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V - - y" "" ' doilu I r D o 0 0 o D o 0 0 o o a 0 o a o o D o o D Philippine dancers perform tonight By Mark Kjeldgaard To the sounds of the banduria, the laud, and the kulintangan, folk dancers from the Philippines will perform in Pershing Auditotium tf night. The Bayanihan Dance Company will perform at 8 p.m. This is the second of this season's Lincoln Community Concerts. The company has more than 30 dancers a. id 12 musicians. Dressed in historical, national costumes, they present traditional material of the Philippine people. Dances are from the Philippines' colorful past, spanning the early native period and the centuries of European colonization. The heritage bears strong Spanish and Roman Catholic influences. Before performing, the members often join in prayer. The music is played on various folk instruments. Among them ate the guitarlike banduria and laud, and the kulintangan i set of gongs used to play melodies and provide rhythm. Tribal instruments from the mountain regions include drums, flutes blown through the nostril and a bamboo zither. The Bayanihan Company grew out of cultural revival TEXAS INSTRUMENTS The Slide Rule Calculators in Stock 99.95 Limited Quantities All Makes Office Equipment 1100 'O St. 477-7131 rj lonoi o D o locaoc locaoi 10E30C aocaoi 30O0E aocaoc o HUMAN POTENTIALS SERIES Tucsdav, November 6 DANA L. FA RNS WORTH, M.DLL.D. H.irv.ird Ii uksM.r .1 1 it Dim tor of I'nivtrsiiv Hcultli Service Author of ciiilit luniks, iiuluiluiu Miiit.il IL.ilth in (silky an, I Unnait .iikI !';. ili I ,nititioii, ,111, 1 J hi Young A Jul I Vice (.I1.11r111.111, N'.uion.il C ommission on M.inliiuiij ,tml I)nij Abuse Addms: "DRUGS: DO THEY PRODUCE OPEN OR CLOSED MINDS?" 3:30 p. m. Nebraska Union D o o D o o D o o 0 o o a o o a o o D o o D o ( o-Sjotisof til by I'nioii I.ilks & lopio Jiid University Ile.ilth Services D programs initiated by the Philippine government. Scholarly preservation of Philippine traditional materials began in earnest in 194(3, when the islands won independence. Research delved carefully into the proper forms of folk materials, e-ot-cially dance. Recitals and folk competitions kept the sp rit of traditional music and dance alive in the Philippines. In 1954 the Philippine Women's University sent its first gioup abroad to .in Asian Folk Dance Festival in East Pakistan. In Manila in 1956, the company known as Bayanihan performed for the first time. In 1957 the Bayanihan Folk Arts Center was established, and since that time has coordinated the dance troupe's materials. Male dan-'t r, then were added to the grouup. Bayanihan is supported by contributions through an incorporated assoc., as well as by revenues received for its performances. The company has toured the world many times, dancing in festivals and concepts n Em ope, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Their art has repiesented the Philippine heritage at two wot Id's fairs, and befcxe he;.d:, of state. Tickets for the Bayanihan performance can be obtained by calling 423 0443. n f x w ""Ml 1 J 7 1 J a If SVlembers of ths Philippine tiayunihan Dance Co. OX 0 v. 13th & P under the Douq'ds III 12:30 5:'30M-F till 9:00 Thur. 10:00-5:30 Sat. Chi-O's We have owls! Owl earrings. Ow! statues. Owl everything! Brinq in your sorority l,D. & rci !'( J0"o off nny ilom for I wk. Speed "Chubby Chef says: Clip the bargain coupons in nsKf week's Nebrasltan In tin; nii'di'iirnr enjoy the bi() tiuw "Bushel Burcjer", A "bushel" of bt'ijf on a solid -old bun. nn 27th just north of Vine aoaocr lonoi 10DOI 10C30I toaoc sonoc page daily nebraskan (not i'l.jy, novurnbor 5, 1973 o
