Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, April 15, 1970 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, April 15, 1970 i cinema= music t Loving By DONALD KUBIT. Occasionally an X-rated movie comes along that isn't half-bad, (which also means it isn't half good). All the Lov- ing Couples, now showing at the Fifth. Forum, is such a film. There is no doubt that it is what many classify as a "sex exploitation movie" - drawing crowds because of its immoralistic content. However, it contains enough of a s t o r y spiced with a ribald humor that makes it entertaining, and even, with a stretch of the imagination, enjoyable. All the Loving Couples deals with wife swapping at its All American best; proposing that such a practice is the only mo- dern way to save a ,marriage. Three couples spend F r i d a y nights exchanging mates for a few hours in the sack. T h e y invite another couple to join their illustrious -group. The motley crew consists of an impotent Bircher who gives periodic lectures on hippies with dirty feet, a mild man- nered Jew who w i n s at arm wrestling, an ex- show girl and a dumb blond. The point is stressed that these are not perverts, but just "good old American folks" out for sorme good, old, healthy sex. The complication that arises is that the original six are bed hopeing for kicks, where the young husband of the new cou- ple, an ambitious insurance an X' rating? Creativity lurks in hidden corners at Hill " RV Inv p L'TR.RnVL salesman, considers the exper- ience mandatory for furthering his business interests. As t h e night progresses the phony is sniffed out and condemned for his barbaric attitude. The party is warmed up with the showing of a stage film, just to get everyone in t h e mood. And in the fashion of / Putney Swope a set of parody commercials on-such products as "Pit Stop" deoderant and "White Power" laundry deter- gent tie in with the action of the movie and are filled with phallic symbols and sexual connotations - a cigarette is advertised with the slogan "it's not how hard you make it, it's how you make it hard." One often thinks that an X-rating is synonymous with a preponderance of nudity, but this is not the case of All the Loving Couples. Its rating is more for what it suggests than what it actually exhibits. Of course, there is the bare ass and exposed tit, but thank God we are spared the torture of sitting through the passionate groans and sweat producing sighs, The odd thing is that you actually find yourself sympa- thizing with these people and their problem. The bad guy is the get ahead insurance sales- man, not the already success- ful businessman. Even if you don't agree with the theory, you have to admit the philoso- phy is pretty interesting. "Sex makes the world go round" and sex makes All the Loving Couples an orgy that indeed is "just another name for group therapy." A good deal of the humor is worn, right out of old vaudeville skits, but nonetheless you laugh because it is very funny. I've always had a fondness for these bedroom abortions, because you can see them drunk or stoned and leave the theater knowing that you did- n't miss anything. If you have any mind at all you can guess the plot in the first five min- utes and spend the rest of the time beating the actors to their all too obvious lines, thus laugh- ing at the film rather than with it. However, I think I may have been on target during All the Loving Couples. I chuckled on cue when the producers in- tended. There is enough in this film that even though it will never be nominated for an Academy Award, it is fun if you can see it as just good old American sex and for all you X-rated movie fans it's a scream. It' won't tell you how to become President or make you more socially aware of the troubles in the world, but if you accept it for what it is, which I agree isn't a whole lot, it's cute, not too boring, and a good way to. warm up for finals. isy d A nnI Last of two parts New developments in compo- sition might call for major changes in the present equip- ment. It is possible to describe all electronic sound in mathe- matical notation - the wave forms, the types of sound are mathematical f u n c t i o n s. As composers become more and more familiar with t h i s new system of notation, the process of manual composition may be- come obsolete. A composer might have a clear conception of the sound produced by his notation without any reference to equipment. If so, a computer, wired to sound generators, could assume the task of transcrip- tions. ,If fed the proper infor- mation - including duration and volume levels, the computer could "perform" this notation on tape - with no blundering human to interfere in its pre- cision. This is not quite as im- personal as it seems. The com- poser would be separate from the process of making music, but how many composers have ever had a symphonic orchestra test their ideas before comple- tion? Although the present ex- perimentation might be unnec- essary, the conception - the original notation - is still a personal form of expression. The School of Music's Studio is moving toward the new com- positional practice and modify- ing equipment. with this new direction in mind. While minor changes will be made for con- venience, all changes will be di- rected toward computerization. In this way, no equipment will have to be replaced, and if a grant from the University per- mits expansion, it may be done immediately. Grants are always a problem, and the current Uni- versity cut-backs do not remedy the situation. National grants are difficult to obtain. In most' cases there has to be some gim- mick: as the first studio in this country for electronic sound, Columbia - Princeton has one type of novelty. It is unfortun- ate the enthusiasm of electronic creators at t h i s University might be restricted through lack of funds. The University, which has established the electronic studio through t h e Rackham School for Graduate Studies, is interested in these areas and will avoid this restriction if the budget permits. George Wilson has further plans for the studio, not all di- rected toward audio art. At the present time, courses in elec- tronic music are not offered to students outside t h e Music School, but Wilson, in opening requirements and welcoming students of other arts, is trying to bridge the gap which exists between the disciplines. Com- posers are working with faculty and students of the art school to present projects in mixed me- dia, and hopefully an auditor- ium will be designed specifically for mixed media. There are always problems in a successful mixed media or en- vironmental work. The main difficulty is one of coordination - integrating the audio expres- sion with the visual experience. Many times there is no attempt at this type of inter-art expres- sion: sounds or visual effects are considered accompaniment to the main medium. This, of course, defeats the purpose of mixed media - the possibility for combined expression t h a t exists in time as a total work. One major difficulty in this new a r t form is cooperation among specialists. It is not enough to have artists working together: each mind must be in the same place if what were once separate art forms are to combine and state the s a m e idea. Faculty' of b o t h the music and art schools, working with these problems, have found ways to include not only the separate disciplines, but actions of the audience as well. The re-. c e n t mixed media exhibit at Cranbrook, a school outside De- troit, was- a total participation: photoelectric cells, stationed at the entrance and exit, w e r e triggered by the motion of ob- servers through the display. These, in turn, operated t h e tapes which w e r e to control both the sound and light ef- fects. The audience was part of the creation. Just as amazing is the tech- nology which has permitted these new forms. Light projec- tion may be linked with sound harmonics. The changing visual pattern will represent, and not merely illustrate, a type of sound. Unlike a color organ, which indicates a change of in- tensity, the new equipment will be a visual description of sound. Mixed media is not so new that variables a r e left to chance. Practically everything, down to the minutest detail, may be planned in advance. If discrepancies in equipment are taken into account, there is vir- tually no reason for any sur- prise event. A composition for light and sound, then, may re- main constant from perform- ance to performance. If a mix- ed media work is to be sub- jective, if it is intended as com- munication between a group of artists and the audience, this must be the case. This is, of course, quite separate from ob- jective art - art which pro- vides random happenings and leaves all interpretation to the observer. One element that does not re- main constant is audience re- sponse. No one would ever wish to program this variable, but ocassionally audiences become violent. A performance last year of Luciano Berio's Visage found an audience clawing at plastic balloons which had fallen from the stage. Similar balloons were subject to rough treatment at an outdoor media display on North Campus. This time, ob- servers on hands and knees en- tered the air-inflated balloons and proceeded to ward a rath- er steep incline. Perhaps we will never know what turns a docile audience into earth-bound lem- mings. This extreme reaction might be surprise - technology is usually seen as foreign to personal expression. Just as in the medium of elec- tronic sound improvisation, me- chanical "tinkering" with a con- cept, may create a positive, though unintentional, result. There is still a certain amount of flexibility, but if an ana- logy is to be made between elec- tronic sound and the combined media, it won't be long before a computer, fed a particular pro- gram, will create a media sit- uation for us. Perhaps each one of us will have one of these in our home. Imagine waking one morning to find an electronic alarm clock presenting an ex- pense-paid vacation in the Ba- hamas. By that time, you will also need a surfboard. The Rackham Symphony Choir, accompanied by the De- troit Symphony Orchestra; will perform the Verdi Requiem in honor of the Choir's twentieth anniversity. The performance will take place on Sunday, April 26, 1970, at 3:30 p.m. in the Ford Audi- torium (Jefferson at W o o d- ward). Soloists for the single perform- ance will be Janice Harsanyi, so- prano; Rosemary Russell, con- tralto; Waldie Anderson, tenor; and Willis Patterson, bass. May- nard Klein, the director of the Rackham Choir, will conduct both orchestra and choir in the performance. Tickets are available at t h e Ford Auditorium Box Office, EIudsons, Grinnells and 4n the Rackham Educational Membrial Building (Woodward at Farns- worth). Prices are $3 and $2.25. Tickets will also be available at the door the afternoon of the performance. TYPING. 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"We are quite willing to look for Indian academic and non-academic staff," he added. . Meanwhile, a new group has been established on campus whose .aim is to promote the self-ad- vancement of American Indians. The organization's membership now numbers 20. Robert Church, a resident at University, Hospital and acting chairman of the as-yet-unnamed group, says the problem which the organization is dealing with "is not one of acceptance, but rather of motivation, that is, getting the Indian people to want to do some- thing for themselves." As set forth in a proposed con-I stitution, the goals for the group are:,- --The advancement of American Indians "economically, socially, and culturally through education"; -The dissemination of infor- mation to the public "for the pur- pose of dispelling the erroneous image- of American Indians cre- ated and fostered by movies and television." -The promotion of fellowship among American Indians. The number of Indian students currently attending the University is unclear because the University does not require students to spe- cify their ethnic background when registering. However, in a census of students taken last -year, 46 reported them- selves as being American Indians,, according to William Cash, coor- I dinator of human relations pro- grams at the University.- Commissioner Winchester esti- mates that the Indian population of the state is between 18,000 and 20,000. Winchester relates his current appeal for increased enrollment of Premiere Production PUT-ON A Comedy of Sorts by LAWRENCE KASDAN APRIL 16-19 Thurs., Fri., Sat.-8:30 P.M. Sat., Sun.-3:00 P.M. RM. 2065 FRIEZE BLDG. DONATION: 50c American Indian students to the recent dispute over black enroll- mnent at the University. "The Black Action Movement (BAM) has made the University aware that it is not adequately educating the black minority of this state," he says. "But during the entire BAM confrontation, the Michigan Indian was not mention- Church says that the problem faced by American Indians in- volves a lack of pride in them- selves. "On the reservations, sub-stand- ard living conditions exist, and no one is proud to be an Indian," he maintains. "When people leave the reservations, they try to become anonymous, to hide the fact of their Indian origins. We want In- dians to integrate into society, but also to maintain their sense of self-awareness as Indians" Church adds. AMERICAN FILM STUDIES THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY dir. CHARLES WALTERS (1949 "You like tomatoes and I like tomatoes, you like potatoes and I like po- tatoes . . ." Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. De- Jightful. 7 & 9:30 ARCH. j 662-8871 AU D. 75c Church's organization is still too new for definite plans to be worked out, he says, adding that "we intend to inform the Indian people that there are sources of financial aid and counseling serv- ices available. As soon as we get >rganized we hope to be recog- nized by Student Government Council and the state of Michigan. Asked to describe his group's position on using violence to achieve its goals, Church says, "I don't think we need to put on our warpaint. The white man has taken over the monopoly on that." I- -_______ - -- - - Summer Session at mStanf Ord University JUNE 22 -AUGUST 15, 1970 FOR FULL DETAILS, WRITE: OFFICE OF THE SUMMER SESSION STANFORD UNIVERSITYA STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 04305 31 N. Washington YPSILANTI DIAL 483-3534 STARTS TOMORROW! "Go see 'Putney Swope'. Tells it like it's never been told before."-Judith Crist Rated "PUTNEY SWOPE" The Truth and Soul Movie) SATA- P.M. Workshop 4' (free) h4TATE LAST TIMES TONIGHT! l- I Program Info Shows At: rmation 662-6264 1:00-3:00-5:00-7:00-9:10 STARTS TOMORROW! 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Mail Order: Send check or money order payable to E.M.U., Uni- versity Activities Board, McKenny Union, Ypsilanti, Mich. si B a a r K r 'GT4 * ' + ' '*, ' : W4LX is, ORE ? 3HO MICHIGAN HEALTHY-HAPPY-HOLY ORGANIZATION GET HIGH 'NATURALLY'- THROUGH THE USE OF BREATH YOGI BHAJAN Master of Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, Will Share His Knowledge in a Lecture and Practical Demonstration SUNDAY, APRIL 19-7:30 P.M. '4 * ' I