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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1979)
EL COMEDOR MEXICAN RESTAURANT Try our delicious TAMALES C1 OC made from scratch only y I ■ Ow On Oakway Road /ust behind the Oakway Mall Open Mon -Sal 11am to 9 o m Sundays noon to 8 p m MEXICAN FOOD AT ITS BEST FESTIVAL OF ARTS COMMITTEE PRESENTS THE BIG DEBATE: WHAT IS FOLK MUSIC? FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 8 PM 167 EMU OPEN FREE TO ALL Panelists will make short presentations answering the ques tion "What is folk music?” All audience members are invited to share their input towards making this a lively evening. All experts welcome! Panelists include: Robert Freeman, Frank Geltner, Paul Hal pern, Randy Moore, Edmund Soule and Robert Trotter. COME JOIN THE FUN! Cultural Forum I ILLUSION PRESENTS “ORLANDO ORLANDO” SATURDAY MARCH 3 EMU BALLROOM 8:00 PM $2.00 U of O students $3.00 General Public Tickets on sale at EMU Main Desk and Backstage Dancewear Books OF WDLVES AND MEN Of Wolves and Men By Barry Holstun Lopez © 1978 Charles Scribner’s Sons $14.95 hardback In what is generally regarded as a scientific age. centuries of supersitition and fear still taint Western man's image of the wolf. So recently did these fallacies pervade our psyche and literature and influence our actions that the serious scientific study of wolves was initiated only some thirty years ago. As a result, the wolf remains one of the least under stood animals in Western culture Of Wolves and Men is a study of this ubiquitous animal and his relationship with man. The first chapter is a fine thumbnail sketch of what science has learned (and has not learn.ed) about wolf behavior Barry Lopez bombards the reader with a relentless and eye opening onslaught of information on wolf physiology, hunting pat terns. disease, and social behavior. Though usually not replaced by facts — due to the relative in fancy of the science of wolf study — the book shows many myths about wolves to be untrue. Some of these myths concern the role of female wolves. Perhaps because of the socialized sexual bias of their own species, many scien tists have assumed that male wolves were the exclusive leaders of the pack. The female, however, will often decide where to camp, a decision that can determine the fate of the pack. Young females are the fastest runners, and are the ones who will usually chase down prey. Of Wolves and Men also has a great deal to say about the methodology of wolf study. The book deals with how the Eskimo and the Native American view the wolf, and contrasts this unfavora bly with how the scientist per ceives the animal. The scientific data and infor mation is presented creatively, almost poetically and mystically, as if Lopez himself truly under stood the-wolf as the Eskimos do The text is closely and helpfully accompanied by John Bauguess' photographs of wolves in cap tivity and in the wild. While written from a naturalistic point of view. Of Wolves and Men is never sentimental. Lopez is too dedicated a scholar to sacrifice the scientific integrity of his book by romanticizing the wolf. The wolf is neither the angel that some defenders make him out to be nor the devil tha. Western cul ture has created. These are human concepts, says Lopez, that have little to do with the real wolf. The real wolf is what Lopez is after, and his cautious and humble approach befits an animal who is, as yet, a virtually unknown quantity By Brooks Dareff Dance Dance ’79 Robinson Theatre March 1-3 Dance 79 opened last Friday with a spine-tingling drum roll, preluding a performance of innovative choreography and a program with something for everyone The show continues this weekend r The annual event, co produced by University Theatre and the dance department fea tures choreography by University students, faculty and professional artists from outside the Univer sity. The dances cover the spec trum from folk dance to ballet to disco. The performers. Concert S' reliable service for your foreign car. VW’S MERCEDES BMW’S DATSUN TOYOTA GUENTER SCHOENER Bus. Ph. 342-2912 2025 Franklin Blvd Eugene. Ore. 97403 ,-emu Food Service (TOMORROW] EMU Food Service BEER •' GARDEN 4-7 p.m. free popcorn 12 oz. glass 40° pitcher $1.70/hotdogs 25c Free Entertainment Baby Watson Bros, (from Denver) EMU Dining Room & Courtyard * Dance Theatre and the Dobre Folk Ensemble, convince the audience of the program's con tinuity by communicating their high-energy enthusiasm throughout the show The Dobre Folk Ensemble whoops it up and behaves for all the world like a group of Bruegelian peasants during their rendition of "Molim Cetiri Casu Piva." a set of Serbian folk dances. In another folk dance, this one from Norteno, Mexico, the Dance Ensemble changes inflection slightly and becomes (despite a few blond heads) a group of wild crazy Latinos rais ing clouds of dust to tell the surrounding ranchos that a party is in full swing. At the other extreme, members of the Concert Dance Theatre create haunting moods with "Resonances,' a quintet for women with music by the Paul Winter Consort. The audience derives individual meaning from the interaction of music and bodies A highlight of Dance '79 is Papillion" (Butterflies), com posed in 1832 and inspired by the familiar Italian street characters Pierrot, the clown, and the coquettish, unobtainable Colum bine Pierrot helplessly chases the three coquettes around the stage with a large butterfly net, tripping over his own feet and tangled shirt sleeves Bruno Madrid, musical director of the dance department, plays Schumann's piano accom paniment on stage. Although the majority of dances display coordination of lighting, costume, music and choreography, a few dance sets are hindered by costumes In Landscapes,'' the dancers' bodies and subtle movements are hidden by long dresses And in Last Dance," similarity of cos tume plays an integral part, but small variations distract the eye Overall, Dance '79 offers the Eugene audience a wide variety of exciting and professionally performed dances Dance '79 is m Robinson Theatre at 8 p m Tickets are $2 for University students and senior citizens, and $4 for general admission By Prudence Baird.
