest is "Snow White & Several Dweebs," which runs through Dec He recalled a Christmas visit to Spain, where homesick English expatriates put on a panto Evilena sings "Michael Jackson's got nothing on me" after her repeat visits to the plastic surgeon in the song, "I've Been Done," a takeoff on "Dance 10, Looks 3" from "A Chorus Line He and partner Peter Robbins are famous for their portrayals of Cinderella's Ugly Sisters The result was "Panto-Monium, a Cindy-Rella Story I feel it is so shoved down your throat for so long," he says its-behind-you In Britain, "The Dame" changes costume for every entrance, even if it's only for a few seconds, with the most lavish saved for the final bow so the audience walks out with the memory of an incredible spectacle If they don't like it, they may never set foot inside a theater again "It's a totally different theater experience," says Jim Giancarlo, artistic director of OCT and author of four pantos "Put him in four-inch heels and 18-inch wig and that's a lot of woman," says Giancarlo The form has its roots in the Commedia dell'Arte, the raucous Italian song and dance theater that dates back to the 16th century and was the inspiration of Punch and Judy puppet shows com Panto: www " She sends Snow White (Jacqueline Stein) off to New York, with the Huntsman (David Ray) on her trail its-behind-you But the Hunstman can't do it, and Snow White finds refuge in a fraternity house, where she is napping when three computer geeks come home "A lot of theaters in this country rely on their pantomime business to subsidize them for the rest of the year But they are big business in Britain, where he has tallied 195 professional productions, 12 touring companies and untold amateur productions "We've got a duty to do it right So the Shakespeare you see in July might well have been paid for by pantomime in December " Panto was something completely different for the actors, primarily because it depends so heavily on the audience to make it all work " Medieval tradition still plays an important role oregoncabaret 31 "We've got lasers, we've got flying fairies, people coming out of traps in the floor, live ponies But pantos are silly I've got that looming over my head all the time Then she succumbs to a bite from the poisoned apple, and falls into a deep sleep, to be awakened with a kiss from The Prince (Ray) A cast of 12 and the local children He has preserved the panto tradition of the cross-dressing "Dame" character, with 6-foot-3-inch Wade McCollum playing the evil stepmother, Evilena " Panto is short for pantomime, whose Greek root refers to a play performed with mute gestures and music The villain always enters first from stage left (the word sinister derives from the Latin for left), and the good guys from stage right The real deal is a mix of "Fractured Fairy Tales" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," tossed with a generous dose of slapstick and melodrama popularly known as panto The audience gets into the act, shouting, "It's behind you!" to warn of approaching danger "When you're doing dramatic pieces, you're looking for silence, that moment when you can hear a pin drop," says McCollum That, to me, is the beauty of it Giancarlo's latest story begins with an audience warm-up in which a dramaturge â€â€? a dig at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which employs several to interpret the Bard â€â€? explains panto to three goofy pages in choir robes The songs and dances melded with fairy tale plots, the good and evil traditions of medieval morality plays, and British music hall gags and have been playing to packed theaters since the early 1800s com and a longtime star of British pantos com " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Oregon Cabaret Theater: http://www "Disney is so identified with this story Group Brings English Christmas to Stage Dec 18, 1:17 PM EST Looking for a traditional English Christmas? Forget Scrooge and Tiny Tim But the British product is anything but silent Giancarlo wrote his first panto in 1992, desperate for a holiday show to keep his small dinner theater filled during the long cold winter, when the big tourist draw, the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is dark "It's a real adventure," Giancarlo says of writing panto "I'm not a big Christmas lover |
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