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Wednesday, April 22, 1987
UMS Fest opens

By Rebecca Chung
Guinevere said it perfectly: "It's
May...the lusty month of May!"
But for the rest of us, whose
energies have been appropiated by
exams and papers, a less strenuous
emotion than lust may be in order.
Might I hint that there is nothing
like music to soothe the savage
beast (or breast, whichever you
prefer), and no more sublime way
to indulge oneself than in the
upcoming May Festival, graciously
presented for the 94th time by the
University Musical Society.
Consider the possibilities of
spending an evening with the
menage of Pinchas Zukerman, the
Beethoven Violin Concerto, and
Dvorak's "New World" Symphony,
all yours if you call quickly

(seating is limited) on opening
night, April 28.
If you have a predilection for
Germans, Wednesday the 29th is
your night, featuring the Brahm's
D-minor Piano Concerto (No. 1)
with pianist Peter Rosel, and
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Thursday's concert also features an
all-German program, including
Bruckner's Fourth Symphony, but
with an American twist-none
other than mezzo-soprano Marilyn
Horne, who will sing Mahler's
Kindertotenlieder (Songs of the
Death of Children). There is ample
seating for both of these shows;
unfortunately, the climax of the
Festival-featuring orchestra-in-
residence the Gewandhaus Orchestra
of Leipzig with director Kurt
Masur-, and soloists Peter Rosel,
Arleen Auger, Susanne Mentzer,

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Vinson Cole, and Paul Plishka in
Beethoven's Choral Fantasy and
Symphony No. 9-is sold out.
The May Festival will further
appeal to the nobler instincts by
honoring UMS director Gail
Rector, who is retiring this June.
Rector, a 1937 graduate from the
University with a degree in music
literature, has run UMS since 1957.
So think about it--or don't;
you've probably done enough
thinking for one semester. Instead,
let whatever vestiges of sensibility
you have left take you the May
Festival. The restorative effect of
the music may give you enough
strength to face the summer-or
even Guinevere.
For tickets and further
information, contact the University
Musical Society's Burton Tower
Office at 764-2538.

Music director Kurt Masur leads orchestra-in-residence the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig
through the four May Festival performances next week.



Arch Theatre's 'Euripedes':

A timeless comment

By Beth Fertig
Euripides' The Trojan Women
depicts an aspect of war not usually
seen in the media. No great battles
that are fought; no rallying
speeches are given to the troupes;
The Trojan Women merely pre -,
sents the aftermath of war with its
inevitable destruction of life and
lets that speak for itself.
Arch Theatre, in cooperation
with the Department of Theatre and
Drama at the University, will
present this classic play this week -
end' at the Trueblood Theatre in the
Frieze Building. The ensemble is a
small group of University students

who have joined forces to present
experimental drama without the
usual restrictions placed upon
student productions, one of which
is lack of artistic control. Arch
Theatre's previous effort was last
summer's successful production of
Dylan Thomas's Under Milk
Wood.
Noelle Brower, the company's
Artistic Director, is thankful to the
support she has received from the
University's Theatre Department.
"John Russell Brown [of the
Theatre Department faculty] has
been more than generous in his
support of this production and all of
our efforts," she says. "He believes
that the students must make their
own decisions, good and bad, and

learn from their endeavors."
The Trojan Women presents the
women of Troy after the fall of that
ancient city at the hands of the
Greeks. The characters are interned
in a prison camp waiting to be
taken to their new homes in Greece.
Action centers upon the women of
the royal family of Troy. Hecuba,
once queen of Troy, now waits
among the rubble for her uncertain
future to unfold. She expresses the
anti-war sentiments of the play as
she watches the erosion of her
family's power. Though she has
certainly lost the most of all of
Euripides' characters, Hecuba wills
herself to live despite the
circumstances. "Hecuba retains her
dignity throughout the play," says

Brower, "She defies everything, her
own family, her situation, even the
gods to survive."
Brower has used an adaptation of
the play by Jean-Paul Sartre rather
than a direct translation. She feels
that this adaptation will be more
accessible to her audience. How -
ever, she has used the original
Greek text for some parts of the
production, notably when the
Chorus speaks. "The recitation of
the actual ancient Greek in
conjuction with the exact English
translation evokes the primitive,
ritualistic aspects of the play that
are implicit in it, but that an
English translation loses," she
explains. The leader of the Chorus
will recite her lines in Greek while
the two other choral members will
say their lines in English. "There is
something almost magical about

hearing a dead language come to
life," says Brower, "to think that
people used to communicate with
this tongue, not to mention the
great literature and philosophy that
has come from it."
The women of Troy are not
decked out in royal garb for this
production. Brower wanted to evoke
modern imagery; thus their
costumes are simple pajama-like
prison wear and their heads are
shaven - reminiscent of the
prisoner of war pictures from WW
II. The entire play takes place
within a 15 by 15 foot wooden
cage held together by twine. "The
women of Troy are prisoners," says
Brower, "they are treated with little
respect by the Greeks, so it seemed
only natural to put them in a cage
as though they were animals -
certainly humankind has done this,

and much worse, as any book about I
POWs will testify. The women of
Troy are no different from anyone
in their expressions of grief, anger
and disbelief."
"With the explosiveness of our
modern world it is important
always to reflect upon the possible
outcome of our actions before we
run head-on into destruction. I hope
this production will make people
reflect upon this."

THE TROJAN WOMEN will
open tomorrow night with
additional performances on Friday
and Saturday. Show time is 8 p.m.
and tickets may be purchased at the
door. For more information call:
996-0672.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Spring/Summer 1987 Calendar of Events
FRIDAY, MAY 1, Dean's Commencement Coffee Hour - Dean's
Office, 1110 School of Education Building, 2 to 4 p.m.
For information and reservations, contact the Office of the Dean, 1111 School of Education
Building, or call (313) 763-4288.
SATURDAY, MAY 2. SigLOGOSpring Conference - Whitney
Auditorium, 1309 School of Education Building, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sponsored by the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning
(MACUL).
For information, contact Christine Canning, Professional Development Office, 1225 School of
Education Building, or call (313) 763-9497.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5. Emeritus Reunion Reception - Tribute Room,
1322 School of Education Building, 2 to 4 p.m.
For information and reservations, contact the Office of the Dean, 1111 School
of Education Building, or call (313) 763-4288.
SUNDAY / TUESDAY, JUNE 14-16. Community College Summer
Institute, "Shaping Today's Community College Mission, Programs
and Resources to Meet Tomorrow's Expectations "-Michigan League,
7 to 9 p.m., Sunday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday; and 8 a.m. to 1:30
p.m., Tuesday.
Participants: administrators and teams of administrators from the nation's
community colleges. Registration fee: $150; $125 per team member.
For information, contact the Program in Higher and Continuing Adult Education, 2007 School
of Education Building, or call (313) 764-9472.
JUNE / AUGUST, Technology in Education - Various dates and
locations.
Topics include: Microcomputer Support for Educational Research, June 9-
10; Introduction to Instructional Computing, June 17-19; Planning and Eval-
uating a Computer Education Program, July 28; Science Software Fair, July
29; Thinkers League Facilitator Training, July 22 or August 19. Some semi-
nars are available for CEUs or graduate credit by arrangement. Variable fees.
For complete schedule of seminars and fees: contact Professional Development Office, 1225
School of Education Building, or call (313) 763-9497.
JUNE / AUGUST, Summer Institute on Teaching - Various dates
and locations.
Series includes: Motivating Elementary Students: Theory and Practice, June
22-23; Human Development and Socialization of Adolescents, June 22-23;
Developing Effective Class Groups, July 7-10; Instructional Theory into Prac-
tice, August 3-7. Some institute sessions are available for CEUs or graduate
credit by arrangement. Variable fees.
For complete institute schedule and fees: contact Professional Development Office, 1225 School

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