I Page 8 -- The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 21, 1988 Boker: Mi. m BY DEBRA CHESNIN I.. THEY have performed in such di- verse places as Paris, Taiwan, Edin- burgh, Florence, and Munich. In the past few weeks they have visited Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Montreal. But their show is not multilin- gual, nor do they need a different in- terpreter for each country; they per- form a language that can be under- stood everywhere - mime. Saturday night, the Yoram Boker Mime Theatre will attempt to get their unique message across to an- other audience, this time in Ann Ar- bor. The show is brought to the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation as part of a year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Israel's independence. The entire program is called "Independence and Interdependence: Israel-North America Cultural Ex- change" andis presented by the Na- tional Foundation for Jewish Cul- ture. Michigan Daily ARTS 763-0379 When not using the language of mime, three members of the troupe use Hebrew, as the group was started and is based in Israel. Two members of the three-person troupe are origi- nally from Paris and spent time studying under the acknowledged a's the of Boker, and two other artists, Uri Tennenbaum, and Edit Limor, who joined in 1976 and 1987, respec- tively. Boker currently teaches his craft at Tel Aviv University. The troupe opts for more than the standard white face, suspenders, and word such as "Destiny" and "The Spirit of God Hovering Over the Water." Even with such seemingly diverse titles, the underlying themes for the pieces deal with Jewish issues, like how to assimilate while still retain- ing one's heritage. For example, in "The Photographer," a couple posing for a typical portrait become a picture of the traditional stereotypes of Jews while the camera becomes almost a machine gun. But not every sketch is so heavy. There is also more of the more tradi- tional humor associated with mime in pieces such as"God's Creation of Man ... In His Image" where God gives Adam a banana, to take the place of the forbidden apple, and slips on the peel. The Yoram Boker Mime Theatre is bringing Ann Arbor an experience that many others around the world have already been privileged to share -- an evening of understanding in the international language of mime. THE YORAM BOKER MIME THEATRE performs Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Mendelssohn Theater in the Michigan League. iI But their show is not multilingual, nor do they need different interpreter for each country; they perform; language that can be understood everywhere -mime. a a master of mime, Marcel Marceau, producing a coincidental tie-to Ann Arbor - the home to the Marcel Marceau World Center for Mime. The group was founded and named by Yoram Boker in 1970. It consists hat and glove combination, using c6stumes, masks and props to move through a variety of sketches, rang- ing from light- sounding topics such as "Impossible Love" and "Carousel" to very heavy and philosophical ones Fishbone and Tape Heads... ...yeah, it sounds like a strange combination to us, too. But you can figure it out yourself as Fishbone, from the band of the same name, appears in the film Tape Heads, which opens this weekend. Soviet Athwlles &, The Office of Major Events Present RICHARD y 5 THOMPSO0N ' )II and His Band £.OUDON WAINWRIGHT Saturday October 29 8 pm POWER CENTER Tickets available at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and all Ticketmaster Outlets. Order by phone Call 763-TKTS. Continued from Page 7 lanov's Rhapsody No. 2, composed in 1978, will be performed in only 3 other cities on its U.S. tour: New York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. In addition, the ensemble, playing only Russian works, will perform Tchaikovsky's "The Tem- pest" and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1. The Musical Society will also give a Pre-concert Presentation, "Purity in Music," beginning at 3 p.m. in the Rackham Ampitheater. The speaker will be Jim Leonard, an Ann Arbor News music critic and manager of the classical records division of SKR music store. The presentation is free and open to the public. THE MOSCOW STATE SYM- PHONY,. under the direction of Yevgeny Svetlanov will perform Sunday, October 23, at 4 p.m. in Hill Auditorium. The concert is part of the University Musical Society's 110th Annual Choral Union Series. Tickets are $10 to $28, and are available at the Musical Society's Burton Tower office. Student Rush tickets are available on afirstcome, first serve basis for $5 at the Burton Tower office after 9 a.m. Saturday. aN NOVEMBER 3 HILL AUDITORIUM TICKETS AT THE MIM'1AN UNION TICKET OFFIC* AND ALL TICKET MASTER OUTLETS CHARGE BY PHONE AT - 763-TKTS Don't miss Jimmy Cliff on Nov. 17 at Hill Aud. N STUDENT 16 MICH NS NO V9 989 ONS M4% -d989I EM ASSEMBL V 42AN STU DEl J BLY 1989-1988 ELECTIONS NC UDENT ASSEMBLY 1988-1 989 EL MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY: NOV. 15& 16 MICHIGAN STUDENI ELECTIONS _Y 1988-1989 NT ASSEMB 1. 15& I representatives from the following schools will be elected: LSA ENGINEERING BUSINESS RACKHAM MEDICINE LIBRARY SCIENCE MUSIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION SOCIAL WORK NOV. 15 & 16 MICH ) ELECTIONS NO LY 1988-1989 NT ASSEM IGAN ST 15 & 1 (;TI 4 -LWECTION 4 y DENTISTRY EDUCATION Appcons ct.14 .Y 1988- 191 CDEADLINE: Oct. 24 4 .., g 1 ..__ _ ,. _.,, r:f NT APSF Michigan Student Assembly 3909 Michigan Union 763-3241 m i