THE THERE. HARRY NOT NOT GOOD.
LET'S GET HIM UNDER CONTROL I
WOULD NOT LIKE THEM HERE
THAT'S DO THAT. YEAH AD ON AM
EXTRA THE OREGON BALLET
THEATER HAS LEAKED INTO A NEW
PERFORMANCE SEASON AND OF
COURSE IT'S QUITE DIFFERENT
THIS YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
BUT AS THE SAYING GOES THE
SHOW MUST GO ON TO THE DANCE
COMPANY RE IMAGINE THIS SEASON
INTO WHAT'S BEING CALLED OBT
MOVES. KEVIN ARE BEING THE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WITH THE
OREGON BALLET THEATER WITH US
LIVE THIS MORNING WITH A
PREVIEW GOOD MORNING.
HEY GOOD MORNING JENNY HOW
ARE YOU.
GOOD WE'RE GOOD OKAY, GOOD
TO BE WITH US TO TELL US ABOUT
THE CONCEPT BEHIND OBT MOVES
IN AND THIS IS A A REALLY
CREATIVE TWIST ON ON WHAT
PEOPLE PROBABLY KNOW FROM THE
BALLET THEATER.
OF COURSE EVERYBODY KNOWS
THERE'S A CLOSE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY THE
LIVE OR OR OR YOU KNOW
PRACTICALLY IN A NONEXISTENT.
AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO
WAS COMBINE OUR VERY REAL NEED
TO TRAIN WORK ON WITH THE
PUBLIC'S NEED TO EXPERIENCE
ART, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE SEE
LIKE THE ONLY ACTION OR OUR
LIFE WE SEE OUT ON THE STREET
PEOPLE IN CONFLICT, WE WANT TO
ALSO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
OUR COMMUNITY THE PEOPLE
WORKING TOGETHER STRIVING
TOWARDS THE COLLECTIVE GOAL
YOU KNOW THE THING ABOUT
DANSON AND ALI IN PARTICULAR
IS THE INTENTIONALITY OF IT
THE. DRIVE IT TAKES TO BE A
PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCER,
AND THE COORDINATION IT TAKES
TO BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER
TO. TO FILL A AN AND. IT'S
REALLY PALPABLE WHEN YOU SEE
IT AND MOST PEOPLE YOU KNOW
HAVE AN IMAGE OF IT OF YOU
KNOW THE GIRLS INTO GUYS THAT
I HAVE NOT BEEN PRETTY BUT
ACTUALLY THE WORK THAT GOES
INTO IT IS JUST AS CAPTIVATING
AND JUST AS. I THINK INSPIRING
AND SO THAT'S WHY OUR PROGRAM
THIS YEAR IS FOCUSED ON.
TRYING TO BE PRESENT IN THE
COMMUNITY STANDING UP FOR
PORTLAND AND FOR THE
PORTLANDERS WHO MAKE THIS CITY
GREAT AND TRYING TO BRING TO
THEM WHEN THEY CAN COME TO US.
YEAH OH, AND JUST LIKE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING I'M ALWAYS SO
FASCINATED LOOKING AT WATCHING
BALLET AND DANCERS WITH THEIR
EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO ON
THEIR TOES AND THEIR MUSCLES
AND I MEAN JUST IT'S IT'S VERY
FASCINATING TO WATCH SO YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT BEING IN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW WHAT KINDS
NEWS ARE YOU GOING TO BE
VISITING.
SO EVEN THE WORD VENUE IS
IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF PLACE
SIMPLY THERE'S NO VENUE THAT
WE CAN SAFELY PERFORM IN SO
WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON THE
WORK OF BEING A BELLY DANCER
AND BRING VALLEY TO LIFE. SO
OF COURSE WE WERE DERAILED
QUITE A BIT WITH THE FIRES AND
THE SMOKE WE STARTED WHAT WE
CALL THE OBT EXPOSED
EXPERIENCE WHICH WAS STARTED
IN THE 90'S THE FOUNDING
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAMES
CANFIELD IN THE SOUTH PARK
BLOCKS AND WE HAVEN'T DONE IT
IN A NUMBER OF YEARS BUT
EXPOSED BASICALLY IS OF DOING
OUR WORK OUTDOORS A FREE FOR
EVERYBODY TO COME AND WATCH SO
WE STARTED INTEL WATERFRONT
WHICH IS WHERE HOME BASES ON
THE PROPERTY OF KNIGHTDALE
SYDELL FAMILY GRACIOUSLY
ALLOWED US TO BILL THE STAGE
RIGHT THERE IN A PARKING LOT
WE HAD ONLY STARTED WHEN THE
AIR QUALITY IN THE FIRES FOR
SET TO SHUT DOWN THIS WEEK
WE'RE THE AT THE ON THE. YOU
KNOW PLAZA GRANDPAS AND ON
PIECE A LITTLE BIT IMAGES FROM
THERE. NEXT WEEK WE'RE GOING
UP TO NORTHEAST PORTLAND TO
HAVE THE PDC COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WE'RE
PARTNERING WITH THEM NOT
PERFORM BUT DO OUR WORK THEIR
FOOT CELL COURT WHICH IS
REALLY PUTS ALL IS KIND OF
LIKE INDOOR SOCCER A LITTLE
BIT SMALLER WE SO WE GOT A YOU
OF. BOUNDED ON 4 SIDES THE
AREA WE'RE GOING TO BE YOU
KNOW BASICALLY DOING CAGE
MATCHES. STYLE BALLET.
INTEREST TODAY AT IT JUST
SEEMS LIKE SUCH A COOL IDEA
AND A VERY UNIQUE SPIN ON
THINGS THIS YEAR WHAT'S BEEN
THE RESPONSE FROM THE
COMMUNITY SO FAR.
WELL ER, THE RESPONSE HAS
BEEN WONDERFUL AS I SAID THAT
WE HAD JUST GOTTEN STARTED WE
HAD TO SHUT DOWN, BUT THE VERY
FIRST DAY AND A HALF THE
PEOPLE CAME BY, WE'RE JUST
ECSTATIC. WE SAW PEOPLE WHO
YOU KNOW HAVE WATCHED THIS FOR
YEARS AND WE'RE JUST YOU KNOW
THEIR HEARTS ARE OVERFLOWING
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CHANCE
TO CS IN PERSON AGAIN HAPPY
THAT WE'RE LIVE AND STILL
CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY
A VENDOR FROM ACROSS THE
STREET CAME OVER AND BROUGHT
ALL THE DANCERS THESE REALLY
WONDERFUL PROTEIN SNACK. SO
PEOPLE ARE REALLY THRILLED TO
IN ACTION AND. I DON'T KNOW
AND I'M BIASED BECAUSE I SPENT
MY WHOLE LIFE IN THIS ART
FORM, BUT DAN IS AN ART REALLY
CAN ONLY LIVE THROUGH THE
BODIES OF PEOPLE AND WE ARE
EMBLEMATIC OF OUR COMMUNITY IN
A WAY THAT I THINK IS IS
REALLY RELEVANT AND WE WANT TO
REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY
SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND
STAND UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THAT.
OKAY WELL CAN AND JUST
SOUNDS FASCINATING YEAH, I
DEFINITELY WANT TO CHECK IT
OUT AND CARSON PEOPLE WANT TO
FIND OUT WHERE THE OREGON
BALLET THEATER COULD BE
PERFORMING NEXT. WE'RE GOING
TO PUT A LINK ON KOIN DOT COM
WITH ALL THE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US AND TELLING US ABOUT THIS
SOUNDS REALLY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING INTERESTED IN
WHERE WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE
ABLE TO DO THIS AND THERE'S
MORE TO PEOPLE CHECK IT OUT A
BIT HE GOT A WORD EXCELLENT
YEAH, I KNOW WE'LL CERTAINLY
BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND ALL
THE DANCERS STAY HEALTHY,
THANKS GIVEN ALL RIGHT. I DO