ARTS Page 6 Friday, April 15, 1983 The Michigan Daily I THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET FAST RESULTS CALL 764-0557 2 concertsf There will be two concerts of interest to Ann Arborites this coming week.First of all, Los Angeles' Wall of Voodoo will be headlining at the Second Chance Wednesday the 20th, with special guests to be announced. Wall of Voodoo are one of the most unexpected bands to be receiving (just) radio airplay with their zany tune, "Mexican Radio." Hope ., ,.,,, "> or fnals un they'll do their version of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," too! Tickets are $9.50, and the show begins at 9:30 p.m. Secondly, The Misfits will be making a rare appearance at the Michigan Union Ballroom on Saturday, the 23rd, with guests Negative Approach, Ground Zero, and the State. This is an all-ages admitted show, and it's sure to be a "ghoul's night out." The show star- ts at 9 p.m., and tickets are a measly $6. -Larry Dean PIANO DROPOUTS HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO DESPITE YEARS OF LESSONS Two years of testing have pro- duced a new course in making music. This course is based on an amazing breakthrough in piano instruction, and it is intended for people who can at least read and ploy a simple mel- ody line of notes. This new technique teaches you to unlock your natural ability to make music. You will learn how to take any melody and play it a variety of ways: rock, folk, swing, jazz, semi-classical, bolero.. . you name it . . . just for the sheer joy of it! By the end of this 8 lesson course, you will know how to arrange and enrich a song so that you won't need sheet music or memorization. How well you play depends upon how much you practice, of course. Come and experience this revo- lutionary new way of bringing adults back to the piano. FREE DEMONSTRATION Monday, April 25, 1983 from 7-8 p.m. in Room 2038 School of Music Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (313) 763-4321 I l.+s' v vac, :.*. . ,a ura OUNG RON Reagan, Jr. quit his I e r job last year for a myriad of reasons, none of which were substantial enough to cause the abandonment by the other 15 members of the Joffrey II Dancers. The prestigious troupe glides into Ann Arbor for a two-day engagement at the Power Center on April 19 and 20. The troupe, created in 1969, won the assistance of a Ford Foundation granta to aid in the establishment of an ap- prentice program. The goal was to bridge the gap that existed between the very advanced students at the Joffrey school, and the professional company, The Joffrey Ballet. The Joffrey Appren- tice Company was born, originally un- der the direction of Jonathan Watts. A year later the name was changed to The Joffrey II Dancers, and regular performances were scheduled for the company. The troupe has since LO I ormance, drawn from auditions throughout the country. The individual must show he or she has a smooth continuum of dance rather than a flashy technical display of talent. The chosen ones are expected to have a great deal of dance experien- ce and must be between seventeen and twenty-three and a high school graduate. Like those in the parent company, each Joffrey II member has a chance to A By Colnlp cn JOFFREY II bkwoo . .,. ,, ;:;'.. y25 Off any Jostn gold rng. See yowl- jiostecns representativ'e 4 5491 FRIDAY, APRIL 15 East University m 9 0AN MORE T HAN A BOOKSTORE 11:00 to 4:00 VM Ms ecr developed from an exclusive farm team of promising advanced studen- ts-training to be regular performers as well as soloists in the parent com- pany, as well as other professional companies-into a unit that is not only completely professional in stature, but also favored with sixteen very per- sonable and unusually talented dan- cers. The dancers currently tour under the direction of former New York City Opera dancer, Sally Brayley Bliss, and a former soloist with the Joffrey Ballet, Associate Director Maria Grandy. The two women have done everything from fund-raising to teaching to ad- ministrating in order to keep alive the company's philosophy that performan- ce is an essential and valuable ex- perience to dance training. The Joffrey II exists as a wonderful vehicle for dan- eis to experience the stage, feel the essence of what it is, and to make them work for an audience. The dancers are trained in ballet technique, modern, jazz, and contem- porary style, including traditional Japanese style and folk dancing. They are fully capable of dancing from discipline to discipline and grasp every genre quite impressively. The scope of their training is exemplified by the fact that the company alumni are currently and comfortably performing in not only classical based companies, but also on Broadway and in the Alvin Ailey, Mar- tha Graham, and Twyla Tharp ensem- bles. They are also trained in the kinds of things a classroom situation does not allow. They are taught to cope with touring and performing conditions of all sorts. This includes coaching in adap- tation of make-up, manner, and method in the best and worst possible circum- stances so as to create the best possible image for the audience. The eight men and eight women that comprise the company are given scholarships to the school after being show off their artistry and finesse since there is no corps de ballet, and dan- cers who may be overlooked in one number often appear as leads in the next. As a result, the casting will be an- nounced prior to each night's perfor- mances of the Joffrey II in Ann Arbor. Tuesday evenings program includes Bermuda Blues; Monotones II, Rothko Chapel and In Kazmidity. Bermuda Blues contains five movements. Who Reads Reviews, Lit- tle Face, The Four of Us; Chocolate Apricot and Make up your Mind are all, danced to the music of "A different, Kind of Blues." Mon otones II is a pas de trois for two men and a woman set to loudly resounding, plaintive music. It is a dif- ficult piece that unfolds from the purity of line into an image of scattering and reassembling, twisting and turning, manipulation and submission. The third piece on the Program, Rothko Chapel, is a chillingly modernistic piece created as a dance equivalent to architectural structure based on the forms of abstract-expressionism used by painter Mark Rothko. The final piece of Tuesday's program, In Kazmidity, describes a See JOFFREY II, Page 9 0 4r4 UMCAE U-M Extension Service 412 Moynard Street, Ann Arbor 48109 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (313) 662-3201 I .1 Student Newspaper at The University of Michigan IA IFI r--------=----WRITE YOUR AD HERE! -----"-.--- i ii i ii -----------CLIP AND MAIL TODAY! 5-----------J USE THIS HANDY CHART TO QUICKLY ARRIVE AT AD COST Words Days 1 2 3 4 5 add. 0-14 1.85 3:70 5.55 6.75 7.95 1.00 15-21 2.75 5.55 8.30 10.10 11.90 1.60 Pleaseindicate 22-28 3.70 7.40 11.10 13.50 15.90 2.20 ad I for rent 29-35 4.60 9.25 13.90 16.90 19.90 2.80 for sal 36-42 5.55 11.10 16.65 20.25 23.85 3.40 roommates prsonal *43-49 6.45 12.95 19.40 23.60 27.80 4.00 Ietc Each group of characters counts as one word. 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