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As you're probably well aware by now, the students of North Haven, Maine's North Haven Community School staged a performance last October at Waterman's Community Center.

Thankfully, they passed on such hot elementary school scene picks as We Haz Jazz!, Magic in Me, and Feelin' Your Oats for something a whole lot cooler-- a ballet based on Deerhoof's 2004 album, Milk Man, complete with dancers, an orchestra, balloons, and milk-colored outfits and set design.

The play, organized by two NHCS instructors-- music and drama teacher Courtney Naliboff (director) and art and P.E. teacher Ken Jones (choreographer)-- is now available on DVD here. Its footage is culled from several rehearsals and performances, and is sure to be nothing short of brilliant. Just check out this preview and you'll know what we're talking about.

Proceeds from its sale benefit the North Haven Community School Building Fund, a non-profit campaign to build a new school building on the island of North Haven.

In other news, Deerhoof are still on the road in support of last month's Friend Opportunity (Kill Rock Stars). They've extended the previously announced trek to include a slew of European dates; the new shows will run from mid- to late-April.

Dates:

02-21 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *#
02-22 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *#
02-23 Winston-Salem, NC - Warehouse *#
02-24 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom #^
02-25 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar #^
03-02 San Diego, CA - Epicentre %
03-03 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress %
03-04 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room %
03-07 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory %&
03-08 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room %
03-09 Austin, TX - Emo's %
03-10 Houston, TX - Numbers %
04-01 Perth, Australia - Rosemount
04-03 Sydney, Australia - Factory
04-04 Brisbane, Australia - Zoo
04-06 Sydney, Australia - Great Escape Festival
04-07 Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
04-12 Istanbul, Turkey - Babylon
04-13 Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Motel Mozaique Festival
04-14 Hamburg, Germany - Übel & Gefährlich
04-15 Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg @
04-16 Cologne, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg @
04-17 Brussels, Belgium - Domino Festival $
04-18 Paris, France - Point Ephemere @
04-19 Bourges, France - Club 22 (Bourges Festival)
04-20 Lyon, France - Ground Zero
04-21 Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa Club
04-23 Florence, Italy - Sintetika
04-24 Bologna, Italy - Covo
04-25 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
04-27 Krems an der Donau, Austria - Donaufestival

* with Busdriver
# with Harlem Snakes
^ with Flying
% with Macromantics, Experimental Dental School
& with Star Death
@ with the Blow
$ with Akron/Family

[Photo by Alice Bissel]