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Show rts & ntertainment Page September 9, 1998 jermieinfowest.com Editor: Jennie Squire n 9 Interpretations of American Flag Shown Off at Dixie il )f By Laura Smith n sun sun. ti. dixie, edu Is s- - of e 1't I ks le us nt im he "La Bandera Vieja," an exhibit certain interpretations of the American flag, will be open to the public in the Fine Arts Center until Oct. 5. The show includes 27 different artists' work in response to the American flag as an icon of popular cultural identity. The different interpretations are displayed in paintings, drawings, collages, mixed media, sculptures and poetry- irs he lly iiy Tiy iid me An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Wed. Sept. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. At the reception refreshments will be served and short videos will be shown to help understand the artists' reasoning J behind their art work. There will also be a black and white flag on display for the public to sign and write their own cultural insight on the American flags' influence. According to Dennis Martinez, Dixie College gallery curator, this is one the strongest shows that Dixie has been able to take part in. "There are so many ways to interpret freedom. I hope everyone gains a knowledge about individual expression of issues and ideas," said Martinez. This exhibit is funded by particMARS (Movimiento ipating Artistico del Rio Salado) artists and guest exhibiters. Other sponsors for Arizona are the the show Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and Dixie College Arts Department. 7! How the West was Won is now playat the Tuacahn Ampitheater. Opening night was last Monday and the theater was packed. It will continue to play nightly through October 20. The theater was full of people, all ages ranging from young children to elderly adults. The first scene starts off with an introduction to all the characters in the play. They do a little roadshow with each of the character so you know who they are portraying and a little about themselves. The second scene is the Native Americans with Sitting Bull and a Drummer. The horses were a.little on the jumpy side so they weren't cooperating very good. Many thought the Native Americans were not portrayed well. Compared to real Indian dancing they only ran in circles for a few minutes and spun around. Real Indian dancing is more than that. The fourth scene was the Cavalry and the soldiers. This scene showed acting, singing, and dancing. They were humorous and showed how it was to live in the forts and watching for the ing 2 00 ught nd light T-- to PM imber ion ill AM 1162. o to AM umber lurnan AM iber Indians. Act two started with the Mormons With Brigham Young and the information about the handcart company. They also talked about the pioneers and the UJI.I.PI r J j "A. f d ft - f THE DDCIE SUN BY CARISA HUNTINGTON W By Shayna Petersen shayna infowest. com IM struggles with not getting the handcarts made in time so it was the cause of many deaths in the plains and the harsh snow storms. Scene two was the Cowboy scene. This scene was more of what we all expected. They did a good job with this scene. In this scene there was the Trick Whipper who had two whips going at the same time. The crowd really like him. He did a couple of tricks. One cowboy had something in his mouth and he broke it off with his whip a couple of times not just once. He was very good. He could really work those whips. The Wild West Show was the fourth scene and it included Buffalo Bill. The bad guys held up a stagecoach cart with women in it. There was fighting and gun shots. A couple of people died (for pretend) and then they started the wagons on fire. Then there was a trick roper he was the highlight of the show. He had ropes that were up to probably fifty feet long and he got them going in big circles. The lights all went out and you could just see the ropes going and him dancing in and out of them. It was the most entertaining act of the whole play. This roper was the same guy as the whipper in act two scene two the Cowboys. There were two major parts of the night that was the trick whipper and the trick roper which were the same people he was the most entertaining of the night. f1 i fc1 wl 4 j ora oaannracauvrnuDffisBiimnsrj 9musk inflKBlSi a. ssrarao - lifts-SMui- b 1 5V Aft) t'WJj tpffli -- 3: Wii-j- p |