41 Page 10 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 2, 1989 REVIEWS Continued from page 9 She tries to bridge the gap between the stage and the audience, making an aesthetic bond explaining the true meaning of dance. Overall, the majority of the small audience was Indian, which some- what defeated the purpose of Rajagopalan coming to the University. Because of the lack of advertising, the audience wasn't nearly the size it should have been for such an excellent performance. The young community here should be exposed to as much culture as possible to have real understanding of diversity. Somewhat disappointed by the turnout, Rajagopalan urged people to publicize Bharatanatyam further for future performances. -Ami Mehta Flop preaches to perverted At the base of the human condi- tion there resides that indescribable something that relishes the vulgar and abusive. If this wasn't distinctly true then Friday night's Pop Will Eat Itself concert at St. Andrew's Hall would have been a profound failure. Dual PWEI vocalists Clint Manseu and Graham Crabb bounded on stage at around 11 p.m. be- gining their set with the somewhat insultingly titled "Preaching to the Perverted." After only two songs any threat of deep introspective lyrics was well lifted and those unfamiliar with the band were soon converted. As if the crowd needed any further titilation stringy vocalist Clint, after inviting some ten people on stage, went himself into the sea of black clothing and masochistic fans. PWEI's first of two encores included a cover of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Love Missile F1- 1" ...appropriate and entertaining. Songs off their lat- est album, most memorably "Inject Me" and "Def. Con 1" (Big Mac fries to go etc.), were the most suc- cessful. And it was pleasantly sur- prising to see the ease with which they could turn their rap/funk/dance amalgam around and play "Orgone Accumulator" with the punk-grunge that it deserved. I always feel a sense of guilt en- joying something as base, crude and fun as PWEI was on Friday. When I get the feeling that I should brush my teeth or something I know I must have had a good time. -R. S. Lee Floyd shines on with lasers Let's play word association: Lasers. Pink Floyd. Pot. Friday night's "Laser, Extrava- ganza" at the Power Center offered two of the above. Boasting "not one, but three exciting lasers," the Laser Dogs from Houston provided two hours of laser-accompanied Floyd. Daily Arts writers Jennifer Ballew and Brian Vastag here present their respective views on the event: Mesmerizing spirograph-like patterns and animated Floyd icons projected onto the screen above the stage accented the seat-shaking Floyd; the most dramatic moments came when the lasers swept over the audience. The Laser Dogs used all of their effects during the first half of the show; the second half was a col- lage ui recycled images. Several times a cheesy computer generated falling-bomb sound was added to the music - what a pitiful way to ruin good Floyd. A string of Christmas tree lights laid out in a triangle on stage flashed randomly - what a pi- tiful way to ruin good lasers. The Laser Dogs also displayed their sense of social awareness with comments like "I heard a rumor that U of M likes to party." The lasers were exciting; the Laser Dogs weren't. Lasers can effec- tively enhance music -- the Laser Dogs couldn't. -Brian Vastag The show opened with "Signs of Life" from Pink Floyd's Momen- tary Lapse of Reason. The presenta- tion itself was truly a "laser extrava- ganza." Huge fans were used to spread smoke across the theater to make the lasers visible, and tiny mirrors were arranged to reflect the lights, giving the appearance of more laser beams. Computer-gener- ated laser images were projected onto a giant screen which filled the stage. Fluorescent-colored cardboard glas- ses, which sold for $1, helped en- hance the visual experience by re- fracting the light of the lasers, giv- ing the viewer nine times the num- ber of images. The glasses were fun for the computer images on the screen, but tended to blur the lasers which came out over the crowd. The speaker system was immense for a place the size of the Power Center. Amplifiers were stacked on either side of the giant screen. The music was so loud that the seats vi- brated at every low note. Avid Pink Floyd fans would have gladly paid the admission price just to experi- ence the sound system. The audience gladly joined in when one of the Laser Dogs mockingly asked them for a "Michigan singalong" to "Another Brick in the Wall." The crowd was so pleased with the performance, the Laser Dogs agreed to improvise an encore. They had no pre-planned computer images, but simply sat up front and played with their lasers, all to the delight of the audience. The lasers didn't al- ways move exactly with the beat, but no one really cared because the whole experience was so mystical. Everyone in the crowd went home feeling they had lived a slice of the 21st century. -Jennifer Ballew A Alumni Lynn Slaughter and Alan Lommason performed Friday night in the first installment of the Dance Department's Guest Artist series. I Dancers provide daring innovation ' A BY ANITA CHENG ,,. 4 Be a Daily Arts staffer... or just look like one. If you'd like to write for theater, books, dance, visual arts, film, or music, call 763-0379. LAUNCHING the Dance Department's Guest Artist series Friday night;- Alan Lommason and Lynn Slaughter demonstrated through their daringly- personal dancing the cutting edge of dance in America. "We looked across the nation for dance outside the mainstream, the pioneers," explained Jessica Fo gel, program coordinator. "Their concert was a wonderful beginning for what has expanded into an international exchange this year." 4 Both alumni of the University Dance Department, Lommason and& Slaughter opened their program with "Tangos," a Latin-flavored duet by the. internationally-renowned choreographer Bill Evans. Lommasson effortlessly-4 melded the traditional male machismo image with his own ironic sensitivity' to partner Slaughter. She in turn expanded the conventional ideal of soft fema' ininity by dancing with a liquid ease over a core of steel strength. The duets "Undercurrents," a premier choreographed by both Lommassoir and Slaughter and "Echo" by Lommasson explored two sides of intimate rem lationships. Combining telling gestures with emotionally charged dancing,, "Undercurrents" opened the raw, ugly side of relationships - intimacyz turned into a power for hurting. The commissioned score by Gregory Ballard heightened the premonition of tragedy. In contrast, "Echo" with music bY4 Philip Glass seemed almost a dream. The woman began and ended alone, but the interlude was filled with a beautiful duet - was the man a sad memory, or only a figment of her imagination? See DANCE, page 11 A one-day seminar designed to help you make the transition from student to professional. Saturday, November 4, 1989 The cost of the seminar is $10, and hotel accommodations are available at a reduced rate. Sessions offered this year include: x Chemical Dependence in the Hospitalized Patient . Coping Measures for the Oncology Nurse . Financial Planning for the Young Professional . InVitro Fertilization . Transition: From New Graduate to Expert Nurse . Images of the Professional Nurse Creating a Successful Future . Dialysis: A Treatment Modality for Renal Failure . Discharge Planning: Special Needs for Special People-Senior Adults . 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