THE MICHIGAN DAILY A rts & Enterta inm ent Friday, February 4, 1977 Page Five The dance-they're not just in it for the kicks . "t - Bowie's lat wst: Extraordinary I "Be My Wife" comes closer to It has a jazzy feel, and some well. "Keeping Wall" is Bowie's rock than any of the albums' marvelous sax playing on solo tour-do-force. Sounding other cuts, but something is out Bowie's part. like water. running, it shows of place. "Art Decade" is a Bowie/ that Bowie can pull off the "What in the World" and Eno duet. Peaceful, yet anx- avante-garde music of this al- "Sound and Vision" are the Ions sounding, is uses cellos bum without Eno's help. By ELAINE ELSON BALLET is more than bounding leaps and lovely ballerinas; underneath the glamor- ous veneer is a tough business. Members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet verified that truth in interviews following last Sunday afternoon's performance at the Power Center. "Your body can blow, out tomorrow," testi- fied premier danseur Bill Lark. "You can dislocate your knee and that's the end." And {ballerina Betsy Carson, whose partially slipped 'disc trouble is exacerbated by the chill, said she plans to go into physiotherapy for danc- ers when her ballet career is over, in sym- pathy for the well-being of her fellow artists. That career end is not so late in life for many ballet dangers, one of the main reasons being that it is not a lucrative career. Teach- ing it is much more secure. Dancers often spin off into choreography, for instance, as Lark plans to. "BUT I'LL probably keep dancing util I'm about 38," he said, adding, "It (the working day) is a long day. You want to stop (your dancing career) before there isn't anything left in you." The Royal Winnipeg Ballet does indeed keep long days, both at home and on tour. A typical daily schedule includes practice, prac- tice and more practice - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week, with an hour off for lunch. During rehetarsal time, old ballets are re- viewed, new ones choreographed and learned. "YOU NEVER stop rehearsing and learning when you're in the company," Lark said. This is especially true while the company is on tour - about 70 per cent of the year.. The hectic schedule is often rough on the dancers, who must spend many hours a day sitting on the bus. "Touring is nine weeks of one night stands and living out of a suitcase," complained company manager Peter Garrick. WITH STIFF muscles and little sleep to bol- ster their energy, those on tour must practice for over an hour before curtain. And, injuries notwithstanding, they have to put on a bold front along with their make-up. As Lark put it. "On tour, you make it look like you're not sick." Even if you are. Baller- ina Marina Eglevsy, for example, confessed backstage Sunday that she had nearly sprair:' an ankle while performing a ballet burlesque of Mozart's "La Ci Darem la Mano". Her in- jury, however, did not show through in her graceful performance. Members of the company, which with only 25 dancers is on the small side, show a spirit of camaraderie and fun despite the rigor of their work. Like other occupations, thougl, the dance creates mixed feelings. Ballerina Carson summed up her dancing career this way: "It's fun in a certain way, but it's a hell of a lot of work and can get lone- ly sometimes," she said. "Occasionally, some- one will say something nice to you or you just make yourself keep going; but there are many hours of physical pain.". "When I'm done, I think I'd like to get a nice house out in the country - and then get fat." By MIKE TAYLOR BOWIE DOES most of the LAST YEAR,* David Bowie singing, but on some tracks he's announced he had be- aided by Eno,; Iggy Pop (whose come disgusted with rock'n, new album Bowie just produc- oro andiwas quitting it for ed), and Mary Visconti (whose roll andwa qutigifo husband Tony produced Bowie's good. Needless to say, few be- earliest albums and helped lieved him; after all, he had him produce this one) A huge "retired" from the stage in variety of instruments have 1973, only to reappear the next been used to create a seeming- year. This time, however, it ly endless range of textures, seems Bowie wasn't kidding. moods, and sensations. Eno True, he's released a new a- and Bowie both play a hefty bum, Low (RCA CPL1-2030),I selection of electronic music but is sure isn't rock'n'roll. ' oerrs Working closely with Brian producers.t Eno, England's most inventive Perhaps the strongest spect avante - garde musician, Bowie of the album is the di ersity has created a brillian collection of the material. No two songs of musical episodes. Although are similar. ' he has retained essentially the Two instrumentals frame{ same band he used on lasts five vocal tracks on 1side one. year's Station to Station, and "Speed ow Life" is bouncy and employs at times structures melodic; Carlos 9lomar's disco and mechanisms similar to-influenced guitar licks are the those used in rock, his new record's sole reminder of music can best be described as Bowie's recent excursion into an abstraction of rock. myths and blues music. Bowie achieves this by break- ing all the rules; by turning "A NEW CAREER in a New rock upside down and inside Town" is Side One's most ex-I out. The end result seems perimental track; the title is t quite alien at first-but because very apt - this tune epitomizes; it began as rock, vestiges of Bowie's newest musical ven- familiarity remain. The melo- ture. Beginning as smooth andI dies are sometimes peaceful, serene as some of the material1 sometimes energetic, some- on Eno's Another Green World,c times jarring, but always in- it sounds like music being pro-c describably unique. The often duced by a machine. BowI's Dadaesque lyrics are frequent- eerie harmonica quickly enters ly used as instruments; much the picture, adding a touch of1 of the material is purely instru-. human warmth to the cool, pre- mental. cision feeling of the surrounding1 instrumentation. The bluesy "Breaking Glass" refers to alienation and fear.1 side's most strongly developed numbers. Featuring Iggy Pop's vocals and some of the record's most inspired instrumentation, "What in the World" is a haunt ing love song. In. "Sound and Vision" Bowie plays some ex- cellent rock influenved saxo- phone, and the lyrics are quite bizarre. "ALWAYS CRASHING in the Same Car" is a nightmarish vision. Bowie's vocals remind one of Lou Reed, and his use of cello tapes reminds one of the saxophone. The melody is dense and plodding, the lyrics scary. Low's second side is far more experimental than the first. Bowie and Eno provide nearly all the instrumentation. Al- though Bowie uses his voice on three of the numbers, his sounds for the most part are not comprehensible as lyrics; the effect is reminiscent of Nico. The tunes could best be. called aural paintings (but- closer to Jackson Pollock than Michelangelo). "Warszawa" was composed by Eno, who plays all the in- struments; Bowie lends only his vocals. It's a slow, lengthy number, with an intense melo- dy that develops well. "Sub- terraneans" is also quite long. Cinema Weekend Friday - Lawrence of Arabia (Aud. A, Angell, 6:15, 10); Take the Money and Run (Aud. 3, MLB, 7, 8:54, 10:30); Play it Again Sam (Aud. 4, MLB, 7, 8:45, 10:30); The Conformist (Old Arch. Aud., 7, 9:05 p.m.); Dr. Zhivago (Nat. Sci. Aud., 8 only); On the Waterfront (Rm. 100, Hut- chins Hall, 7, 9:10 p.m.). Saturday - Logan's Run (Couzens cafeteria, 8, 10 p.m.); Return of the Dragon (Aud. 3, MLB, 7, 10:30 p.m.; The Chinese Connection (Aud. 3, MLB, 8:45); Family Plot (Aud. 4, MLB, 7, 9 p.m.); A Brief Vacation (Old Arch. Aud., 7, 9:05 p.m.); West Side Story (Nat. Sci. Aud., 7'9:45 p.m.) O Lucky Man (Aud. A, Angell, 7, 10 p.m.). Sunday - Darling (Ad. A Angell, 7, 9' p.m.); Arthurj Rubenstein - Love of Life (And. 4, MLB, 7 p.m.); Painters Painting (Aud. 4, MLB, 9 p.m.); 11 Posto (Old Arch. Aud.," 7, 9:05 p.m.). All Weekend - The Enforcer: State Theatre (662-5296); Bugsy Malone: Campus (668-6098); Obsession, The Seven Percent Solution, A Star is Born, The Pink Panther Strikes Again: The Movies, Briarwood (769-8783); Echoes of the Summer: Michigan (668-8480); Rocky: Fifth Forum (769- 1300); The Silver Streak: Fox Village (769-1300). Venezuelans enlv .MW. .. , By MARA BRAZER WEDNESDAY night's "Danzas Vene- zuela" was a well integrated display of regional folk dances throughout Vene- zuela's history. The nineteen dances ranged from Car- nival buffoonery to mime. Most of the pieces were accompanied by a small string and percussion band, often with live sing- ers. Yolanda Moreno, principal dancer and sole choreographer of the original works, was the backbone of the company. With- out her the show would have been repeti- tious - -bordering on dull - since the group dances were more suited to parties or formal dances where the enjoyment is in participation rather than sitting stiff- ly in the Power Center. At times the aud- ience was compelled to join in with band clapping although the pervasive mood was passive. YOLANDA Moreno was a true perform- er while the Corps de Ballet seemed con- tent to merely demonstrate the regional variations. Most memorable were Mor- eno's African-inspired pieces, such as "Sobre el son de los Tambores", where she dancedl with an alacrity and punc- tuality ' to the beat of three druis. Her movements were always technically pre- cise as well as fluid in her beautiful inter- pretations of her native dance art forms. Moreno's face was particularly illumin- on sage ating and expressive. Most superb w a s her mime of the Venezuelan -housewife's morning drudgrey. She was exactly on time with the percussive accompaniments to her scratching, knocking, sweeping, grinding corn, lighting fires, and interven- tion in a dog and cat fight. There were many South Americans in the audience and Spanish speakers who could appreciate the spoken and sung hu- mor, and it was evident that the Venezue- ]an spectators appreciated this fleeting transport back to familiar sights and sounds. Danzas Venezuela was given a standing ovation, which, perhaps only Yolanda Moreno - called "the ballerina df the Venezuelan People" - truly deserved. MAJOR EVENTS OFFICE REGRETS TO ANNOUNCE that JEFF BECK Has Cancelled His Tour JEFF BECK WILL NOT APPEAR AT CRISLER ARENA ON FEBRUARY 27 Ticket refunds are available at the Michigan Union Box Office, 11:30-5:30, Monday thru Friday. Tickets purchased at Hudson's will be refunded at Hudson's. .a I. " " ! -p Slusser, show lacks verve THE ROC'KETS APPEARING FEB. 2, 4 & 5 AT I. RICHARD HARRIS in ROBERT L JOSEPHS ECHOES OFA SUMMER I A SANDY HOWARD-RICHARD HARRIS Production . Starring LOIS NETTLETTON - GE RAL DINE FITZGERALD WILLIAM WIND6OM. BRAD SAVAGE and JODIE FOSTER as DIERDRE - Directed by DON TAYLOR Produced and Written for the screen by ROBERT L JOSEPH - Eecvtive Poducers SANDY HOWARD and RICHARD HARRIS A Castle Service Company Feature - COLOR A CINE ARTSTSGAJ'ICTURES RELEASE x ", ,,-~ ,+ By DEBBY WITTBRODT The winding white maze lead- ing into this year's undergrad- uate art show (Feb. 1-17th, Slus- ser Galery) ends in disappoint- ment. The works, ranging from oil paintings to screen printing, are restrained at best, lacking the essential elements of risk typ- ified in today's contemporary art. Compared to previous ex- hibitions, according to Joyce Lieberman and Scott Minick - coordinators of this year's show -quality has declined along with student interest. The jur- ists choosing the final works out of over 240 entries (Mary Jane Jac6bs, assistant curator of the Detroit Museum of Art and Joe DeLuca, professor of Painting & Drawing at Western Univer- sity) generally commented on the carelessness in basic tech- ik!.. nique and lack of innovation. THE FEW bright spots in the collection lie mostly in the areas of photography and ceramic sculpture. Joan Ford's p h o t o- graphs of familiar and unfam- iliar expanses of skin are a sensitive view of her own per- sonality, yet leave room for con- cluding interpretation. The several ceramics exhibit- ed add a reestablishing touch. A piece by Mary Jo Bole sug- gests anything from weathered cacti to abode skyscrapers in its softened perpendiculars. Corland Stebbins - a bold sim- plistic triplet of blue and white neon light exemplifying the ver- ve lacking in most of the show's legitimate paintings. Fortunately, in the upcoming two Bachelor of Fine Arts ex- hibitions this spring there's a chance the presiding stalepess of art may'disappear with wint- er. Painting, judged lowest in quality in the present show, is the medium to watch - hope- fully it will break with present tradition, as some of the cera- mics have, and bring to the sur- THE ROADHOUSE 1/2 FF ON PITCHERS-Wed. nights Cover only $1 before 10 p.m. on Wed. N --P PIZZA AVAILABLE TILL 1 A.M. The Roadhouse is lo- cated four miles north of Ann Arbor at U.S. 23 and N. Territorial Rd. information 665- 3967 Enjoy dining before the s h a w upstairs at the Hill Lounge M, Terr The ROADHOUSE 6 U.S. 23 Ann Arbor In neither category but worthy face more of the energetic sen- of mention is a "painting" by, sitivity of the students. FTALENT> t-SEARCH '77 U We'd Like To Discover You! Q Tech Interviews 1:00, Auditions 2:00 v SOUTH BEND AREA -WED., FEB. 9 SHERATON MOTOR INN 423 N. 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