ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PITCH FREE Baby" and "Atomic Love." "I was accused of being insane, film documents fifteen years of of being a drunkard, of being efforts by the U. S. government everything that you might ima­ and the media to pacify the pub­ gine a derelict to be," the pi­ DAJ1ClrG Duck and cover. That's all you lic about the dangers of nuclear lot says, "as a result of guilty to do to protect yourself war. conscience for doing this." atom bomb attack, says American soldiers in the Ne­ Filmmakers Jayne Loader, Kevin Turtle, a sprightly vada desert watch an Atomic bomb Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty WESTPORT character. He also tells test and then go in closer for a worked for five years on the Gershwin, Motown, Richard tUJO children UJho under­ bet ter look af ter hear ing a project, which began as a com­ Rodgers, Claude Debussy and the bomb can drop at chaplain describe the blast as prehensive history of American dancers in art deco blacks and and are alUJays on the "one of the most beautiful propaganda but ended up focusing whites and romantic tutus will a place to use as a sights ever seen by man." A con­ on the bomb. In These Times meet and mesmerize an outdoor basic, generic boy cerned father proudly displays quotes Pierce Rafferty as say­ audience at a series of free dOUJn a sideUJalk, the lead-lined snowsuit that ing, "We exhausted the Library performances by the Westport. stop in their tracks will protect his children. A of Congress, the National Ar­ Ballet at the Prospect, 4109 run to "safety," UJhich real estate agent hawks a bomb chives, and dozens of military Pennsylvania, Sunday evenings at fi lm means crouching shel ter saying, "This room is archives. The ratio of what we 8: 30 on June 27, July 11, July a brick building. On a pic- designed wi th an atomic war in viewed to what we ended up using 25 and August 8. Although admis­ and daughter shield mind." Basements are converted was maybe 10,000 to one." sion is free, seating is re­ under a tablecloth. to f ortif ica tions, complete wi th The filmmakers believe the served. Call 816-531-4330 be­ around his periscopes, where life can go on historical material in Atomic tween 9am and lpm two weeks pri­ of just like before. A doctor diag­ Cafe has relevance today. Jayne or to each performance. desks noses Mr. Average Man as having Loader says, "Some of the poli­ as "nuclearosis," meaning too much ticians who were active in pro­ "Manhattan Concerto," which is .. and unwarranted worry about nuclear moting the nuclear arms race in to be one of the featured pieces cover! " war. A civil defense drill is the 1950' s are still making pol­ at the Prospect performances, is . That's what Kansas City audi­ sponsored by a shopping-center icy in Washington today." full of people rushing around, ences can see July 2nd through owner because "shopping centers She may have a point. Accord­ diagonal movements and dancers July 15th when the Bijou will are an expression of the free ing to New York Times' Vincent springing off one another to the show Atomic Cafe, a feature-­ world. " Canby, Esquire wr iter Ed Zucker­ jazz overtones of Gershwin's length film about American atom­ man recently reported that the "Piano Concerto in Fit (choreo­ ic propaganda of the 1940 's and graphed by Elizabeth Hard, West­ Atomic Cafe also includes some U.S. postal service had plans to 1950 'so It was created from issue emergency change-of­ port Ballet Director) • newsreels, television and radio never-be fore-released footage of an Air Force interview with the address cards in case of an all- shows, cartoons, government and out nuclear attack. item on the Westport military training films and pilot of the atomic bomber Enola II such as "Atom Bomb Gay, which destroyed Hiroshima. --Donna Pl'UB .•.. ~~ presents: The K.C. 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