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Show Arts & Entertainment : Ballets "The Scarlet Letter" And "Young People's Guide To The Orchestra" To Be Performed This Weekend by Calvin L. Harrington Forum staff writer Two ballets, The Scarlet Letter and Young Peoples Guide to the Orchestra will be performed at the Marriott Center for Dance on the University of Utah campus at 7:30p.m. from Jan. 30toFeb. 1. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb.l. The ScarletLetter was choreographed by Dianna Cuatto and has a cast of 18 dancers. Theballetisbascdonthenovelby Nathaniel Hawthorne with music by Samuel Barber. Y oung People s Guide to the Orchestra a premiere ballet, was choreographed by Conrad Ludlow, features over 30 dancers and is set to Benjamin Brittens well known composition. Written to introduce young people to the instruments of the orchestra, the dancers in the latter work will represent all of the string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Set in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter tells in two acts the story of an aged English scholar who sends his young wife, Hester Prynne, to establish their home in Boston. When he arrives two years later, he finds that Hester has an illegitimate child. She refuses to name her lover and is condemned to wear the scarlet embroidered letter A on her breast as punishment for her adultery. The husband conceals his identity, assumes the name RogerChillingsworth, and in the guise of a doctor seeks to discover the other mans identity. The lead role will be danced by Cuatto (the choreographer), a former principal dancer with Ballet West and Sacramento Ballet. The role of Arthur Dimmesdale (her paramour) will be performed by Mark BorchelL Borchelt is also a former solo dancer with Ballet West and is now an assistantprofessorattheUniversityofUtah. Cuatto is double majoring for masters degrees in both English and ballet at the University of Utah. Cuatto said she chose The Scarlet Letter because very few major American and interestingly, due to favorable reviews, members of Utahs Board of Education will be in attendance at this years performances. They said Cuattos ballet has possibilities as an educational tool for students who are studying Hawthornes work in the schools. Cuatto studied the time and setting of The Scarlet JLetter and said it is very authentic. She researched the witches and witchcraft of the time. She said, The townspeople will be doing activities similar to what they would have been doing back then. She said The Scarlet Letter reflects her own values. It shows the two sides of my personality. My involvement with English and ballet. It makes a strong statement about myself. Hester is a liberated woman and I like that Tickets went on sale Jan. 27 at the Pioneer Theatre box office ). Prior to all performances, tickets may be purchased at the Marriott Center for Dance box office (one hour prior to curtain time). Ticket prices are $3 for students and senior citizens and $5 general admission. works have been done in ballet Her love for literature and her experience with it (she has taught it for years) enabled her to interpret and transform The Scarlet Letter with symbolism intact I like the symbolism in it, she said. Im using the rose at the prison door as a prophetic thing to reveal the hearts of the characters. The set will reflect as much symbolism as the dancing, Cuatto said. The lighting is black and white and the overall setting is stark and simple. The houses in the town are just outlines of roofs. The scaffold is the most elaborate piece on the set It is central on the stage, she said. The colors of the costumes are also symbolic. Hesters illegitimate daughter. Pearl, is a wild thing who is freed in the end. She wears burgundy in the ballet, Cuatto said. The nightmare sequence will be interpreted differently from the novel though. In this ballet, a witch and Chillingsworth help Dimmesdale along by giving him a potion which causes him to hallucinate. (581-6961- The ScarletLetter premiered last year Westminster Alumnus Joe Muscolino To Play At City Fundraiser by Katy Byrom Forum staff writer '60's Film "Lolita" Featured At Film Festival by Don Wagstaff Forum staff writer Stanley Kubricks 1962 film, Lolita, based on the book by Vladimir Nabokov, is a portrait of obsession. Humbert (James Mason) becomes fixated on Lolita (Sue Lyon) who is not much more than a child. Once Humbert has gained physical possession of the girl through her mothers death, they go on the road in an attempt by Humbert to isolate the girl and have her for his own. Kubrick masks the sexuality within the relationship in amusing metaphors that are not too deeply hidden: just enough to ease the tension of a relationship between a man in his 40s and a child. The story goes beyond the unconventional relationship between an older man and and a teenage girl. It raises the uncomfortable question of how much we sacrifice in order to maintain the conventions society dictates. Kubrick makes clever reference to such supposed taboos as homosexuality, swinging (swapping sexual partners) and child abuse. These vices are manifest in each of the main characters who are the same people condemning and tormenting Humbert for Matt 1 I I Hi. Ik m Inlrirrtito The Christian Carter Specialists Fremont Ave N Seattle. WA 9HIM-3HO- his love of Lolita. In the end, Humbert cannot stand up to the pressures against him to conform But, rather than give in, he takes the final leap from social acquiescence by murdering his main antagonist, Quilty (Peter Sellers). Kubrick offers Humbert as a sympathetic character who becomes a victim of his societys hypocrisy. It is tempting to revile Humbert for his lack of self control, but in doing so one must be careful of not casting the first stone. The technical highlight of the film is Sellers acting. A master of the caricature. Sellers makes the film border on comedy, adding a much needed relief. The weak side of the film is in the screen writing. Nabokov adapted the script from his own novel. Often when authors script their own books for film, they are 10001086 to the material to make a completely successful transition from the page to the screen. In the end Kubrick makes the film into ' a brilliant critique of social norms and the underlying hypocrisy of the same. He exposes the duplicity of those who hold themselves up as moralists. Because of the suppression of individual will, in the end nobody wins in this classic tragedy. The Joe Muscolino Band will be a feature performance at the S t. Vincent De Paul . Centers 3rd Annual Art Festival on Feb. 8 and 9. The band is one of the busiest performing groups on campus as well as in the Salt Lake music scene. Joe Muscolino, band leader, is a graduate of the jazz program that was offered during the 1970, by Westminster. He is also a member of the Westminster Arts Advisory Council. The Muscolino Band is known for their wide variety of musical styles ranging from big band and jazz to rock n roll and the blues. They will play music at the art festival that fits the ambiance of the occasion, rather than sticking to one style, said Muscolino. The band has given performances at the Jewett Center at Westminster and has played at the Stein Erikson Lodge in Park City. They will play as a trio at the festival, but in the past have had up to nine members perform at once, said Muscolino. Other band members are David Asmen, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute; Neil Fockel, trumpet, fluglehom; Brian Prebie, trombone, bass trombone; Dan Waldis, piano; Kelly Wallis, drums; Glen Griffin, bass and Kevin Johannsen, guitar. Playing in the trio at the festival will be Joe Muscolino Muscolino, alto sax and flute; Wile Burgie, guitar, and Glen Griffin, bass. This is the first year the band will participate in the annual fund raiser for Salt Lakes needy. The band plays on Saturday, beginning between 6 and 6:30 p.m. The art festival, held at the Center, located at 437 W. 200 S. will run Saturday, Feb.8, from 10 a.m. and Sunday, Feb. 9, from 1 1 a.m. to 6 pjn. Individual admission tickets for the art festival are $5, and may be purchased at the door or by calling the Center at 534-150- 0. All proceeds will benefit the St. Vincent De Paul Center. well-receiv- ed Yts! Ilease send me free information on Intercristos Christian Placement Network. 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