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Show PAGE 11 . UNIVERSITY JOURNAL ARTS THURSDAY, MARCH l , 1000 'Ropes' concert ties dancers in knots The collaborative work is based on a poetry piece titled "A Girl in America," written Two dances to be performed by students in an upcoming early-March faculty and · by Danielle Oubrasky, lecturer in English at SUU, as part of her doctoral degree guest choreographed dance concert at Southern Utah University are drawing special requirements. Anne S. Hankinson, a free-lance composer who lectures at the attention. of Utah, has put the poetry to music, and Mendini has added choreography. University One of them is a popular Alwin Nikolais work, set and rehearsed by Alberto Del Saz, Philip Baldwin, SUU assistant professor of music will direct the original viola, piano, co-artistic director and rehearsal director of the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance and vocal accompaniment. Emily Newell, a senior dance major from Orem, will be the Company. The second is a collaborative number involving the efforts of music, dance, solo dancer. The vocalist will be Melinda Pfundstein, a senior theatre arts major from and English faculty members from SUU and a composer and lecturer from the Las Vegas, Nev. Other accompanists are Troy Sutton, a senior music major from University of Utah. Cedar City, on piano, and Victoria Hoy, a junior music major from St. George, playing Both presentations will be included in a dance concert highlighting the work during viola. the past year of the SUU Grants from the Utah dance program. The concert, Humanities Council, the "Ropes-A Dance Knot," will be George S. and Ooklres Dore presented March 2-4 and 8-11 Eccles Foundation, and SUU at the Randall L. Jones Faculty Development will help Theatre. Curtain time will be fund the special dance 7.30 p.m. presentations. "It 1s a real honor to receive Other numbers in the permission to periorm a program will include dances N1kolais work and to receive choreographed by members of on-site direction from one of the SUU dance faculty. One the company's principals," satd student-choreographed dance, Shauna Mendini, assistant number created by Rochelle a professor of dance at SUU and Chamberlain-Crane, has been one of the directors of "Ropes." selected for presentation. "We will be performing a Chamberlain-Crane is a senior piece titled 'Tensile dance major from Richfield. Involvement' as a finale to Faculty members Kay each presentation of the Andersen, Roy Fitzell and concert. It has been one of the Gwen Grimes are co-directing best audience-received of the the concert with Mendini. Nikolais creations." A preview of the concert will "Tensile Involvement" is a be held tonight for only $1 , fast-paced energy piece otherwise tickets are $2 for involving 10 dancers, eight 70students with an I.D .. $6 for foot elastic streamers, and children and $8 for general lighting "characteristic of admission. Nikolais' internationally For more information. contact acclaimed visual Mendini at 865-8185. Dancers from the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company display 'Tensile Involvement' masterpieces,· said Mendini. Summer Employment Opportunities In _ f ish Lake Utah • Fast, courteous, professional cleaning • Shirt laundry • Sreat new laundromat facility • Comfortable, relaxed atmosphere • Convenient, longer hours • Time-saving drive-up window • Seven carwash bays MAYTAS WASHERS ONLY $1 ON TUESDAYS ANO THURSDRYSI Get it all clean at Raindance! 434 South Main Street • Phone 588-8984 . Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday thru Saturday Fish Lake Lodge & Lakeside Resort Fish Lake Resort is gearing up for the summer 2000. We are currently hiring outgoing, highly motivated people for summer employment at Fish Lake in South Central Utah. We have been offering quality summer employment since 1983. The numerous positions available for the 2000 season. Competitive wages along with housing & meals provided! Fish Lake Sum.mer Season runs from mid-May until mid-September. (Some positions may begin by May 1.., and some other positions can end as late as October lS'h) U you are interested in summer employment opportunities at Fish Lake, we w jil be interviewing on Wednesday, March 8, 2000. Please contact: Career Services (435) 586-5420 or SSC room #201 \ I · |