October 7, 1975
Big Entertainment
Around Town
by Pat Townsend
This past week-end was a
week-end to end all week-ends
in Greensboro, and if you
didn't find anything to
entertain you, then you
weren't looking. Thursday
evening was the opening of
our college's bright new
musical "Praise!" The pro
duction ran through until
Sunday evening. Friday night
was the performance of the
Chinese acrobats of Taiwan,
an amazing show of grace,
daring and agility that is seen
only in the talented and well
trained professionals of the
orient. Friday evening also
marked the closing night of
the Greensboro College Play
ers' O'Neill play "The
Emporer Jones". On Saturday
the vibrant performers of
"Don't Bother Me, I Can't
Cope" came to the War
"Don't Bother Mc, I Can't Cope"
Memorial Auditorium and put
good vibrations into the
audience. These last two fine
productions are what this
article's all about. The G.C.
players did an outstanding job
in their staging of "The
Emporer Jones". Charles
Arrington in the starring role
deserves special applause
because his portrayal of the
escaped slave turned African
would-be emperor was so
powerfully and realistically
done. The play traces the
man's journey through the
jungle after his servants
revolt, the body of the play
being all the "ghosts and
nameless, faceless fears" that
rise up around him in his
imagination while in solitude.
Last year Mr. Arrington
starred in the Senior Thesis
play "Call Me By My Rightful
Name", and through these
two performances he has
shown the versitality of a fine
actor. Don't miss the next
G.C. Production! More on that
to come...
It's not difficult to see why
"Don't Bother Me, I Can't
Cope" has. been such a smash
hit on Broadway these past
years! The show was fun! The
I interaction between the black
performers and the audience
was very real tangible, and
their enjoyment of the music
and the idea behind the show
was transmitted across the
footlights. The basic message
was of love and harmony
among all men, and this
philosophy came across
through such musical num
bers as "Lookin' Over from
Your Side", "Time Brings
About a Change" and "My
Name is Man". The talents of
the performers were many as
they danced freely and lithely
or in syncopated steps, as they
made some very pertinent
jokes on current subjects,
including the women's move
ment and, of course, the
presidency, and as they made
the transition between the
"fun" songs like the title
song, and the pieces of a more
serious nature, such as "Love
Mississippi" which tells of a
woman's love for her
homeland. This jazz musical is
certainly a show that shouldn't
have been missed. So, if
you're ever in New York...
Meanwhile, Greensboro is
having plenty of entertain
ment again this week. Check it
out under the heading of
"GOINGS ON IN GREENS
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by Jeanne Ye
A group of Chinese acrobats
frbm Taiwan performed at the
coliseum last weekend and
they were fantastic. They
started with a dance that
recreated the highlights of a
typical Chinese festival that
was loaded with color and
action. Many performers
dressed in elaborate uniforms
dancing to the tune of the
music that was being played
by official musicians in the pit
which slowly lowered in the
beginning of the show.
The acrobats were indeed
acrobats and some of their
stunts seemed super natural.
One girl climbed up a ladder
with another girl standing on
her head, on her head, if you
get what I mean. Our heads
hurt after watching that.
Another thing that stopped
our breath was when a chair
was placed on four coke
bottles and a mah stood on it.
Another chair was passed to
him and he placed it upside
down on the chair that was
already there. This was
continued until he was on top
of a pile of six shakey looking
chairs. By then I had grabbed
my companion's arm because
of the tension. The man on top
started standing on his hands
on top of the pile and putting
the top chair in various
different positions, standing
on his hands doing acrobats.
When he did a particularly
risky movement and the pile
started wobbling, I nearly
severed my friend's arm.
The acrobats showed their
accuracy in an act called the
circle of knives. Besides
diving through circles of
knives, they dove through
rings of fire. Two particularly
daring men went through two
loops of fire and two loops of
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among the possibilities for
these two days.
The tentative schedule also
includes one day to be spent
as an entire group, perhaps
working with a Philadelphia
educator on skills of video-ta
ping and something called
"Gymcraftics". On still ano
ther day the group will split up
to explore the city in light of
its architecture, dormitory life
or whatever else may be of
interest. For the last day of the
excursion an appointment has
been set up for the group to
meet Jessie Freeman, Phila
delphia's dynamic Director of
Information for Public
Schools.
David Kingsley hopes the
experience will prove to be an
opportunity for students
interested in the field of
Education to "zero in on
something and really go into it
in depth." He stresses the
importance of "making a
commitment" to the educa
tional programs involved. He
feels that such commitments
will be encouraged by
spending less time traveling
knives blindfolded and did
stunts in the end as well...still
blindfolded, of course.
The performance ended
with a large human pyramid.
Not the conventional type but
always changing into different
positions. Sometimes their
positions would look like a lace
design and their ability made
it look all so easy and graceful.
Hey Binford, try to top thatl
Anyway, it was well worth
eveyr penny.
and having fewer superficial
contacts.
The Guilford group will
again stay in the Chamounix
Mansion Hotel in the
Fairmount Park section of the
city. The nights are being left
unplanned so that the group
members may do as they
please. A trip to the
Pennsylvania Ballet is one
possibility.
The seminar is being
planned in conjunction with
Myron Arms, a consultant
provided by the Friends
Council on Education. Guil
ford's Office for Off Campus
Education will pay the hotel
costs. Seminar participants
will pay S2O for transportation
to and around Philadelphia.
Students furnishing cars will
receive S7O and pay no
transportation fee. Food costs
will be arranged among the
group. Attending the semnar
provides Guilford students
with one hour of academic
credit.
For more information,
contact David Kingsley in the
Education Department, Cox
323.
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