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Show c Ballet West to Perform Three Classics By Calvin L. Harrington to be Irretrievably lost. The love she comes to have for a worldly man Is doomed from the start; she has no control over her destiny, George Balanchine Is often referred to Ballet West will present a repertory program of three ballet classics: "Swan Lake" (Act II) by Marius Petipa; "Symphony In C" and "Bugaku," both by George Balanchine. This dance program will be presented from March 29 to April 3 (six performances). Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the music for "Swan Lake." Musically, and as a dance drama, "Swan Lake" is undoubtedly the most popular of all classical ballets. The choreographer. Marius Petipa, is to the dancer what Shakespeare is to the actor. If a dancer can succeed in his choreography parts, there is a suggestion that he or she can succeed at anything. Petipa was a Frenchman who Journeyed to Russia and directed the Russian Imperial Ballet Under Petipa, the words "ballet" and "Russia" became almost inseparable. The heroine of "Swan Lake" is a princess of the night she is all magic, a creature of the imagination. On one level, her story is a boy story; loses meets boy, gets boy, girl boy, girl girl and then both are lost. What prevents this from being silly is the character of the girl, She is Queen of the Swans, a beautiful bird, except for a brief time between midnight and dawn, when the mysterious sorcerer allows her to become a woman. In the world of sky and water she is at home, but in the real world, where romance is possible, she seems girl-mee- ts as the greatest choreographer of the 20th century. He restored pure dance to the ballet stage, which had long been dominated by works emphasizing the telling of a story. His ballet "Symphony in C' is not based on a story, but on the music to which it is danced, The music is by Georges Bizet and each movement of the score has its own characteristic ballerina, prima danseur, and corps de ballet. There is no scenery, only a blue background and the dancers perform in classical ballet costumes, "Bugaku" has a score by a Japanese composer, and just as this music contains both Japanese and western idioms, so too docs the Balanchine choreography. He uses the toe shoe of the west but he also introduces the flexed foot of the Japanese dancer. The slow, deliberate pacing is also Japanese, while the lifts which Balanchine has devised for the young man and his female lover in the famous pas de deux are balletic in base but oriental in their delicacy, Tickets for these three great ballets can be obtained at the Ballet West box office. Student discounts are available. Call -- 533-555- 5. New Heights In The Depths Of Student Apathy CPS - - Student politicians like to complain that students are apathetic about campus governments, but it could be that students just can't remember who they've elected. The latest proof: only 18 percent of the Marquette University students polled in could name their student body president. In response. President Mike McCarthy swore "name recognition isn't mid-Februa- -- ry -- important" In December, Iowa State student body President Doug Martin explained away a poll showing that only 23 percent of ISU's could name him by saying it reflected what a good job he was doing at avoiding controversy. In February, alas, some student Senate opponents accused him of misusing student funds. In the event anyone can remember student leaders' names long enough to want to call them, Florida Atlantic Universitys student government has decided to buy beepers for its four top officers. 'The whole idea is to make ourselves moreaccessable to people," vice president Mitch Albert, who must chair the optimism committee, told The Atlantic Sun, FAU's student paper. Albert claimed people are actually calling themr- - though he said the experiment's most persistent result is that one officer has been plagued by a "prank beeper" who has called as many as 12 times during one day simply for nuisance value. Of course, disrespect for student politicians isn't always random. Some people go out of their way to cultivate it. In February, for instance, University of Utah sutdent government vice president Grant Speny announced he would run for student president even though he'll graduate before his term would start. Sperry is running as the candidate of the Tupperware Party. He told the Daily Utah Cronicle the Tupperware party differs from the Who Cares? party, which fielded candidates in last spring's races. Who Cares? party candidates, Sperry said, did not intend to win. Tupperware party candidates this spring, he contended, are much more serious about not winning. Salt Lake City . Music to Muse By By N.L. McMichael-Spackma- n musician sends out, and his last album "Regards from Chuck Pink" gives a multitude &f feelings. Blues, Jazz and folk instrumentals keep the listener wondering, "What's next?" This is intangible, "let's become part of the cosmos," type music. self-taug- who? Sure, I'd heard the name Leo Kottke. I even know the correct way to pronounce it. and I was reasonably certain that he had something to do with music But it was a name from the past; 20 years to be exact. Hes been recording since 1969. Although I had never considered myself a music illiterate, for some reason I put Kottke in the rock genre. Maybe he has been at times, but Kottke is simply a guitarist. Superb and quietly spectacular, his style of music is now called "New Age." The pigeonhole "New Age" usually brings to mind the pretty kinds of stuff that sounds good as theme music for the six o'clock news. But Kottke's music isn't the kind that over you. You feel every note this washes just Leo ASWC ht This music is real, from be bop, do wah, oh yeah "Pink Christmas" to the Spanish sounding "Mary." Whatever you like, Kottke's got it. Of course, if what you like is the sound of fingernails down a chalkboard, then you're out of luck. Kottke, along with MCA artist Lyle Lovett, will bring his less than usual collection of music to Salt Lake City on April 9, at Kingsbury Hall. I for one, plan on attending and getting to know this "new" musician better. Elections Are Right Around The Corner Please Take The Time To Vote Utah Symphony to Put oh Elaborate Easter Weekend By Calvin L. Harrington The Utah Symphony's Easter weekend called this symphony his offering will be an elaborate one. It will contralto. Mahler to Nature." 2 No. In great "Hymn Mahler's Gustav Symphony perform The first movement speaks of death, C Minor, 'The Resurrection" on Mar. 24 and the second of youthful optimism, the third of 25. life's vulgarities, the fourth of spiritual life, Mahler wrote this gigantic work in fifth of Judgment Day. The climax of and the 1895. Few orchestras in the world are this Is considered by critics to be capable of performing 'The Resurrection" onc symphony f most the splendid in all music. The because of the extensive resources required and organ Join in a fervent chorus, orchestra, to see what by the score. It is interesting above which rises the clangor of with The will work. this do outpouring, Utah Symphony At bells. the end the music reaches a The for forces. great calls immense symphony of a and degree Includes sonority almost unmatched in pipe organ large orchestra music. symphonic two harps, church bells, four horps, Maestro of a four Joseph Silverstcin will be large variety trumpets, the Utah Joined sucu by Symphony Chorus, JoAnn instruments including percussion unorthodox ones as tam-tam- s (a variety of Ottley (soprano) and Laura Garff (mezzo) for gongs) and "rulhe" (a bundle of sticks), as well the two Easter performances. Tickets are $4 as another percussion group "heard in the for all students ($9 to $27 for the general For more information call the distance. The symphony also calls on the public). human voice: a full chorus, a soprano and a Symphony Hall box office off-sta- ge off-sta- ge (533-6407- ). Issue 19 March 21, 1989 Forum 3 |