Gawa Gyani: here April 13.

DANCE FOR
TWO CULTURES

The Karen Jamieson Dancers

will be bringing their production
of Gawa Gyani to Terrace in
April. According to Jane Dickson
of the Terrace and District
Multicultural Association, tremen-
dous support has been offered by
businesses, organizations and
individuals.

Dickson has been seeking
pledges of money as well as time
in order to have the dance com-
pany perform here. She says more

pledges are welcome, although -

they hope most expenses will be
covered by ticket sales. She
stresses that the money com-

mitted is only pledged at this”

Volunteers are needed for Child
Health Clinics (immunization slinkcs)
every Tuesday from, 9-30 a.m. to 12 noon
and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and the first
and third Thursday of each month from
1:30 to 4 p.m. Duties in-clude weighing
and measuring children. No lifting nec-
essary. For more information, call Debra
at638-3310.

Adult Children of Alecholics (ACOA)
— An open self-help group meets each
| Wednesday st 7:30 p.m. at Knox United
Church, 4907 Lazelle Ave., Terrace. For
more information, phone Paul at 636-
3045. ;

- time, and will only be used to
‘cover any shortfalls that occur,

. The Gawa Gyani performance
is the first collaborative effort of
its kind between native and non-
native dancers and combines
native and modern music. The

cast consists of approximately 22
performers, of which half are

‘native and half are non-native.

According to Jay Rankin, the
assistant manager and tour direc-
tor of the Karen Jamieson Dance
Company, the show is not repre-
sented by the dance company
alone but is a collaborative effort
between the company and the
creators of the show and has
received considerable sponsorship
from Canadian Native Arts Foun-
dation.

The dance company performed
at the Museum of Anthropology
last summer and is currently
touring in Ontario and New
Brunswick.

The Terrace performance of
Gawa Gyani will be held April 13
at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. Ticket
prices will be $10 for adults, $7
for seniors and $5 for students.
Tickets will be available early
next week from Misty River
Books, Kermodei Friendship
Centre and Sight & Sound.

~~ Diana English

Terrace Concert Society |

presents

\Harps International

Saturday, March 28, 8 PM.
R.E.M.Lee Theatre |
Tickets: Adults $12.00 Students /Seniors $8.00
Available at Erwin Jewellers in the Skeena Mall
Co-sponsored by:
ITP Terrace Travel & Kermodei Trading Co.

Terrace Review — March 20, 1992