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They Could Have Danced
All Night
aurie Eisenhower admits that
it's difficult to describe her
work, Postscripts from the
Front. The choreographer based
her four-section modern dance on im-
ages of the aftermath of a war, but
it's not as morose as that simple de-
scription suggests.
"The piece is a bit tongue and
cheek," she says. "I guess I'm sort of
poking fun" at the diplomatic process
and the futility of war. Place all that
in the context of Middle Eastern and
folk rhythms, as performed live by
the local band Immigrant Suns, and
imagining how Postscripts might look
and sound becomes an even bigger
challenge.
Or, you don't have to venture a
guess at all. Eisenhower's own dance
troupe and guest dancers perform
Postscripts, along with works by sev-
eral other Michigan choreographers,
at the third Michigan Choreogra-
phers Project tomorrow night.
Eisenhower, who is originally from
Arizona, danced with the Pilobilus
and David Parsons troupes in New
York before coming to Oakland Uni-
versity to teach. That was nine years
ago, and her Eisenhower Dance En-
semble is now one of the state's best-
known contemporary dance
companies.
This year's Choreographers Pro-
Jim Storm, Monica Tipitto,
and James Wrona. Sculptures,
paintings and photography.
Through Jan. 31. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday Friday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Satur-
day. Start Gallery, 211 N. Wood-
ward, Birmingham. (810)
644-2991.
Ads with a Conscience. Prod-
uct advertisements, posters and
other marketing campaign ma-
terials which address social is-
sues. Such firms as Benetton,
Kenneth Cole, Diesel, ITT Hart-
ford, Subaru, and Hiram Walk-
Stephanie Pizzo performs Gregory Patterson's
Persistence of Time, a work that was inspired
by the surrealist art of Salvador Dali.
ject features Bill DeYoung's Firebird,
a piece that was scratched from last
year's performance when the lead
dancer became ill. Set to the Stravin-
sky score of the same name, the work
"is a real movement piece," Eisen-
hower says, "very dynamic. It's beau-
tifully costumed and lit."
The surrealist works of Salvador
Dali inspired Gregory Patterson's
Persistence of Time, and Kalama-
zoo-based choreographer Lindsey
Thomas sets her piece to a jazz
score.
"One of the things I like about our
company is we're repertory com-
pany," Eisenhower says, meaning
that the troupe draws on a variety of
choreographers for its performances.
"Usually there's something on the
program for everyone."
—Liz Stevens
'Et Michigan Choreographers Pro-
ject III takes the stage with spe-
cial guest musicians the
Immigrant Suns at 8 p.m. Satur-
day at the Power Center m Ann
Arbor. Tickets are $10-$14. Call
(820) 370-3024 or (313) 763-TK'TS.
er will be represented. Opens
Jan. 12 through Feb. 16. 10 a.m.-
5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. CCS
Center Galleries, Park Shelton
Building, 15 East Kirby, Suite
107, Detroit. (313) 874-1955.
Nicole Pangas, Eun Young
Koo Lee, Sun-Young Byun,
Cheryl Novack. Four new tal-
ents — a ceramist, photograph-
er and two painters — were
selected from the annual Detroit
Focus Exhibition Committee
Slide Review. Opens Jan. 12
through Feb. 16. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Ad-
mission is free. Detroit Focus
Gallery, 33 East River at
Farmer, one block east of Wood-
ward. (313) 965-3245.
Sources and Collaborations:
The Creation of the Holo-
caust Project. Features study
drawings, combination photog-
raphy and painting, and related
artworks in various media by
contemporary artist Judy Chica-
go and photographer Donald
Woodman. Opens Jan. 15-Feb.
16. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Fri-
day; 6-9 p.m. Tuesday. Klemm
Gallery, Studio Angelico at Si-
enna Heights College, 1247 E.
Sienna Heights Dr., Adrian.
(517) 263-0731.
A Good Painting Show, an ex-
hibition organized by the PCCA
Exhibition Committee. Opens
Jan. 19-Feb. 23 in the Main
Gallery. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-
Saturday. Paint Creek Center
for the Arts, 407 Pine St.,
Rochester. (810) 651-4110.
Realism in Clay by Gail
Rosenbloom Kaplan; Letters
Dipped in Honey; and Juda-
ic Art of Ben Glicker. "Letters
Dipped in Honey," is an exhibit
of Jewish children's books cu-
rated by New York's Yeshiva
University. Opens Jan. 14-Feb.
29. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-
Wednesday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun-
day. Jewish Community Center
of Metropolitan Detroit, 6600 W.
Maple Rd., West Bloomfield.
(810).661-7641.
Dark Embraces: Images of
War, Death and the Apocalypse.
Imagery that involves death, in-
cluding works by Durer, Manet,
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