Page 8--The Michigan Daily- Friday, April 3,1992 Dancers spring to life by Jessie Halladay There may not be any flowers in bloom, and the cold winds are still blow- ing. The weather won't cooperate, but Spring Dances are here. The second annual Spring Dances concert, produced by the Performance Network, brings together ten local choreographers. They'll present an evening of revivals and premiere works. The program features pieces by Barbara Dijules Boothe, Giles Brown, Susan Caligaris, Gay Delanghe, Renee Grammatico, Maureen Janson, Janet Lilly, Linda Spriggs and Jeremy Steward. A tribute presentation of Clouds of the Unforgdtten, choreographed by the late J. Parker Copley, will be performed by former members of his com- pany. The piece, originally shown at the Performance Network in 1983, was inspired by the American Southwest, as was much of Copley's work. Members of his now-disbanded company felt this would be a fitting tribute to Copley, especially since it was one of his favorite pieces. This will be the first Copley piece to be performed since his death in 1990. University Dance professor Gay Delanghe will present two dances that she has created based on Picasso -paintings, "Reclining Nude" and "Two Girls Reading." Delanghe interprets the visual structure in order to seize the spirit of each painting. The dances were commissioned by the University Museum of Art and were performed in January at the opening of the Museum's current Picasso exhibit., Also being featured is Maureen Janson's The Machine Within The Machine Within the Machine Within, a four-person dance featuring Janson herself. It deals with the issues of peer pressure and social conformity. These are only a sampling of what will be presented at this year's Spring Dances. A combination of solo and group performances have been put to- gether to create a medley of original work which promises to delight audi- ences. SPRING DANCES will be performed tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30p.m. Tickets are $9 general admission and $7 students and seniors. For information call 663-0681. 1 I-1 Hi! We're the Replacements! Hi! We're Soul Asylum! OK, we're just Buffalo Tom, but atleastwe have a new record out, unlike our parent bands. The University of Michigan SCHOOL OF MUSIC Sun. Apr. 5 "A Spring Recession, Break-Out- of-Those Blues, Good Feeling Concert" U-M Percussion Ensemble Nichael Udow, director Bruce Chaffin, guest xylophone artist Music of Green, Breuer, Wyre, Udow and percussion improvisations by Anthony DiSanza School of Music McIntosh Theatre, 4 p.m. U 11 4 April 1992 Hong Kong Movie Night rch HallAuditorium organized by the HongKong Student Association $2 for Two Movies A Chinese Ghos ~$thr4HI Starring: Tony Leung Nina U t Wong Cho Yin Jacky Cheung; Days of Being Wild Starring: Leslie Cheung Karen Lou Maggie Cheung Tony Leung Andy Lau Sponsors: Alumni Office Art Department LS&A Student Government , MSA Office of Minority Affairs I I Wed. Apr. 8 Thu. Apr. 9 Thu. - Sat. Apr. 9 - 11 Japanese Music Study Group William Maim, director Rackham Auditorium, 8 p.m. Arts Chorale Paul Rardin, conductor, Laura Dreilich, guest conductor; Scott VanOrnum, guest organist; Jennifer Smith, soprano; Timothy Jones, baritone Program of French Choral Music: Faur: Requiem, "Cantique de Jean Racine" Franck: Chorale No.3 in A Minor Berlioz: "Les Bergers" Bernstein: "French Choruses" from The Lark DiLasso: "Bonjour, Mon Coeur" Josquin: " Mille Regretz" Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m. Northcoast Jazz Charles Young, director; Donald Sinta, saxophone; Harry Sargous, oboe, English horn; Michael Udow, percussion, sampler; Stephen Rush, piano; Ed Sarath, flugelhorn Program will include special tribute to Miles Davis and premiere of three works by Michigan composers Charles Young and Bruce Bielawa Rackham Auditorium, 8 p.m. Faculty/Guest recital Richard Young, violin/viola Assisted by Katherine Collier, piano; Yizhak Schotten, viola; Jerome Jelinek, cello; and the Rackham String Quartet Poulenc: Sonata for Viola and Piano Mendelssohn: Quintet in B-Flat Brahms: Piano Quintet in G Minor School of Music Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Dance BFA Thesis Concert Admission: $5 Dance Building, Studio A, 8 p.m. 11 Buffalo Tom age, country and classical. Her Let Me Come Over sounds soothe the listener and her Beggar's Banquet/RCA style is mellow and carefree. El- As I much as I like Buffalo Tom, lisor's new album, Night at the let's be honest: they are total, blatant Museum, combines her classical tra copies (not merely cut from the same ning with contemporary melodi cloth but wearing their worn-out and creates an album filled w . suits) of the Replacements, and, inspired, passionate music that tak even more obviously, Soul Asylum. you on a gripping musical journey. Yup, anguished (sometimes), out for A graduate of Juilliard, Elliso fun (the rest of the time) post-college performed as solo violinist for thi rock. As in Bob Seger's cool kids. Denver Symphony, worked as a ses As in compelling, guitar-based sion violinist for several top recoid, noise. As in the same kind of music ing artists in Nashville, and formed a that's been made since the mid-'80s. new string section called the "A As in this album will tide you over Strings. She has been in high de- until Soul Asylum releases their new mand for her performing skills and. one later this year. was asked to perform live with re- The songs on Let Me Come Over nowned country artists such ' can be categorized in any of three Alabama, Willie Nelson and Kentlf ways: tunes that sound like they Rogers. could have been on Soul Asylum's Night at the Museum is a culmi- last album ... And the Horse They nation of Ellisor's diverse perforrn, Rode in On; cuts that could have ing talents. She combined her classi- been on the last Replacements' cal training with more commercia'; album, All Shook Down; and the rest work to produce instrumental soun l which could have been created by a and melodies that are accessible to mythical 'Mats/Soul Asylum super- the mainstream audience. group. The challenge for you is to "Gasho" is a good example of listen and slot them yourself. this. Ellisor integrates string instu- Why listen to Buffalo Tom? ments in a traditional ensemble wi Well, that Soul Asylum album won't more synthesized music. be out for at least a month, and the Ellisor has a unique ability to Replacements don't exist anymore. move the listener from one mood t-' And it's not like Buffalo Tom is a the next with unparalleled emotion "bad" rip-off - the songs thatde- and style, as heard in the title traal." serve mention more than match their She tries to describe musically to* moes emotions that a viewer would feel if Mineral" s rush of emotion wandering through a museum gal- would be the cut. of note on All leycriomoigfo n Shook Down, and flippant vital pitr otenx.Sesced.1 picture to the next. She succeeds. ,A "Darl" would have had a similar po- vivid image fills the listener's mini; sition of honor on Soul Asylum's al- conjuring expressive emotions a bum. The three-piece Buffalo boys ideas. do put on a damn good show to boot. The band hasn't really lost them- Ellisor's innovative style trai selves in another group's identity - scends the boundaries of contempo$ they have a few individual blem- rary and classic styles, and is afiE ishes, most obviously Bill Janovitz's excitingly fresh approach to violin throaty vocals. It's just that they performance. The piece "Dream come from the same school, the weaving" has a different take from same class, the same genes as the the uptight, stuffy symphony. Mor two bands mentioned before, and jazzy, cool and upbeat, "Dream-wea didn't rebel. ving" breaks from traditional violin Different members of the same playing and offers something that; family can grow in their own direc- could be listened to in a relaxed set, tion, but Buffalo Tom has played it ting. safe, following the path to fame and fortune carved by Soul Asylum and Besides her busy performing the Replacements. schedule, Ellisor continues to purs - Annette Petruso her own unique solo projects. HQr Conni Ellisor previous two albums, Strings o Solitude and Through the Eyes of a Night at the Museum Child, created a tremendous under Great Northern Arts ground buzz which brought Ellisor Unlike most classical violinists, to the attention of the listening puk Conni Ellisor expresses her skills lic. through a combination of jazz, new -Emily M. Marriott, v+I TF-wthtisadT - MULTI COLOR SPECIA LISTS " AR TIST ON STAFF i - RUSH OR DERSr . NEAR U OF M CAMPUS' 1217 PROSPECT, ANN A RBOR 665-177 3 1 FF with this adt.. BBQ Ribs All You Can Eat $ served withFries & Slaw5 7 Fridays 5:00 p.m. - Midnight 0- Beef Back Ribs, slow cooked with a spicy red sauce. Meat so tender, it just falls off the bone. Sunday Special 1/3 lb Burger & Fries: $1.99 - 4 :O p.m.-11:O0 p.m. Bass Pitchers $8.50 4 p.m.-Close Make Ashley's your spot on State' 338 South State (at William) Ann Arbor * 996-9191 Open 11:30 a.m.-2:00 a,rn (Sunday Noon-Midnight) mo 340 1/2 S. State (upstairs) 994-3888 Hash Bash begins at 12 noon on the Diag! Thu. - Apr. 9 Sun. -12 Fri. Apr. 10 Sat. Apr. 11 University Players Shakespeare: As You Like It Tickets: $9 (764-0450) Trueblood Theatre Thu. - Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Opera Workshop Program Ken Cazan, director Scenes and arias from operas by Gershwin, Romberg, Johann Strauss, Barber, Richard Strauss, and Verdi School of Music McIntosh Theatre, 8 p.m. Michigan Men's Glee Club European Tour Send-off Concert with special guest Bob McGrath And the 1967 Men's Glee Club Jerry Blackstone, conductor Music by Weber, Mathias, and Hardl Tickets: $8, $6, $5, and $3 (764-1448) Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m. Contemporary Directions Ensemble "Just for Fun - Contemporary Music for People Who Don't Like Contemporary Music" H. Robert Reynolds, director Rnemarv Russe1 narrator I r.FINELINE I