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Show Two Major Events Scheduled Next Week In Concert Series Two major events of the Brig- , ham Young Univesity Commun-1 ity Concert Series are scheduled in Provo during the forthcoming week. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Devi Dja and her famous troup of Bali-Java Bali-Java dancers will appear at 8:15 I p.m. in the BYU Fieldhouse On Thursday, Oct. 29, William Olvis, tenor, will present . a morning concert in the -Fieldhouse at 9:55 a.m. Miss Dja, frequently called the Pavlova of the Orient by critics, is the world's most renowned interpreter in-terpreter of the ancient and exquis-ito exquis-ito Hnnnp.thpntfp art of Indonesia. She has carried this art to the four corners of the globe through concert con-cert tours, motion pictures and television, and has received the highest acclaim. She and her company com-pany are the only group to embrace em-brace all the varied and richly contrasting dance traditions of the many islands of Indonesia. The group features the stately court dances of Java, temple dunces of Bali, and primitive village vill-age dances of Sumatra and Bar-nco. Bar-nco. Among these are sacred dances dan-ces a white man never would be permitted to witness. In Indonesia, Indon-esia, the dances and music are traditional, handed down from remote re-mote times beyond memory it is believed from the very Gods themselves. them-selves. Miss Dja's mother was a temple dancer, so it was inevitable inevit-able that she would follow in her footsteps. At the age of six, she was sent to Bali to begin the long and arduous training necessary to become a child temple dancer. Mr. Olvis has been a featured soloist on the ABC network for the past two years. A native of Hollywood, the 23-year-old star has concertized extensively, and his symphony dales include a giicst-appearance as soloist with the San Diego Symphony under Fabian Sevitsky. He won the At-water-Kent Auditions in 19-10. He was given top billing with Jane Powell and Gordon McRae in benefit bene-fit concerts and sang in the Paramount Para-mount picture Bride of Vcgeance. Since that time he has estabished himself as a leading tenor in the Southland. |
