Mime Actions Speak Loudly by Angela Yearta the Only Other Prop the Mime Used at His Richmond Shepard

"$*March:>26, 1981 The Lumberjack Goldston performs at NAU Mime actions speak loudly By Angela Yearta The only other prop the mime used at his Richmond Shepard. But he didn’t always know When Gregg Goldston moves, the world silently workshop-was an umbrella to show the' force oftKe what he wanted to do. watches...and feels and believes his actions. wind and the power of an inanimate object. Goldston grew up in Los Angeles, Calif., and was Goldston is a mastermind at the art of pan Goldston calls mime the art of the '80s because influenced by theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. tomime; perfectly executing wafting hands to entire there is a large amount of undiscovered material for When some friends took him to see Marceau, flowing body movements. performers to find. Goldston was amazed at the action and energy in The 24-year-old has been performing mime for "Mime is a new art form-thc whole illusionary volved in the art of mime. seven years. He was at NAU last Monday throdgh idea is new," Goldston said. “ In 1930, Ettienne After Marceau’s performance, the youth took Wednesday for several workshops and an evening Decroux first showed the body movements involved lessons and has not stopped his energetic climb to performance as part of the school's student series. in mime and taught them to people.* stardom. With talent like this, Goldston’s future The recipient of the 1980 National Endowment Marcelle Marceau, one of Decroux's students, will be anything but quiet. for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, Goldston is received much positive public opinion because he a superb mime. He is also the director of the Gregg was the first mime to tour, said Gotdston. Goldston School for Mimes and the Rocky Moun Mime has successfully grownsinceils historic Band plays locally tain Mime Alliance. beginning. Goldston said he practices a style that is One of the more memorable plays during his a cross between acting and dance. before state tour Monday workshop was “ Medieval Sword Fight.” “ It takes a full two hours to show the whole Goldston presenteid a horseman who rides to a cas gamut of mime,” he said. "My goal is to show peo Water, earth, air and fire, the four major tle, climbs the walls, creeps through dark hallways ple what mime is and can be." classifications of the zodiac, are the subject of the along brick walls and fights an unknown sword Goldston likes to incorporate subtle jokes into his "Cosmos Suite" to be performed by the NAU Con sman to the death. routines because he believes audience participation cert Band. Gad in a simple white and black leotard, „is a necessity. The band will perform at 8 p.m., Monday, Goldston revealed actions that are so life-like au March 30 in the Ardrey Auditorium before leaving dience members can actually see the event he is sym "Comedy is a refuge for people," said the W.C. bolizing. Fields fan. “ I once read that humor is the only on a state tour. And details-there is no doubt in anyone's mind thing in addition to a sneeze and an orgasm that A select group of 82 members, the concert band that the curly-haired, white-faced performer is takes over a person’s whole body.” includes many music majors along with other touching brick, not plaster; is pulling a strong, not Goldston said he likes to‘practice mime about 20 outstanding music students. or 30 hours per week to stay on a high physical weak, rope* and is riding a husky, not scrawny, The “Cosmos Suite" by William Hill consists of level. He tries to practice all day before a show. horse. four movements which musically describe the Goldston also showed his ingenuity in a skit using The 6-foot-2-inch, 160 -pound mime said he zodiac classifications. • « Photo by Brian McGinn a mask fashioned after his own face. It was not dif doesn’t stick <o a specific diet. “ I’m not a AT THE HANDS OF AN EXPERT students such as Kart* Fred ell, Flagstaff ficult to imagine another person following him. vegetarian, but I do drink a lot of espresso like On tour, the concert band will visit high schools senior, learned the techniques of applying mime makeup. Stage makeup was "There are many ways to create other Marceau does,” Goldston said. and colleges throughout the state from April 1 - S. one of the several workshops conducted by Gregg Goldston during his two-day characters." said Goldston. “You can use the in After graduating from high school, Goldston got The band is/mder the direction of Donald L. visit to campus. The mime gave a concert, Tuesday. March 24. visible character, a flip-transformation or a jump.” his professional training from Hollywood Mime Wolf. Martin Haub is the assistant director. Eric Clapton’s Another Ticket Phil Collins’ Face Value Record Roundup Sky’s Sky By Ray Guy Phil Collins-Face Value Then there are songs Iike“Tuba Eric Clapton-Another Ticket This album is quite a surprise, Phil Smarties" and "Dance of the Little th e ‘ fact that Eric Clapton has Collins has long been an excellent Fairies” that are just comical pieces played and written almost every style studio musician but is not known for Sky-Sky of music. "Dance of the Little NAU sculptor exhibits of music has contributed to the evolu stepping out on his -own. "Face This is a group of unusually Fairies” being a little unusual in that tion of his sound’s unique, outstan Value” is just Collins stepping out in talented people all of whom are it has five beats in a bar. These songs * art at Phoenix gallery ding quality. fine style. sought-after studio musicians but showing the dynamic range of the “ Another Ticket,” E.C.’s latest Collins has written almost every none being that prominent as an in- group. By Carrie Mender Center, the show will run approx album is a synthesis of everything he song on the album with the exception dividaul artist. Often when a group of Just so the members of this group “Our appredation of space is quite imately three weeks. has learned since his early days in of “Tomorrow Never Knows," an' studio musicians from different styles wilTno longer be anonymous, they frequently limited by those physical O’Hara's exhibit will fill the gallery “ Blind Faith." “ Another ticket” is aold McCartney and Lennon tune. His and backgrounds of music get are Herbie Flowers, John Williams boundaries surrounding us. showroom with his “ waves.” rock'n’blues album of immense pro music is intricate and catching, his together, the album they cut jbems (not the same as the Star Wars “ Just beyond these surfaces which An example of O’Hara’s work was portions and intensity. Some songs progressive jazz style bordering' at leaderless, but not this one. writer/composer), Kevin Peek, surround us, (walls, floors and ceil displayed between north and south such as “ I Can’t Stand It” and “ Ritatimes on disco. Most of Collins' -The album, the same as the group Tristan Fry and Francis Monkman. name, can only be described as ings), there exists a space with its own campus earlier in the year. Mae" get you speeding, while others songs demand close attention. * * * * " dimensions and conditions." “ Crossing," left, features the same like “ Black Rose" and “Something Collins’ music succeeds, partly magnificent. It cannot really be Attempting to make his audience sort of construction which will be us Special” make for some laid-back because of the outstanding group of classified except maybe to say that it Records used in the roundup are pro become aware of such spacial condi ed in the gallery exhibit next month. driving music. musicians that play with him. The is nearest to clas&i«l jazz. The musicvided by Bill's Record’s & Audio, has an othcr-wondntss - about - itr tions, Jim O'Hara, assistant pro Constructed of polyester resin, the This.album has to be seen as the talents of Alphonso Johnson, Eric (131 S. Plaza Way. All albums fessor of sculpture, will be displaying forms will appear to be passing in and consummate talent of Clapton to Clapton, Stephen Bishop, and Earth, Songs such as “FIFO” (standing reviewed are available at Bill’s. an exhibit called, “ Undercurrents” in out of the room, by jutting from the date, combining all of the best of his Wind and Fire certainly enhance for first in, first out in computing) Phoenix. walls and protruding from the floor writing and music skills into this ef some of Collins’ music. and “Toccata” attest to the group’s tor rtronb ire u (olloot: Beginning on April 2 at the Todd and ceiling. fort. Go out and jump on this one, Songs like "Droned" and "If ability to combine computers and in * * * fc.Vtty Goo« < - “ the Billmore Shopping “Thoughts and things can move it’s well worth it. Leaving Me is Easy" show the full struments like the harpsieord and ***«ood through walls with other spaces. I * * ★ * range of talent that Collins has leav- davinet in beautifully synchronous * * -Fair * -Poor want people to rethink architectural harmony. systems." Review O'Hara said he has chosen the wave as his medium because it can be ved so many different ways. ‘Back Roads’ shows.[ife struggles Artists need to find a medium By Steve Kkarman and Field soon realize the only way with comedy. It’s about two down- "Back Roads" is now playing at through which to express themselves.

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