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12-TH E CAROLINA TIV.ES SAT FEBRUARY 24. 1979 CALENDAR nOSSOITS UNIVODSAL aODOTS IC3FOaf.lATIVG DUT : . . MALCOLM X FORUM -The Durham and North Caro lina Central University Chapters of the African Liberation Support Committee will sponsor a forum commemorating the life and teachings of Malcolm X on Friday February 23 in the Education Auditorium on. NCClPs campus at 7 p.m. Tirivafi Kangai, North Amencan representative of Zimbabwe African National Union, and Nelson Johnson of the Workers Viewpoint Organization will be the guest speakers. All are invited to attend. Child care will be provided. SHAW PLAYERS AND COMPANY SPRING PRO DUCTION The Shaw Players and Company, under the direction of Dr. Patricia C. Caple, will open their spring season with Langston Hughes' "Simply Heavenly" on Friday, February 23 in Raleigh' Memorial Auditorium. Curtain time is 8:15 pjn. : Ticket information and reservations are now available by calling 7554972 or 75549 19 (Raleigh). ' ANNUAL VALENTINE PART Y '-, The Floral Club of Ebenezer Baptist Church at 2200 South Alston Avenue, will hold its annual Valentine Party, February 24 at 6 pjn., in the Fellowship Hall. OPTIONS IN EDUCATION - A report on the educa tional, system's approach to black history and culture. What's being done to acknowledge the contributions of black men and women to American culture. Tuesday, February 27, 8 pjn., WUNC 91.5 FM. PLANNING FOR interest meeting on FUNERAL COSTS - A special "Planning for Funeral Costs will be held on Wednesday, February 28 at 10 ajn., at the Durham Agricultural Extension Building, 721 Foster St., Durham. Mike Poole, a local Funeral Director and Mrs. Bernadette G. Watts, Associate Home Economics Exten sion Agent, will present this informational public program. The public is cordially invited to attend. Please call 688-6770 to pre-register. CONCERT IN HONOR OF PAUL KOEPKE - On Sun day afternoon, March 4 at 4 p jm a concert will be given in the Music Department Auditorium on the NCCU Campus in honor of Dr. Paul Koepke, retiring head of the Theory Area of the NCCU Music Department. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend. Performers will con sist of both music faculty members and music students. The concert will consist of the hpnoree's compositions and there will be a reception immediately following. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - The Durham YWCA Women's Health Cooperative is looking for volunteers to do walk-in and telephone counseling on pregnancy, childbirth, problem pregnancy, and other women's health issues. A counselor training session trill begin on Monday March 5 at 7 pjn., at the UWCA, 809 Proctor St., in Durham. For more information and to register, call the YWCA at 688 4396 by Friday, March 2. The first lion tamer on record was "Manchester Jack" of Wombwell's Menagerie, a traveling show in England during the early 19th century. REVIEW BY KELVIN A. BELL One ' must ' somehow question the appropriety, -and particularly the rele vance of ' Rossom's Universal Robots, NCCU last . production, to today's society and what we are, or should be about. The North Carolina Central University Theater is a ' "learning theater" for the exposure to all types of dramatic-writing and performances. With this fact firmly ,,, in ; mind, the appropriety of the play becomes more clear. And though I might .have chosen something else, the exposure provided by this play makes it so much more valuable. It is remarkable that the Bohemian born, Karel Capek could have been so far off, having wirtten the play, in 1920. The setting was in 2292 AJX, but we as a complete society, have already progressed dangerously near the point about which he warn ed. But the warning that he issued against over mechanization of society, and the depersonalization of its workers will, no doubt, go unheeded. The result should bring us to the robot revolt, of which he spoke, at least a hundred years earlier, if we manage to survive that long. The play lacked pep and vitality as it dealt with the issues of work and the servitude of man to man. The play pointed out that machines would be happier, not because of their suffering, but because they were "more technical ly perfect." The old philosophy that without work worries, man will be free to perfect his mind, was also brought out. One would have to take all the arguments together to keep them from seeming silly (which they did separately). But technologi cal learning instead of developing ideas, theories, etc., and their possible , consequences was the most prevalent warning b'rjjught 'out. ' x& 3 If jj - " Of -; particular, problem with the performance was the lack of interaction among the dialogues, in which the part of Lelena (though extreme-. , ly well performed by Ms. Jennifer Lanier) overshadowed all others. Another problem was that of timing-the play moved too slowly ( with an additional lag here and there). Perhaps director Johnny Alston missed the timing probletrii because he was part of the - portraying Mr. Alquist. As to the part of Helena Glory, I cannot say. Hildra. McCoy (as Harry Domin) is still having some problem -' becoming' the character he portrays, and it often appears that he is looking into a mirror. , Ms. Sharon , Hildebrand, a new comer to the theater, .was quite good as the robot Sulla, while Nana (Constance Williams), c. 17 : (III wky . r vs a "THOSE WONDERFUL DONT BOTHER ME, CANT COPE" PEOPLE ARE BACK IN AN H0NEST-T0-600DNESS BROADWAY PRODUCTION, SINGING, SWINGING AND DANCING I" TOM MALLOW uSjSSk ( LIVE! ON STAGE! pIMMtt V BROADWAY'S MUSICAL HIT! . J W L 3 ;. Ml! A 0a Hiun II f oou , OeMliMdkamM . Mama . . MafcoomyrtM t vi::::ETTECARRoa alexbradford MiaacRAin TALLET EEATTY (a i) ; AddHoMl Mutt and Mrtet 6 Enttr Pioduclton Wectwl by Vli::!ETTE CARROLL CAr.EROII INDOOR - STADIUM ' TICKETS AT UMON KSK riucdbrtkwBAj( aits corps . Mosday, February 2b, 1979 "IN A WORD, HALLELUJAH!" .KX1AH.MCW UM - $7.00 - $1.00; through Lerwell performed a humorous part that kept many of us awake, ,, . - Scene i designer Doris Mahaffey provided a rather unique setting- replete with' computer and automatic, sliding, doors. Costume and lighting designers Randolph Umber- er and James Knight also helped '.niake tne scenes .rather attractive. - For direction, movement, and flow I give the performance a yawn. Clearly their next produc tion, which has its "world premier" next "week will prove to be' much better. Say you'll join me.. ,. , s r.lcLlninhf Jo Anno Ono VJho Porsovoros i .. I; ;;;i:;xx::x? SSl:Xs:;:X iiiiiiiiiii- wmmmmmmmmmmssm- J - - . 1 - ; "'A " r " -)-: y f) ' . V 4s ' . ' i .X' -,X.' ; ,...v j -X'- A'-v-ff .-W.-.- ;'-;,'1-.r ' "v' '. ,,.;.!..Vi! i;'-'. ' ' ' they ww B Y KELVIN A. BELL She gained much of her skill and proficiency under the tutelage of Owen Dod son. And though she studied under Dodson, Ster ling Brown and other greats of the Harlem Renaissance era, it was Dodson whose technical training was so thorough, so intense that it allowed her to jump fr6m form to form. It is he who, as she put it, "was an ex tremely important force in my: life," influenceing the direction of her work. Her name is Jo Anne McKnight and one of her most recent productions, "The Incense Burners", completed in 1976, will have its World Premier at North Carolina : Central University next week. the beginning of her , own ' questioning and research of ' spirituality. Even now, she' continues this quest for knowledge as she continues to work on a Master's degree in Divinity atDuke University. Having also worked as a professional dancer and hav ing danced at the World's Fair in Spokane, Washing ton, she, at one point, had to choose between dancing and writing. It would appear that her choice was correcC Written in the format of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, "The Inverted Crow", Miss McKnight's first epic poem, will be produced in book form by Flame Internation al Press next year. The grad uate of Howard University . R.ULR - Several of Rossom's Universal Robots showed no tmotton photographed by theater personnel. . ; . ; ell McKnight, she considers a play ' - hArcAlf n muMi Kir ) her is also, wqrking on which fa set on another olanet. in a different parameter of t time. The play will deal with the concept of those beings sent among the masses to elevate the quality of life who are killed because of their teachings or their dreams -. the conectness or appropriateness of whose thoughts: is later realized. It will envelope the extremes of consciousness and deline ate the essence of those extremes. Mis&.; McKnight j contri butes her aggressiveness and her dedication to children and humanity to her family ties. One of nine children born to Dr. Herbert Vincent and Mrs. Alma Maye Mitch- father: as far as persevering : ' kept his office in the heart of the; ghetto in Washington -with service to humanity ; (instead of for profit) as his' motive. His dream was re jected,', but "he persevered and i was eventually accepted. Her mother had cancer following the birth of her first child.,-- then be came pregnant with a second child - Jo Anne. Advised to "get rid" of the child because pregnancy could cause' reactivation of. the cancer and the resultant' . loss of. both' mother, and : child, her mother refused, and we have ultimately be come the ' beneficiary of mat defiance. ; With all praises being our Creator and V. that ; portion of Himself which He has portioned out to every living thing, Miss McKnight says she is "very grateful to the spirit doctors fironrHaitt;' Brazil, Nigeria, Washington, D.C and tlorth Carolina who guieded (her) into the world of the unseen." . ;.x; "If my artistic excellence is not in shape j then there is no reason for striving," said the rather vibrant woman of about thirty, referring to her writing. She seeks to make her, . woikds great enough, not only to I live in the time of their concept tion, but to be able to live and have meaning r for . generations to come. She considers herself far front teaching that point, but this is where she wants to go. We wish her success, v I I x given to fxssiis i.-i. x. ' "X; rX-V"; " j txi. ' ' ".. . X"$&S, -"'x7v sS v .'" v I CINEMA X f 1 :x; , W rf-" Wwm....- 5 V, ST "'"y 7: : 1 6 1 5 " SU& &unV ily:M. Set. & Sun.ff, f f4P 5; ,t:1&-3:16-6:1S-7:1S-9;lg : ! 1:009:O0:007;OM:ob V- S - , - t v-lJ v yt-4 y fv4 feiwn,rf "'nI'jti ! warren - juue . Sean Connery 5 beatty chrBtie; . Donald Sutherland HEAVEN niSJO VA. ' DUUW . . jWVl after -her own dreams no matter who. tries to dis courage her. Dr. McKnight has always DIRECTOR LINDA NOR P LETT AND PLAYWRIGHT JO-ANNE McKNIGHT discuss their world premier production of "Incense Burners" at NCCU, February 28 March 4. . ' r.. The ; -' Playwright-in- entitled "Omniloka", while Residence atv the New Thea-. working in the Academic tre School in Washington, Skills Center at NCCU. She D.C.; where she writes for is excited about this play both children and adults, has produced an average of one play per year since 1968 when she first began writing professionally. Since then, she has written many plays .studying the relationship and interactions between people and society, arid their, environment. Among these are children's : plays for DXV and Mont gomery County (Md.) Pub lic Schools," notably, "The Trees Talk ; Back"-dealing with how man treats nature; a modem version of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for The New -Theater School; "On Human Kind ness", a TV special for WMAL-TV in Washington; a Christmas special for Ebony Exposures called . 'The Modest Touch" which will be the pilot for "Voices of the Ancients" a half-hour, serious child ; ren's program being per formed by the children of the Young People's Theater of St. Joseph's Church through the assistance of Rev; W.W. Easley, Jr., which will be seen on WUNC-TV, and 'Tones of the Lady of Ebony"-a tribute to . Nina Simone ' performed at the Smithson- ian Institution-the research for which first brought her to North Carolina in 1974. She categorizes these plays into two types: Com mercial and "Gut" plays. The Commercial plays help to keep her craft sharp, as well as bread on her table, while the so-called "Gut" plays are . those, which ex press her ' innermost The former may take as little as three to four months, while the latter may take up to eight Sears, as did "The Jncense urners" and are based on both book research and actual experience. ' " 'The Incense Burners"' was an outgrowth of "A Thousand Years Black Spirituality", a one-act play performed in 1967 at a church in Washington, D.C., where she grew up. It was iui)jAw.w.'wnm r ii - mini iX, '" ' . - .1 ' 1 " ;in ii i. 'ii ii. nil i , ll.i; iff' KKfl" ' v j yJu . :' . r, ' -s ;! j i.iij-.ra m mi mmmmmmmm.miimnmtitr"' ''riiiMM tiu'immlffilmn i ii Ui ' 'i "I just modernized my buahess. Igot apushbutton phone" i "Sure, I love old things. But I always appreciate new, more efficient ways of doing things. That's why I just had General Telephone install a pushbutton phone in my antique store, It really is faster-you can actually punch an entire seven-digit number in the time it takes to dial a 9 on a rotary phone. J make fewer dialing errors too. And somehow it makes me feel more businesslike. It even surprises me! As attached ad I am to all " v ' my antiques, the one object in my store that I'd have the hard-" ' est time giving up is my new pushbutton phone.M x . t TliiiiJvingofsMtdiing'topush3uttons? Giveusat'andlet&talk.
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