Monday, March 10, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
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Lewitzky d
performs a
The Bella Lewitzky Dance Company
will appear at Kimball Hall on Wed
nesday at 8 p.m.
The company, founded by Lewitzky,
consists of 12 dancers noted for their
strength and flexibility.
Lewitzky, the troupe's artistic direc
tor and principal choreographer, has
evolved a language of movement that
has earned her an international repu
tation as a trailblazer in modern dance.
Her choreography embraces drama, dis
cipline, attitude, relationships and rit
ual with. body geometry that creates
Nevada dancers here
The Lincoln Community Concerts
Association will present the Nevada
Dance Theatre tonight at Pershing
Auditorium.
Director Vassili Sulich, a native of
Yugoslavia, has performed and studied
in Egypt, Yugoslavia, England, Switzer
land, France and the United States.
In 1972, Sulich formed the Nevada
Dance Theatre and has since created
more than 40 ballets for the company.
His ballet "Mantodea" has been per
formed in International Dance Compe
titions in Moscow and Varna, Bulgaria.
The Maryland Ballet Company, the
Pacific Ballet Company, The Royal New
Jazz reissues: New
notes for old classics
By Bill Wimmer
Staff Reporter
Jazz reissues have become more
popular the last couple of years, and
overall, it's a good trend.
Reissues not only provide a lot of
fine music, but they give record-buyers
a chance to buy records that have been
out of print for many years.
Record Review
In the jazz recording industry, where
sales of 15,000 copies are considered
good showings, many excellent records
go out of print after a short time, even
the "classics."
Lately, the resurgence of reissues
has brought back entire record labels.
Some recordings are not that good, but
are the best the various labels have to
offer.
ABCImpulse, Blue Note, Prestige
and Verve are some major jazz labels,
but many obscure labels have been
uncovered. Many records are being
released for the first time, and some
at e real jewels.
ABCImpulse and the Original Jazz
Classics series from FantasyPrestige
Unknown columnist longs for
Many people ask me, "Stew, why in
the world would you want to write for
the Daily Nebraskan?"
Sometimes, I do deny doing it.
"Oh no, you must have me confused
with that other Stew Magnuson. Yeah, I
spell my name the normal way, S-T-U.
That columnist spells his name weird
like in beef, or Mulligan."
Stew
Magnuson
But unfortunately, I do look some
what like the picture that runs with my
column, so people seldom buy my
denial.
So why do I write for the Daily
Nebraskan? It's not money. The meager
amount of cash they pay for columns
doesn't make up for the hours of sweat
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ancers
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magic, lyricism, symbolism, surrealism
and wit.
Lewitzky has received a Guggen
heim Fellowship, the annual Dance
Magazine Award, and commissions from
the National Endowment for the Arts.
Frequently referred to as the "doy
enne" (eldest member of a group) of
West Coast dance, she directed the 26
dance events for the Olympic Arts Fes
tival in 1984.
Tickets are available at the Kimball
Box Office.
Zealand Ballet and Ballet Eddy Tous
saint de Montreal also have performed
"Mantodea."
The Nevada Dance Theatre has ap
peared several times on the Merv Grif
fin Show and has become an ambassa
dor of goodwill for the arts with their
tours of the West and Midwest for
Columbia Artists. The company has 15
resident dancers and boasts three full
length ballets "Coppelia," "The
Nutcracker" and "La Fille Mai Gardee"
as part of its repertoire.
The performance tonight begins at 8
p.m. and is the third concert in the
Lincoln Community Concerts Series.
have the extra benefits of being cheap.
Blue Note Records has reissued many
of its classics, which have beenremas
tered on metal tape and recorded on
French vinyl. These recordings sound
better than the originals.
I recommend the following reissues:
O Sonny Stitt, "Constellation,"
Muse Records The master bopper
with a hot rhythm section returns.
O John Coltrane, "A Love Su
preme," Impulse The classic Col
trane quartet creates beautiful but
intense music. Many consider it his
finest effort:
O Miles Davis Quintet, "Coo
kin' With Miles Davis Quintet," Pres
tige This is a fine introduction to
one of Davis' best groups.
O Sonny Rollins, "Freedom
Suite," Contemporary A 1950s clas
sic featuring Oscar Pettiford and Max
Roach. .
O Thelonious Monk, "Monk's
Music," Riverside This is a meeting
of three generations of genius, with
Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane and,
of course, Monk.
O Wes Montgomeiy, "Wes Mont
gomery Live at Tsubo," Riverside
Captured live with Miles' rhythm sec
tion and the always-hot Johnny Griffin
guesting on tenor sax.
I put into these things. I also dropped
my journalism major, so it isn't for job
experience.
There's only one reason why I write
for this paper: fame, and fame alone.
Yes, I want to be a controversial Daily
Nebraskan columnist just like Bill Allen.
But my aspirations aren't working
out too well. I've tried everything to
become a much-hated columnist. I've
taken cheap shots at Mel Mains, Chan
nel 1011 anchorman, and TV evange
lists. I expected a barrage of letters
from Mel's millions of fans, but so far,
nothing.
I denounced UNL's own mascot,
Herbie Husker, as a fleabag, a moth
eaten, ugly misshapen creature that
embarasses our proud state everytime
it appears on TV. But not one single
letter from a cheerleader.
I've taken every opportunity to wor
ship and adore Vanna White, hostess of
TVs "Wheel of Fortune." Where are all
of Lincoln's feminists? They can't find
Reviewers aren't eye-to-eye
about Vanity's 'Skin On Skin'
By Scott Harrah and
Randy Schummer
Staff Reporters
Vanity, "Skin On Skin," Motown
Records.
Unlike other forms of journalism,
reviews usually express the opin
ions of t he writer. What one reviewer
raves about, another may pan acidly.
I am nauseated by Prince's pro
teges like Vanity, Apollonia and
Sheila E. glamor girls with lots of
curves and tiny talents.
DN reviewers Randy Schummer
and I constantly argue about the
purported "talents" of these porn
queens of pop.
Record Review
I could let Randy sit at his type
writer and pound out praise about
Vanity's latest, "Skin on Skin,". but
this review would be slanted and
inaccurate.
RS: Well, Scott, Vanity's latest is
definitely an album that should be
experienced.
SH: Quite true, Randy. I expe
rienced a queasy feeling in my
stomach after hearing it. Retch!
RS: You admitted that you liked
the song "Animal."
SH: The only thing Vanity's got
going for her is her looks. She can at
least describe what men do well to
her body.
RS: What did you expect Amy
Grant? That pseudo-Christian siren
wears leopard prints, so you should
like her. If your precious Nina Hagen
did this album, you would call it the
wittiest, most inventive musical tour
de force ever.
SH: Hagen is above kiddie porn.
She doesn't need to sing tripe like'
the lyrics from Vanity's "Ouch":
Sheldon to display
More than 50 artifacts reflecting the
artistic and decorative skills of Native
Americans dwelling on the Great
Plains during the 19th century will be
on display at the Sheldon Art Gallery
until April 6.
The exhibition is supported by the
Center for Great Plains Studies and
The Nebraska Committee for the Hu
manities. The objects have been selec
ted from the collection at the NU State
Museum by Associat e Director Thomas
Myers.
"Basically, this exhibition demon
the time to write one lousy letter
denoucing my blatant sexism!
It's now obvious what I must do to
become a hated, yet famous, Daily
Nebraskan columnist. I must viciously
attack a group that makes up a large
portion of the student population.
I could attack the Greek system. But
no, Bill Allen already has done this
quite thoroughly. Plus, it's an easy
target. I could also attack the students
who wear those loud, floral bermuda
shorts. That seems to be a fairly large
population here. But then again, I
would only be attacking the Greeks.
That only leaves one group, the Dor
mies. Yes, there are thousands of Dor
mies on campus. Some of them will
have to write me nasty letters, propell
ing me into DN stardom. Especially if I
make broad, sweeping generalizations.
So here goes.
I hate Dormies. I can speak from
knowledge too. I lived in those
cockroach-infested holes for three
miserable years. But the cockroaches
.J
v
'1
i'"V . -.V.;
"When you kiss me, when you
love meOooh,... you make me
(censored) It hurts so good, I
just gotta scream, Ouch! Ouch!"
Where did she dig up her "lyri
cist"? A Times Square sex shop?
RS: You mean the one you and
Nina Hagen used to shop at?
SH: At least Nina's an artist.
Unlike Vanity, she has more to say in
her music than, "Oooh, I'm so sexy.
I've been under the sheets more
times than the Ku Klux Klan!" Look
at her profound lyrics from the song
"Manhunt": "Lions and tigers
all run when I roarBut they Ye
not the species I 'm looking for. ' '
How creative!
RS: Vanity didn't write any of the
lyrics on this album, so there!
strates how completely art was woven
into the fabric of Native American cul
tures," Myers said. "Furthermore, it
reveals that traditional use of mate
rials and designs did, in fact, change as
tribal societies came into close contact
with one another."
Included in this exhibition are
quilled and beaded moccasins, a seed
beaded belt pouch, elaborately deco
rated rifle scabbards, beaded cradles,
tipi bags, a spectacular Ghost Dance
shirt and a muslin painting depicting
Indian wars on the plains. The often
complex and colorful designs found in
are the most agreeable inhabitants of
the residence halls.
They're all hicks! They all come from
insignificant, podunk towns like Sid
ney, Syracuse and Potter. Their idea of
an education in those towns is 4-H and
the FFA (Future Foreclosures of Amer
ica). The problem with hicks is that
they're always spitting chewing tobacco
in the water fountain. It's even worse
on the male floors. And if they're not
hicks, they're has-been preppies from
West Omaha.
The real problem with all these hay
seeds and burnouts is that they're all
mealy-mouthed freshmen whose ideaof
leaving home means getting drunk and
loud, then barfing in the showers. It
also means they can crank up their
stereos without Mommy and Daddy
telling them to turn that junk down.
Everyone in the dorm thinks all the
other residents really want to hear
Bruce, Waylon Jennings, RATT and
other pathetic excuses for music 24
hours a day.
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i iff A
if-
Courtesy of Motown Records
SH: Right. Her lyrics on her last
album, "Wild Animal," were so bad,
the producers decided to never let
her write again.
RS: If you don't like her lusty
lyrics, the Christian book store is
down the street.
Scott's verdict: Randy, do Van
ity a favor and tell her to become a
prime-time soap star like her rival,
Apollonia. That way, she can just
stand around in evening gowns and
look sensual.
Randy's verdict: This album
is not intended for Amy Grant fans,
members of the Fellowship of Chris
tian Athletes...or pseudo-intellectuals
like you, Scott.
Review record courtesy of Dirt
Cheap.
native art
this exhibition were created by the
Sioux, t he Cheyenne, the Arapahoe and
Apache artisans.
Donald Doe, assistant director of
Sheldon, said the exhibition combines
the resources of two UN museums.
"The show offers a unique opportun
ity to discover an aspect of the extraor
dinary heritage which belongs to this
region," Doe said.
An illustrated catalogue with an
essay by Myers on the Native American
art of the Great Plains accompanies
the exhibition.
fame
And let's talk about the Student
Assistants, those glorified baby-sitters.
They're supposed to be on the look out
for mentally disturbed students. But
let's face the facts, anyone who volun
tarily lives in the dorm and subjects
themselves to that tasteless gruel three
times a day has got to be an absolute
fool.
Yes, I can hear those pens writing in
anger now. Huge gray sacks, stuffed
with letters expressing unfettered hat
red for me, Stew Magnuson, spelled
S-T-E-W. No fair making fun of my first
name or height.
And just for good measure: The only
good thing about Greeks is that they go
to different bars, throw separate par
ties and all live in their own separate
houses. Let's hear it for beneficial
segregation!
And in case I missed somebody:
Every one who lives in the state of
Nebraska is a dufus. Except me.
Get writing!