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Show The Signpost Orientation, Fall 2004 ABimttaBir yeair miff top-spaliti? peiriffiDDig sirSs Page 17 By COLLEEN BATCHELOR a&e editor The Signpost For students wanting to get involved in or be witness to performing arts, Weber State University puts on a variety of events from theater to music to dance. Performing Arts Marketing Director Caril Jennings believes WSU houses the finest talent anywhere in the state. "I personally would compare our theater events, even with our young actors, with things that I see in Salt Lake," Jennings said. "The material and some of the theaters in Salt Lake might be a little more sophisticated, but the performances by our actors I'd lay odds that our kids would do as good as a show as the pros in Salt Lake." While performances can be seen at a variety of locations on campus, most performances will be seen at the Val A. Browning Center. Opened five years ago, . the Browning Center is one of the newer buildings on campus and has given performing arts students a central place to gather and interact. "We were everywhere, so there wasn't a common place where people could get together," Jennings said. "Being in it (the Browning Center) certainly has added a lot more for camaraderie. When you think lv, -:'.' ,r -( -"v , -. 1 7 ' ? Gladys (front), played by Teresa Bramwell of the Utah Musical Theatre company, dances and sings with the girls of "Pal Joey," which showed at Peery's Egyptian Theater in August as part of UMT's summer. about the fact that most of our performances are ensembles, that camaraderie is important for those ensemble pieces." One such ensemble event will be held Oct. 19 by the WSU Percussion and Jazz Ensembles. The concert is organized by faculty member Don Keipp and provides an opportunity for the two ensembles to join together for a night. "In that event, we do some lightermusic, more contemporary things," Keipp said. "It should be a fun evening." Another musical event, the Marching Band Revue, brings high school bands from across the state to campus. "There might be 15 to 20 bands that show up, and they all perform," Keipp said. "And I've got five judges from around the country coming in to give them points on how to improve their show. It's not a competition; it's an exhibition." Two programs in the dance program, Orchesis Dance " personally would compare our theater events, even with our young actors, with things that I see in Salt Lake." Caril Jennings, performing arts marketing director Theatre and Dance History Project, along with guest artist Lori May, will come together to present the work of modern dance choreographer Anna Sokolow, who died in 2000. "Unlike music where you can get a historic work like Bach, you can get the music to play in dance we have to bring someone in who has that history in their body," said Joanne Lawrence, director of the dance program. "This is only the second time in our history that we've been able to do a historic piece. So it's a real big deal for us; it's exciting." The performance, titled "Rooms," will be held in November at the Eccles Theater. Also, this year the dance department will be forming a student chapter of the Utah Dance Education Organization. See Arts Daee 38 ' i I - V-V. : L' J I .1 v.. I 6-' i 'O;-' v.----. J i nr Cameras (film and digital) Ij 6 X S G S Film Darkroom Supplies Filters Tripods Well I ) A 1 T any loca 1 compemors price i. Farr s Jeujelfy vwvJar rsjcwolry.com |