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The Michiqan Daily
Friday, June 12, 1987
Page 9
Summer Fest: Momix, Marceau, more
By Stephanie Brown
A month long series of perform -
ing arts is coming up, including a
host of events that are not to be
missed and something to please just
about anyone. The Ann Arbor
Summer Festival is back for its
fourth season, running from June
20 to July 18.
In honor of the Michigan
Sesquicentenial, this year's Festival
features many state artists. And in
addition to its major events, which
take place in various campus area
theatres, there is also daily and
nightly outdoor entertainment.
These free outdoor events are held at
the Top of the Park, adjacent to
the Power Center, where, following
the live entertainment, movies will
be shown starting around 10 pm.
For the paying folks, profess -
ional entertainment will be avail -
able in all forms. Musically, Dave
Brubek's jazz quartet will be at the
Power Center at 8 pm on June 20,
The World Saxophone Quartet will
also be at the Power Center at 8 pm
on July 3 , and singer Don McLean
(of "American Pie" fame) will be at
the Power Center on July 7, also at
8 pm.
For a more technological perfor-
mance, the M.I.D.I. (Musical
Instrument Digital Interface) Music
Festival will be held at the Power
Center at 8 pm on July 11. This
performance integrates computer
technology with the performance
and composition of music. MIDI
artists from all over the country,
including Bob James, will appear.
In dance, "A Double Date For
Dance" will be at the Power Center
on June 22 at 8 pm. This per -
formance features two Ann Arbor
modern dance companies, the J.
Parker Copley Dance Company ant
Whitley Setrakian and Dancers.
On July 5 and 6, at 8 pm, dance
company Momix will perform at
the Power Center. Led by
choreographer Moses Pendleton,
Momix has been described as one of
the world's most imaginative and
inventive dance companies. And to
top off the dance schedule, The
Copasetics will also appear at the
Power Center, July 12 at 8 pm.
This group of gentlemen can be
traced back to the 1930's, when
they tap-danced in Harlem at the
Cotton Club. Most of the group,
whose youngest member is 63,
appeared in the movie The Cotton
Club.
For those interested in theatre,
The Brecht Company will per -
formBaal from June 19- July 12 (no
performance July 4). Shows are
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and
Sundays at 1 pm at the Residential
College. The renowned Colla
Family Marionettes will make their
U.S. debut at the Lydia Mendel-
ssohn Theatre June 24-27 at 8 pm,
and June 27 and 28 at 2 pm.
Marcel Marceau will show off
the art of mime July 9 and 10 at 8
pm at the Power Center. And
finally, New York's famed Circle
Repertory Company will perform
Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, at
the Power Center, July 16, 17, and
18, at 8 pm.
Coinciding with the production
of Fool for Love, Paris, Texas
(screenplay by Shepard) will be
shown at the Top of the Park on
July 16 at 10 pm. Other Top of the
Park events include Children's Day,
which takes place on June 21.
Children's Day starts with a picnic
at 12:30pm, and goes on to EMU
Mastermimes, a Gym America
tumbling demonstration, the Blue
Dragon Dance Theatre, and
concludes with a vocal jazz
ensemble.
Also coming to the Top of the
Park are the University Gilbert and
Sullivan Society from June 25-28,
and July 2 and 3, the Ann Arbor
Summer Symphony on June 28,
the Cassini Ensemble string quartet
on July 10, and the Ann Arbor
Chamber Wind Ensemble on July
11. July 4 will feature the Ann
Arbor Summer Civic Band in a
Fourth of July Celebration.
Tickets for the indoor concerts
are on sale in the Michigan Union
Ticket Office. The Power Center
Box Office opens on Monday, June
15. and will be open 11;am to 6
pm daily.
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Alliance for Cultural Democracy takes artistic action
By Carmen Elston
Devecka, one of the conference
coordinators said that the idea
behind the organization is to
workshop, refer to themselves as
"cultural workers." They are non-
professional people who do not
afternoon. The fee for the entire
weekend is $25 per person, and this
includes three meals. Separate
tickets to the Saturday performance,
which will feature a preview of
"Roger and Me," a film about a
plant closing, will be available for
$5.
If you have an interest in "advocate community participation consider themselves artists, but
culture, art and community (in the arts), encourage respect for have been active in their
struggle, attend this weekend's cultural diversity; and emphasize community.
Imaginaction II conference at the the relevence of arts to economic
Freize Building. and political democracy." One such community activist
Imaginaction II: Artists and The conference structure is con - performing this weekend is Candace
Community Struggle is sponsored sistent with the Alliance's concern Anderson who will be singing "A
by the Midwest Regional Chapter for democracy. It is organized so as Sampler of Michigan Women," a
of the Alliance for Cultural to allow those attending to become story in song based on the diaries of
Democracy. actively involved. The discussion Michigan women.
The ACD is a nationwide, non- panels and workshops are meant to
profit organization of people be an interactive experience between Bryant would like to see people
committed to promoting and facilitators and participants. Said from the University community get
participating in cultural and Elise Bryant, a conference involved, "if for no other reason
community work. The organ - organizer, "we are all authorities, than to be exposed f the
ization formed a Michigan chapter we all have equal exchange." alternative...Students will find their
this year, and the conference is the People involved in the input listened to and valued."
first event it will sponsor. conference, such as Buzz Alexander,
The conference will be reflective theatre professor at the University, The conference begins on Friday,
-of the concept behind ACD. Cathy and facilitator of the video and film June 12 at 5pm, and ends Sunday
Bubblegum band big at the Pig
By Mike Rubin (in a chartreuse microbus?). Opening up the show in a rare
y Sounding like a post-eST Blind Pig appearence are Ann
This Monday, June 15, at the Partridge Family with a castrated Arbor's Favorite lysergic lycan -
Blind Pig, marks the Ann Arbor Bobby Sherman handling vocals, thropes Laughing Hyenas. With
debut of L.A. bubblegum, alum- the three McDonald Brothers take their own debut album mere mo -
inum-foil metalheads, Redd Kross. their inspiration from the slimy ments from release on Washington
Having taken time out of their Babylon underbelly of their Holly - D.C.'s Adult Contemporary Rec -
busy scedule (appearences in the wood home and perform songs ords, the Hyenas will bring their
film Lovedoll Superstar and a truly about breakfast cereals and Mack - growling, howling, Mekong Delta
bizarre Rock Against Drugs com - enzie Phillips in a style that is blues attack to the Pig's meager
mercial with Bangle Vicki Peter - equal parts Left Banke, Blue Cheer, stage for one final Ann Arbor
son) to finally record their debut and Grape Hubba Bubba. This is assault before launching themselves
album on BigTime Records (al - definitely the band that Willy towards international rock super -
though K-Tel might have been Wonka's Mike Teevee would have stardom and manditory life sen -
more appropriate), these veterans of formed if he ever escaped the tances. Be there for this explosive
the early '80s Southern California ravages of Wonkavision and grew moment when Maria Callas' mum -
punk explosion are taking their tall enough to reach the knobs on a mified corpse rises from the grave
cathode ray damaged act on the road Marshall stack. to perform one final time.
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