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Show s, t The Salt Lake Tribune, Fewlay, September Dancer, designer join 4 jt w, t Dane Company has an Tivj nounced the addition of Suzanne Renner as a new company member and Nick Cavallaro as media and stage designer. Born to Warkworth, New Zealand, Misa Renner had nine years of ballet training before concentrating on a career to modern dance. After graduating from the University of Otago, she became a professional danger and teacher with the Modern Dance Company of New Zealand. In 1973, Miss Renner won a scholarship from the Queen Elizabeth fl Arts Council, which enabled her to obtain a master of Cue arts degree from the , University of Utah. Before joining the Ririe-last the Renner Miss year spent Woodbury Company, in New York City studying at the , & ,ij ir fw tfrifr-tfi- h J I X 6 t t V Dance with DCE: fun, fulfillment z , Suza&ne Rennet , a native of New Zealand, had nine years of ballet before coocentra-tta- g ob modem dance career. Has stardom come to cast of Chorus Line ? Not yet By William A. Raidy Newhouse News Writer NEW YORK Thomas J. Walsh from Auburn, N.Y., was enjoying the glones of Romes tounst and tradition-fille- Via Sistina recently when he spotted a young man wearing a T shirt with the legend A Chorus Line and the faces of the people in that e hit musical emblazoned across It. Thommie ran over to the young man in question and said: Did you When see the show? there was a curt affirmative reply, he added, carefully removing his Did you sunglasses: The reply: like it? Yeah." Well, maybe you remember me Im that one in the show, said Thommie, on a vacation for two weeks from one of the biggest musical attractions in the histnry of show business, pointing to one of the figures on the shirt There was a moment of silence and the lad said: I guess so. Thommie Walsh, whose very life story, as well as so much of his professional energy is in A Chorus Line, said be got back on his tounst. bus a little let down. Tribute to Gypsies Walsh is one of the remaining four principals who started out in Michael Bennetts musical tribute to the, the chorus "Gypsies dancers who are still in the New York company. Most of the rest have departed for the West Coast to appear in the Los Angeles version or are seeking success in other fields of entertainment. While the show has yet to mark its first official birthday on Broadway, the original members recall that the all-tim- ensemble itself has the true fitar, has helped his career greatly. First came Michael Bennetts conception of a musical based on the people who really make the show, the "kids in the chorus, who go on from one season to another providing its guts, stamina and precision. Wayne Glento, another of the originals still hoofing away at the Shubert Theatre, recalls telling creator-directBennett about the frustrations of auditioning for a chorus job, which is essentially the musicals "plot. He You told Bennett: dance two hours, then you sing. Then they line thats the worst you up thing. You cant Imagine what the director is looking for. They shuffle you around and you stand there for like an hour. It Is really tedious and you dont know what they are thinking. Dancing Partner Cilcnto, who maried his high school dancing partner, like most of the veterans, is not disappointed that immediate stardom hasn't come his way. He, like the rest, never expected it and "besides thats not why were all into it. Wayne, who has bought a new house in Mamaroneck, N.Y., mostly on his steady "Chorus Line salary, has made television commercials for a soft drink company and teaches classes in jazz ballet. "A lot of doors have opened for me since Chorus Line," he says. When I tried to see an agent to audition for a TV commercial in the old days, I couldnt get in. Now when I call up and I say: Im Wayne Cllento from A Chorus Line, they know who I am. one of tile reasons Thats from first workshop which this unique show why I didnt go to Califorcomemerged began with tape nia with the other fact the and That two than more pany. sessions I ere years ago. This month that my wife andsecond another "Chorus Line, expecting our Cameron1 baby soon. No, my wife original, Mason, will leave the isn't interested in show business any more. She show, as perhaps will teaches Phys Ed in high vetanother Clive Gerk, school and says or pereran irom liie beniiuiiiiK, son in this rat race is who also serves as dance enough in the family. captain. Has stardom been thrust upon any of the A Chorus Line crew? "Not quite, seems to be the universal response but each one agrees that this musical, in which the Cameron Mason, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., who has been with the show since the first work-sho- p, Chorus will leave this Line month because of a knee problem. Original Principal Energetic Clive Gerk Is another original cast principal who is considering at least a sabbatical from the musical, produced hj oseph New York Shakespeare Festival. Gerk. who spent his formative year In the West Indies, where his father Papps was an oil executive in Trinidad, left toe art students league and a painting career to join the just forming company of "A Chorus Line." Were the last four to toe show and they call us The Survivor. Now new people are constanta ly auditioning constant ... stream of bodies. As cuorus cap-tain, I help them rehearse, it quite a bit of extra work. Right now, Im thinking about the possibility of serving as dance captain and not being in toe show for a while. Im not interested to becoming a star, incidentally. All that is behind me. I want to get back to my painting and designing. All four of the "survivors are receiv- of ing ooe percent of the shows profits, which represents a piece of Michael Bennetts share to writers royalties he has assigned to original cast members. This sounds miniscule until one realizes the show's profits are already in toe millions. Whatever the cash, all agree toe experience of being part of this extraordinary musical has been the biggest reward. Being in the mopt strenuous musical in Broadways history hasnt been easy, either. As Thommie Walsh put it: "When we have our 20th reunion, we kid about how well all be sitting down by then. (Copyright) Are you Interested in learning to dnite for personal enjoyment, relaxation, exercise or Or are you a dancer who has had previous training that was interrupted for some reason and are now ready to continue training as a dancer? If so, the University of Utah Division of Continuing Education adult dance classes, which begin Sept 27 through Oct. 11, are for you. Tai Chi," "Creative Dance," and "Modern Dance: Beginning Technique" are being offered to those who are taking the class for enjoyment; The Modem Dance: Intermediate, Advanced," and Jazz classes taught by Utah Dance Theatre company members offer dance instruction to the serious student Chinese Dance Chi "Tal Ch'uan, taught by Bill Parkinson, is an introduction to an ancient Chinese dance, health, meditation and martial art system Imitating the movement patterns of animals observed in nature over 900 years ago by Taoist monks. As a health system, according to Parkinson, Tal Chi keeps the body supple and aids to the smooth and even flow of the Chi (or breath energy.) In India and in China (where T'ai Chi is the most popular health system today) it is believed that one is healthy as long as the Chi is in harmony and balance. As a dance form, Tai Chi develops grace, fluidity, balance, coordination and rhythm. The evening course, which begins Sept. 28, will include lectures and discussions on the philosophy and history of T'ai Chi as well as dance and meditation exercises. The classes will meet Tuesdays at p.m. Creative dance classes for adults are available Monday and Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings. These classes were developed by Virginia Tanner, who found that many of her students parents as well as other adults wanted to experience the same opportunities for freedom of expression through dance as the children to her childrens dance classes. DCE's modem dance program is directed by Joan Moon Armstrong, charter member of RDT. Ms. Armstrong does most of the teaching to the adult modem dance classes with assistance from RDT company members Linda C. Smith and Kathleen McQintock. Modem Dance Ms. Armstrong, who has studied with Paul Sanasardo, Viola Farber and Donnie McKayle, teaches the beginning modern dance class which is designed, she says "as a approach to modem dance and to enrich the movement experience of the student "Modem Dance: Beginning Technique meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. RDT guest instructors will assist Ms. Armstrong in the "Intermediate, and "Jazz "Advsnced, classes. Fall quarter only, guest instructor Pat Nollet of the Jean Isaacs dance group "3s a Company" to San Diego will be to Salt Lake City for 10 days to offer students exposure to yet another school of modem dance philosphy, style and technique. "Modem Dance: Intermediate Technique will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings, beginning Sept. 28. The Advanced Technique class meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning Sept. troupe Dance Theatre Lab with Murray Louis, Alain Nikolais, Phyllis Lambut and Hanya Holm. One of Miss Renners works, "Charity, is already to the repertoire. extensive training in both bad Mr, Cavallaro has dance and theatre Following scholarship work at the Cranbrook Theatre School in Michigan, he studied at Oxford University, Bristol University and at the Edin borough Festival of the Arts. He then attended Arizona State University where Ririe-Woodbu- as a dance major he performed with the University Dance Theatre and the Your.g Audiences of America. He also served as technical director of University Dance Theatre as a well as lighting designer for numerous dance productions at Arizona State Universlty Before joining Mr. Cavallaro studied in New York City with AJwin Nikolais and Mutsv Izxiis and has attended summer sessions at the Joffrey School of Ballet and the Alvin Alley American Dance Theatre. Ririe-Woodbur- Conf.de in a Coleus, befnend a Philodendron or serenade a Schefflera Ecstasy Is our veritable plethora of healthy, growing gneemes. 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