Carnival— of Illusions

2A Thursday, May 23,1985 Daily Nexus Nancy Merrill and three professional artists in residence; Carnival— Laezer Schlomkowitz, Patti Bradley, and John Kelly. Similar to the annual Go-down-D.P. on Halloween, the Solstice is a treat to the imagination of others, especially to parade participants. Viewing the campus through parade- of Illusions potential glasses, I see an abundance of talent parading At noon on Saturday June 22nd you’ll find me on State around. Everyone is invited to share with the community Street beside the colorful brilliance and just plain their curiosity, maybe even a fantastical idea or two in the merriment of the 1985 Summer Solstice Celebration. The annual Solstice workshop. ninth annual Summer Solstice Celebration greets the This year’s theme is “ Carnival of Illusions” created by longest day of the year with a celebration of the visual and Artistic Director Robin VanLear. This and past themes performing arts. Rolling out a carpet of mime, dance, such as “ Performance” and “ Sound” are meant to invite theatre, giant puppets, costumes, non-motorized floats and ideas and suggest guidelines though a person or group have a purple balloon or two hundred, Santa Barbara will share perimental musicians and choreographers highlight the no restrictions to a theme. its communal and creative spirit. festival. The interaction with the crowd combined with distinctly From its humble beginnings as a group of street artists Pass by the paper mache guard and peek into the Solstice Santa Barbara themes create an appealing community getting together with Micheál Gonzales to celebrate his workshop at State and Cota on Saturdays 12-5 and Tuesdays parade with State-wide fans. The workshop has opened its birthday, the Solstice has grown to an event with 1,500 and Thursdays 6-10 pm, and you’ll see a parade in doors to the campus and community to start the building of participants parading to a crowd of 50,000. The celebration preparation. The workshop, open since May 11th, is under parade fantasies. For more information call 965-3396. is a parade followed by a festival. A collaboration of ex- the direction of College of Creative Studies Art graduate, — L y n d a P o la n d CISPES U.S. COMMITTEE IN SOLIDARITY ‘Ed%DRINK tt ^ WITH THE PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR The Culture Preservation League Present: t RENAISSANCE IN A REGGAE DANCE CONCERT PLEASURE EMRE. 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UP TO $3.00 EVENINGS SUN -TH U R S 4:30-1:00 AM Seniors 60+ $9.00 at box office only with I.D.! 928 Embarcadero del Norte FRI £r S A T T V »MiliiiTi PWaante fair* k a preOnrgBn of t V LMag Htotorv Centre 4:30-2:00 A M ■ C d it n d t non profit p M t V n H It corpora«— © T V LM m History Centre IMS Daily Nexus Thursday, May 23,1985 3A A Good Time In Hell \Khadra's Coming Have you seen those weird, funny-looking intimacy, and struggles which keep rabbit-like people that star in a comic strip relationships going. Groening is quite frank called Life In Hell? They have a big cartoon when poking fun at our insecurities and book all their own now called Love Is Hell ignorance. His cartoons are shameless, and (thanks Bob) by their clever creator whose blatantly spell out what most of us to some name is Matt Groening, whose last name is extent repress (Freudian comics?). pronounced groaning. And that’s pretty So you want to have a shameful affair yet funny since we’re living in hell. somehow you can’t justify it. The next time The book stars Binky, the one with buck you are contemplating a decision in which teeth, and Sheba, “ Binky’s strange and you are debating whether or not to go for the estranged girlfriend.” She’s the one with gusto, ask yourself this important question: long eyelashes and a necklace. Binky and “ How long am I going to be dead?” With Sheba act out all kinds of love escapades that perspective, you can make a free, including How To Get The Love You fearless choice to do just about any god Deserve, How To Keep From Getting Sick damned sneaky thing your devious little And Tired Of Your True Undying Eternal mind can think up. Go ahead. Have your Love, and The 9 Types Of Relationships. The fun. You’re welcome. Go on. See you in hell. latter explores the advantages and Hell is funny. Rather, going to hell is drawbacks of modern day 20th century funny. Groening seems to think that life on relationships like “ Woman + Wimpy,” earth is hell, so what the hell does it matter “ Look-Gooders,” “ Mr. and Ms. Boredom,” if we’re going to go there after we finish “ Sourballs vs. die World,” “ Love Bunnies,” here? He’s not wallowing in self-pity or UCSB Arts & Lectures 1984-85 BIG ART movement, character dancing and and “ I ’m With stupid x 2” . Advantages of trivializing relationships, or even slicing season performing arts events comes to a acrobatics into an explosive display that heartbreak: love into shreds. But he does do something rousing conclusion on Sunday, May 26 at 8 rivals anything from Moiseyev and com 1. More room in bed. very nice for our nerves and that slight p.m., when Khadra International Folk pany.” 2. Time slows to a crawl. insatiable part of us which wonders how odd Ballet of San Francisco performs in UCSB Part of Khadra’s appeal is the lavish, rich 3. Opportunity to get in touch with your our thoughts can be sometimes. Groening, Campbell Hall. costumes that color the stage as the dancers weeping. via Binky and the rest, calms our anxieties This adventurous ethnic dance troupe will whirl and glide across the floor. More than Groening strikes a nerve somewhere and smoothes any jagged insecurities. And perform a program of folk dance from just a museum showcase for the preser down in the grunge and sanctity of our he does it all on paper, in cartoon form. It’s around the world, including Appalachian vation of cultural dance, Khadra presents subconscious. He makes fun of the things we sort of like humor therapy. We can laugh off clogging, Russian quadrilles, Hungarian bold interpretations of folk material, naturally keep within the barriers of our any tension-causing love-related things and gypsy dances, French Canadian contra blending ethnic, ballet and character dance fragile and private selves and don’t talk take some sort of perverse comfort in dances and contemporary choreography to make a unique artistic statement. When about to anybody. Things like one night knowing that we don’t have a monopoly on based on traditional steps and music of the these dances are combined with the stands, the pain of breaking up, moments of the big barrel-o-love. (H a! Happy B’day Ukraine, Poland, Romania and other lands. sometimes buoyant, sometimes soulful Richard.) Although Khadra now ranks as one of music, the effect on stage is irresistible. What We Have Learned: What is love? California’s best ethnic dance companies, “ Khadra is a company of great vitality, LOV£ (5 -HfcbL Love is hell. Who wrote the book of love? the troupe first performed as a demon energy and enthusiasm,” wrote the Some goddamned liar. What if my feelings stration of Graham Hempel’s master’s Peninsula Herald dance critic.

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