"Thank you Mary,

It was an amazing night! I was MOST impressed with the way the two dance groups blended, melded, collaborated. It showed what they were talking about, the integration of traditional and contemporary art forms, in the way they worked—very powerful. I spoke with an employee from Freightliner, our Presenting Sponsor, who said she was so moved that she was crying during the dance sets.

Please let all the dancers know again how much we appreciated their participation in the 2005 Washington Park Summer Festival. Painted Sky provided a perfect ending to a long run of great performances."

Kristan Knapp
Production Coordinator
Summer Concerts Program
Portland Parks & Recreation

News & Events

Read about Novemeber Native American Month and Painted Sky on the Spirit Mountain web site.

For the Generations: Airs on national public television in May 2010

Nike National Launch of the N7 Collection & NAFN Native American Heritage Month
Saturday, November 7th
Nike Employee Store
Northstar Dancers Performing:
Betty Stephens
Jeremy Barney
Mary Bodine

Northstar Dance Company Audition
Men and Women All Native Styles including Hoop
Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 2 pm
THPRD/Garden Home in Studio 2

Northstar/Moveo Dance Company Native Heritage Month Celebration
Friday, November 13th, 2009 from 1 pm to 9 pm
THPRD Garden Home in the GYM

Painted Sky/OPB Co-Production "For the Generations"
Airs on OPB November 25th, 2009 at 10:30 PM in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Airs nationally in May of
2010.

Young Audiences Showcase
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Opens at 2 pm Northstar/Moveo Dance Company at 3:30 pm
Multnomah Arts Center
Free Admission

Northstar Dance Company Performing w/ Grammy Award
Winner Robert Mirabal
International Conference on Fusion
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Wednesday, July 8th 2009

Ten Tiny Dances
Grass Dancer Kieran Hill
Native Drum Colt Nicol
Beaverton Farmers Market
Saturday, June 27th 2009
11 am to 1 pm
Free Admission

Northstar/Moveo Dance Company
St. Ignatius School
Thursday, February 26th at 1:45 pm

Young Audiences for Oregon/SW Washington
Northstar is now a member of Young Audiences of Oregon/Southwest Washington "arts in the schools"

Lewis & Clark College: Native Heritage Month
Wednesday, November 19th 2008

In honor of Native American Heritage Month Northstar/Moveo Dance Company Open House
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 from 11 am to 3 pm
Garden Home Recreation Center GYM
www.opb.org/events/

Young Audiences: Whitman Elementary
Friday, Octoboer 31st 2008 at 1:45pm

Oregon State University
Sunday, July 13th 2008 Opening Evening Reception

Portland State University Roots Festival
Thursday, May 22nd 2008 at 1:30 pm
FREE ADMISSION
Portland Observer Newspaper

Lynch View Elementary*Centennial School District
Cultural Evening … Thursday, April 10th 2008 at 7 pm

Beaverton Arts Commission 26th Annual Visual Arts Showcase Opening Gala
Beaverton City Library
Saturday, February 2nd 2008 at 7 pm
ADMISSION IS FREE
12375 SW Fifth in Beaverton

Main Stage of Oregon Zoo
Sat. Oct 6th, 2007 at 1 p.m

Wy Kan Ush Pum Gala 2007
(cover) (inside)

Washington Park Summer Concert Series
Mon. Aug 6th, 2007 with special performance by Jaynez
View Jaynez's web site
National R & B Native American performer Jaynez comes to Portland to support Native youth and work with the Northstar Dance Company at the Washington Park Summer Concert Series on Monday, August 6th for a full evening of Native music and dance.
(cover) (program) (article)

Admission is free thru Portland Parks and Corporate Sponsorship

Columbia River Tribes Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) Gala
Sat. May 12th, 2007

Intel's Native American Heritage Month
November 14, 2006

Northstar Dancers and Marv Ross' Ghosts of Celilo
Columbira River Inter-Tribal Commission Annual Dinner 2006

Native American Heritage Month at Nike Headquarters
November 2005
Picture and story in Grand Ronde newspaper Smoke Signals, January 2006 Issue.

Beaverton High School Native Heritage Month
November 2005

PSU Native American Cultural Center
October of 2005

2005 Washington Park Summer Concert Series
(cover) (inside)

Jeld Wen Classic (Peter Jacobsen)
Support of Painted Sky

Starbucks "Make Your Mark Program"
June of 2005

Starbucks honors Native Heritage Month
November 2004

Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Jam'n for Salmon on the Waterfront

An Evening with Painted Sky (cover) (inside)
Newmark Performing Arts Center
Spirit Mountain Casino and Grand Ronde Tribes
Kitzhaber Support Letter

 

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