THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, April 4, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sundav.ADriI4. 1971 .. I,. ..~ + .r I A struggle By BETH FITTS not rE Art today has grown and de- riety veloped strength since its unity all ar in Greek culture. Today art has The diversified so that no one per. arate son or group can embrace it all is beg despite the efforts at "multi- today h media" approach. that To many people in -our cul- mover ture, Dance is a mystic stranger, physi remote a n d unapproachable. press There are those that are dance moves enthusiasts, that religiously at- them tend the openings yet the ma- notg > { --I jority of Americans lack even concu such an esoteric connection. We growt view dance in the artificial set- ly in ting of the theatre rather than as pa through the natural participa- come tion of ethnic dance and the in- corpo tegration of dance with art and has s daily life. tion. The arts have become divorc- The ed from the natural routine of a visa our lives. The aims and spirit of in ou: artistic creation seem to us to ulatio be extraordinary rather t h a n tente the basic human reaction to life tiona around us. The artist is conceiv- unres ed as the abnormal child of our the ii society we do not know quite of a v Daily-Terry McCarthy what to do with him. We have being Contepmporary for recogn ition LIFE AND DEATH a contemporary Lenten morality ploy by DONALD H. POSTEMA an original multi-media production SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 6:30 p.m. ealized that despite the va- of our occupations, we are rtists. e myth that dance is sep- from the individual's life, ginning to dissolve as youth is critically viewing all influences life. There- are ;ments for peace, ecology cal fitness, and self-ex- ion. These are not n e w ;ments but the force behind is new and vital. What is generally realized is that urrently there is a surging th in the arts and especial- dance. While other arts inting and music have be- generally accepted and in- rated in our society, dance truggled for open recogni- e University community is able example of new trends r society. The student pop- on is infected with discon- and confusion. The educa- l framework is considered ponsive to the demands of ndividual, immediate view world in crisis. Changes are made, there are fewer re- strictions, more room for self- determination, new courses, and a breaking down of the arbi- trary distinctions between fields. But one aspect remains unchang- ed. University education is sch- olarly and remote from the rel- evance of the total student - mind, body and environment.. Dance is filling a gap at The University as more and more students turn toward it as an approach to life. They are find- ing a reality and enjoyment in dance that enhances other dis- ciplines. The University of Mich- igan has a small but growing dance division under the de- partment of Physical Educa- tion. The University offers a dance major, as well as courses in Ballet, Modern, and Ethnic dance in the elective program. Attendance in these programs has grown to overflowing. Sev- eral students have switched their majors from other fields to either a dance major or a combined program concentrat- ing in dance. It is students such as these who indicate a general trend toward participation in dance and its approach to life. Students a n d faculty of Dance at T h e University of Michigan are actively involved in creating dance. This spring they are working on the Twenty- first Annual Spring Dance Con- cert. The Concert is primarily a student production with dance providing guidance and s o m e choreography. The dances in- cluded are varied and each is a unique presentation. Treat, a student choreographed duet, is a combination of modern dance and modern jazz. In contrast to this duet is Vera Embree's rous- ing Ritual One. This faculty work is an American choreogra- pher's version or an African ritual. Based on African dance tradition, this is a prayer to the Supreme Being for fecundity. It involves a priest and priestess with male and female attend- ants, and a large group of danc- ers representing villagers. The Concert is sponsored through the Concert Dance Or- ganization and the Department of Physical Education of the University of Michigan. CAMPUS CHAPEL Washtenaw at Forest 662-2402 i r _____ _. __ _ ._ .. _.._ . m._. _ ..____ .q I. PRESENTS LEN CHANDLER COLUMBIA RECORDING ARTIST TONIGHT IT $2.00 Doors Open 8 p.m. DOT$330 Maynard St. E II xl originality By JOE PEHRSON Despite an enthusiastic audi- ence, and one of the largest audi- :ences thatvhas recently appear- ed for a concert of contempor- ary music, the presentation by the . composers Robert Boury, -Kurt Carpenter and Russell Peck (Pork) seemed generally marked by a lack of enthusiasm. Material from other corinpos- ers who have little university out- let, was presented (George Caci- ..oppo and Terry Kincaid fall into this category) but most of the -material on this program con- sisted of compositions by the three composers themselves. The first piece on the program, "Kelp" by Terry Kincaid was marred by the inclusion of too many repetitive materials. In particular, one tone that Terry undoubtedly considers a center of organization for the piece seems somewhat annoying. Near the conclusion, voice is added, subject to. a degree of electronic modulation. I don't believe this is as subtle as it could be. One of . the more interesting pieces on the program was the presentation of "Excerpts from Apteryx .,Papers" by George Cacioppo. Cacioppo's piece con- sisted essentially of an oral lec- ture. .on contemporary music, .reminiscent of some of the lec- tures that Cage has been co nsist- ently givingin this country. The ,background was formed of wide- ly-spaced, electronic sounds ap- parently composed by aleatoric means and T must admit ITcon- sider the sound of Cacioppo's voice as beautiful as any of these gentle sounds.. This was really pleasant listening. Kurt Carpenter's "First Coine" premiered at the, Strata gallery in Detroit was played again by the composer at this perform- ance. .For some reason (I hose not second hearing) I did tot cen- sider this, piece as congruent as tle performance at the Strata. Perhaps this was due to prob- lems in performance. Carpenter's piano -work was not equal to his general quality. The piece seem- Ed somewhatdistended and some parts near the beginning seem to have been changed and not for the better (this again may be only performance)., "Time Being' by Russell Peck is a piece for violin and pre-re- corded violin. Some parts of this piece are interesting but I tire quickly of the constant use .A glissando at the beginning and the inclusion of popular elements "Turkey and the Straw etc." near the center section. To this piece was placed a dance per- formance by Linda Ellis. Linda's work is very good and often the combination of her live dance patterns with patterns that had been previously filmed was in- teresting to watch. I believe some of the elements are toa familiar (the placement of Linda's body over the previously filmed body form and subsequent shift of the. live form to another area leav- ing a shadow serves as example of this). "Suspended Sentence", first performed at the recent Com- poser's Forum, was performed again last night. Peck's piece must be performed spectacul.arly -I believe there is some connec- tion between this piece and the theatrical works of Robert Ash- leyalthough this is Ashley ex- trapollated, taken to a cifferant intellectual level. Caipenter's performance did not display this piece this time and some of the more spectacular elements (in- cluding the final keyboard clus- ter)sdid not make the theatrical sense that they must'. I realize that my evaluation of this piece has rested somewhat of my dis- agreement with the clusters which I believe make a too fre- qu~ent and too unsubtle appeal - ance. Attempting to forget these during this performance made some of Peck's phrases much clearer. "Wall to Wall" a descriptive title for a piece by Carpenter that places two performers at opposite ends cf the stage (flute and violin) with organizational center consisting of the vibra- phone placed center stage, is very pleasant. Althougn the piece :s seemingly simple, the sonor- VWriter-In-, pre GARY March 29t ties are well chosen and the gen- eral impression is one of solidi- ty. This rivals "Heart of Dark- ness" in continuity of language and I personally believe the use of these sounds creates a lan- guage that is more mature. "Honk" by Robert Boury was presented for the hundredth time. Boury has certainly mnade much mileage from this material. The performance was much better than anything I have seen him do (far surpassing 'he unsure bulkiness of the "Varsity Rags" performance) and it as nice to hear this piece finally with the tape balance correct. "Honk" seems to be much less sophisti- cated near the conclusion ar.d seems to sacrifice refinement for display. TONIGHT ONLY! "Informed Sources" by Caci- oppo formed the basis for a dance by Linda Ellis and John Cwiakala. Carpenter and Peck interpreted the Cacioppo work on piano-the performance is some- what indeterminate of perform- ance-and sometimes the' styl- istics, while sensible, seem to be much different from the music Cacioppo (from examination of the score) seems to suggest by the visual composition. I cannot understand why Linda ever decided to dance with Cwia- kala. Unfortunately, much of my attention was directed to the differences in quality of inter- pretation by the two dancers. This was hardly to be helped. At almost every instant The motions of one of the two dancers was identical to the motions of the other. It was not possible, in this situation to avoid a com- parison. Linda's motions were extremely subtle and her attitude is delightful to watch. New Factory CELEBRATION 20% off on all JENSEN Speakers " HI FI STUDIO 121 W. Washington HEREWW2%2%9% uHIGHEST" .V,.'.::::.::: ::.:.:~.:s.y 5RATING DOORS OPEN 12:45< SHOWS AT 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 P.M -Wanda Male. NewYork Dadiy News NEXT: "GOING DOWN THE ROAD DAILY CLASSIFIEDS BRING RESULTS-USE THEM "lwO N LY SEX RITUILS OF THE OCCUL OT CLOR STRAIN THE BOUNDS OF THE IMAGINATION people who know no limits in a 0 search tor erotic sexual ecstasy U I Subscribe To THE MICHIGAN DAILY DOUB LE F E ATUR E-L AS T 3 D AY S FOR LAUGHING OUT LOUD! 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Author of THE RED HOT VACUUM. and RE- V The Practical Critic: A Personal View I -Residence .sents SNYDER Announcement of the Hopwood Awards for 1971 will follow the lecture wednesday, april 7,8 p.m. rackham lecture hail ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE "Best Foreign Film" "Without ever showing all - there is to show, without pandering to the prurient and the obvious, 'First Love' S becomes through artistry and intelligent use of sensuality, FIRST LJJVE ONE OF THE SEXIEST MOV- IES IN YEARS!" -Rex Reed (Cannes Film Festival) "INCREDIBLY SENSUAL!" --N.Y. Times An extraordinarily beautiful film!" -Wolf, Cue Magazine RESTRICTED Sun.-'First Love'-3:20, 6:30, 9:40-'Quackser'-5:00, 8:10 Monday-'First Love'-6:30, 9:40-'Quackser'-8:10 "ONE OF THE MOST DELIGHTFUL COMIC DRAMS OF Open to the public N . ! I SOME NEWS THE DAILY DIDN'T SEE FIT TO PRINT: Last Sunday night, March 28, University of Michigan Film Society (ARM) had scheduled a screening of Marcel Camus' romantic classic CHILDREN OF PARADISE in Natural Science Auditorium. When we arrived to set up, we found the auditorium's permanent screen blocked by one of the moveable blackboards. It had been raised to midscreen and jammed there, both mechanically and electrically. Writtn across the blackboard in red, white and blue chalk was the legend: "Sorry, compliments of DisARM." We ended by projecting on one of the' slanting side walls of the auditorium, and the audience seemed sympathetic and patient with us. We called the DAILY for coverage of the incident, and spoke with Tammy Jacobs. She couldn't "promise a thing," but after a couple of hours, a photographer showed up to take a picture of the jammed blackboard. FULL STOP. No photo, no coverage appeared in the DAILY. We weren't surprised. We had had a lot of trouble dealing with the DAILY's pretenses at liberal "objectivity" before, when two weeks ago, DisARM placed a false cancellation of another screening and the DAILY carried it. At that time, the most the DAILY would do was carry a "guest editorial" explain- ing our "side" of these Rightwing attacks, under the head "False Advertising: Weapon Against ARM?" Yet, there was no "question" about the DAILY's accepting and carry- ing false advertising. As there is no question that the DAILY has yet to carry a several- times promised correction and explanation of its action. Now, the DAILY has refused to cover a legitimate news story, involving the destruction of University property. Probably for "lack of space." 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