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■ S I -' >• ' *V. Vj • -,J*' 9 <*;$«.« ‘Jam On The Groove’ hypes up hip hop scene at Lied tonight By Liza Holtmeier StaffReporter An hour and a half of nonstop pure hip hop has been promised for “Jam On The Groove” performances tonight and Saturday at the Lied Center. “Jam On The Groove” is a produc tion created, composed, choreo graphed and danced by Ghett Original Productions. The dancers have a unique background; they began their career as a troupe of street dancers. Now, the members belong to the troupes Rock Steady, Rhythm Techni cians, and Magnificent Force. Together far eight years, the group just finished 100 performances of off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theater. While in New York, the show earned a Drama Desk nomination for Best Choreography. Michael Hartman, a spokesman for “Jam On The Groove,” said that the nomination was especially important because Drama Desk not only evaluates choreography in Broadway shows, but in all other shows across the country as well. Along with their off-Broadway run, the company has performed at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, the . Vienna Dance Festival, Theatre Jean Vilar in'Paris, the American-Japan Fes tival in Tokyo and at Hip Hop Won 1 derland in New York City’s New Vic tory Theatre. “The purpose of ‘Jam On The Groove’ is to celebrate the healthy out let pure hip hop has to offer,” Hartman said. “The media has taken an inno cent form of entertainment and con nected it with violence and destructive ness. “In the beginning, hip hop was about a DJ hooking up his turn tables to a street lamp and getting a crowd pumped up. It was something totally different from gangsta’ rap. We want „ to reintroduce that.” Hartman said that “Jam On The , Groove” incorporates the well-defined : energy and stamina of hip hop and has i been called “a revolution in musical i theater” and a “pyrotechnic display of graffiti.” He said it also delves into the - slow and sensual side of hip hop in a piece called “Moments.” Lincoln is the second stop for the show. “Jam On The Groove” per formed in St. Paul last Sunday where they received a standing ovation, and after their weekend at the Lfed, the company moves on to Los Angeles. Hartman said the group is excited about coming to Lincoln because they hope that people will have fewer pre conceived notions about hip hop after the show. Officials at the Lied Center say they think the group will appeal especially to students. Norah Goebel-George, di rector of marketing and media relations at the Lied, said this will be (me of the most exciting events of the season. Many references have been made com paring the group to Stomp, a jamming, dancing percussion group that per formed at the lied last fall to rave re views. Tickets are still available for both tonight and other performances. Stu dent ticket prices are $ 13, $ 11, and $9. All other tickets are $26, $22, $18. This weekend’s performance of “Jam On The Groove” is sponsored in part by Bailey Lauerman and Associ ates. CFP DisnuBunoN HUGH <-»R plays Graham Young, a psychopath obsessed with poison, in The Young Poisoners Handbook.* Dark humor rises in small doses as film depicts psychopath’s life By Feed Poyner Film Critic Ever wonder what that quirky, re clusive kid that grew up next door to you did in his spare time? Did he dabble a bit in chemistry, perhaps? “The Young Poisoner’s Handbook” takes that character to the limits of hor ror and humor in a film based upon the real-life case of a young British psy chopath named Graham Young. Die storyline doesn’t retell the ac tual events of the real Young’s life ver batim, but it contains enough details to make you wish this were just a movie, including some gruesome scenes of what heavy metal poisoning can do to the human body. As a young boy, Graham (Hugh 3 O’Conor) uses the world of chemicals to escape a drab, abusive, suburban Film: The Young Poisoners Handbook Directed by: Benjamin Ross Stars : Hugh O’Conor, Anthony Sher Grade: B+ Five words: Black coffee, hold the thallium existence. What begins as an escape turns out to be a twisted passion, as Graham’s discovery of chemical poi sons leads him to conduct experiments on members ofhis family andco-work ers. . " ^ Director Benjamin Rpss subtly hints at the real-life Graham’s preoc cupation with Nazi philosophy and a hermit-like existence, yet keeps the character and story fixed foremost cm Graham as the juvenile Mad Scientist. Amidst the test tubes of thallium ■ V *4 WB* • • J. •' yjpr'v & ' M jr i and other toxic goodiesbrewing in the tea are bits of humor so black you’ll almost be ashamed to laugh-One scene shows Graham preparing dosages'of poison for his co-workers personalized coffee mugs, printed with happy thoughts like “World's Best Grandpa.” Hugh O’Conor’s deadpan delivery as an earnest researcher bent on impor tant discoveries only adds to the surre alism. A real question the film leaves un answered, yet is centered around, is how to tell when a person is “normal.” Half the hilarity and half the horror of “Poisoner’s” is that Graham obviously isn’t normal, yet everybody either doesn't care, or pretends he is. This includes his career-climbing psychia trist, Dr. Zeigler (Anthony Sher), bent on Graham’s not-to-be-denied reform, “The Young Poisoner’sHandboak” shows through Sept 21 at the Mary Riepma Ross Fihn Theater. - 1 JBliiin .ajjaaierr miss this award production continues to thrill audiences around the world. Dance, mime, music and technical effects combine to recount an epic tale of good, evil and the fight for mankind. Experience the drama, experience the triumph, experience The Masterpiece, an event «i! for the entire family. ?©¥*****> S &*gAM Lied Center • Tuesday • September 17th • 7:00 P.M. Tickets Available at the Lied Center Box Office • 472-4747 Sponsored by: Dietrich Printing Company, DaVirici's Restaurants, JCM Electric In Bryant Air Conditioning , KCRO Radio Omaha and Chi Alpha Campus Ministries. I » I The 1996-97 UNL Student Directory will be on campus mid-October. Your name, campus address/phone, and home address/phone will automatically appear in the directory. If you don't want to appear in the directory, you must restrict your directory information by 5 pm Friday, September 13, 1996. You can restrict directory information by going to the Records Office, Service Counter 107C, Canfield Administration Building. Please have your student ID available. If you have previously requested directory restriction on a Change of Address Form, you do not need to take any further action. 3 QIC. I, The Gathering Type I Tournament all cards restricted —r Only $2 entry fee! & artist Ron Spencer Saturday, Sept 14th starting 12pm
