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By M. L9 DlUC J. LAINE
Bad reviews are so much more
fun to write than good ones. It
is therefore, much to my cha-
grn, I am forced to admit that
Foon Fair is fantastic. Consid-
erifig the muck that passes it-
self off as theatre in this town,
FOn Fair is a pleasant (if
unexpected) surprise.
Opening night. V'arious A n n
Arbor nobility assume t h e i r
bokes and loges in the Residen-
tial College Auditorium. Some
noise and seated in the house
is a rather curious looking gen-
tlemann asking, ever so politely,
if you might care for some
bananas or peanut shells. I de-
'dined. Lights out.
Two figures in white tights
climb- down a rope suspended
.from the balcony and ."Snow,
Flake" begins. Running through
the house, tumbling over seats
and rspectators, taunted by en-
emy *potights our, two tight
clad hero seek an escape. Safe
for an instant they find refuge
on the stage. A moment of re-
treat. They vat their bananas
and peanut shells. Safe for a
little while. Safe to think and
remember. To remember t h e
pa aland lose themselves in one
another and the sea. Then an
.incredible thing happens. Two.
actors (author Dennis Foon and
:Patrick McCord, as his o t h e r
half)- turn the stage -into an un-
dulating fabric of ocean waves.
The swaying body replaces the
cumbersome need for words. We
are lost in. -the fluid rhythm of
space. Brilliantly directed by
Richard Sale, I am reminded of
Artaud's theatre; playing not
only to the audience but with it
and among it until the stage be-
cpmes, 'just one small aspect of
the larger . theatre -- the one
you are siting in as you read
this review. Patrick McCord has
been acting in Ann Arbor for
three years that I can remember
here. Sometimes he's on and
sometimes he's not. This is a
good part for him and he plays
it well. Very strong and increas-
ingly graceful, he manages to
transform movement into. dance..
More spotlights. The enemy for-
ever present, consuming and be-
ing consumed.
No light and we awaken in
the world of "Grumpy", author
Dennis Foon. Grumpy is Rich-
ard Sale (yes, the same one)
and Richard Sale is, for the most
part, Grumpy. Grumpy is a
cripple and Grumpy is in pain
and Grumpy is trapped in a
world of imbecile clowns and'
shrewish females. But there is
an escape: it's as easy as turn-
ing into a monkey. If you think
about it - it's the only way.
Of course, eventually you real-
ize that you are acting like a
monkey. The conscious mind re-
gains control, you just don't
feel comfortable as a monkey,
and that's when you blow it.
You force yourself back down
and when you get there, y o u
find someone waiting; waiting to
attack. The, enemy awaits -
but you need an enemy for the
struggle, for the show, to get
you off. And so now grumpy
realizes he needs his enemy. It
is at that moment when t h e
enemy decides he no longer
wishes to be the enemy. He de-
cides to leave. And when that
happens - well, there isn't too
much left to do. Unless, that is,
you just feel like hanging out.
Director, Richard Lehfeldt did
not do, all that he could have.
A general lack of movement left
the characters awkwardly an-
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self, please be advised that as
the lead character, Rome, in
"Rebecca" (the final F o o a
Fantasmagorical) he is quite
charming. A Quaint little story
about butterflies who rip out
your eyes, a father and son re-
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three men and one little girl for
a dismembered little beauty that
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The play is as macabre as it is
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Directed by Patrick McCord
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written character. Unfortunate-
ly, Bob Zarzar (zar) throws
away many opportunities to
create and build Bolin's bstre)-
erous personality, Mr. Zarzar
hurries through his part as if
he were anxious to get off stage
(an entirely unacceptable and
ignominious concept to actors).
Well, give Mr, Foon the gold-
en apple from the top of the
glass mountain. He is the eve-
ning's hero. A young playwrite
who can create theatre good
enough not to be produced at
the Power Center; imagine that.
Accolades to Richard S a 1 e,
Patrick McCord and the vener-
able Mr. Lehfeldt for perform-
ances equal to their determina-
tion to do something well. As
for the good Christians - to the
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By GENE ROBINSON
Last July 18 thousands of
California music fans enjoyed a
rare presentation of the very
best-in jazz. -World renowned
jaez .mUsicians gave virtuoso
perfotmanes in a special "Sum-
'mer Jazz" concert. Tonight,
rea jazz fans will see a similar
concert, as a "Winter Jazz" con-
cert will be held in Detroit's
Ford Aud. at 8 p.m.
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such jazz luminaries as guitarist
George Benson, trumpeter BFred-
die Hubard, flutist Hubert Laws,
'tenor saxophoiis-t Stanley Tur-
rentine, 'saxophonist hank Craw-
fotd; organist Johnny Hammond,
Bassists Ron Carter, percussion-
fst Afirtb, alto saxophonist Grov-
er Washington, Jr., singer Es-
ther Phillips and drummer Ber-
nard Purdie.
'This concert was organized be-
cause of the success of the sum-
mer jazz program. A newsalbum
has recently been released of
the . "Summer Jazz" presenta-
- tion. Called "California C o n -
cert," the album effectively cap-
tures the extraordinary vitality
-and usicianship of the summer
ioncert, and predicts the greatA
music to come out of Detroit to-
night.
The album is a professional,
finely-hbned presentation from
start. to finish, but still captures
much of the excitement of the
' performance itself. Soloists Ben-
son,, Hubbard, Laws, Turrentine,
Crawford and Hammond impro-
.ise, beautifully throughout, lean-
ing heavily on a solid rhythm
section of Carter, Airto and
drummer Billy Cobham.
The album opens with an
avant-garde arrangement of
James Taylor's "Firs and Rain."
The number is kicked off with
a slow, eerie solo by Laws, mak-
ing the song sound more like it
came from the jungle than from
? the back woods of North Caro-
klina. The band then goes into
t up-tempo improvisations on the
song's basic theme, with Laws
and Benson soloing. The num-
ber ends as it began, with Laws'
unworldly flute sounds.
Then comes 'the showpiece of
the album, "Red Clay." Writ-
ten by Hubbard, the song shows
the musicians at their best. Tur-
rentine and Benson each offer
fluid, beautiful and innovative
solos, but the true star of the
song is Hubard himself: Long
one of the best trumpeters
around, Hubbard is finally begin-
ning to challenge' the great
Miles himself for first chair. His
solo here is perhaps the best
on the entire albumi - always
moving, always new, always
alive.
Then comes a more traditional
jazz number, "Sugar" by Tur-
rentine. He of course is the star
of this one, playing his sax for
all it's worth. While his solo is
not especially new, it is re-
markable for its clarity,- and
fluidness. Hubbard takes anoth-
er solo on this one, again play-
ing very well. Benson shows his
talent here also, in one of t h e
more imaginative guitar solos
I have heard.
Here a word must be said
about the extraordinary rhythm
section, highlighted by Carter's
bass. Carter is unquestionably
one of the very best bassists in
the world, and is especially ef-
fective throughout with s u c h
fine musicians supporting him.
His too infrequent solos are
imaginative and different. Cob-
ham and Airto play flawlessly
throughout.
The remainder of the double
album is a bit anticlimactic, es-
pecially after the dynamite first,
two sides. "Blues West",, which
takes up all of side three; sounds
contrived and stilted from t h e
start and cannot be saved even
by some excellent solos. "Leav-
ing West," which makes up side
four,comes off much better, as
Carter sets an interesting back-
ground for solos by Turrentine
z Detroit
and'Benson.
Grover Washington, Jr., sched-
uled to apear in Sunday's con-
cert, is a very capable saxo-
phonist and should add signmfi-
cantly to the excitement. His
new album, "Inner City Blues,"
displays some excellent work,
especially on the title song, and
on "Better Days," a beautiful
piece.
Also to appear and also with
an album just released is singer
Esther Philips. The album,
"From a Whisper to a Scream."
is in places, a bit too slick,
but Phillips' voice is always
true, always excellent. H i g h -
lights of the disc include a fast-
moving version of "Home is
Where the Hatred Is," and th
beautiful title song.
The summer concert was crit-
icized harshly as jazz purists
claimed the artists were selling
out by asembling for such a one-
shot performance.rBuththe al-
bums described above, even
though commercially successful,
have lost no musical integrity.
They are as true as any jazz al-
bums around. Tonight's "Winter
.Jazz" concert should be even
better. I wouldn't miss it..
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