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Part of News of the Arts press release, March 15, 1976

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NEWS OFTHEARTS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
INFORMATION SERVICES - HAYES HALL BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14214
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FOR RELEASE: ON RECEIPT

Jill Radler, 831-4336

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Diaspora, The Experimental Performing Arts Co., a Chicago­
based group, will be in residence at the State University of New York at Buffalo
from

15 through March 20.

March

During the company's residency, sponsored by the

Black Student Union, performances, lectures and workshops have been scheduled.
"Rituals and Celebrations," a multi-media work, will be presented on Friday,
March 19 and Saturday, March 20 at 8 pm in the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the
Ellicott Complex, Amherst campus.
Reshain

General admission is $2.00; students, $1.50.

Randson Boykin, founder and director of the Diaspora group is currently

a doctoral student in U/B's English

Department.

He describes "Rituals and

Celebrations" as a "trip-tick collage for performance."
Other
Myers,

events during

formerly

the residency include a jazz workshop by Amina Claudine

of the Gene Ammons Quartet; instrument making workshop:

percussion

and woodwind by Douglas Ewart; a master class in African dance by Ernest Luis,
a lecture/slide
Yaounde'

Rrataa

presentation, "Third World Alternatives in the Visual

Olu, painter and sculptress.

Christine

The workshops

Company members Rita Warford,

Jones, an actress who played

and

the role of Sandra

lectures are free and open to the public.

Student Union, 831-2830, for information on workshop schedules.

- 30 6831

Arts" by
vocalist, and

in the film

"Cooley High," will assist in the workshops.

Contact the Black