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PJ Harvey shakes it up

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Final'U' show and visual artists to create what
many consider the most cutting-
By ERIN STEELE edge works of his time.
DailyArts Writer Merce Cunningham Dance
Company made its University
the realm of performing Musical Society debut in 1971
where greatness is often with a performance of "How to
ig, few companies have Pass, Kick, Fall and Run" at Hill
the Auditorium. Since then, UMShas
f time maintained a long and friendly
like Merce relationship with the company,
Merce Cunningham which has held five previous per-
ing- nrn m formances at the University.
Dance DaThis weekend's program
any. Tonight and includes the 1976 piece "Square-
its tomorrow at 8p.m. game" and 2003's "Split Sides."
per- The time gap between the two
nce Power Center pieces allows audiences to see
y Ticketsfrom$20 the consistent innovation in
ach- Cunningham's choreography.,
his could be the dance UMS Programming Man-
's equivalent to the ager Mark Jacobson is confident
ids" series finale. that anyone who attends will be
s weekend, the Merce drawn in by the daring nature of
ngham Dance Company the choreography, as well as the
erform at the University in . music - some of which was com-
Midwest appearance ever. posed by Radiohead and Sigur
how is part of the compa- R6s exclusively for the company.
woyearLegacyTour,which Jacobson attended the "Split
nd with a farewell perfor- Sides" premiere in New York and
ein New York City on Dec. was blown away by the piece's
after which the company unusual setup, which incorpo-
ermanently disband. rates elements of chance.
own throughout his "What's really fascinating is
ar career as one of Ameri- that there's five dice roles that

determine every design element
- including choreography - that
has been created in two parts,"
he said. "If you roll the dice
for each choreographic piece,
there's two dances, two pieces
of music, two stage decors, two
different costumes and two dif-
ferent lighting designs. Basically,
there's 32 possible combinations
of seeing this piece."
In keeping with this sense of
spontaneity, Cunningham's cho-
reography is characterized by a
separation from whatever music
it is set to.
"Merce choreographed inde-
pendently of the music; he cho-
reographed to time," Jacobson
said. "When Radiohead was
approached, he just said we want
X amount of music, and Merce
choreographed the dance with-
out ever hearing the music. The
premiere may have even been
the first time the dancers heard
it. The moment or chance deter-
mines the experience."
When Cunningham died in
2009, he made one final request
to the company: to continue
showcasing his work through
one final Legacy Tour before
honoring his wish to disband at
the end of the year.
"It's really the last chance for
a Michigan audience to ever see
the company," Jacobson said.
See MERCE, Page 7

By ARIELLE SPECINER
Daily Arts Writer
Listening to PJ Harvey's new-
est album, Let England Shake, is
like listening to a history text-
book - in the
coolest waypos-*
sible. The Brit-
ish songstress PJ Harvey
brings listeners
back a hundred Let England
years to a time Shake
of old English Island
warfare with a
modern twist.
With tracks like "Let England
Shake," "The Last Living Rose"
and "The Glorious Land," the
album pays homage to her native
land during a time of bloodshed
and tears.
Let England Shake is an eerie
compilation of musical politi-
cal outcry complete with World
War I battle sounds and sinis-
ter lyrics. In "The Worlds That
Maketh Murder," Harvey sings,
"I've seen soldiers fall like lumps
of meat / Blown and shot out
beyond belief / Arms and legs
were in the trees." Morbid and
primal images coalesce with a
baroque, retro sound that creates
a mysterious feel.
The album carries on with
creepy English countryside
imagery, haunting vocals and
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iving Rose," the Anglo- "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
ings about the glistening background instrumentals, but in
s River. an offbeat way. Another strange
vey's sound has matured sampling is the rhythmically out-
007's White Chalk, result- of-whack trumpet blasts on "This
a more produced and Glorious Land." Though the sam-
quality tone. Let Eng- plings don't match up with the
ake is captivating with its track at all, they still compliment
subject matter and intri- it significantly. The strangeness
strumentals. Strings and of the thrown-in sounds create a
c piano lace some tracks jumble of clatter, but it works.
Joanna Newsom-like feel. The quirky add-ins and ghostly
ic vocals, like on the song ambiance makes this album gen-
attleship Hill," reach far uinely innovative. Let England
he range that Harvey fans Shake is distinctive from what
ed to, and prove her sur- Harvey has done in the past.
ly brilliant vocal talent. Though she sometimes sticks to
her folksy ways, the album fea-
tures a new pungent sound that
'arlyLondon adds power to her repertoire.
Even the experimental tracks
ras calling, work within this artistic album
by melding ,new and old Har-
vey. "Hanging In The Wire," for
example, displays a more up-tem-
Alective harmony sets in po, airy atmosphere, while "In
he flow of the album. Let Dark Places" has more of a capti-
d Shake is a piece of well vating,'90s-grunge aura.
ed and well thought out P.J. Harvey is always down
making; it is enchant- to try something new, and with
familiar. Harvey tries to Let England Shake, she mixes it
hings up and the album is up with a warfare undertone.
tdown. Next time listeners hear the
t makes this album simul- battle horns and crusade-esque
sly antique and contem- sounds, Harvey is certainly let-
are the random sputs of ting them know the British are
d noises in the middle of coming - and they're bringing
On "Let England Shake," exceptional music.

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