Page Two Three by Foon featured at RC Forest fires berm more than trees 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- ru RES. COLLEGE Q CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL FREE E FOON 0 FAIRv 3 original plays 7Jp.m. THURS., FEB. 24 FRIt., FEB. 25 USAT., FEB. 26 v East Quad Aud. FREE! Join The Daily hom*annPictufws Presents HAROWD and MAUIE chored -in picturesque but dra- matically useless positions, meanwhile the pace occasionally gets lost -in the lack of snuffle. Save for Mr. Sale's presence and power of character, "Grum- py" would not have succeeded as its does. But before Mr. Leh- feldt's loyal fans and family commence their poison pen let- ters addressed to my humble 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- union and the tender love of three men and one little girl for a dismembered little beauty that called herself Rebecca - though everyone knew her as "dolly". The play is as macabre as it is singularly witty and funny. Directed by Patrick McCord (yes . . .) the action moves in- terestingly enough, though again, from time to time the actors find themselves caught in un- likely and not particularly pleas- ing places. Bolin, the brutal sim- pering father, is ani excellently 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 lions. 6th WEEK NOW! At State and Liberty pTogfATE Program Information 662-6264 -Daily-Terry McCarthy For the Student Body: SALE * Jeans " Bells " Flares '/z off [CHECKMATE State Street at Liberty UAC-Daystar Presents ALICE COLTRANE LEON THOMAS Contemporary Jazz Quintet MARCH 11, FRIDAY 8 p.m. Hill Aud. 2.00-3.50-4.00-4.50 Reserved Seats Now On Sale Mich. Union 12-6 p.m. M-F Color by Tehnicolor' AT 1-3-5-7-9 DIAL8-6416 I I p women Now iiiiq I I Fine Winter Jazz' 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. .The performance will feature 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.. I OPEN1 p.m. SHOWS AT 1 :15-3:10-5-7-9 P.M. Feature Starts 5 min. later I "IT'S A SIZZLER" -Detroit News "ONE OF THE' YEAR'S TEN BEST" -Time "The best American movie of the last six months." "Come on like gangbust- ers . . . I doubt if you'll s e e anything q u it e/as devastating." -Michigan Daily DIRTY® HaA RR Y I1 Enroll im U. of M. 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STUDY ABROAD OFFICE, L.S.A. 1058 L.S.A. Building Tel. 763-4794 "CONFESSION," 5:30 & 10 "CONFORMIST," 8 P.M. I I - ~i U- I I 0 I the ann arbor film cooperative I wrrirwrrwrird ouw qlw ..rr M Want to Study Body Language Come to GRAD COFFEE HOUR i 7 Luchino Visconti's brilliant (director of DEATH IN VENICE) -4 Wed., March 8-10 p.m. I 4th FLOOR RACKHAM HOT CHOCOLATE AND DONUTS d _ A FAA,'oil rdm 's 1% 11.1 AMIQ* DIAL 5-6290' LAST CHANCE-2:30! i The Damned depicts the moral corruption of Hitler's rise to power. Directed by Luchino Visconti, and including an inter- national cast, it is a movie of importance not for its timeli- ness, but as Visconti suggests, "because we must see to it, that what happened in those days in Germany must not come again." Although it is not a documentary, The Damned utilizes a number of historical events to expose the corruption and perversity that characterized Hitler's reign. The story deals with an aristorcratic German family whose fortune lies in the success of their steel and munitions plant. Forced by the changing political temper of the country to alter their way of life, the leadership of the family is thrown into turmoil. After the apolitical head of the family is killed, there is a struggle between the remaining members for power. The presidency is first given to an ambitious industrialist (Dirk Bogarde) who with the help of an aging widower (Ingrid Thulin) believes he can run the plant free of outside influence. However, the presence of a Nazi protagonist (Helmut Griem) Is too overbearing and in the end the widower's son (Helmut Berger) is taken in by the Nazi movement and -.. Visconti, who also had a hand in writing the script, has parallel dthe external destruction of Germany with an equally devastating ruination of internal order, which closely re- sembles a Macbethian air of power-hungry individuals. As Hitler's forces deceitfully overrun their rivals, so is the family destroyed by corruption and favors seasoned with ulterior The film is cataclysmic in exhibiting the Nazi experience as a motives. breeding ground for perversities. And the movie is more than properly titled for it is the damnation of those persons who preached Nazism that Visconti attacks. Besides Visconti's expert handling of the material, special consideration must be given to the cast for their perform- ances. Thulin, as the perfect Lady Macbeth type, is haunting in her portrayal. She is probably the best known for her work in Ingrid Bergman films, like The Hour of the Wolf, but her job in The Damned definitely adds yet another notch to her number of accomplishments. 'The star of the film must be newcomer Berger. He is marvel- ous as the mentally disturbed grandson. Even though he is surrounded by formidable peers, he is still able to steal many a scene and make an impression on the audience as a memor- able actor. It is frightening to think that such a blood-thirsty revolt as world, and it is at the same time fortunate that a man of that which beseiged Germany could occur in the modern Visconti's caliber can retell the story in order for us all, to learn a lesson. Many of today's young movie audience has little but a his- torical knowledge of how Hitler corrupted Germany and the world, yet it is important that we go beyond the facts and figures and reveal the repulsive ugliness of that moment of history. The Damned may seem dull and out of date to those caught up in the acceleration of day to day living, but it a brilliant film in structure and purpose. And it remains to be seen whether the world has learned from this experience. -DONALD KUBIT, The Michigan Daily, May 12, 1970 (Reprinted by permisison of the author) . 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