Dance department more than classes
By CHERYL RUDERT
Of the Emerald
Feeling nimble-footed on these
crisp and motley patterned days?
You may need the invigoration of
a dance class to siphon off some
of that energy.
All dance classes are in great
demand these days, so if you mis
sed them this term you may want
to think ahead for next term. Ser
vice courses, which may serve to
meet the University physical edu
cation requirements, are offered
at beginning and intermediate
levels in modem dance, ballet,
jazz, ballroom, folk and tap danc
ing. You don’t have to be a dance
major to enroll and you do receive
credit.
The department of dance is lo
cated in Gerlinger Annex atop
those fluidly curving steps (like a
dance themselves) next to the li
brary. Staffed by six full-time in
structors and eight graduate as
sistants, the department, with its
output of concerts and tours, also
functions as part of the arts on
campus.
The Repertory Dance Com
panies are the performing side of
the department. Consisting of the
Dobre Folk Ensemble, the Mod
em Repertory C.D.I. and Concert
Dance Theater, they are funded
by the ASUO and hence open to
any able-bodied student. Audi
tions are held for all companies
the first week of school.
The Modem Repertory C.D.T.
travels throughout the Northwest
and gives performances on cam
pus that cover a wide variety of
music, choreography and costum
ing. The Concert Dance Theater
depends more on ballet and jazz
as part of their repertory. The
company consists of 14 men and
women who rehearse daily and
also give campus performances.
Perhaps the most recognized of
these groups, the Dobre Folk En
semble, enjoys acclaim on the en
tire West Coast. Begun in 1965 by
department head Linda Hearn,
the Ensemble boasts a repertory
of dance suites from Israel,
Photo courtesy of dance department
Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary,
Bulgaria, Romania, Poland,
Scandinavia, the United States,
Russia and Mexico.
Students in the Ensemble are
responsible for performances,
workshop teaching and their own
costume construction and up
keep. And those costumes are a
performance in themselves. The
Ensemble also performs on cam
pus more than the other groups,
so keep an eye out for listings of
concerts.
Besides these three groups,
which get together in the spring for
a spectacular show, there are,
throughout the year, master s
thesis and senior recital concerts.
So, either as performer or audi
ence member, there are many
opportunities from the Depart
ment of Dance for an entertaining
evening of movement.
Several groups offer inexpensive flicks
By JO LESLIE COLLIER
Of the Emerald
If you’re tired of standing in line
to pay three bucks for Hollywood’s
latest, but you don’t want to forego
the flicks, you’re in luck. There are
a number of organizations on
campus which regularly show
films open to the University public
for $1 or $1.25. Foremost among
these groups is film studies, an
area of the speech department.
Film studies presents films in
connection with its courses, The
Great Filmmakers, Film as Litera
ture, and History of the Motion Pic
tures. While History of the Motion
Picture is closed to the public
(which means you have to take
the course if you want to see the
flicks), the films shown in the other
two courses are not.
This fall in the Great Filmmak
ers’ series, better known as the
Bijou Dream, you can see
selected works of Griffith, Murnau,
Chaplin, Keaton and Ozu. Film as
Literature (or the Acme Bijou) will
be devoted to the best of
Hollywood’s musicals. In addition,
those attending the Acme Bijou
will get a bonus in the form of
some science fiction shorts which
are being taught in a new film
studies course, The Speculative
Film Short. The Acme Bijou
movies are shown every Monday
and Wednesday and the Bijou
Dream movies are shown every
Tuesday and Thursday of the
term. All films are presented in
180 PLC at 8 p.m. For a more
complete listing see the ad on
page 23 of this section.
Among the non-academic
groups showing movies on a regu
lar basis are the Cultural Forum,
Ananda Marga and a new (or old)
group, the University Film Society.
The Cultural Forum presents a
wide range of current and classic
films on Friday and Sunday nights
in 180 PLC. (Again see their ad on
page 19 of the sports and recrea
tion section.)
Ananda Marga's offerings are
usually of relatively recent vintage
and can be found in either 180
PLC or 150 Geology on Saturday
nights. Their schedule for the fall
term is as follows:
Sept. 24 "Lady Sings the Blues” 7
and 9:45 p.m., 180 PLC
Oct. 1 “A Night at the Opera” 7
and 9 p.m., 180 PLC
Oct. 8 “Return of the Pink
Panther” 7 and 9:30 p.m., 150
Geo
Oct. 15 “Peter Pan” 7 and 9 p.m.,
150 Geo
Oct. 22 "Seven Per Cent Solu
tion” 7 and 9:30 p.m., 180 PLC
Oct. 29 “Bugsy Malone" 7 and 9
p.m., 180 PLC
Nov. 5 ‘‘One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest’’ 7 and 9:45
p.m. 150 Geo
Nov. 12 "Three Days of the Con
dor" 7 and 9:30 pirn., 150 Geo
Nov. 19 “Siddhartha” 7 and 9
p.m., 180 PLC
Dec. 3 “Little Big Man" 7 and 9:45
p.m., 180 PLC
Dec. 10 "Hound of the Baskervil
les” (1959), 7 and 9 p.m., 180
PLC
The University Film Society is
an old group which has been inac
tive for the last few years but is
now reforming. As well as present
ing a few rare or special interest
films each term, the society will act
as an information center for film
makers and filmgoers in the area
and as a base of support for local
filmmakers. Anyone interested in
joining the society can direct in
quiries to Jo Leslie Collier, 201 Vil
lard Hall.
Cultural Forum hosts many events
By CHERYL RUDERT
Of the Emerald
Life without a Cultural Forum?
Ah, how drab that would be.
The Cultural Forum is the Uni
versity student s input and output
from the world of cultural and so
cial events. Funded by the ASUO,
the Forum brings to students,
either at discount prices or free of
charge, an impressive array of
musicians, speakers, authors,
poets and politicians.
Divided into five program areas,
every spring the Forum chooses a
University student as coordinator
for one of these areas. It is that
student s responsibility to work
within a specific budget for his
area to bring to the students a
wide and varied point of view. All
coordinator positions are volun
tary.
For the 1977-78 academic year
the five program areas and their
coordinators are.
Popular Concerts — Shane
Tappendorf
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Heritage Music and Jazz —
John Kane
Visual and Performing Arts —
Martha Boersch
Film and Literature — Linda
Carmichael
Contemporary Issues — Laura
Paulson
Aside from major speaker en
gagements and concerts, the Cul
tural Forum sponsors the Fish
bowl Follies and Noon Gigs, con
certs by local performers pre
sented informally in areas of the
EMU. The Cultural Forum also
brings a selection of recent films
(see their ad listing films on page
19 of the sports and recreation
section).
A list of the major events for this
season was not yet available at
press time. Some dates are defi
nite, but keep checking the
Emerald for other events.
September 29 and 30 — Na
tional Marionette Theater, EMU
Ballroom. A free workshop Thurs
day afternoon at 11 a m. in 167
EMU will be followed by a perfor
mance of ‘ Circus," a children's
show, at 8:30 Thursday evening
and “Art of the Puppeteer" at 8:30
Friday evening. The evening per
formances are $2 general admis
sion, $1.50 for University students
and 50 cents for children. More
details can be found in next
week's Hear and Now.
October 10 — Doobie Brothers,
Mac Court. Tickets are on sale
right now at the main desk, Sun
Shop and Everybody’s Records.
Ticket prices are $5 for University
students, $6.50 for general ad
mission, and $7.50 for reserved
seats.
October 23 — Stanley Turren
tine, 8 p.m., EMU Ballroom, ticket
prices to be announced.
November 20 — Randy New
man, Mac Court, more information
later.