ARTS Thursday, March 12, 1987 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Collage of choregraphy in 'Gallery Dances' Py Jose-Arturo Martinez When he was auditioning dancers in September, Murray Louis was looking for people with differing and opposing qualities that he could employ in his dance-a conver - sation carried on in movement about the most dynamic of matters. "Porcelain Dialogues Opus 78," a work Louis is recreating from his 1274 work, is being reinterpreted with the dancers at the Dance School. "I've been doing this for many years," said Louis "in fact, students over at U.C.L.A. will be doing their own version of this same dance." Mr. Louis, who initially danced as a soloist with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theatre, later be - me Nikolais' assistant. Together with Nikolais, he has helped to create the theories which now comprise the Nikolais/Louis tech - nique. Speaking from his studio in New York, Louis related the basis of his dance as a conversation. He explained it as the interaction of six dynamic forces, carried on in movement. "What I hope to happen is that the audience will find themselves caught up in this donversation on an abstract level," said Louis. "The audience will dhderstand what these figures talk about simply through observing their movements." In the United states, Louis reworks many of his dances with university level students in order to help them on to the next level of performing. In Europe he reworks his dances on professional companies because they do not pose any competition to his own professional company based in New York. This makes Louis' choreography some of the most widely perfomed contem - porary works. Louis, himself, will not be in Ann Arbor to view his work because of the upcoming season for his own company at the Joyce Theater in New York. He has been in town three times, however, to work on the dance. The first time was during the auditions in September, the next during Christmas and the most recent time was this past Sunday. "I was very pleased with the progress the work has made since Christmas," said Louis. "He came in last Sunday and worked with us for about four hours," said dance student, Thomas Cocco. Members of the audience will also see some of the latest efforts by University dance faculty members Gay Delanghe, Jessica Fogel and Bill DeYoung. 'People in the Sun', new work created by Jessica Fogel, is a tribute to the works of American artist Edward Hopper. Fogel is contin - uing her work in multi-media, and will incorporate slide projections of Hopper paintings as well as music created by composer and synthesist David Borden. New York guest designer John Schak, whose last work in Ann Arbor was in the 1985 Power Center concert of the dance, 'Pulcinella', created the costumes for this concert. Gay Delanghe's contribution to the evening is a work entitled 'Red, Red, Red'. "The dance features scenery in the style of contem - porary artists Roy Lichenstein and Claus Oldenburg," said Delanghe, "and draws on the work of Andy Warhol in an attempt to recall some of the glamorous and horrifying events of the sixties." Dance Department Chairman and composer David Gregory created the score for Delanghe's work. 'Thief of Souls', new work created by Bill DeYoung, is based on the life and paintings of Romaine Brooks. The dance concerns a 'lover's triangle' between Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio, Russian mime- ballerina Ida Rubinstein, and Romaine Brooks. The set and cos - tumes were designed by John Schak and the muisc is by Ingram Marshall. The U-M dance Dept. and the University Dancers will be presenting 'A Gallery of Dances' this weekend at the Power Center. Performances are March 12 through 15 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $5.00 to $8.00 for reserved seating and $3.00 for student tickets at the Michigan League Ticket Office. Their hours are Monday through Friday 10 - ;. :, - .,_ > ;; :. (Left to right) Linda Spriggs, Gregory Patterson, and Marsha Pabalis will appear in Bill DeYoung's "Thief of Souls," one of many works appearing in 'A Gallery of Dances.' r U 5pm, or call 764-0450. Tickets will also be available at the Power Center Box Office starting one hour before show time. WEEKEND MAGAZINE Fridays in The Daily 763-0379 . (C-aIN p IX(SE J Mond 'Animation' deathly Jcpancse Tech Centezr "a,'- 0 A - a' : VWi Jy Ial IRo, enIheg,, Th'e Animation Celebration is a group of "leftovers and late entries" from last November's19th Inter - national Tournee of Animation. The leftovers are those films which did not make the cut in last fall's Tournee, while the late entries are their recent acquisitions. Fortun - ately, there are enough late entries to keep our attention between the boring leftovers and make this a film worth paying $2.50 for on a Tuesday or weekend midnight. Claymation stole the show. The sixth film, although only 30 seconds long, clearly displayed the best animation. It took a dinosaur made of clay-the only way to convincingly portray the reptile -and perfectly transposed it to the mtodern city. Unlike the abrupt changes seen in Gumby or Davey and Goliath, the movement in this .film was fluent, making the reptile :appear real. Most of the cartoons were .average, which is more than enough .or television, but unsatisfactory for the big screen. Sunbeam, the first of the leftovers, looked like Betty :Boop set to a 30's song. This lack :ef creativity, combined with lifeless :6ackgrounds made it look like a :poor Saturday morning cartoon. .Fortunately it was only a three- ;minute film (not counting the two .minutes of credits). The Canadian-produced A Dog's yuide to Home Safety was a funny, low-budget cartoon that ;doubled as a home safety educa - tional film. A commonplace situa - l ion can be made very humorous vhen it is altered by adding the absurd. In this film, the unusual was the dog, who had to serve as head of household since the owners/parents were like those on Family Ties (i.e. without intel - ligence). SSTREETe - a - - *.. ---' The Canadians entered another educational animation, Get a Job. Unfortunately, the audience was left sitting through failed jokes as the proper behavior for an interview was shoved down its throat. The producers forgot that it is not funny to sit and watch someone blow an interview because of mere stupidity. It would have worked better had they added humor by presenting a ridiculous job, or an inventive lead character. The Russians seem to have a minimalist view of animation. 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