TWO TIIL MICHIGAN DAILY TWO TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY poetry and prose 'Review' Offers Equal Doses Of Excellence, Heroic Effort dance Civic Ballet Offers a Place for Student Talent i By ELIZABETH WISSMAN Judging from its first issue (Fall, 1967), the "Ann Arbor Re- view" is destined to make it big with the "littles." The "littles" are those unpretentious quarter- lies and journals published in offset, or on an old hand press. They are almost anonymous and always impecunious. But these small publications can perform the greatest acts of modern art pat- ronage. T say "can," because the poten- tial for good is so often unexploit- ed. It is not enough merely to publish the work of unknown authors. It is not sufficient to play an intrepid David to the gargantuan P o p u la r American Culture. An un-known and un- popular author is not, a priori, an artist. The editors of the "Ann Arbor Review" are aware of this, and their. quarterly shows equal amounts of heroic. effort and lit- erary excellence. The discretion and critical se-1 lection which has created the Review is evident in the list of contributors. The geographical distribution alone is impressive- authors from Tampa, Baltimore,! and Buffalo, as well as Ann Ar- bor. All this suggests communica- tion-a network through which' young authors may receive wide critical exposure, and view the techniques and devices being used by others. This "cross-fertiliza- tion" means greater variety and exposure for the reader as well. The "Ann Arbor Review" also provides an index of other small literary periodicals of a similar nature. The works represented are mainly poetry, or criticism of new poets. The imbalance is involun- tary, I suspect. A poem is usually shorter than a prose piece. But also, there is something in the fragmentation of this modern age which is more amenable to poetry. The brief impression, the unre- solved conflict, the stasis of the overpowered individual observor- these 1967 themes inform the poetry in the "Ann Arbor Review." One of the finest sustained ef- forts is "The Bridges" by Norman Hoegberg, with its brilliantly con- trolled irony: Watch out for people jumping from bridges, don't try to stop them, mere hands cannot seize them, they have rocks in j their pockets and have prayed for a special rock in their hearts without which they will j float and maybe walk on the water like Jesus, but even Jesus wasn't Jesus, and the people will pull them out and' they will have todo it all over again, but Watch out especially for people jumping from bridges when you are walking underneath them. Other poets, such as Duane Locke, prefer an organic form, with briefer and more enigmatic movement of images: a lamp will carve away the water a curl comes home and writes a rating across all shadows and switches on the mirror. Even in the less assured and co- hesive poems, there are fine lines and single statements. For exam- ple, a "discovery" of a Baltimore Negro slum by Alfred Handy: My father was a bum well hell so am I (see you in hell daddy) The prose in this debut issue of the Review is far less even in its quality than the poetry. The same cultural symptoms which have given an impetus to thehdiscon- nected lyric are at work here. In Richard Grossinger's essay "Items of the Occult," there is an ex- tremely dense and mystic form of expression. In fact, the subject of this essay is a neo-romantic affirmation of the great and my- sterious Self. Grossinger echoes Wordsworth and an entire age which was more noted for poetry than prose: accept the open universe and seek in terms of the vastness of your imagination. David Madden provides the longest selection in the Review. It is a chapter from his new novel "Cassandra Singing." Madden's interest in film is evident through- out the excerpt. Characters evoke memories in the form of "movie reels." Lone, the protaganist, .is described as a "projectionist" as he narrates the crystaline images of his life. The chapter is filled with sensuous fragments, like separate stage settings. The char- acters, too, speak in a "stagey" dialogue, with auditory interrup- tions and weighty caesuras. At times, Madden is torn between his loyalty to an image and to natural sounding dialogue: that pale kind of hate ain't enough to make you want to remember. But Madden fastens upon the seat of his own malaise. It is not simply the word vs. the audio- visual that tortures both Lone and his creator. It is the perma- nent vs. the transient. In a city which destroys the familiar and a technology which dissolves the comfortable past. Lone struggles to preserve something. By JOANNE KING The Spring Concert is of a more Students often complain that serious nature. The dance fare the Ann Arbor community has offered varies greatly from clas- made no place for its student sic like "Giselle" to original chor- population, but the Ann Arbor eography with a more modern Civic Ballet is a notable exception. thouch. Last spring the group per- Students from the University as formed Choppiana, choreo- well as from Eastern Michigan graphed by Mrs. Sylvia Hamer. University actively participate in The Civic Ballet was the first t h i s community organization. company of its kind to be organ- Other members of the Civic Ballet ized in the state of Michigan or come from throughout the Ann in a community the size of Ann Arbor area. Arbor. It has grown steadily and The Civic Ballet performs two now consists of more than thirty concerts each year. Held at the dancing members, divided into Ann Arbor High School Auditor- three corps - major, junior and ium, they draw dance enthusiasts apprentice - with rank decided by and students from all over the degree of skill. The apprentice lower part of the state. group is usually of elementary Each Christmas, children de- school age. light at the Civic Ballet's produc- Many others work behind the tion of "Mrs. Santa's Christmas scenes as stage hands, in publicty, Party." The fantasy introduces selling tickets. Designing costumes ballet at a level which children and sets and doing original work can both understand and enjoy. in choreography. 7 i The company was startedrin 1957 by Sylvia Hamer, now Art- istic Director, in cooperation with Margaret Townsley and Peggy Himler. The Civic Ballet has worked un- der the direction of such renown- ed teachers as Natchia Branitzka, Alex Martin, Doris Herring and Marjorie Hassard. The members have performed in Detroit, East Lansing, Jackson, Saginaw and Plymouth. Each summer. many of the Civic Ballet's members (some on schol- arships sponsored by the com- pany) travel to Michigan State University to attend the Cecchetti Council Seminar, an international dance organization which trains teachers. There they dance under the instruction of internationally famed teachers and find a free exchange of ideas. The Civic Ballet company con- sists of a corps of semi-profession- al and professional dancers who are constantly striving toward professionalism in their work. In order to achieve this quality, they dance together at least once a week during the September to June season. Seven members of the company have entered profes- sional companies. Dancers with training in clas- sical ballet or supported adagio are encouraged to audition for membership in the company. Au- ditions will begin at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Sylvia Studio of Dance, 525 E. Liberty St. The eek T0 Come: A Campus Calendar SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 APA production of Michel del 7:00 and 9:05 p.m. - Cinema Ghelderode's "Pantagleize" in the Guild will present "Janus New Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Film Program, Part I" in the Architecture Auditorium..8 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 8:00 p.m. - The Professional MONDAY, SEPT. 18 Theatre Program will present the 9:00 am. - The School of Den- APA production of Michel del tistry will present a Symposiumon Ghelderode's "Pantagleize" in the "T h e Progress o f Dentistry Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. through Research" in the Rack- THURSDAY, SEPT.21 ham Amphitheatre. ° 7:00 and 9:05 p.m. - Cinema 8:30 p.m. - The School of Guild will present "Janus New Music will present a concert by Film Program, Part II" in the organist Robert Glasgow in Hill Architecture Auditorium.1 . '+ OPEN DAILY 1:00 P.M. NATIONAL GENERAL CORPORATION FOX EASTERN THEATRESI FOX VILLa5E 375 No. MAPLE RD.-"769-1300 NOW SHOWING "ONE OF THE OITSTNLMS O THE YEAR!" -Detroit Free Press JOSEPH E. LEVINE.,.'. SHIRL.EY l MacLAINE ALAN , X-4,7ARKIN ROSSANO MICHAEL CAINE GASSMAN SELLERS ARTHUR COHN VITTORIO De SICAs FEATURE 1:30-3:25-5:20 TIMES 7:10-9:10 ACRES FREE PARKING I Auditorium. 8:00 p.m. - Profession Theatre TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 Program will present the APA 7:30 p.m. - The American As- production of Michel del Ghel- sociation of University Women derode's "Pantagleize" in the Ly- will present a lecture by Dr. Wal- dia Mendelssohn Theatre. ter Spink on "Indian Sculpture . .8:30 p.m. - The School of and Architecture" in the Rack- Music will present a Sonata Re- ham Amphitheatre. cital in Rackham Lecture Hall. 8:00 p.m. - The Professional FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 Theatre Program will present the 7:00 and 9:05 p.m. - Cinema Guild will present "Janus Newt Film Program, Part II" in the1 Architecture Auditorium. A cro s 8:00 p.m. -Professional Theatre Program will present the APA pro- duction of Michel del Ghelderode's "Pantagleize" in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 1:30 p.m. - Football: Michigan The University's radio astrono- vs. Duke in Michigan Stadium. my observatory will be open to the 7:00 and 9:05 p.m. - Cinema public today from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Guild will present "Janus New Staff members wil be on hand to Film Program, Part II" in the describe the operation of the 85- Architecture Auditorium. foot diameter telescope and ex- 8:00 p.m. -Professional Theatre plain how it receives natural radio Program will present the APA pro- waves from the sun, moon, planets, duction of Michel del Ghelderode's exploding galaxies, and quasars. "Pantagleize" in Lydia Mendels- The observatory is located at sohn Theatre. 10280 North Territorial Road, y5- miles north of Ann Arbor and 10 NATIONAL OENERAL miles west of U.S. 23. COMING FOX EASTERN TREA SEPT. 20th FOX VII Geraldine T. School, associate 375 No. MAPLEI professor of special education, has been named special consultant to a new committee to advise on the development of evaluative instru- Wene ments specifically applicable to. residential schools for the blind. *:* * A Midwest "air tour" for na-' tional education writers will visit the University Nov. 15-16. Con- ducted by the Education Writers Association and the National As- THE NIRWR CRM sociation of State Universities and JULIE ANDREWS"MAX VON Land Grant Colleges, the tour willin THE GEORGE ROY HILL WALTER NIRISH PRODUCTION To preserve it, to preserve Knoxville, the house, Cassie, in his own mind and in the mind of a stranger It is a structure which Mr. Mad- den is seeking, but the old prose order can not contain the chaos that he envisions. Madden does not entirely suc- ceed in his search. But it is for- tunate both for him and for us, that there are publications which will allow this creative hunt to continue. I I -Stuart Abbey DANCERS OF THE MAJOR CORPS of the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet company perform "Choppiana" in last year's Spring Concert held at Ann Arbor High School. r7 - -__ 1 3rd and FINAL WEEK GEMW- Dial 5-6290 HOWE) NOW* Writer-in-Residence '68 CORPORATION RE~e F is r t Time LLa6E at RD.-769-1300 Popular Prices :;;~ "CAn amnusing~ poiyziant f ilia! It is bcai f ally excellent per f ormn i(cs." -N.Y. Tiatzes b3alanzced I Do- ease,, in Technicolor AcademyAwardSANDY DENNIS Winner I SEASON OPENS TUESDAY! f Shows at 1:30 - 4:00 -6:35 - 9:05 Feature starts 15 minutes later CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1 P.M. acquaint educators with the prob- lems, opportunities, and experi- ments under way at large state universities to deal more effective- ly with size. Special interests will be shown in living-learning expe- riments, the "cluster" approach, and residential colleges. 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