Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednestinv Fphrt jnrv' 1 4p Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY YYICU I r; uuY, FtAuAIuy ),1 7~ arts festival iwn in Perraul By ROBERT LYTLE John Perrault's presentation last night was crude, monoton- ous, and at times seemed to make no sense whatsoever. It was also one of the most bril- liant, stimulating, presentations that I have ever seen. In the course of the evening, he ex- amined a number of the most important problems facing con- temporary artists and writers- particularly the problem of meaning.", Mr. Perrault's kinetic poetry was not beautiful -."t.v. set," his first poem, was accompanied by a film of images from tele- vision, and went like this: "I . . . like . . to . . watch television . . . doesn't everyone . . . like . . etc." But here- and throughout the evening-_ it was the idea, not the aesthe- tic, that was imporant. With- out the film, it would have been as boring as it reads. But, the film filled the, space between the words. And the poem as a whole developed a rhythm and a movement similar to that of rock music-using images in- stead of music to fill it out. Throughout his presentation, tapes, slides and, other props were always an integral part of Crude, brilliant, monotonous Mr. Perrault's poems. I e a s very impressed by his attempt to find new ways of communi- cating through multi-media. But in "t. v. set", the effect of film flickering beneath voice was a brilliant achievement. "t.v. set", because of its banal lyrics, immediately raised t h e question of meaning. Mr. Per- rault picked up the question in' his next poem "interview" and for the rest of the evening, the audienced experienced his an- swers. Perhaps the most significant comment all evening was his comment on meaning in the poem "interview." "If you need meaning, you can provide it yourself." I think that most of us have been taught-and have internalized-an incredible lie -that a work of art (or a cer- tain look on your girl friend's face, etc.) must mean some- thing. That there is some hid-' den significance that you, must ferret out and bring to light, tear apart and understand. "matches," the next visual poem, was a brilliant example; of this. Mr. Perrault lit and blew out, one by one, a book of, twenty safety matches. In the middle of this he stopped and , turned on a tape made earlier at another school. It consisted of twelve comments on what the poem "matches" was all about. The responses rang from one student who went before the class and. lit twenty matches one by one to another response that began like this: "Mr. Per- rault is trying to snow the meaning of life through the destruction of . . ." Beautiful. Everybody has his own mean- ing, even Mr. Perrault. The final poem, "alternatives", consisted of five information sources (two speakers, three screens), each with its own poem. The words of the poems appeared or were spoken one by one: "He . . . 'She' "went" . . . 'said' . . . "to" . . . 'that' . . . "the" . . . 'you' ... etc. In'the incredible collage of words that kept flashing on the screens and alternating from the speakers it was very difficult to get any poem or message straight. But I kept catching one message over and over as It came on the screen: "He breais up into smail grey pieces." After catching that message-and no other-about five times, I figured it must meant to me and I put on my coat and left. DIAL 8-6416 SATIRE AT ITS -,. COLLEGIATE BEST! "... EXPLOSIVELY DON'T MISS ITI" \ 2LA.Times COLOR 6-'a session with "THE COMMITTEE" HILL AUD. Feb. 7, 8:30 Tickets on sale NOW at Hill Aud. Box Office $1 .50-$2.00-$2.50 1 Exactly as presented UVE on stage in San Francis- and Los Angeles! R -- music Info: 662-6264 HELD OVER 7th WEEK " . . Gamelon: javenese intrigue SHOWS AT 1 :00-3:00-5:00-7:10& 9:15 By PAT HURD Last night, a group of students and professors from the University gave possibly the best per- formance of the Javanese Gamelon that Ann Arbor has seen since the University purchased its gamelon orchestra. More than Just another annual performance by the group, this year's concert, under the direction of Mrs. Judith Becker, was the peak of their achievement. The repetoire of the group has been improving each year, with this year's product consisting of e, pleasingly varied program illustrating the many garbs of the gamel6n. The gamelon is an Indonesian orchestra- the one that thb University owns being, about the sze of those found by rich palaces. A visual and olfactory oriental mood was set by the burning of incense and by the players dressed in sarongs kneeling before their instruments.: The beauty of the program was its many con- trasts. There were two numbers, Surung Dajung and. Langingita, Srindrendra, which used a chorus and female soloist singing in archaic Indonesian verse. There were also two highly contrasted dances: Bedrong and Bima Kurda, utilizing a speaking men's chorus. But the musical highlight was certainly Tukung. The subtle rubatos, quick tempo changes, and rocking syncopations showed the groups commendable musicianship. Indonesian dancing is an extremely confining art. The movements, which are in imitation of the Wayang shadow puppets, care quite angular and sharp. The beauty of this dance is that a feeling is portrayed in spite of the extremely sterotyped motions, The first dance, by Hardja Susilo, Bendrong, was of a young king in love. Susilo did a masterful job at portraying this gentle emotion. The scond dance, Bima Kurda, was the wari'Ior preparing for battle. A sword and shield strong movements, and occasional angry shouts from the dancer created a vivid picture. The customs of the gamelon are another in- tegral part of its tradition. There are no shoes worn near the gamelon, and no one steps over an instrument so as riot to anger the gods. When the dancer is performing, he is believed to be in another world. All considered, the program was From 't.v. set' Tharo arse bad cops and there are rood COPS,and then there's ATTENTION Creative Reform Sabbath Service and Oneg Shabbat With Special Guest Stars YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED RHETTA HUGHES FRI., FEB. 7 at 8:30 P.M. COBO ARENA Tickets: $5.75, $4.75, $3.75, $2.75 Available at-Cobo Arena and ol J. L. Hudson & Grinnell stores. An Irving Gronz Production a STEVE MCCUEEN AS1TBULUTL ' E SBESTED FOR MATURE AUOIEtICEZ TEHNICOLORSI ROM WARNER IROS..SYE ARTS 'a~q FRIDAY, FEB. 7 Markley Lounge outstanding in clanship. ORGANIZATION NOTICESM authenticity, variety, and musi- TODAY. Stanley Kauffman Speaking on Richard Lester's "How I Won the War" immediately after its screening. Trueblood Aud. 8:00 p.m. Join The Daily * 8:15 P.M. , No. 3 Hot Flamenco Music to be heard from Carlos Montoya - at Hill Audit. Friday night - Feb. 7th at 8:30. Tickets are on sale through Friday 9-5 at Hills' Box Office. "Freedom and True Identity" is the subject of a Christian Science Lecture to be heard at 8:00 p.m. Friday nite. Feb. 14th in the UGLI Multi-purpose room. You may become better acquainted with Christian Science and hear satis- fying -answers to your questions about it at an open discussion. This discus- sion' begins on Weds. afternoon at 4:00 p.m. In rooms .4 and 5 of the league. or- appointments for individual inter- views and more information call Bill Woodworth at 761-9890. UM Amateur Radio Club: Meeting Fri., Feb. 7th, 8:00 p.m. Room 1042, East Eng i.nGuest Speaker: Mr. Donald Grimm of Collins Radio, Topic: Ama- teur Radio Equipment". * * * * UM Scottish Country Dance Society: Dance meeting, Weds., 8:00. p.m. to 10:30 p.m. W..E lounge 0, instruc- tions given - 'beginners welcome. * * * * Hillel Foundation, 1429 Hill St., on Thurs., Feb. 6th, 8:00 p.m. Symposium on "Implications of the Artificial Pro- longation .of Life", with Dr. Donald Kahn. -* * * * UM Chess Club: Feb. 4th 7:30 p.m. 3A of the'Union -- weekly meeting. % University Lutheran Chapel: Feb. 5th 10:00 pdm 1511 Washtenaw, Sermon: Bs Rev. Alfred Scheips, "Straight Toward the Goal." Call 761-8456 for further informatior Sponsored by THE REFORM JEWISH ACTION COMMITTEE Join us in a completely unique worship experience .-V I I Daily Classifieds Get Results "SO YOU THINK, IN THESE DAYS OF TICKLE-AND- TEACH AND SNICKER-AND-SMUT, THAT YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT SEX IN 'THE MOVIES, EH? 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HILLEL FOUNDATION 663-4129 1429 Hill St. E UNION-LEAGUE FEB. 13 LOVErSEX and RELI Union Ballroom A teach-in conducted by 10 P.m.-Down Robert Rimmer, author c Admission free "The Harrad Experiment d MTONSHIPS '69 of ,t PLUS: "IdOL OF THE JAZZ AGE- RUDOLPH VALENTINO" PLUS: "BOGART'S BEST" PLUS: "TWO TARS-Laurel and Hardy two sailors on shore leave- a rented Model T roadster- two girls-a traffic jam- a great comic destruction scene l _. " J_5 ... . All A The Learning Experience in the University Circus of Educatio Feb. 16 WAYNE MORSE Union Ballroom 2 P.M. $1.00 Feb. 19 & 20 GENESISI League Ballroom An underground film festival 7 P.M and 9c30PM. 0I I 11 I I i I