6 Advanced screening... The State Theatre presents Richard Linklater's "Waking Life." 7 p.m. Free. Visit Daily Arts after 4 p.m. for free pass. michigandaily.com /arts ARTS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2001 w Opera documents Cold War. By Marie Bernard Daily Arts Writer When "The Consul" opened in New York's famed Ethel Barrymore Theater, its themes of civil strife and the errs of bureaucracy seemed particularly relevant to our country. The Cold War was in full force and Courtesy of CBS "Wow...this has never been done on "Survivor" before." Survivor' makes promiUse to spice current stal show it had set its mood The Consul Power Center Tonight through Sunday preformed across of paranoia and distrust through the people. A few years after its debut, M e n o t t i received a Pulitzer Prize and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award for the opera. Although the Cold War has come and gone, "The Consul" continues to be the country to in addition to two new recordings in the past five years. The story takes place in an unnamed European country in the 1940s. John Consul, a fighter for the resistance, has been shot by the secret police, and with his wife Magda, is searching for a way out of their war-torn country. Magda's role is one of the most challenging of opera parts - a diffi- cult Aria at the end of Act I is a challenge in and of itself. "The Opera Theater hasn't presented this work since 1980, mostly because it's such a difficult piece," Majors said. Magda and John determine that it is not safe for their entire family to flee together, so Magda journeys to the consulate of a nearby country to seek help. There, the run-around of the secretary grinds Magda down, and her need for help transforms to despair. This opera is somewhat of a change from what many audience- members have grown accustomed to. Rather than the sweeping gowns and exaggerated gestures that we typically associate with traditional opera, "The Consul" is inspired by film-noir. The noir genre generally features bleak urban settings, dark lighting and cynical or corrupt char- acters - not exactly "The Magic Flute." The University has drawn upon i ; great talent for the technical aspects of the show; scenic 'designer Alexander Dodge has just returned from designing "Hedda Gabbler" for Broadway, and costume designer Janice Benning is an assistant pro- fessor from the University of Col- orado. "I love working with designers," said Majors. "We have a symbiotic relationship: The music helps to define the visual compo- nents and vice-versa." In the Opera News, Patrick Giles mentality stated that: "Menotti's effectiveness in all areas cannot be doubted. His appetite for the pathetic, the macabre and the tuneful are given freer rein here (in 'The Consul') than in anything else he wrote." Menotti is often called the father of American opera, and was recent- ly awarded a Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime achievement. The shov opens tonight at the Power Center. For tickets please call (734) 764-2538. rave reviews. This weekend, the School of Music will be presenting Menotti's legendary work. "The Consul is still timely today," said director Joshua Major. "Society continues to deal with the ills of bureaucracy and the struggle to maintain individual rights." The show has had a number of revivals 6, Jeff Dickerson Survivor Insider Seems CBS is doing all they can to pump new life into the disinte- grating reality show genre. Promos for this week's episode promise the first 15 minutes are unlike any- thing you've seen on "Survivor" before. We'll see about that. The preview claims every alliance and friendship formed will be dismantled by the surprise change in format of the show. But how and what will happen with "Survivor" this. week is puzzling fans of the show all across the v country. The New York Post as well as several Internet sites are indicating whe current two-tribe system will be deconstructed and then reassembled into three new groups. This drastic change would certain- ly affect the strength of alliances formed thus far, but who's to say new alliances would not emerge? Another possibility could be a premature merger. In previous incarnations, the union of the two tribes occurred following week six, meaning the amalgamation of Boran and Samburu would happen two weeks earlier. What good does this do for the show and its contes- tants? Perhaps executive producer Mark Burnett foresaw the stale for- mat of the show during filming and implemented this twist to make it fresh for his devoted view- ers. This is hard to tell considering the man thrives on building and breaking presumptions. While the ratings may be down slightly for thetmother of all reali- ty shows, shooting begins today on "Survivor 4," tentatively titled "Citizens on Patrol." The latest batch of 16 contes- tants has arrived on the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, a set- ting quite similar to that of the original series. CBS is wasting no time churning out their flagship program before the trend finally comes to an end. Predicting a winner this week is going to be complicated, not impossible (I used to bulls eye womprats in my T-16 back home), but quite difficult. After last week's correct prediction, yours truly has moved up to 50 percent accuracy in calculating the next to go. With the hypothetical rule changes, anything goes this time around. Twelve people to choose from; let's narrow it down. No matter how they rearrange the tribes, the elder Kim, Kelly, Frank and Teresa are still weak. Silas put himself on the chopping block by opening his mouth last week, the brute should have followed Colby's lead and kept quiet, his future is bleak. Kim was damn lucky Boran won immu- nity or else her ass (get some defi- nition in those cheeks you saggy old hag) would have been sent packing. Arguably the weakest physically of the remaining sur- vivors, momma Kim will have her torch extinguished tonight at Tribal Council. Author Mark Salzman presents new cores f vestII 4 IV Iy FlV*rIauct on novel 'Lying Awake' at the Drum This secretary looks too snooty for classy opera. By Carmen Johnson Daily Arts Writer "Lying Awake," Mark Salzman's fifth book, pub- lished in 2000, is the story of a Carmelite nun who learns that her recent visions of God's radiance may Mark Salzman Shaman Drum Tonight at 8 have been caused by tempo- ral-lobe seizures, a removable small tumor. After dedicating almost 30 years to her faith with little happiness, and a lot of doubt to her calling as a nun, her electrifying visions had finally given her much- needed support and encour- interests, which have lead him places like Yale and China. After entering Yale University at 16 for his talent playing the cello, he decided on a degree in Chinese Language and Literature. It had been an* interest since high school after watching Kung Fu movies. Being small himself, Salzman was impressed by the small but strong fighters and just wanted to get girls to notice him. He became an expert in the martial arts, and in 1985, was invited to participate in the National Martial Arts Competi- tion in Tianjin. He was the only non-Chinese con- testant. Salzman graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Yale in 1982, and moved to China to teach English at Hunan Medical College. His first book, based on his experiences in China, "Iron and Silk" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for a non-fiction work. He even did some acting, in the film version of "Iron and Silk" having written the screenplay himself. The same year, he published "The Laughing Sutra" a novel about a Chinese orphan traveling to San Francisco. Later he wrote "The Soloist" about two cello prodigies, and in 1995 a memoir, "Lost in Place" about his own yearning as a child to become a wandering Zen monk. But his next novel would take him longer to com- plete. "Lying Awake" took him six years to finish; during which he had felt discouraged - he even tried writing from the passenger seat of his car. He spent more time researching Catholicism, spending time with Carmelite nuns and learning about their life without television, newspapers, movies and men.I3ut the idea of neurological disor- der and mysticism left him no choice but to finish it no matter how long it took. He eventually went to a writer's colony, thought about what he was trying to say and finished his novel. But in the process he came to realize the par- allels between his faith in writing and his character, Sister John's faith in God. Both were illusive and irrational. Mark Salzman now teaches writing classes to incarcerated youths at a Central Juvenile Hall. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jessica Yu, an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. More currently, he's walking the streets of Ann Arbor. Salzman vists Shaman Drum tonight, read- ing from "Lying Awake," the book that challenged even this multi-talented writer for six years to pro- duce something that could come from inside a nun's head. Cjj agement. By making the decision to have the tumor removed, and risk losing her visions which had also led to her write inspiring poetry, she learns how to evolve through her own stubbornness in facing the real world outside. It is unlikely that this slim spiritual novel is writ- ten by an agonistic. But author Mark Salzman is often referred to as a renaissance man with broad Warbuton becomes 'The Ti TV' s coolest blue By Ryan Blay Daily Arts Writer $10 Rush Tickets on sale 10 am - 6 pm the day of the performance or the Friday before a weekend event at the UMS Ticket Office. 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Former lovers, she works for the CIA and he works his charms on ladies. Although really bad stereotypes, they do make for some nice times. The gang and future heroes they meet (The Blaze and Friendly Fire, for example) have fun, but it is the Tick's words of wisdom that keep the show moving. From the moment he appears on the show, fighting a coffee machine that won't give change back, ("Java devil, you are now my bitch") to his advice to a despondent Arthur -"If you give up, if .you give in, then you're gonna end up with fear just standing there, laughing at your dangling unmentionables!" -the Tick never fails to end a scene with a gag. The superhero that is so out of it, he has to refer to lucidity as Mr. T r (t(his wrdi. not mine) and