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Show f UJfl Grass? jr1T o V 1 LMmmJMji ij; i : sequence of the show which will be presented in Preston, Tremonton, Montpelier, and Logan. The show was THE CAST of Up With People, together with the audience, sways to a flemish folk song in the global medley Tl vfW tutmm J performed in 815 communities Europe last year. I i in the United States and UpWith People To Perform cational. organization which has become known over the past eleven years in 38 countries around the world. The musical production is a professional show which " combines a contemporary mixture of rock, jazz, ballads, rhythm and blues, soul and country, Bruce said. This year five casts will be touring 13 countries includ- ing Yugoslavia, Poland and Venezuela, according to J. Blantan Belk, president of the organization. During the past year, the casts were seen by four million people in 815 communities in the Unit-e- d states and Europe. "Their impact is electric, instanteous. They do not ease into their performance ; they with a gentle warm-uof a in burst it ingnite p musical combustion." That is how a review described the musical show staged by two-ho- more than 100 cast members of Up With People. The internationally traveled show, which has performed with Pres. Ford's wife, Betty, in Vail, Colo, performed for Pope Paul VI, traveled in the communist countries, will apear in four performances in Montpelier, Tre- monton, Preston and Logan " ' this' month instrumental or vocal abilities are needed, but musical talent is not a requirement for entrance. " ; r, county Bicentennial com- Based upon the fine family last year and the enthusiastic community acceptance, community organizations have been quick to sponsor the show. Tickets for the shows will be available in the various communities. Communication and interaction between people of varied cultures, national- v - Dates for performances include Nov. 24 in the Bear Lake high school gym, Nov. 26 in the Bear River high school gym, and Nov. 27 in the Preston high school gym. All proceeds over expenses will go to student organizations in the three schools. The show will be presented Nov. 22 in the USU Spectrum. in 1965, ' high-qualit- 1 square dance.. CELEBRATING THE American bicentennial in an Hipps, adminis- Pro- STUDENTS MAY earn up to 24 credits through the University of Arizona. The University provides faculty who travel with the cast, said Hipps. High school seniors may also complete their senior year while traveling with Up With People. Within the structure of travel and the musical production, students also find opportunities to experience the fields of music, dance, public relations, business and logistical management, recruiting and interviewing, and the technical aspects of theater; lighting, sound and costuming. DURING THEIR one year tour, each student lives with approximately 70 host fami- could involve themselves in the issues and events that will shape their future. college student body presidents. They discussed the creation of an innovative format to combine experience with education. A staff of 12 was formed out of the meeting. Some, with musical talent, believed the international language of music could be a global communicator. Others were educators, who believed living and learning could be synonymous, said Belk. In 1968, Up With People incorporated as an independent, nonprofit, educational " lies. Cast members have lived in a total of 2100 private homes around the world since Up With People's inception. YOUNG PEOPLE between the ages of in the Up With People shows. 17 and 24 participate years from 46 states and 17 countries Scene 76 0 l" ' , bntQ tK r. o" r fr O iASfk o ' 0 VJ. o R g J I liJ- UP WITH PEOPLE captures the attention of 80,000 Super l&y. 'fo J (f 'ItsCSS ?fw? r,0 dtTTg 'f whe CLASSIFIEDS FEATURES PAUL HARVEY .WEEKS TV GUIDE -- - " f grams. businessmen, met in y S. director of Educational Tucson, Ariz., with eight produces a show, those with special non-profi- " trative vice president and IN THE SPRING of 1965, . s f and informal, explained Jackson J. Blanton Belk and Donald Birdsall, two philantropic-minde- d ALTHOUGH there is no set criteria for entrance, the organization seeks out persons who are motivated, outgoing and involved in their school and community life. Because Up With People in the cast represent 17 countries and 48 states and are from 17 to 24 years of age. According to Bruce Erley, who is in Cache Valley this week arranging for shows, "Up With People" is an t, edu- independent THE STUDENTS f , work through which they ' . activities and diverse cultural experiences, 'according to Belk. Thteducational process, is ., . a combination of the formal i;;;f students from 30 countries have participated with Up With People. Cast members travel for a period of eleverfcmonths, covering approximately 23,000 miles and living with 70 hosts families during that time. Acceptance is based upon a personal interview con-- , ducted by the personnel staffs of the casts traveling on the road or at Up With People offices in Tucscon, Ariz., Brussels, Belgium, or Caracas, Venzuela. ' i ing imaginative academic courses, socially relevant viewpoints is the aim of Up With People, explains J. Blanton Belk, president of ttw iwwical Inup. Up With People was born in 1965, midst a turbulent period of protest, campus unrest and civil riots, said Belk. It was created out of a need to provide youth, on an international level, with a creative educational frame- 4000 y v. . ities, ages, religions, and IN ALL there are 450 'IFudeiJS "traveling with Up With People this year. These students were selected from 12,000 world-wid- e applications during the course of last year's tours. Since it's inception mission, the Preston Citizen and the Preston high school band, and in Tremonton by times. the Leader-Garlan- d In Logan it is sponsored by the Logan Jaycees and the USU students. organization. "The key phrase to the Up With People educational concept is experimental learning," said Belk. "Five hundred young people currently traveling in our nine casts are developing initiative, responsibility, flexibility and a global perspective," he added. This leadership and maturity process is developed through a comprehensive study; program encompass- show presented " THE SHOWS aW being' sponsored in Montpelier by in the Preston" by the Franklin News-Examine- Montpelier, Preston, Tremonton, Logan In hif nillion view the half time show on nationwide television. -- -- THURSDAY, NOV. 11, 1976 |