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Show Friday, September 21,2007 HE SIGNPOST ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Temporary Masterpieces WSU students emulate masters of chalk for Homecoming almost every painting had some link to Weber State. John D. Steory, a somphomore computer science major, created a checkerboard. "I started off with the checkerboard but then it evolved/' Steory said. He said he was trying to go for a football theme but it ended up in something like a checkerboard. "I am trying to win," said freshman Ryan Stewart. Stewart said that his square also went through many changes. The WSU didn't have amazing 3-D sidewalk paintings like those done by more experienced artists, but the paintings were entertaining. Masterpieces or not, the chalk paintings will wash away with the next upcoming rainstorm. By Julie Lebo a&e sr. reporter I The Signpost "I draws what I likes and I likes what I drew," Bert from Mary Poppins said about his sidewalk chalk paintings. Following this tradition, WSU held a sidewalk chalk contest as part of the Homecoming activities on TUesday, September 19. Sidewalk chalk is thought to be a child's toy, but these multicolored pieces of gypsum, a soft mineral used to make chalk, can make extremely detailed and lifelike "paintings." Angela Perkins is the Student Senate Events Vice President and she got the idea to hold a chalk contest from two places. "At my old high school they painted the sidewalk for Homecoming," Perkins said. "Facilities Management said no. Around May, they had this huge sidewalk chalking event down in SLC so we decided to give it a try." Street paintings or street drawings are actually a very serious art form. According to master chalk artist Kurt Wenner, street paintings have been recorded since the 16th century. Street painters were called madonnari for creating drawings of the Madonna. KurtWennerisanaccomplishedarchitect, painter and sculptor. He has worked for NASA, Lexus, National Geographic and Pope John Paul II. According to his artist statement he is the founder of what is called anamorphic or illusionistic street painting. "In anamorphic perspective, painted forms appear as three-dimensional when viewed from one point in space," Wenner said. On his Web site kurtwenner.com, Wenner wrote about some of his thoughts on street painting when it rains. "Rain is a great enemy of street painters," he wrote, "as drops of rain will stain a picture and there is no foolproof means of protection. Tenting the picture or covering it with plastic helps, yet water can seep under just about anything if the rain lasts The Ogden Scene Old or new, it's all Greek By Becca Dupaix a&e editor I The Signpost It's all Greek. The number of times a theater student has heard this phrase are innumerable, but it is the truth behind it that makes it both compelling and annoying. Comment on this story at According to theater tradition wsusignpost.com there are no truly new plays, only variation on what was written in antiquity. This may be true and some thespians, to use the ancient word, are finding ways of making the old new again. Lastspring, Universe Cityfeatured a performance of Aristophanes' PHOTO BY BRICE KELSCH | THE SIGNPOST "Peace" This directed reading of the often irreverent classical playwright Chalk is more than just a toy when students use it to show their WSU pride. had been previously performed as part of WSU's Greek Festival in Another well-known chalk artist, Julian long enough." the fall. Such performances have PHOTO BY BECCA DUPAIX | THE SIGNPOST He also wrote about the time it takes to Beever, isfromEngland. He has been making been part of the on-campus festival pavement drawings for over 10 years. create a street painting. Chalk art created as part of Tuesday's for seven years and in keeping "I paint somewhere between four and According to Beever he has made paintings Homecoming celebration. with tradition, "The Suits" will be six square yards a day," he said. "The of famous "old master paintings, large performed in the special collections complexity of the design and the quality of pastel portraits in homage to or in obituary area of the Stewart Library next the surface determine how much I am able to the famous and illusions drawn in special week. distortion to create a 3D impression." to accomplish." Tuesday's performance will Pictures of his works are found online Wenner said he enjoys being able to walk not be a fully-staged version of and include Princess Diana after her death on his paintings. "The Suits" in the manner "Helen" "Most of the painting's color is in the and President Bill Clinton on the day of his presented by the University of pores of the pavement and not on the inauguration. Utah on Wednesday. "The Suits" TheWSUchalkpaintingcontest included surface," he said. "Although I try to walk on will be performed as a directed 28 squares on which artists could make their the picture as little as possible, sometimes I masterpiece with Crayola-brand sidewalk reading. This casual format offers must in order to retouch a spot, or remove chalk. Artists used a variety of themes, but students the opportunity to hear a debris that has blown onto it." condensed version of the classical PHOTO BY BECCA OUPAIX | THE SIGNPOST theater piece. Don't worry though, this performance will not feel like someone is speaking Greek, as is often the case with classical theatre performances. In cutting the play down to a manageable length of 40 minutes, Jennings r ^ 1 and her collaborator for this year's By Collete Davis husband cooked performance, Peter Vernezze, have who we are today we must strive WSU Department of Performing a&e correspondent The Signpost some lamb and rice eliminated some of the repetitious to understand who we were Arts, will speak about Helen for the luncheon, or cumbersome elements of the yesterday." and how the Greek culture has In honor of Weber State but this year it will be original version. Sanchez said even if you are influenced modern theatre at the University's 10th annual Greek different," Sanchez Even the title is a modernization not of Greek descent, the world Anthropology luncheon. theater festival, the Anthropology said. of the original "Horsemen." This has been greatly influenced by If the food offered by the club will be celebrating their The food this title was meant to implicate Greek culture. As for how the anthropology club isn't enough, 8th annual Greek food festival year is actually a the aristocracy, and in classical Greeks have influenced our students might try the 35th with traditional Greek food and surprise and a work Greece that would have been men culture today the anthropology annual Ogden Greek Festival at speakers on Wednesday, Sept. in progress. who owned and rode their own club speakers Dr. Linda Eaton, the Holy Transfiguration Greek 26 at noon in the Social Science "Culture is like an livestock. a professor in the anthropology Orthodox Church. The festival Building room 103. organism," Sanchez Because of the format of the department, will talk about will be held Friday September Anthropology is a holistic said, "it takes time PHOTO SOURCE: ANGIE BOLOS | THE SIGNPOST performance, much of the song the Trojan War while focusing 28th through Saturday the 29th, study of people and cultures to grow and evolve. and dance that characterizes Greek on Archeology. Caril Jennings, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. Bolos and others prepare for this weekthrough all time periods. In order to know end's festival. theater has also been eliminated Marketing Director for the "We pretty much get to put See Greek page 8 from the original script Without the our fingers into all of the pots chorus swooping and chanting there of life," said Seleste Sanchez, may be little classical theatricality Anthropology Club president, left, but there is certainly comedy who really will be putting aplenty her fingers in the pots for the Aristophanes was infamous festival. for his political satire in the "Last year the club president's world of ancient drama. He often THE PROJECTION SCREEN SALT LAKE GALLERY STROLL FAST FORWARD GREEK READERS THEATRE walked a dangerous line between Locals Only Showcase Event 6 p.m. Sept. 21 entertaining an audience and Ririe Woodbury Dance Company Aristophanes 'The Suits" enraging a ruler with his comedic 8 p.m. Sept. 21 Mobility: Kindred Spirits 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-22 1 p.m. Sept. 25 social commentary. "The Suits" is Avalon Theatre, Salt Lake Group, Student Exhibition Rose Wagner Theater Special Collections, Stewart no exception. Iwo political goons Tickets: Smithstix Art Acess II Gallery Tickets: 801-355-ARTS Library are ousted from office and, to return the favor upon the scheming advisor WSU MARCHING BAND who was responsible for their fall REVIEW from political grace, they employ a 'Dragon Wars (PG13) 4 p.m. Sept. 25 sausage seller and scheme away. H (digital): (11:30 1:35 3:45 Stewart Stadium 15:50)8:00 10:15 Jennings and her cast of WSU •Mr. Woodcock (PG13) $5 adults $25 Family faculty use this simplistic plot to (digital): (11:35 1:45 3:50) relate to current political affairs. 6:00 8:10 10:25 ANCIENT GREECE & Audience members may notice *The Brave One (R): (11:20 HELEN, TOO subtle adjustments to characters' 2:00 4:40)7:25 10:10 Lecture & Greek food names. These are no coincidence. 'Return With Honor (PG): Noon Sept. 26 (11:40 2:05 4:35)7:05 9:30 For Jennings and many others, a - "DEAD AIR RADIO" •Moving McAllister (PG13): Social Science Bldg. Rm 103 theatrical piece that calls attention ^••. loud, hard, & fast (11:30 1:30 3:35 5:40) to the malleable nature of a dim7:50 9:55 HELEN witted dictator is perfectly timely, 'Brothers Solomon(R): 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 originally Greek or otherwise. w (11:40)10:30 6:30 Greek Theatre Lecture: "LOCAL There is mature content in this *ShootEm'Up (R): (12:05 Euripides' Helen 2:10 4:15)6:20 8:25 10:30 ^everything local piece and it is not recommended •3:10 to Yuma(R): {11:35 Austad Auditorium for those who may be offended by j2:10 4:50) 7:30 10:15 Tickets: $8.50 Students $5.50 politically charged material. Rush Hour 3 (PG13): (1:50 Getting in the mood ... Wildcats get a taste of the past, while sharing in Ogden's present fun COMING ATTRACTIONS Tuesday Wednesday - Thursday - -NERD 4:00)6:10 8:20 Halloween (R): (11:50 2:15 4:45) 7:20 9:50 Mr. Beans Holiday (G): (12:15 5:10)9:50 Superbad (R): (12:00 2:30 5:00)7:30 10:00 Stardust (PG13): (11:15 2:00 SHOW- electronic Join The Signpost < Editor in Chiefs Molly Bennett everu -r 1 & 4:45)7:30 10:15 Halrspray (PG): (2:30) 7:15 Bourne Ultimatum (PG13): (11:25 1:55 4:30)7:10 9:50 Moms Club Monday Mr. Beans Holiday (G): 12:15 EANt>iNQ Friday - "METAL SHOP* the metal starts here ^ Artisan I HHM1J on the Red and Richie Show @ 7:20 TUES - SAT 5:30 • 9:30PM • 395-O1 66 =».-«^M..c.,«-••=^,•1^ |