Tired of Life in U2's Shadow, Welshmen Come to Santa Barbara
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Profile 2 Ä Interview 5A Discussing Schmoozin' Dance With Paul .. With the Alvin Shaffer The Arts and Entertainment Section of the Daily Nexus/For the Week of November 16-23, 1989 (L-R) Twist, Eddie MacDonald, Mike Peters, Dave Sharp MUSIC Top 5 This Week at The Sound Factory 1. Soul II Soul, Keep on Movin’ 2. Neil Young, Freedom 3. The B-52s, Cosmic Thing 4. Terence Trent D’aiby, Neither Fish Nor Flesh 5. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mother’s Milk at The Wherehouse 1. Soul II Soul, Keep on Movin’ 2. Billy Joel, Storm Front 3. Tracy Chapman, Crossroads 4. Rickie Lee Jones, Flying Cowboy 5. Milli Vanilli, Girl You Know It’s True FILM Tonight: Say Anything, at I.V. Theater, 7,9,11 p.m.; $3 Ninotchka, at Campbell Hall, 8 p.m.; $3/students, $4/non-students Tomorrow: When Harry Met Sally..., at I.V. Thea ter, 7,9,11 p.m.; $3 Saturday: Dead Poets Society, at I.V. Theater, 2.7.9.11 p.m.; $3 Sunday: Turner & Hooch, at I.V. Theater, 7.9.11 p.m.; $3 Field of Dreams, at Campbell Hall, Tired of Life in U2's Shadow, Welshmen 7.9.11 p.m.; $3 Come to Santa Barbara With New Album □ The Artsweek Interview by Tony Pierce PERFORMANCE T onight* Music An Evening of Middle Eastern Music & Dance, at the Multicultural Center, 7:30 p.m.; Free Pub Nite Groov & Nobody's Busi- y old girlfriend used to call The ness, 8 p.m.; $l/students, Alarm “U-one-and-a-half.” $3/non-students Theater “Savage in Limbo”, in the Stu Eddie MacDonald, bass player of the Welch quartet dio Theater, Through Saturday, 8 p.m.; defended his band claiming that people like her were ig $6 norant critics. Theater “Accidental Death of an Anarchist”, in the Old Little Theater, “When a group starts, when it’s in it’s infancy of its Through Saturday, 8 p.m.; Free career,” MacDonald started, “people often use compar Saturday: isons to easily describe what they’re about. I think Dance Aman International Music & we’ve outgrown that now, becoming a group known on Dance, at Campbell Hall, 2 p.m.; $9/11/13 their own right. We have our own sound and our own Lecture Remy Charlip, Regent’s Lec identity.” turer in Dance, discusses his work, at the Main Theater, 7 p.m.; Free See THE ALARM, p.4A 2Â TH E A R T S ■ Review: V- Ensemble's White-Hot Passion for Dance is Evident After Campbell Hall Presentation they do all these little things be By Charlie Denny cause they want to get in,” Jack- Reporter son said. It is understandable why they The heavy golden globe sunk would want to “get in”. These K T Y D S f low in the sky, saturating fall’s dancers are incredible. Seeing brittle orange leaves with a wel them in action last Saturday come warmth. An occasional night was electrifyingly inspira Www chill breeze or library-bound tional. Each dancer’s exquis student were the only ripple in itely toned body served as a the Saturday stillness lying over conductor for powerful volts of campus; the late afternoon si pure artistic energy. lence in front of Campbell Hall DANCE “Streams,” the opening was a great place to sit and talk. piece, was a display of tightly Lynn Jackson, assistant to controlled skill. Both choreo Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensem graphy and music ranged from a ble’s artistic director Sylvia Wa bility and talent. But since he is liquid flow to a more primal, al ters, was the perfect person to pictured alone, this dancer is most reptilian beat. sit and talk with. As a native of also a trademark of the Ensem “I See The Moon..And The Brooklyn in her twenties, she ble’s individuality. Moon Sees Me” portrayed vari appreciates this November Jackson stresses that indivi ous stages of the moon and its warmth more than most Cali duality as an important factor in effect on humans. At times be fornians. While enjoying the the group. “No one’s body witching and at times very fall sunlight, Jackson explained looks like anybody else’s. funny, this piece used dance to how she happens to be dancing Where like in ballet companies, explore both violence and with the troupe this time you can have ’em all lined up eroticism. around. and everybody looks the same. One phase in particular (en "Usually I learn all the wo Here we have tall women, short titled “Half Moon Gypsies") W O R L D T O U R men (parts), so if some woman women, blonde women, one was amazingly sexual. In this is hurt I can go in,” which is pre with black hair — so every phase, one woman in a hot- cisely what happened on this body’s different. And every pink leotard leads her two male tour. body’s special. And I think partners in an enticing frolic. WITH SPECIAL GUEST Normally, however, Jackson that’s why they’re in this Her body movements and would be “sitting in the audi company.” loosely tousled hair contribute ence with the artistic director, the kevin McDermott orchestra Jackson goes on to explain to a very erotic effect. “taking the notes, ya know, that “you don’t audition for this The closing piece, "Isba,” with a pad — in the dark," she company. Our director Sylvia was the perfect way to end the said with a wry smile. Waters, she handpicks you evening. One couple, costumed ARLINGTON THEATRE Jackson’s small, tautly- from the (Alvin Ailey) school.” in pure white, swirled around muscled frame, clad all in black, The Ensemble gives its hand the stage in a manner reminis NOVEMBER 16,8 PM looks quite at home on the picked members a chance to ex cent of Cinderella’s ball; the Campbell Hall steps, even with perience what it’s like to dance ball took on an exotic quality the Alvin Ailey posters plas for a major company. The indi when the rest of the dancers, in tered all around her. viduals only remain with the bright colors, commanded the These publicity posters de Ensemble for one or two years stage with beautifully tribal pict a male dancer frozen in before moving on so that others choreography. mid-air; his expression is deter can benefit from the experience It is obvious that the Alvin mined and fierce, his bodya vis as well. Ailey Repertory Ensemble ion of defined and sculpted Apparently, the selection knows their stuff. Yet below the & muscle arranged in an almost process is high-pressure experi slick cool clean surface of their contortionist pose. ence. “Anxiety sets in at the talent burns a white-hot pas This extraordinary poster is school because they know she’s sion for dancing. They take a representative of the group as a (Waters) gonna be looking for piece of choreography and whole — the entire company is three women or two men and so make it come alive — simply by demonstrates this divine fiexi- everyone goes on a diet and lighting it on fire. w#- Editor's Note This is the last ARTSWEEK of the year, and we're both happy and bummed about .sw.%%sv.NVAWAW.%WN%%v.swAS%sv..;.VAW.Y.%v.i.%%v^sv.Nsw.v.v.::w:ASv.s*.w*.:.:.v that There's a lot of AHT The Arts and Entertainment Section goin' on around here, which of the Daily Nexus gives us a lot to cover. We Nov. 16, 1989 only wish we had the space Contributors to get all of it So buy some Lucy Boswell Scott Lawrence more ads, goddammit! Jolie Clark Stephanie Linden Many thanks, though, to Charlie Denny effrey P. McManus to the liberalheads and "Mad" Max Donnelly itruce Murray conservativewanks who’ve Seana Fitt Tony Pierce fought for their right to Alistair Jeffs Jeffrey C. Whalen party all along the way. 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