"1 ARTS Thursday, February 4, 1988 Page.7 The Michigan Doily 'Winter By Juliet James Tonight the Performance Network will host the premiere of Winter Dances, a collaborative effort by six local choreographers. The producer of the event, Barbara Djules Boothe, has brought together these choreog- raphers to showcase the diversity of the Ann Arbor dance community's works. Boothe, who earned her Master's degree in Fine Arts at the Univer- sity, has prepared two pieces - a duet entitled "Distant Thoughts" and a theatrical solo which pays homage to the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Mary Fehrenbach, who also holds a Master's degree from the Univer- Join the Daily y Arts Page Call: 763-0379 sity, is currently a dancer with the J. Parker Copley Company of Detroit. She will present a ballet solo that celebrates youth, called "For a Young Lady." Entering her second year as a faculty member of the dance depart- ment of Oakland University, Laurie Eisenhower has composed two duets, "Rohatsu Haiku" and "No Time." After earning both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Arizona State University, she danced with several modemn dance troupes in New York City, including the Pi- lobolus Dance Theatre. She has also worked with the Harbinger Company of Detroit. Rebecca Weitz, yet another recip- ient of a Master's degree in dance from the University, has created "Flying Turtles." This solo work is meant to express the whimsy of the natural domain of the universe. Presently working towards her graduate degree in Fine Arts, Patricia Plasko has put together a solo called "Doing Choreography," set to the music of Irving Berlin's soundtrack to the movie White Christmas. Following her undergraduate studies at Western Michigan University, Plasko performed with the Well- spring Dance Company of Kalama- zoo. Her comedic composition Dances makes a mockery of the clich6s and stereotypes associated with the world of dance performance and choreogra- phy. An outstanding feature of the concert will be Peter Sparling's solo, entitled "Ode," which makes its debut this evening. Once a dancer with both the Josd Limon and Martha Graham companies of New York City, Sparling is currently a faculty member of the University's Dance department. The choreogra- pher finds the limited space at Per- formance Network interesting be- cause he finds it more challenging A for a dancer to have a small area at one's disposal. The formal premiere will occur in May when Sparling travels east. Set to the music of Ralph Shapey, the choreographer describes his presentation as an ar-. ticulation of space and a muscular reaction to the music. Winter Dances will serve as a link between the Dance department of the University and other regional choreographic interests. This cooperative endeavor promises to be an intriguing and variegated show- case of several area dance artists. w=, WINTER DANCES will be per- formed at Performance Network tonight through Saturday at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $7 and $5for stu- dents and seniors. Faculty member and professional dancer Peter Sparling displays his form. He choreographed a solo piece,- 'Ode,' that debuts at tonight's collaboration, 'Winter Dances.' , t I 'Seville' By David Hoegberg The New York City Opera Na- tronal Company will redecorate the Power Center tonight for a single performance of Rossini's ever-fresh Aarber of Seville. The performance anticipates the opera's 172nd birth- day by only 16 days - it premiered in Rome on February 20, 1816. CLASSIFIED ADS The opera Bugs Bunny made' Even more popular than Donzetti's Don Pasquale, which came to Power Center from S an Fransisco last October, Rossini's Barber also tells a story of youthful lovers outwitting a greedy and disapproving older generation. The delightful score seems to have seeped deep into our popular culture. First-time listeners can regularly be heard whispering, "So that's where this is from!" as the melodies fly by. Figaro's dazzling aria, "Largo al factorum," was paro- died in a now legendary Bugs Bunny cartoon in which Bugs plays the fa- mous conductor Leopold Stokowski to the consternation of the star bari- tone. A few bars of it can even be traced to a current television ad for Hertz Car Rental in which it is im- plied that Arnold Palmer and O.J. Simpson could use some singing lessons. Rossini, whose sense of humor was boundless, would probably have enjoyed such dubious homage, but the real genius of his melodies lies in how perfectly they fit the drama in which they occur. Arias and or- chestrations are matched to both character and mood with consum- mate skill. One of Rossini's innovations was the tendency to locate important dramatic events in the musical num- bers themselves instead of in the recitative. This effect gives a sense of theatrical urgency to set pieces that, in many other composers, merely comment upon the action. The duets "All' idea" and "Dunque io son" are perfect examples of this original technique. In his old age Rossini boasted that he composed Barber in 11 days. In any case the 24-year-old composer could not have taken more than 30 days to compose this enduring oper- atic masterpiece. He was spurred on by contractual deadline and by the fine libretto of Cesare Sterbini, based on the first play in the famous "Figaro trilogy" of Beaumarchais. The result was an opera that would ensure Rossini's international reputation for centuries to come. It is adaptable to the needs of both grand opera companies and younger companies like tonight's, the City Opera National Company. The Company was founded in 1979 by Beverly Sills to provide a national showcase for America's tal- ented young artists. Their produc- tions feature City Opera's much praised 'supertitles,' an innovation that clarifies the action on stage while the opera is sung in its origi- nal language. Making his debut with the com- pany in this performance is conduc- tor William Robertson, who earned his master's degree from the Univer- sity in 1983. After studying in Bel- gium and Germany, Robertson re- ceived the Julius Rudel Award for young conductors and made his New York City Opera debut in South Pa- cific last spring. Tonight's performance, under the sponsorship of the University Musical Society, is sold o.ut. For further information contact UMS at 764-2538, 9 to 4:30, weekdays. The famous opera will be preceded by a pre-con- cert presentation from Jay Lesinger, stage director for the University's Opera Theatre and a former member of the New York City Opera staging staff His lecture is entitled "Rossini in Seville" and will begin at 7 p.m. at Rackham. Tickets for the lecture are $3. GET IT! 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