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™ the dramatic abilities of ac-
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^es.
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^ Repertory Theatre (SART), the
I^Play was written by Dr. E. G.
Hierhaus, chairman of the
. Client of English at Warren Wil-
°Rege. Dr. Bierhaus finished the
summer while attending a
conference sponsored by
for new N. C. dramatists.
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^®''jUe-Buncombe Technical
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Mars Hill College, SART has
the'’’ Harl Leininger to play the
tial ^ Robert Greaves, promi-
■esident
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religion and philosophy at the
’ fias proven to be one of SART’s
, °Phlar actors. He has held the
in such major productions as
“Fiddler on the Roof,”
Vc>?'^f^stiks,” and “The Sound of
^he director is also from Mars
jjnji Hj p- Robert Jones is well known
for his directing ability as
—Lis own plays. He is also asso-
1(, °fessor of theatre arts at the col-
anticipated is Eleanor
Performance as Althea
\jll®’ the female lead in the play,
itvjji her first role since moving to
ilyj^ ^nd UNC-Asheville’s faculty
° years ago. Prior to her arrival
X she acted and taught in New
*fy- At UNC-Asheville, she
voice and speech, and
^®*^Pretation. She has produced
*.^Le Hostage,” Harris’s
^f'^hes,” and “The Arkansas
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^Le four area campuses, the
j.R Actors are no strangers to area
Deborah Hull from Ashe-
Hiembered for her role as Golde
■AiiJ’'Per’s “Fiddler on the Roof,”
Vt) 'P Shore is known for his roles
Little Theatre, where he
ijiviii ^ involved in a production.
Piny the roles of Dr. & Mrs.
Xjj^Jey in “Lion’s Prey.” The cast
°^^t with Mark Moore, who
Danny Lyons, a brash rock
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Hilltop
VOLUME LV, Number 8
FEBRUARY 19,1982
The Hilltop
MARS HILL COLLEGE
Mars Hill, N.C. 28754
Chinese Magic Circus
Coming February 25
Magic and circus are terms of enter
tainment with which most of us are
familiar. These two words take on
deeper meaning, however, when describ
ing the performance of the Chinese
Magic Circus of Taiwan which will be
performing Thursday, February 25, in
Moore Auditorium, beginning at 8 p.m.
The precision and grace of the troupe
only hints at the years of training and
discipline the members have undergone.
The art they perform has been formed
by centuries of tradition of Chinese
acrobats. Most of the acts in the perfor
mance were created and have been per
formed by the Chinese for 2,000 years.
In fact most of the performers of the
company are family trained. When they
begin formal training at the age of four
or five, they have already observed their
parents leaping and sailing through the
air and most take it for granted that they
will, in time, do the same. Three schools
of arts are located in Taipei dealing with
drama, classical Chinese opera, and ac-
robatics and other physical skills. The
children spend four hours each day go
ing through their paces. By the time they
have reached the age they will perform,
they have achieved the harmony of mind
and body that is such an important con
cept in Chinese culture.
The dancers also train for years.
When the show is re-grouped for a ma
jor tour, over 2,000 women answer the
advertisement for dancers. Forty are in
itially chosen to work with the choreog
rapher; and finally six are chosen for the
tour. It is usually two years before they
return home. Each of the costumes worn
by the girls in the show is hand made and
elaborately embroidered. Each takes an
individual seamstress two weeks to com
plete and they are all based ^on tradi
tional designs dating back hundreds of
years.
The two-hour show the company will
perform at Mars Hill includes sensa-
Continued on page 4
Piedmont
Chamber
Orchestra
To Perform
March 2
The Piedmont Chamber Orchestra, a
hand-picked ensemble widely known
throughout the eastern U.S., will per
form at Mars Hill Tuesday, March 2, at
8 p.m. in Moore Auditorium.
The orchestra was begun in 1968 at
the North Carolina School of the Arts
using funds from a Rockefeller Founda
tion grant. The 25-member orchestra
brought together smaller professional
ensembles and molded them into a per
forming group of 18 strings augmented
by solo winds, brass and percussion as
the programs require. Now a resident
professional affiliate of the School of
the Arts, the group has widely served the
Southeast with an exceptionally high
quality of music and soloists. They par
ticipated in the inaugural festivities of
the JFK Center in Washington, and in
1974-75, extended their activities into
New York City and Detroit with great
success.
The program at Mars Hill will include
selections by G. F. Handel, Teleman,
Boris Blacker, William Walton, and
Joseph Haydn. The featured soloist for
the performance at the college will be
Fredrich Bergstone on french horn. The
orchestra will be conducted by Dr.
George Trautwein.
The Piedmont Chamber Orchestra is
sponsored by Mars Hill’s Visiting Artists
and Lecturers Committee. Tickets will
be available at the door and additional
information is available from Robert
Kramer, chairman of the committee,
telephone 114.
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