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Show DESERET NEWS, gA 2 Roadshow Saturday, April 20, 1968 diet For Indians, Trappers By HOWARD PEARSON News Entertainment Editor Get this! Indians and fur trappers will stage a ballet In Rendezvous," an original musical play that opens at the University of Utah next week. Ballet Is quoted because, while the action will still be dancing, one dance has the principals rolling on the floor and fighting with knives. But etgjraxrimii let as graceful, classical dancing, but Phil Keeler, who is choreographer for the show, believes that dance must express the idioms of the people. This musical play is about western characters and western events. They didn't know classical ballet. They werent acquainted with the arts. But they knew battles; they lived by their knives and they had to combat the elements and other foe. This is ballet Just the same as graceful dances. I am considered a rebel In ballet because I feel real art is an expression of the times featuring FRED RAMIREZ TRIO MAFFITT DAVIES t One Night Only April 27 ShowTime8:30 P.M. COMING: Bobbie Gentry May prices' middle 20s) has years of experience behind him, which enables him to talk as he does about ballet. I became interested in the dance w hen I was a child, he recalls. Two roadshow films will be showing for the last time in their first-ruengagements in Sait Lake this weekend. Th o r o u g h 1 y Modern Millie, which has been at the Villa for the past nine months, will end its run Tuesday, when the film, In Cold Blood, will replace it. Far From the Maddening which has been Crowd, playing for three weeks at the Century 21 Wheater, will end Monday night and be replaced by In the Heat of the Night, chosen best picture of the year n He has been assistant or choreographer for many productions in Utah. He traveled in Asia with the BYU players, then toured South America with Annie, Get Your Gun, which was presented by ibe University of Utah. Ho waa choreographer for that production. He also has traveled ail over western America teaching and choreographing shows. I started studying ballet when I was 8. My father (Daniel M. Keeler, former athlete) said at the time: Well, let him go ahead. It might help him play basketball. I didnt play basketball, but I did play tennis. The young choreographer dance has been studying under Wiliam Christensen of the University of Utah of Dance, recognized in dance circles as one of the foremost ballet instructors in the country. for six "I performed years, Mr. Keeler says, but then my health broke. I was dancing too much and not eat all-st- Dancers under his direction for Rendezvous will be Melinda Ayers, F. Gerald Bench, Keith E. Bennett, Cared Brain, Cecile Christensen, (Photo by Sttvo Parker, Deseret News staff photographer J Kim Folsom, Maren H. Hale, Phil Keeler, right, directs Sharon Hoffman and Sharon Randolph in scene Jeri Jarvis, Keith D. Morgan, for "Rendezvous," new musical play planned at University of Utah. Gary Neeley, Shirlene Peck, Penrose, Angela shows. It deals with the era was written ty of Utah Theater, and CrawRendezvous Thomas, Garth J. Wakefield, Brenda G. Whitney and Gerd . by Dr. Keith M. Engar, ford Gates, who composed of frontiersmen and fur Promised Valley and other utive director of the Universi- - Russell at the recent Oscar ceremony. In the Heat of the Night," which also is playing at the Tower and Highland, will play at Century 21 only until April 30. On May 1, Yours, Mine and Ours, the Henry Fonda-Lucill- e Ball comedy, will start its run. This film also will run Simultaneously at the Redwood Driv-'- - in. Young Keeler (he's in his 4 4.15 5.40 2.8S ncm MlKMCMlUTONSORSiMS StMU Otlar licM itlica (tUttfcl aUHoUTlMlreta Mice TICKETS: . 3-- depicted. . . . Much ballet was created in romantic times, but we dont always live In romantic times. Take our present, for instance. This is the time of bombs, protests, freeways and jets. We must create modem movement. The dance must have more guts, more tough stuff.. I might not believe in things that are happening, but I am desirous of showing things as they were and as they are. A dance should depict the era in which it is set, not just be a dance. This is why I am doing something different In the field of dance for Rendezvous. On Weekend ing or sleeping enough. I was to dance, so I forbidden turned to choreography and teaching. 'RENDEZVOUS' AT U. OF U. it will be worked neatly Into the production about like the dances in West Side Story. Many persons thirk of bal- Films End CHAME YOUR AT ' CAU21MW7 MAILORDERS MILLED PROMPTLY J Iff the tower Tony Curtis Weds LAS VEGAS. NEV. (AP) -After their. 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