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Gabriel
David CreamerDaily Nebraskan
New studio to unfold creativity
By Lise Olsen
Senior Reporter
A former UNL student, clown, writer
and actor has returned to Lincoln to
fulfill a dream.
Marc Gabriel opened "The Studio for
Creative Unfoldment," above Dirt Cheap
records at 217 N. 1 1th St. on Oct. 15th.
"It's always been somewhat of a
problem for me to have a nice place to
work in," Gabriel said, "I thought
'wouldn't it be nice to start a place
where people could begin to develop
their art forms.' "
Gabriel left a free-lance acting career
in New York to open the Lincoln studio,
he said.
"I believe there's a tremendous
amount of creative energy here," he
said.
So far, nine people have signed up
with the studios' "collaborative" for a
monthly fee (about $20-40), members
are allowed to use the studio eight to
ten hours a week.
Other groups can use the studio on a
nightly reservation basis, Gabriel said.
Fees are based on the individual's or
group's ability to pay, he said.
Weekly coffeehouses provide a forum
for collaborative members and others
to perform for a small audience. The
coffeehouses provide an alternative to
bars. Non-alcoholic beverages, coffee
and teas, are served from 7:30-1 1:00 on
Saturday nights, Gabriel said.
Currently three workshops, includ
ing creative movement, mime and yoga
are regularly offered at the studio.
Class information is available by cal
ling Sam Levy (yoga) or Mira (move
ment and mime) at 435-1690.
This Friday through Sunday a group
of current and former UNL students
will perform jazz and classical music in
a concert called "Hear and Now." John
Carlini, the leader of the group, which
also includes John Hofer, Cindy Rohren
and Andy Chisholm, said the studio is a
good "springboard for beginning
groups."
"It's a good place to try out new
things," he said.
"Hear and Now" will be presented at
10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3
p.m. Sunday.
The studio is open to artists of all
types, painters, poets, musicians, wri
ters, directors individuals who want
to explore their creative outlets, Gabriel
said.
"I hope this place can assist the
developing artist everybody has
creativity in them and I'd like to help
that come out more."
Although studio performers must
explain and discuss their plans with
Gabriel, they are not subjected to a
critical screening process, Gabriel Said.
"This place is for anybody who wants
to try to be able to have that chance,"
he said.
The studio, Gabriel says, provides an
alternative for people who don't have
access to the community playhouse or
university studios.
No one has been turned away yet,
Gabriel said.
So far, Gabriel's operation has been
running "on hope," he said. But he is
encouraged by the response to the stu
dio, he said.
Besides the current classes and cof
feehouses, the Washington Street Play
ers Place, a local acting troupe, regu
larly practices at the studio, Gabriel
said.
Just as its purpose has been evolv
ing, the studio itself is "unfolding,"
Gabriel said.
So far, things seem somewhat bare: a
large wooden dance floor andor stage
is faced by a carpeted audience area
furnished with several worn couches
and a few props, but sitting in the
studio with him a little of Gabriel's
excitment and vision for the studio's
potential is captured.
Gabriel, founder and director of the
studio, dressed in an oversized white
shirt and jeans, walks through the stu
dio in stockinged feet, as he explains
his dreams of future grants, programs
and scholarships.
For now, Gabriel hopes that enough
people will share his dream so he'll be
able to pay the bills, he said.
For more information about the stu
dio call Marc Gabriel, 476-0529.
Local culture offers no excuse to stay home
It may seem the entertainment sec
tion has over-emphasized music re
cently. That is mainly because a great
deal of music groups came to the area
in the past month or so.
R.E.M., Night Ranger, Ratt, Fish
bone, Tex and The Horsehsads, Gene
Loves Jezebel, Violent Femmes, Dead
Kennedy's, B. B. King, the Beat
Farmers, Bachman Turner Overdrive,
Heart, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The
Wallets, John Cafferty and The Beaver
Brown Band, The Verandas, The Meat
Puppets, Nick Lowe, 10,000 Maniacs,
Foreigner and Joe Walsh are some of
the groups that have hit the area
recently.
There is also a lot of local music that
deserves attention, and we've tried to
let you know about it.
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Bill
Allen
Charlie Burton has been crooning to
local crowds, as usual and a group of
UNL students who call themselves the
Finnsters have drawn huge dance crowds
whenever they play.
The Zoo Bar, Pershing Auditorium,
The Drumstick, The Royal Grove and
UPC have been instrumental in spon
soring most of these groups, as our
articles have indicated. For the most
part, crowd response has shown that
they are doing a good thing.
Many new groups also have been try
ing to get off the ground, including the
Lunch Cats, Brain Hammer, For Against,
One Whisper, and the Yabbies.
Chesterfield, Bottomsley and Potts
and McGuffey's are sponsoring Jazz
Nights on Thursdays and I personally
like to go down to the Sidetrack and
listen to the Sweet Potato Band on
Wednesday nights.
For the rest of the semester we plan
on keeping you up on the local music
scene as much as possible, but we also
want to put more emphasis on some
other forms of local entertainment.
There are several alternatives to
rock 'n' roll and to mainstream movies.
We'll try to let you know about them, as
we have all semestsr.
Sheldon has been offering some
good fare this semester including
"Badlands," with a live appearance by
Martin Sheen, and last weekend's "Thi
Coca Cola Kid." Coming up are two
documentaries, one on Nicaragua and
another about women body builders,
"Pumping Iron II: The Women."
Two ?"ell-known film makers, Academy
Award winner Robert Epstein ('The
Times of Harvey Milk") and Lee Ditt
man Shapiro ("Nicaragua Was Our
Home") will make personal appear
ances. Please see ALLEN on 12