Wednesday, September 10, 1975
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Five
Modern dance opens
Union
Gallery series
By CATHI SUYAK a given situation'," Fitts ex- into "liquid skin," suggesting a;
A modern dance performance plained later to the audience. release of frustrations and woes. '
by Beth Fitts, a local dancer, "When you're in a situation, Anyone who has to unwind after;
opened the Union Gallery's new you're always involved in try- a long, hard day would have
concert series Sunday afternoon. ing to make the best of it," add- appreciated the routine, fori
The series, which will be held ing she had felt like making the bending and stretching certainly
on alternate Sundays in the Gal- best of childhood limitations by seems to beat out Anacin or
lery, is a showcase for local "wanting to go through the martinis for tension relief.
dancers, poets and musicians in limits, seeing how much fur-
an intimate, informal atmo- ther I could reach." Fit earne anM.A. from
sphee. er ecod dace as ar-the University's dance depart-
F tts' dances were enhanced Hnenrtseconddce was par n, has had experience withI
by the cozy setting of the Gal-' ticularly appropriate for theI the Jose Limon Company, and
bey. he uozy setacilmovemGnt-current Union Gallery exhibi- is currently teaching dance at
lery. She used facial movements tion, as it is featuring children's Art Worlds, a creative arts in-
liberally, presenting details thats by USSR young stitute in Ann Arbor.
the audience might have missed sters,and ether pieces by Besides offering a chance to'
American artists geared forI
in a large theatre. enjoy local talent, the friendly,
Her first dance, entitled intimate atmosphere will be aI
"Aristos," was an interpretation Fitts expressed impish quali- definite drawing card for the
of childhood feelings of "trying ties with spritely hops and series. Fitts commented that in
to push away limits." Fitts ex- ca ng el tions.kShedancing in a small area, "any
seemed to reflect the twinkling, oeethsulmtdptn
plored and touched imaginery movement has unlimited poten-
walls and barriers, using her miscievious kind of look on tial and quality." It can be safe-
many of the painted faces sr
eyes as well as body to scrut- rnyi e da suir- ly assumed that other perform-
inize and then break from her ers will share the excitement
surroundings. In her third number, she of reacting with a closer, more!
" 'Aristos' means the best in blended tense, clutching motions personal audience.
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Daily Photo by GORDON TUCKER
Mad Hatters strike again
Offering a new selection of art prints every day, the Mad Hatters Tea Party, a student run
charitable organization, continue their exhibition and sale thru Friday for the benefit of the
Child Care Action Center. The festivities run 9-5 in he Fishbowl.
Tt i P1vuK b
1 rr GGGGIE c G/GCS (11 ~ j necoras in review
o ld fev er d eBy JOHN BEYRLE 'rough spots. If Murphey was "Medicine Man" benefits from
Although tie temptation is: after unity of sound, he blew it a Murphy solo reminiscent of
there, it's hard to say anything when Tom Scott showed up mid- Billy Joel at his best. But what
By BRUCE JORDAN The act began with film clips I miliar oldies such as "Ain't too about Michael Murphey's Blue way through the second side to might be the strongest perform-,
Special To The Daily of several different concerts! Proud to Beg," "Beauty's Only Sky Night Thunder without a lay down some well-played, but ance comes from Michael Mur-
CLARKSTON - A cool Satur- and gatherings of the Tempta- Skin Deep" and "My Girl." few cursory remarks about what hardly appropriate sax licks. phey's pipes: he writes hitf
day night at Pine Knob proved' tions during the peak Motown With the nostalgia of virtually we all know well by now: the The title track, which consists songs to be sung by him, it
to be the perfect place for the years. When the Temptations everyone fully excited, the quintessal summer hit, "Wild- o seen wor exan seems, and he has the control,
Temptations to celebrate their themselves f i n a 11 y appeared group broke into "Just My Imag- fire," which must hold a Guin- i y into a full-blown song the range and the feel that
tenth anniversity as part of the th-rough the partitioned screen, ination," their only platinum Iness longevity record for Top Ionly to the producing ingenuitykth rag an tefelht
Motown music industry. Al- the audience was understand- record. 20 radio. What's surprising of Bob Johnson. But that's nit- drops it all neatly into place.
though the audience didn't quite ably estatic. The group then returned to about Murphey's single is that 'picking; the sweet sounds to be Yup (I'm empathizing, pard-;
reach expectations, the group They began their performance some current fare from their it is so representative of Mur- had in Blue Sky Night Thunder x ner), Blue Sky Night Thunder
played as if the grounds were with "Living in a Glass House," more recent albums. Although phey's album. Although released - is an ear treat that gets better
packed. which remains one of their most they were well received by the late this spring, Blue Sky Night And sweet they are. Remem- ;ia ear te tha gets
The entire concert was built popular pieces to date, played audience, it simply lacked the Thunder merits another listen in ber the opening and closing "wi lie okat,
around their return to Detroit, occasionally even on the tight electricity that was generated, light of (or in the shadow of) piano run in "Wildfire?" Noth- so 'Wildfire" wore you a little
the city which originally gave playlists that dominate Top 40; by their older works. the monumental success of ; ing fancy, to be sure, but dis- thin. Look at it this way-no
them their rise to national prom- radio. After the "concert proper" "Wildfire" (" . . . There's been: tinctive, and akin to what key- matter how much you like Blue
inance. The group was undoubt- After a few more contempor- was finished, the crowd, to no a hoot owl howlin' by my win- boardist Jac Murphy (to note Sky Night Thunder, there's no
edly pleased about returning to ary numbers, the group per- ones surprise, demanded an en- dow now,/ For six nights in a s way you'll hear it 75 times a'
the motor city, the home of so formed a medly of some of their core which the group was quite ro-oooww . .. "-you remem-
many musical greats. greatest hits, including the fa- willing to give. Much of the ber). Duce throughout the album. week.
large gathering assembled at Dedicated to Calvin Black and
the foot of the stage for the Guy Dull Knife ("two old desert
a Inaea mrcdteetr rats"), recorded at Guercio' siy A R A L
SummeT music off eredfnl as a feligo era::lldaa;u ' W HO AM 1 R EA LLY ? II
theatret Caribou ranch, and sprinkled
As the usual fare of concerts with pictures of Murphey con- FIND OUT'
d rtemplating the kind of wide open
* - argo, this certainly ranked above spaces generally found only west You're invited to a meeting of
par, with inspired performers of the Mississippi, Blue Sky CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
. as well as enthusiastic admir-'ih Tudr sa affirato
By RICHARD JAMES Schubert Fantasie in F Minor es wellbas e uat amr Night Thunder is an irmation ORGAN IZAT ION
To those accustomed to the performance of the famous ses ottngh.lIt the of Michael Murphey 's love for
success of the night. If there
musical gourmet fare served to 940 Op. 103. The Chicago' String is to be a warmer reception in the unspoiled. The songtiles 4305 MICHIGAN UNION
the University community on a Quartet, assistedb axo store for the Temptations next alone give this away ("CarolinaT
regular basis during Fall and 1st Brian Minor, presented yaatPnKobitwllgIin the Pines," "Blue Sky Rid-; Thursday, 7 :
worksa byi deetoveg Rae ad; year at Pine Knob, it will logis- igSong" "Secret Mountain
Winter Terms, the list of musi- works by Beethoven, Ravel an tically have to number an S.R.O. TOPIC: INDIVIDUALITY
cal events for this past summer Leon Stein. Hideout"); so what makes -
en. Mu-rphey any different than _ ___ __
will seem a bit spare. After last Harpsichord virtuoso I g o r 1 rteey ny dife t to fns
year's highly successful Univer- Kipnis was probably the high- g' home ;:i tpie but coudn't;
sity Musical Society season end- light of the series. His concert,
ed with an elegant edition of the a blend of many periods and bring it across, or John Denver,
May Festival, there was, in- styles, was further enhanced by who-well, what can you really
deed, a hiatus of nearly a month his friendly interaction with the (say about John Denver and
reawakened and fully two final performer was Shigemi well be the breadth of this al-'
months before such events again Matsumoto, a refreshing young bum, an eminently listenable
dotted the calendars. Seattle Opera star who sub- and re-playable addition to al-
The first signs of life appear-: stituted for the ailing Judith >. :' :.......... most anyone's collection.
ed in the form of a program by Blegen. The LP is not without its
Ars Musica-the renowned Ba- The School of Music provided
roque ensemble based in Ann the bulk of Ann Arbor's classical
Arbor. Their concert, entitled music entertainment for August.;
"A Raging Musical Controvery Professor Thomas Taylor and I you ive on H i an a re
Illustrated; the French Style vs. the Collegium Musicum took
the Italian Style," was actually part in the Sixth Annual Medie- Kosher As
the conclusion of their own 1974- val Festival which recreated a nterested iheals
75 season. microcosm of Medieval life's E
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The rest of the month of June festive side with plays, music,!
was sparse but featured two Hill mime, crafts, juggling and the
Auditorium concerts by the Ann - martial arts.
Arbor Summer Symphony; a This was followed by an en-I
dedicated ensemble of amateurs joyable if not stunning per-
and University students per- formance of Mozart's beloved -
forming under the direction of "Don Giovanni" which included
summer season conductor Ga- the finest rendition of the de-
briel Villasurde. scent into hell scene that I've
Julywasdomnate bytheever witnessed. Filling out an
July was dominated by the active two months was the sum-
University Musical S o c i e t y mer theater series production
which presented the five events of "Cantibury Tales," a ribald
of its second "Summer Fair" iusical that brought the house
series. This summer's programs down nightly.1
included four chamber concerts While hardly an action packed
and a pops concert with Broad- season, this past summer show-
way star Barbara Cook and the ed remarkable improvement
Festival Chorus, over the summers of only a few
Duo pianists Joseph and An- -years ago when both the Uni-'
thony Peratore led the series off versity Musical Society and the -
with a delightfully varied pro- Ann Arbor Symphony still took'
gram climaxed by an excellent the summer months off.
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