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Page 20 Thursday, February 22, 2001 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION Concert at Crescent Grabs Audience With TheThe Bard’sBard’s VerseVerse MakesMakes ComebackComeback High Emotion, Drama By DAVID PALLADINO ForFor StudentsStudents atat FanwoodFanwood WorkshopWorkshop Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times PLAINFIELD — To witness a By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORT cently sponsored a two-day cises and had the chance to present piano performance by Christopher Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Shakespeare workshop for students what they had learned in a comfort- Johnson is like observing passion FANWOOD — The Friends of the from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High able, supportive atmosphere. incarnate. His performance captures Fanwood Library andYoung Adult (YA) School. The second session was a perfor- your imagination and emotion. It is services in conjunction with the The program was open to upper mance workshop. Using a scene from both musically compelling and awe Fanwood Community Foundation re- middle and high school students and one of Shakespeare’s plays, students was held on Thursdays February 8 and were led through the actors’ process inspiring. & 15 at the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural from first reading to live performance. Clearly, Mr. Johnson’s playing is Arts Center in Fanwood, formerly Students had the opportunity to per- driven by an inner force few of us known as The Carriage House. form a live scene while learning the have tapped into. And this passion Author,Author, TherapistTherapist Dr.Dr. KalellisKalellis AdvisesAdvises and drive will propel him far. Hailing from Watchung, Mr. Johnson’s star is on the rise. He is currently the Plainfield Symphony’s ReadersReaders toto GiveGive PeacePeace SecondSecond ChancesChances Artist-in-Residence, has performed numerous recital debuts at Alice Tully By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN percent is a utopia. It doesn’t exist.” maturity and strength. Hall as well as Carnegie Hall, and is Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times Carefully ladling a spoonful of “You must make the other person currently working on his MSM doc- MOUNTAINSIDE – Therapist soup, he resolved, “I haven’t seen it a priority,” he said. toral degree at The Juilliard School Dr. Peter M. Kalellis has been mend- yet.” To combat the J.B. NAG, Dr. in New York, where he also teaches ing hearts since his collaboration In his book, the wise doctor illus- Kalellis offers these five steps as the privately. with the late Ari Onassis to bring trates a “five-headed monster” named core of “Restoring Relationships” – Mr. Johnson performed over 30 American physicians to a hospital in J.B. NAG (Judgment, Blame, Nega- surrender, dispense with anger wisely, engagements in the 1999-2000 sea- his native Greece to perform heart tivity, Anger and Guilt) that often forgiveness, communication, and son, which included six different pi- surgeries. The Greek doctors were ano concerti with orchestras. trained in the life-saving procedures Furthermore, he was recently in- by the American doctors, a project vited down to Washington D.C. to Dr. Kalellis was determined to see participate in the inauguration fes- through. tivities of President George W. Bush. So, broken hearts are rarely con- sidered beyond repair for the Kerrianne Spellman Cort for The Westfield Leader and The Times Mr. Johnson performed his Horowitz A MID-WINTER NIGHT’S WORKSHOP...Students from Scotch Plains- transcription of Sousa’s “Stars and Mountainside resident who main- Fanwood brush up on their Shakespeare during a special two-day program at Stripes” march — a transcription tains a practice in Westfield. He has the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center in Fanwood. Pictured, above, which is not written down, and has 40 years of experience in encourag- instructor Jake Berger leads students in learning the tricks of the trade. not been attempted since Horowitz ing individuals to reconstruct their recorded his version. relationships before deeming the The workshop sessions were pre- basics of Shakespearean verse. Mr. Johnson presented a recital at bond irreparable. sented by members of The New Jersey The play of the day was Hamlet. the Crescent Presbyterian Church in In his latest volume, “Restoring Shakespeare Festival as part of the After some basic theatrical warm-up Plainfield this past Sunday afternoon. Relationships: Five Things To Try Shakespeare Live! program. The com- exercises, the students were each given The repertoire was particularly well Before Saying Goodbye,” Dr. Kalellis pany travels to schools in the area and a partner and had the chance to work chosen and included the Sonata No. supplies readers with realistic solu- performs the work of William through their scenes using fundamen- 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven, several tions, not temporary Band-Aids. He Shakespeare in an effort to educate tal activities. There was a strong em- offers generous examples of couples students about the most famous play- phasis on the words of William pieces by Frederic Chopin including wright of all time. Shakespeare, and the exercises that the Polonaise in A, Waltzes in F and individuals who have sought his Using the more recognized plays of aid and applied his principles. were introduced were helpful and fun. minor and A-flat and the Etude in C. the Bard, such as Hamlet, A Midsum- Shakespeare Live! company members Claude Debussy’s Clair de lune was During an interview with The mer Nights Dream and The Taming of Jake Berger and Carrie Siegel were a included, to temper the program no Westfield Leader and The Times last Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times the Shrew, actors from the company terrific team which guided the students doubt, and finally the formidable Friday at Theresa’s restaurant in HEART TO HEART...A&E Editor Michelle H. LePoidevin talks to Dr. Peter M. also donate their talents to these hands- through the lessons with passion and Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 7. downtown Westfield, he addressed Kalellis about his latest book, “Restoring Relationships: Five Things to Try on workshop sessions with students. expertise. It was nice to see the confi- The Muse driving Mr. Johnson is divorce as a quick fix to broken Before Saying Goodbye.” The first session on February 8 had a dence build in the students as the work- noticeably strong and one can dis- relationships, as well as the impact terrorizes and dooms relationships. love and live longer. terrific turnout with 27 students attend- shop went on, and while being very cern a distinct Chi in his musical of infidelity. An issue most consider To slay the monster, Dr. Kalellis Let there be no confusion. Dr. ing. Stage combat was the lesson of educational, it was also fun. presence. Mr. Johnson’s form is quite the straw that breaks the camel’s points out, each party must eradicate Kalellis’ recipe for patching up rela- this workshop and students had the While there was a smaller turnout on unique and can be immediately char- back. these tendencies and be willing to tionships is not unrealistic or pie-in- opportunity to discover how a piece of the 15th, the program was still a lovely acterized as intense — both lyrically “If your partner can fulfill 10 per- stage combat is created, rehearsed and way to spend a cold, gray afternoon. face issues in the relationship with the-sky. He acknowledges the jagged maintained. and physically. This personal inten- cent of your needs,” advised Dr. edges in all interpersonal struggles Students who attended the work- sity and in fact, sincerity, manifest Kalellis, “then that’s enough. It can Learning basic “hand to hand” com- shops received extra credit for their and the barriers we place between bat skills, the students were given exer- quite clearly through in his music. increase as time goes on. But 100 ourselves and others. participation. Equally as important, he possesses “Sometimes similarities cause a highly developed technicality competition or a power struggle,” which he executes with a particu- said Dr. Kalellis, when asked about David Palladino’s larly hefty and strong left hand and those types of barriers. The differ- highly agile right hand. Take the Stage Continued on Page 19 Continued on Page 19 WITH KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORT Music Corner DeliciousTreachery Is Everywhere and An Ideal Husband Macbeth Meets His Destiny Has It in Spades With Paper Mill’s Star-Studded Production With NJ State Opera By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORT Mill version is elegant Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times By DAVID PALLADINO Macbeth ascends the throne after and expertly presented. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times MILLBURN — Deception. As the conniving Mrs. Malcom flees for his life. To secure his Blackmail. Bribery. Political secrets. NEWARK — In a special 35th position, Macbeth and his wife, ar- Chevely, Stephanie anniversary performance of the New Mistaken identities. Treachery. A Beacham is terrific. range another series of murders. scheming seductress. Scandal. Lav- Jersey State Opera Company (NJSO) Both he and his wife are later driven Known to television au- under the direction of Maestro Alfredo mad by the ghosts of their victims and ish parties. Society. Corruption. diences from such hit Sound like the ingredients that Silipigni, a powerful performance of eventually succumb to the revengeful shows as “The Colbys,” Giuseppe Verdi’s musical version of Malcom in a dramatic hand to hand make up a modern-day soap opera? “Dynasty” and “Beverly Macbeth was offered this past week- sword fight. No, it’s Victorian London. It seems Hills 90210,” Ms. end at the New Jersey Performing Arts The orchestra, the central founda- that long before we glued ourselves Beacham is a power- Center (NJPAC). tion and general canvas of any opera to our television sets to lose our- house onstage.

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