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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1981)
Susan Zadoff returns to the stage with ‘Pinocchio’ i ne tugene Ballet Company is presenting two new ballets this season, Pinnocchio and Pas de Quatre scheduled at South Eugene High School Auditorium Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. One of the performers appearing in both ballets, Susan Zadoff, has not only the distinction of being a senior member of the company but is also an instructor for the un iversity's department of dance. Zadoff began dancing with the two-year-old Eugene Ballet Company last February. “I thought I was too old to perform again,” Zadoff says. "The Grannans, the artistic directors of the company, called me up for an audition and in less than a half hour, I was hooked again. It is very rare that a dancer is foolish enough to start performing again at my age. It has opened up a whole new world for me." Zadoff, a native New Yorker, began her career at the High School of Performing Arts which recieved much national recognition in the movie Fame. Zadoff then recieved a r scholarship and began per forming for the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo, America’s tour ing company which brings ballet to cities throughout the nation. She spent four years touring the United States and Canda as a soloist for the Ballet Ruse. Zadoff then embarked on a short Broadway career — appearing in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Milk and Honey, among other produc tions. After a brief run with the New York State Ballet Company, Zadoff began teaching She and her husband moved to Eugene 10 years ago; Zadoff opened a studio, and eventually received an in structorship with the university dance department. "I’ve been teaching 18 years to date," Zadoff says. "And I have not performed profes sionally in all that time. Begin ning performing again is a joy to me — I was hungry for it even though my body may be protesting a bit." Zadoff feels that many of the older mature artists involved in the company give added dimension to the per formances. And because of the newness, the company is fortunate to have fine older dancers with experience. "There is a nice balance between the experienced and younger up-and-coming members of the company," Zadoff says. The Eugene Ballet Company relies on university students, members of other local dance troupes and a young crop of local dancers in addition to the mature dancers. "The Company is reaching out and crossing the community in a wonderful sharing effort," Zadoff says. "In conjunction with the Eugene Symphony, we per formed the Nutcracker Ballet last season to a delighted and supportive community." Zadoff feels lucky in her po sition of bridging the gap between the community and the university. She feels the university possesses one of the finest dance departments in the Northwest and offers a well-rounded and rich program. She says, however, that she'd like to see more university students branch out into the community-based Eugene Ballet Company. Zadoff is also director of the Ballet Repertory Concert Theatre and will be chor eographing the summer mu sical for the Oregon Repertory Theater this summer. Along with other instructors from the dance department, she will be choreographing the Red Ponie at the Aaron Copland Festival in Roseburg in June. Zadoff will dance the roles of Marie Taglioni in the Pas de Quatre and as the fairy in Pinocchio. Tickets for the ballet range from $1.50 to $7.50 and can be purchased at Albert’s Hosiery in Valley River Center, Backstage on the Downtown Mall in Eugene, Lights for Mu sic in Springfield, and at the Eugene Ballet, 686-9342. Story by Sheri Scully WANTED Your Unwanted Records Top Prices Paid "We Buy- Sell-Trade Current, Rare, and Out of Print Records” HOUSE OF RECORDS 258 E. 13th Between Pearl and High Streets TRIPP Formerly the Hotz • Next Tues.. No Cover MOVIES Next Wednesday ROBERT CRAY SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP NEW FULL-FEATURED SCIENTIFIC The 506 S24.15 Slim line scientific calculator with 10-digit mantissa /2-digit exponent and 3-key memory. DEG/RAD/GRAD mode selector switch. Preprogrammed statistical calculators in statistical mode. uo BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 Available now at the Calculator Department Where we stock the largest selection of calculators in Eugene Only at the UO Bookstore PSHARPSH i extDOOKS bob-Jb^u • ueneral Books 686-3510 • Supplies 686-4331 SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARI* SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP SHARP
