4 The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, February 10. 1977
Pilobolus troupe-a malleable myth f That's Entertainment 1
by Libby Lewis
Staff Writer
Human bodies are malleable things.
So, for that matter, are human beings.
One can twist and hurt them badly, seize
them for their attention,, follow them
and prove devotion; or, one may hit
upon a shared something (be it through
language, movement or intuition); then
it becomes communication.
The Pilobolus Dance Theatre is
entrenched in that shared movement.
Not that all dance isn't but the
repertoire of this group admits force as
being the nucleus of its art whereas in
most dance, the force stems from the
choreographer's personal view and is
translated through the dancers' bodies.
PDT's communication is based on
sensitivity without the connotations
of "dance therapy." It is practically
without "technique" in the strict dance
sense of the word, but it is a group which
knows each body in it so well, that it can
very nearly intuit a member's
movement. And here is its strength it
uses that knowledge to transfer an
intensity, almost Lawrencian in its
nakedness, to the audience.
In "Alraune," there is the hurt,
dependency and ecstasy of a
relationship in Alison Chase and Moses
Pendleton's dancing; but this is not two
lovers sublimatine their emotions.
They are the hurt, dependency and the
ecstasy, and there is a powerful
difference.
In "Oscellus," the soft lighting and
minimum of costuming magnifies the
dancers' bodies: one sees each tendon
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Pegasus Theatre Troupe Members of
this modern band of strolling players have
been performing mime in the Carolina
Union and magic in classrooms all week. At
noon today in the Great Hall, they will put it
all together in a Medicine Show. Admission
is by donation.
Reader's Theatre For their 1977
premier UNC Readers will present The
Catbird Seat by James Thurber and My Side
of the Matter by Truman Capote at 8 p.m.
today in rooms 213-215 of the Carolina
Union. Admission is free.
Deep Jonah-In the basement of the
Carolina Union, Barry Gabel will play
original songs about life in New York and his
travels across the U.S. Gabel's style is based
on the music of Jackson Browne. David
Crosby and Willis Alan Ramsay. At 8:30
tonight. Admission is- $ 1 .
Lab Theatre The season opener for Lab
Theatre is .Picnic by William Inge. At 8
tonight in the Graham Memorial Lounge
. Theatre. Tickets are free and can be picked
up in Graham Memorial.
A Star is Born The last film in the Judy
Garland Film Festival will be shown at 8
tonight in Carroll Hall. Tickets are 50 cents
and can be purchased at the Union Desk.
Stqff photo by Bruce Clarke
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
and muscle at w ork. Suddenly, the stage
is covered with the patterns. This is the
symmetry, the triggered rhythm of
movement that the group is well-known
for.
"It was like watching a cell divide and
fuse, over and over again," said one
viewer.
"The Eve of Samhain" (pronounced
Sa-own) discards or envelops the
scientific for the mythological, in a
baffling energy. One looks for a myth in
the dance, an eerie blend of spirits, bells
and strange, seemingly disconnected
interactions. "The Eve of Samhain" is
the Celtic version of Halloween, which
explains the weird antics, Scotch-Irish
music, and an attempted slip-jig.
But the myth of the piece lies not in
Celtic origins "it's an extended myth."
says company member Alison Chase.
"A myth about us," adds M ichael Tracy,
another company member.
Although "The Eve of Samhain" is
almost mesmerizing to watch, it is an
actual frustration to see. The piece is
only a week or so old ("still in the
womb," says Chase), and it has many
transitions to go through. One would
imagine, in six months' time, the piece
will be much shorter and more
revealing. Tuesday night's audience saw
a "raw" version of the myth of the
Pilobolus Dance Theatre.
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Catch 'Em Now,
Tomorrow They'll Be Stars
The Carolina Union is hoping to develop Chapel Hill as a
place for musicians looking for fame. A new concept will be
tried in the first of, hopefully, a series of shows. Admission
to the hall is free, and after the show, the crowd will be ask
ed to donate however much money they felt the show was
worth.
Happy the Man's music can best be described as
progressive, taking influences from the classical, rock, jazz,
and acoustic styles, with mostly English roots. A light show
accompanies Happy the Man to reconstruct each song
visually.
There's a great feeling involved when one sees or hears a
group before they become famous. There will be a bunch of
people around D.C. who will have that feeling after Happy
the Man goes big. Your chance is here -what do you have to
lose?
Appearing On Campus:
Friday Feb. 11 8:00 p..m.
Memorial Hall
Pay-what-you-like-as-you-leave!
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Union
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Barry Gabel
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Original songs from travels
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8:30 p.m. in Deep Jonah
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'8:00 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Tickets $1 .00 at Union Desk.