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Show -The Park Record Section B Thursday, February 9, 1995 D Page B11 4 Peking Acrobats come to Abravanel Hall R The Peking Acrobats, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, con-tortionists, jugglers, cyclists and jgymnasts, will bring their 2,000-O 2,000-O year-old tradition of acrobatics to Cabravanel Hall on Wednesday, Feb. vjl5. i ' . J; First appearing at Abravanel Hall fcin 1992 during their fourth North American tour, the acrobats are now returning for their fourth per- j formance of gravity-defying acts. This year, the show promises to be I more amazing than ever with the addition of live musicians. S . The history of Chinese acrobatics acrobat-ics is rich with tradition. Acrobatics vldate back over 2,000 years, begin-' jbning with the folk arts: tumbling, juggling ordinary household objects i1" and balancing. Common games of I 'the people, such as "Rang Hitting," ! throwing a small wooden strip the j size and shape of a shoe sole at a L, target, developed accuracy. Modern-day whip feats are traced ! back to this game. According to Fu Qifeng, author j of Chinese Acrobatics Through the Ages, acrobatics originated from the people's daily life, drawing from their experiences in work, war j and sacnhcial rites. Dunng the ( Warring States Period, acrobatics became widespread. It was believed that practicing acrobatics could steal people's will and increase their physical strength and the accuracy of their movements. Myth and religion also influenced influ-enced the acrobatic performing arts. The lion dance is Buddhist in origin. ori-gin. The lion was seen as the reincarnation rein-carnation of a woman and often teased in revealing its true identity. It was a symbol for the spirit of renewal and was revered for dispelling dis-pelling bad luck. Si! , a PARKING LOTS CLEANED OUT SNOW & ICE HAULED COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL Scow Services 801336-2972 Park City & Surrounding Area During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), acrobatics flourished, flour-ished, and the wide variety of juggling, jug-gling, tumbling and magic acts came to be known as the "Hundred Entertainments." It was at this time that Emperor Wu Di of Han presented the first grand acrobatic performance at the Imperial Court. Wu Di invited a number of important foreign dignitaries, digni-taries, thus making this performance perfor-mance the first presentation in Chinese history of acrobatic art for diplomatic purposes. The foreign guests were so impressed by what they saw that they agreed to enter into military alliances with the Han Emperor. Because of the unusual and difficult diffi-cult nature of the feats involved, The Peking Acrobats high honor is conferred upon those skilled enough to become acrobats; an acrobat is considered to be the Chinese equivalent of an American opera star. Only the best acrobats , find themselves members of an elite world-touring troupe such as the Peking Acrobats. Each new movement or action takes a minimum of six months to practice and perfect. Those who have seen the Peking Acrobats on previous tours can be assured that they will see exciting new acts and new twists to their old favorites. This amazing performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. The Utah Symphony Orchestra will not perform on this date. Tickets for the Peking Acrobats concert range from $9-16 and are available at the Utah Symphony Box Office. For tickets and additional information, informa-tion, call 533-NOTE. Symphony hosts concert Utah Symphony members Ralph Matson and Eric Graf will be the featured soloists when the symphony, conducted by associate associ-ate conductor Robert Henderson, performs works by Telemann, Respighi, Haydn and Stravinsky in a chamber concert on Thursday, Feb. 9 in Abravanel Hall. Matson is the concertmaster, and he holds the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Chair in the first violin section' 6f orchestra.. ' "" " ' ! Graf is principal flutist in the symphony. 1 The evening's program includes Concerto for Flute, Violin, Strings and Continuo in A major from Tafelmusik, Part I by Telemann, Ancient Airs and Qances, Suite No. 1 by Respighi, Haydn's Symphony No. 85 in B- flat major, La Reine, and the Suite from Pulcinella by Stravinsky. Pulcinella created quite a controversy con-troversy when it premiered in May 1920, because of its sharply etched rhythms and aggressive style. Ranking among Haydn's most popular works, Symphony No. 85 was the piece that was said to most excite the favor of Marie Antoinette. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. This is the third in a series of popular chamber ':'1" concerts. The final chamber concert con-cert of the season will be an all-Mozart all-Mozart program on May 18. Tickets for the concert are available at the Utah Symphony Box Office in Abravanel Hall. Ticket prices range from $15-21. For tickets and more information, call 533-NOTE. Twelfth Night at Pioneer . j: : i n : u cu Continued from Page B10 by Elizabeth Novak, whose many SC credits include last season's baret. Novak is currently the resident costume designer for the . Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Rounding out the artistic staff are hair and makeup designer Cynthia McCourt, fight choreographer choreogra-pher David Boushey and stage s&anager David Bennett. ' " S. Twelfth Night is being produced By Pioneer Theatre Company at Broadway (300 South) and University Street (1340 East) in Salt Lake City, from Feb. 8-25. urtaiii times are 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 p.m. friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. fcr the Saturday matinees. Free parking is available. Discounts are available or groups of 20 or more. &r tickets or information call the fox office at 581-6961. -i On the second and third ' Thursdays of the run, Feb. 16 and 23, audience members are invited ft join the actors and director for a ft" discussion following the perfor mance. Pioneer Theatre Company operates oper-ates under a League of Resident Theaters contract with Actor's Equity, and is the only fully professional pro-fessional theatre between Denver and the West Coast! : - Lecture & Book Signing with Calvin Grondahl Thursday February 16, 1995 at 7:15 PM at the Kimball Art Center Editorial Cartoonist - Ogden Standard Examiner featuring his latest book of cartoons Hors d'oevres will be served Utab Sei & H Guide 1964- The Beatles Invade America. Beatle mania then invades the classroom and a young nerdy Junior high student in North Dakota Is rocketed to stardom. He's just average but now has found a way to stand out . He is the only student in the school who can sketch chara-catures chara-catures of the fab four in everyone's notebook or on the chalk board. He becomes the school cartoonist the one who draws Ringo's big nosa, , 1 973- Campus'iinrest invades America. But at BYU all is well. Back from a Mormon Mission in New Zealand, a young art student is looking for a way to stand out and fit in. He takes the elevator to the floor of the Daily Universe. Banging away at his typewriter is a round faced student editorial writer who will one day hound the halls of Congress for editorial columnist Jack Anderson. "I can draw cartoons", claims the clean-cut zoobie student. Without a single sketch to prove his point he gets his break. They hand him two stories expecting only one drawing. He cuts class and is back in the afternoon with a cartoon for each editorial . The next day students open their Universe to see cartoons with a single name, Calvin Grondahl. jf A couple years later, I began drawing for the Deseret News. The ff stormy marriage between me and the Church's editorial policies last ed for about 12 years. In 1986 1 came to the pages of the of the Standard Examiner looking for elbow room and got ft. 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