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The Lumberjack Thursday, Marrh 5, 1987 Page 4 ■ iTi'Ti ENTERTAINMENT Dance concert to bring two universities together Mary Jo Heck_______________ ____________________top university dance departments in the United States, Contributing Reporter Bensey said. ASU faculty members contributing to the production The NAU Department of Theater and Dance, in include Beth Lessard, chairwoman of the dance depart cooperation with the Arizona State University Depart ment, and Anne Ludwig, professor of dance. ment of Dance, will present this semester’s premiere Lessard and Ludwig are among ASU faculty to in dance concert at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the CAC struct regular classes at NAU today and Friday as part Theater. of the collaboration between the schools. “Moving Together/* the first dance concert produced “ I’m very happy to be sharing this concert with one by the department with ASU, will be performed by both of the best dance departments in the country,” Bensey faculty and students. said. “Our dance concerts are always very popular,” said The NAU dance department produces at least one NAU dance instructor Shawn Bensey. “ We expect both major dance concert each semester. Production of performances to sell out.” “ Moving Together” began last semester, rehearsals be The concert will be composed of six dances, three to ing held during Christmas break to prepare for the be performed by each department. performance. “ Swilights,” NAU feature dance, is taken from NAU “ I ’m eager to share the fresh choreographic ideas of dance instructor Constance Swisher’s “ Hansas,” the this young department,” Bensey said. dance of a mystical swan. The dance will be The department was formed two years ago when the choreographed by Swisher herself. dance department, then a division of the School of The theme, “ Moving Together,” was chosen by Health Professions, was merged with the theater Bensey to reflect the cooperative production by the two department. departments. Admission for the performances are 14 for general “This is a production which challenges NAU to show admission, $2 for students, faculty and senior citizens. its top-notch talents. The back-to-back performances Tickets are available at the Central Ticket Office in the -___________________________________________fc. by ASU and NAU will naturally cause the audience to University Union and at all Dillard’s tickets outlets. For Dancers (left to right) Tracey Lope man, Beverly fo r this weekend's dance concerts that * compare them with each other,” Bensey said. more information, call the Central Ticket Office at Crawford, Carrie Morris and Leslie Babcock rehearse day and Saturday in the CAC Theater The ASU Department of Dance is ranked among the 523-2000. Vinnie Vincent Invasion gives former TV-4 sim p le to in s ta ll; KISS guitarist new fans, controversy B rings show s to dorm s Lorenzo Sierra ing about things that are more worthwhile.’* Sports Editor Holly Wolcott “ Kids are there to be educated. The NAU-TV 4 schedule for the I ’m a metal person, that’s what Asst. Entertainment Editor next week: Put sex, lightning-quick guitar naturally comes out,” he said. Thursday, March 5 playing and an honest opinion “ Kids have more accesibility to the NAU students have had an op 5:00 Gangbusters together and what you come up with world than they did 20 years ago.” tional cable hook-up available since 5:30 Campus America is irate parents and good old- Vincent recently won the honor of last October. 6:00 New Grooves fashioned rock and roll. being named one of the top 10 most NAU-TV Channel 4 Campus 7:00 Newspoint Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vin offensive artists by one parent Cable broadcasts from the Liberal 7:30 Entertainment * cent has cut off from his past and group. Arts building, offering a variety of 8:00 Adult Cartoons is heading full-force into a pro Vincent considers himself as one shows. Installation of cable in any 8:30 Uncensored sperous future with a new band and with his fans. A group he says tends dormitory will provide Campus 9:00 Concert: James Brown a new image. to be oppressed. He says he tries to Cable channel 4 and channel- 137* Triday, March’ 6 The axe master teamed up with work this factor into his songs. KRCK’s radio billboard. ----uu 5:00 Concert?Barnes Brown ,,t1 * bassist Dana Strum, drummer Bob “ I write from an underdog posi Dennis Hanlon, promotion agent 6:00 Gangbusters * by Rock and vocalist Mark tion, I consider myself one,” Vin for TV-4, provided the following in 6:30 Campus America Slaughter to form the Vinnie Vin cent said. “ Life is a series of winn structions for those students in 7:00 New Grooves cent Invasion and release an album ing and losing. I just want to win.” terested in hooking cable to their 8:00 Adult Cartoons with the same name. In the heavy metal world, there televisions. 8:30 Uncensored The Invasion accompanied Iron are several classifications of the Located in each room is a cable Monday, March 9 Maiden on one leg of its United music. There is thrash metal, glam jack near the phone jack. A coaxial 5:00 Concert: Paul Simon States road swing with the Inva metal, speed metal and so on. Vin cable can be purchased at any elec 6:00 Jack Benny Show sion’s last concert with Maiden last cent claims his music is, simply, trical store and is plugged into this 6:30 Richard Brown’s Screening week in El Paso, Texas. “ basic, accessible metal.” jack. Room Vincent’s album is the fastest sell Vincent said his main concept of Take the other end of the jack and 7:00 New Grooves * ing debut album in Chrysalis music is love, sex and having a good plug it into a color matching 8:00 Adult Cartoons history. In its first four weeks, the time. transformer, which also can be pur 8:30 Uncensored album sold 125,000 copies. The Not only is Vincent a hard rocker, chased at any electronics store. Tuesday, March 10 . Chrysalis label also includes Huey he also considers himself a soldier Two wires protrude from this 5:00 New Grooves Lewis,J*a\ Benatar and Billy Idol. in the war against complacency and transformer and these are hooked 6:00 Adult Cartoons Success aside, Vincent will be the sloth rock. were in a country music band and Drummer Rock also gets a brief into your TV antenna on the back 6:30 Uncensored first to admit his surprise on the “ We’ve gotten into a very he said some of his influences come solo during the band’s set. In an in of any set. 7:00 Newspoint album’s great sales. homogenized society,” Vincent from the steel guitar. This can be terview he claimed to be a cross bet These three steps will provide 7:30 Sports Clip “ To be honest, I don’t expect said. seen in his spotlight solo during one ween Kiss’ Paul Stanley and Ram- NAU-TV 4 Campus Cable, which is 8:00 Concert: Paul Simon anything,” Vincent said in an inter Vincent claims that some of the of his shows. bo. He now laughs it off saying, an affiliate of NCTV, which broad 9:00 Jack Benny Show view with The Lumberjack. “ I just “ new wave” music is to blame for The Invasion opens its show with “ I’ll never live that down.” casts via satellite from New York. 9:30 Richard Brown’s Screening do the best I can.” complacency. its hit “ Boys Are Gonna Rock.” Strum and Vincent have a rela The station is operated fully by Room One thing the album does not “ It bothers me to know it’s out This song was made popular by the tionship on stage that is representive NAU students and broadcasts con Wednesday, March 11 hold back on is its graphic lyrics. there,” he said. video shown on MTV in which Vin of their friendship off stage. During certs, music videos, documentaries 5:00 Adult Cartoons and cartoons. Songs such as “ Let me be your vic Onstage, Vincent is just as open, cent and the band destroy their the show, the two can be seen closely 5:30 Uncensored tim” and “ Do you wanna make if not more. He gives his audience equipment at the end of the video. playing aside each other. Along with these programs, 6:00 Concert: Paul Simon love” have several parent groups in a barrage of bullet-quick quitar Slaughter runs on stage screaming “ There’s a lot of positive NAU’s TV-4 does its own program 7:00 Newspoint an uproar. playing with a style uniquely Vinnie at the top of his lungs in his unusal- energy,” Vincent said about his au ming with shows such as “ News- 7:30 Northland Focus “ 1 refuse to cater to anyone,” Vincent. ly high voice and takes time to shake dience. “ It’s great to see a lot of point,” “ Northland Focus,” 8:00 Jack Benny Show said Vincent. “ They (parent groups) Hardly enough, his roots stem in hands with almost the whole front smiling faces. It’s an overall good “ Sports Clip” and coverage of 8:30 Richard Brown’s Screening should spend more time complain country music. Both of his parents row. vibe.” NAU athletic events. Room At the movies... Beastie Boys album “Licensed Starting March 6, Flagstaff Flag-East Theater. 2 0 »N . 4th to III” keeps band off streets area theaters will be showing the St .: “ LethalW m&mS* an action following movies: movie starring Mel Gibson and Billy Miller__________________________________________________ed the world, you would probably spend a _lot of _ time doing the dishes, Danny Glover and directed by laundry, having sex, etc.