Event Program

Opening Performance
The song “Generations” was composed by a collective of musicians led by Brent Florendo, who is Wasco, Yakama and Warm Springs, and performed by Tribal members from throughout the state. The song is one of several featured in the Oregon State Song Anthology, a statewide project inviting Oregonians of all ages to help shape a living cultural symbol through music.

Welcome
OCF Board Chair, Peter Bragdon

President's Report
OCF President and CEO, Lisa Mensah

Embodied Togetherness
With a mission of “more joy, less fear and better results,” On Your Feet uses the art of improv to create interactive experiences for audiences of all kinds. In this session, we’ll experience firsthand what becomes possible when we all step into the action together.

Closing Performance
Sebé Kan is a West African drum and dance performance company with 32 youth members ages 7–18. Their instructors, drummers and dancers study and perform works from Mali, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Sebé Kan (pronounced SAY-BAY-KAHN) is a Malinké word meaning “Serious Sound,” something that was predestined. Sebé Kan believes its members and audiences share an important connection to West Africa through music and dance.