Show Page 10 Sfucferil Life Monday May TO 1976 Orchesjs dance concert to be held tomorrow Wed - areas of the fine Theatre arts dance music students from various Orchesis Dance the arts have combined their talents to 8produce the Ar s Fine Chase Concert tomorrow and Wednesday at pm in Center Theatre written original music Working in their area of expertise they have For the students this costumes choreographed dances and designed before a live is an opportunity to see their creative efforts presented audience The Hewlett Ojrchesis Dance Club advised by Dennise a military will present a wide variety of dance styles ranging from and modern folk blues Jazz comedy number to a Negro spiritual dance which uses props are also included on the program one Maurine Cannon University of Utah has choreographedconcertpiece ends This featured be also will Live vocals and instrumentals school year the Orchesis activities for this Several students have choreographed dance numbers Among them in dance is Debbie Dunn Payne a junior from Brigham City majoring costumes the for lighting “The choreographer is responsible the dance music selection as well as composing the dance directing Mrs Payne said concerts Mrs Payne has choreographed dances for other Orchesis and during high school “This was the first time I had written my dance before selecting my some I music and that made it harder she said “I knew wanted drums in the nusic but that was about it” “Most choreographers prefer to use original or live music If you does choose someone’s recording you are tied to what the recording of the to fit the dance Many you have no opportunity to alter the music the effect dances use several kinds of music spliced together for the choreographer wants” things “When you are choreographing a dance it is hard to think of — doing rut in a if are as feel You you before that haven’t been done to the same thing over and over And there never is enough time work on a dance “Sometimes ideas for a dance come fast Sometimes you just have to sit and think For me jazz is my favorite dance and unusual dance using elastic was choregraphed shown and Cathy HeVren by students Terri Kanegae and her costumes were also student designed Miss Kanegae and Steve Goss will perform this dance m Tuesday ABOVE-THI- S partner sponsible choregrapher is Wednesday concerts dance the and teaching for costumes lighting writing the dance choregrapher can During the performance of the and hope the intended mood is cononly stand in the wings Below-AOrchesis member finishes veyed to the audience her oortion of a unique dance routine Left-Th- e n Photos by Mark Wagner choreographing a jazz number comes easily” she says “The night of the concert you are there watching You have taught the dance and done all you could Now all you can do is hope the dancers don’t get stage fright It’s scary but enjoyable” Music major Kallin Johnson got involved in the Orchesis concert when he was asked to write an original number for the concert on the synthesizer an electronic device Johnson a junior from River Heights took the newly offered synthesizer course through the Music Department last winter He is currently working under the Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities program in the Music Department and writing this number was part of his project responsibilities “The piece I wrote is entitled “A la fin” or “At the End” Johnson Unlike much electronic music said “It is recorded on to is loud this number is soft” shock whose purpose and be “It does incorporate some strange sounds such as a heartbeat loud breathing and cricket sounds I have also used the piano and the flute which I slowed down so it sounds like a tuba I wrote this piece after I had seen the dance performed twice” Lending her talents in costume design is Bev Coates a junior in theatre arts from Bountiful Miss Coates designed the costumes for last summer’s production of “The Tavern” at the Lyric Repertory Theatre She has also worked on costumes for productions by the Theatre Arts Department “There is a big difference in designing costumes for a play and for dance” she said- “With dance you have to keep the movements of the dancers in mind You have to design fuller skirts and you use a lot more knits” “Also you have to say much more with less costume in dance Too many costume items confine the dancer Often I use brighter colors to - do this” |