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Show THl RSHaY. A.t.M Says 1 1 1 1 When many people expresed an interest in Nik's reviving SOWELL Herald Ballet Critic "Dmn't work too hard, enjoy it," counseled New York dancer Gerald Otte as he predancers pared to go through difficult choreography at an open rehearsal last Friday afternoon. Last week while the rest of us were taking a final stab at summer recreation between the sales the members of the Dance Company put in a grueling seven days of rehearsals for their November Ririe-Woodbu- run-throug- shape-oriente- well-drille- impulsive individualism of early modern dance figures such as Isadora Duncan. The dancers' colorful rehearsal garb betrayed the last section of "Liturgies" as it will be performed entirely in silhouette, with the dancers wearing black in front of a white cyclorama. Thus, facial expressions and personal emotion are meaningless, while shapes and spacing are everything. In the early years of Nik's success, some critics charged him with "depersonalizing'' or concert. It was their one chance to learn four sections of a seven-par- t work entitled Liturgies," which Ririe-Woodbur- Review y will perform jointly with the Nikolais Dance Theatre at the Capitol Theatre this fall. This will be an historic occasion for both companies. F r it mart s the beginning of their 15th anniversary season. For the famous Nikolais Dance Theatre, it will be the first time the company has shared the performance of one of its works on stage with another company. Why is one of Utah's own modern dance companies the first to receive this privilege? The answer lies in a long connection between the two troupes. Otte pointed out after the rehearsal that Alwin Nikolais (who is affectinately known throughout the dance world as "Nik") spent seven summers doing workshops in Salt Lake the last one being in City 1969. He was worked closely with Joan Woodbury since then, and she has taught at his New York studio. At the rehearsal Otte welcomed observers and explained the derivation of "Lit- them as a top notch company and they had responded in kind. Wearing a diverse assortment of leotards and sweats, the dancers then lined up and assumed squatting positions on the floor for the first section of the dance. Accompanied by the driving, Ririe-Woodbur- Otte, an attention-gettinfigure in his bright orange unitard, interjected a few comments and occasionally g helped with counts. But despite the obvious rehearsal-hal- l tone of the occasion, the dancers brought the choreography to an exciting climax. In the second section, nicknamed the "monkey dance," two men carried a pole to which a woman was attached by two ropes. She alternately sat on the pole, hung form it, pulled away, and returned to it. Working with a prop such as this takes a great deal of synchronization and drilling, for any lack of tension, any la PI "Sw Striving for preci- grouped, and moved across the floor at a relentless pace. graphed in 1962 during one of his Salt Lake City workshops. El M f n li 1 .1 I ing both Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen a run for the money as the most important rocker of the year The shy, diminutive rocker from Minneapolis has an album. "Purple Rain." and single. "When Doves Cry," that both hit No 1. That alone is no mean feat in a summer when boih Springsteen and the Jacksons have new albums and are on tour. Perhaps even more impressive is his film debut in purple Rain," widely regarded as one ot the best rock n' roll movies ever made. In the absence of interviews, which he has declined for a year, the rumor mill is grinding away at full speed. Prince is quickly becoming a larger-than-lif- e figure of the proportions Jackson has cut for himself. 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CHUB! 1 Magnoli. 31, said recently in a telephone interview from Los Angeles "I didn t knew ar.vthir.g about Prince s personal hie at all " The idea of a rock n' roller making a movie is certainly not new The list of those who have Elvis Preslgone More is long ey', the Beatles. Jimi Hendnx. "Woodstock." the Rolling Stones, the Band, and many more But virtually all those films either are concert documentaries or star vehicles with songs that bear little relation to the plot In Purple Rain," the songs heighten the dramatic impact of the film. Appolonia of Appolonia 6" What happened to her predecessor. Vanity of Vanity 6 Paramount in the new Prince ' mythology is the belief that Puris an autobiographical ple Rain sketch of the rocker, heretofore known for the hit singles "Little Red Corvette " and "li9 " There are undeniable similarities between Princes character and Prince himself. As in real life. Prince s background is biracial And the cast is largely composed of his Minneapolis musician friends members of The Time. Appolonia 6, the Dez Dickerson Band Albert Magnoli. the first-timdirector who made Purple Rain" and wrote the final screenplay said that the movie tells more about Prince's values than his personal history. "The screen story was created inHprwrHnf Iv rvf rrtv knn""vipp of OFFER EXPIRES SEPT. Friday, Saturday GROUND BEEF 23 Prince." d sg the dancer. Kirie-Woodbu- (801) Hendrn. even that his favorite straware chocolate-dippeberries and Domes. And the mysteries ooes he he date his foods STEAM CflRPET CLEANING Otte says that these threadbare charges are a thing of the past now that audiences are prepared to accept the human body as an instrument for performing abstract movement. How, he argues, can a body not be "human "? When" asked why he has stayed with Nik for fifteen a long time in the years dance world Otte replies simply, "Because he's a superb artist." The dancer scoffs at the idea that audiences need to be prepared in order to appreciate Nik's elaborate creations: "If an audience needs to be educated before they go to see art. there's something wrong with that art." Tickets for the joint Nikolais Dance Theatre program, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, are on sale now at the Capitol Theatre Box Office, sion, they shifted positions with acrobatic ease, re- urgies." The work is based on "Totem," a dance Nik choreo- I "dehumanizing" electronic score, they unfolded and extended their limbs with sudden bursts pulsating of energy. choreography d d ensemrequires a ble that can work together to create the proper total picture. It is a far cry from the mented the professionalism of the local dancers, saying that they had done weeks' worth of work in one week. He said he had treated Rine-Wood-bu- - show and will destroy the intent of the choreography. In the third section, entitled Celebrants,'' the dancers engaged in partner work which used both bodies to create angular shapes. Here, also, precision is required in order that the correct shapes may come across to the audience. Nik's Before starting the Otte also compli- back-to-scho- By FRANK SPOTNITZ Prwve NEW YORK i CPU Rogers Nelson, the newest in popular music, is giv- looseness in the rope, will "'Totem,'' he went over films of the piece but decided to rework the material rather than repeating himself. The result was "Liturgies," which was first performed in 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela, and had its New York premiere last February. - Page Despite Strong 'Purple Rain' If You Need The A rt Is D efective By DEBRA HICKEXLOOPER THE HERU.I). Prove I'tah. Rocker Prince Keeps Quiet Dancer Ririe-Woodbu- ry 1?M 1 6 OZ. PLUS DEPOSITl DRDCI COLA I" rf PEPSI) 39 1$ I 1:X1;,,,.. , 5 LBS. 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