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ety of musical styles, such as the
tango and gypsy music. Parts of
the score feature layers of music
and special effects pieced together
and played backwards.
Bennett’s choreography utilizes
different places, not just scenes, to
convey the story of “Dracula,”
said Grannan. The ballet is per
formed on a three-tiered set, with
action taking place on different
levels simultaneously. For exam
ple, one level features the bed
room of Mina, one of the story’s
leading ladies, while Dracula
lurks in the level below.
“It’s kind of like Ringling Bros,
[circus] sometimes,” Bennett said
of the simultaneous action.
Bennett is internationally ac
claimed for his work with the First
Chamber Dance Company of New
York, his own company that he
ran for 19 years. In 1974, he was
the first American to win the
choreography award at the Inter
national Ballet Competition in
Bulgaria. He won the same award
two years later in Tokyo.
Courtesy photo
Dracula’ choreographer Charles Bennet researched and based the Hult Center perfor
mance on Bram Stoker's original novel right down to the characters' fangs and nails.
“IBennett] is a real mar. of the
ater,” Grannan said. "As a director
and dancer, he’s pretty formidable.”
The combination of staging,
lighting, music and choreography
combine for a very attractive per
formance, Grannan said.
“You don’t have to be in a par
ticularly violent world to be
scared,” he said.
Tickets do remain for the perfor
mance, but according to Grannan,
they may sell out quickly. A “Duck
Buck” is available for 15 percent off
the ticket price if bought through
the EMU ticket office.
Carson Hall to host dance o’ scares
The University will sponsor
a costume party Saturday
night in the residence hall
By Amy Boytz
Oregon Daily Emerald
This Halloween there will be a
party that most likely will not get
busted by the police.
“Eat, Drink and Be Scary,” a Hal
loween dance co-sponsored by Uni
versity Housing and the Residence
Hall Association, will take place in
Carson Dining Center starting at 9
p.m. on Saturday. The event is open
to all students with student I.D.
The planners of the dance hope
it will provide a safe and fun op
portunity for students on Hal
loween night.
There will be dancing, music,
food and contests, including a
swing dance contest. Also on the
agenda is a costume contest, with
prizes to be awarded to the winners.
The goal of the dance is to give
students a place to celebrate the
holiday without feeling pressure
to drink alcohol, said Heather Har
vey, program assistant for the Uni
versity Inn.
“It’s basically an opportunity
for people who don’t want to
drink on Halloween to go some
where,” she said.
The party is being funded by the
P. A.R.T. Y. Fund (Promoting Alco
hol Responsibility Throughout
the Year). This fund, created last
year by the Office of Student Life,
allocates funds for alcohol-free
student events.
Similar events have been held in
the past, and coordinators hope this
dance will be just as successful.
"We hope to fill the house,” said
Katie Bryant, assistant director of
residence life. “(The dance] is a
good alternative thing with a fun
environment. Hopefully people
will come in costume,” she said.
Also that evening, the Office of
Student Life will show the cult
film “The Rocky Horror Picture
Show” in the EMU Ballroom. Stu
dents will be encouraged to attend
the film as the dance is ending,
Bryant said.
“Together, it makes for a nice
slate of things to do on Saturday
night,” she said. “There are alter
natives to the party scene. And it’s
just dam fun.”
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