Monday, November 12, 1934
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Eeview by Lauri Hopple
Dally Neirtskan Sslor Editor
Dance is the creative process of putting movement
End feelings to music.
The Nebraska Dance Ensemble this weekend burst
through this boundary and put movement to events
that have affected dance and other fine arts at UNL.
"Dance 357" began as any "normal" dance would
a group of dancers sitting on the floor, slowly
beginning to sway and stretch as the music floated
out. Peaceful and serene.
A leud voice interruped the serenity. It announced
tuition rates would increase at UNL, funds would be
cut for fine arts programs and the Sheldon Film
Theatre could be eliminated.
This launched "Dance 357" into a push-me-pull-you
performance that combined voices and movement.
On one hand, the dancers worked "Up, down, up
downr "Have a good vacation, but don't eat!" "Next
time, point your toes!" and achieved; namely, they
won a spot In the Gala Concert for the third year in a
row in the Midwest College Dance Festival
On the other hand, the University's loud voice con
tinued to blare its cuts and snubs over the loud
speaker. It announced that the dance department,
formerly under the School of Health, Physical Educa
tion and Recreation with 4.5 faculty members, was to
move to the Department of Theatre .Arts. Dance
faculty would be cut to three. The voice announced
that the Lied Performing Arts Center would be built
and used strictly by professional, not students.
Alison Boyd, a dancer with the ensemble who was
crowned Miss Nebraska 1984, re-enacted part of the
pageant during "Dance 357." The voice boomed (for
give my inexactness): "Why did you come to UNL to
major in dance when everybody knows that fine arts
in Nebraska aren't any good?"
Boyd went on to perform the same routine that she
did for the pageant the one that, despite obvious
stereotypes, won her the talent competition and led
her to the crown.
It was this sort of Irony that helped carry off this
rather avant garde dance the irony that whue
Nebraska dancers are winning contests and building
up their reputation among other dancers, not many
other people give them the recognition they deserve.
Marianne Ariyanto, one of three faculty advisers to
the ensemble, put it well: "It's sort of a paradox.
With the bare resources the group had to work with
test weekend an echoing room in liable Lee hall
with a thundering stags, makeshift lighting, a falter
ing sound system and a small audience it may seem
odd or impossible that the dancers could achieve
such a daring leap. But they did. Even in Nebraska.
In March 1985, the Nebraska Dance Ensemble will
go to the University of Oklahoma for the South Cen
tral Regional Dance Festival For the last three years
the group has gone to the Midwest festival; however,
this year they will not because of high cost and
because the southern festival will be more challeng
ing, Ariyanto said.
'Rare ' duet treats crowd
Classical musician
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Review by Billy Shaffer
Daily Nebraskan Senior Editor
Music at its best is magical.
Last Thursday I woke up to Bessie
Smith, walkmanned to school with Laurie
Anderson, lunched to the tunes of Prince,
waltzed through the afternoon with some
Kate Bush and was treated to a live per
formance of classical virtuosity at Kim
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Lincoln was truly blessed last Thurs
day. Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax put on a
show that was about three measures this
side of heaven. My knowledge of classical
music could fit on a recipe card, but I
know I like and I love these two guys.
To say Yo-Yo Ma is a cellist is like saying
that Mario Andretti has a driver's license.
The cellist coaxed emotions out of that
overgrown violin that could be compared
to Jimi Hendrix's pyrotechnics. Ma wasn't
on the razzle-dazzle vein, though. To coin
a phrase, his playing was the stuff of
which dreams are made of. I drifted to
desert islands and back. It's almost em
barrassing for a dyed-in-the-wool Sex
Pistols and Iggy Pop fanatic like me to get
giddy over this highbrow stuff, but 111 do
it anyway.
Yo-Yq Ma is of a different breed than
your usual classical musician. This guy
not only appeared to enjoy what he was
doing, he actually smiled from time to
time. The trappings of the traditional
classical music format have always
seemed a farce to me, i.e. the mandatory
encores, the bows, the general stodginess
of the audience, etc. Ma cut through that
crap like a champ.
If some young upstart tries to chal
lenge accepted mores like that, he had
better have the licks to back it up. Yo-Yo
Ma fit the bill, plus some.
Emanuel Ax, the pianist, is also a man
of great critical acclaim and awards. Out
side of a few technical bursts of brilliance,
he showed a lot of restraint in playing the
supportive role for Ma. He could easily be
touring individually and make twice the
money, but obviously prefers the duet
format. The teaming together of Ax and
Ma is a rare occurrance for classical
audiences. The sellout crowd at Kimball
knew it.
For two hours last Thursday, it was
magic.
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Nebraska artists' show, sale
suits various tastes, budgets
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By Beth Willielzi
Daily Nebraskan t&27 Exporter
"In Plain View" opened Nov. 9, at the
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 12th and
R streets. The combination art show and
sale features original works from Ne
braska artists.
It will display a wide variety of wall
hangings, pottery, sculpture and "weara
ble art" to suit the tastes and budgets of
all art enthusiasts.
The biggest draw should be the cate
gory of "wearable art." This category
includes jewelry by Sydney Lynch done in
gold and silver. Prices start at $24 for an
average pair of silver earrings.
Also in this category are sweaters,
vests, scarves and hats, hand knit and
sewn by Mary Zicafoose and Cindy Meno
lascino from original designs.
Pottery and glasswear could be the
best buys of the show. Prices go as low as
$13 and there are a wide variety of works
from Nebraska artists Ray Schuitz, Irv
Dixon and Judith Goeke, to name a few.
The artists have created everything from
small vases to platters. ,
"In Plain View" is a first-of-a-kind event
in several respects. It is the first major art
show to be organized under the man
agement of the Nebraska Arts Associa
tion. In addition, all 25 artists are from
Nebraska, and are being given the largest
amount of space ever for a sale at Sheldon.
Beth Monzon, coordinator for the
Sheldon Sales and Rental Program, says
Sheldon contacted all artists who could
be contacted. Sheldon has shown Ne
braska artists in the past, but generally in
smaller numbers.
Monzon said she hopes that "In Plain
View" will encourage other, still unknown
artists in Nebraska to try and get their
works shown.
"In Plain View" is being sponsored by
the Sheldon Art & Gift Shop and the Sales
& Rental Program. Revenues from the
show, which runs through Dec. 23, will
support the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery.