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1 0The Daily Tar Heel Monday, October 1 7, 1 988 Ohio Ballet A widely-accepted scientific prin ciple was shown to be incorrect last Thursday in Memorial Hall: at least 20 percent of an audience will doze off at some point while watching any given ballet performance. The proof ives refreshing, invi of the invalidation: the Ohio Ballet. Energy radiated from each dancer to each person in the audience in the Ohio Ballet's production. The spec tators were left with the tingling sense of excitment one feels after watching an action-packed movie. The perfor mance was fast-paced, but it slowed down in places just enough to give the audience (and the dancers) time to catch their breaths. The company's vitality comple- I C ( DTH David Minton Richard Dickinson conducts a warm-up rehearsal for the Ohio Ballet Company mented the first piece, "Allegro Brillante," perfectly. . The music, composed by Peter Ilyich Tchai kovsky, was electricity itself, and the momentum of the music appeared to energize the dancers. Choreographed by George Balanchine, the perfor mance was a refreshing change from very classical ballet where every thing always seems so symmetrical. The dance was even a bit unorthodox in places, especially when, all of a sudden, everyone would start moving "to the beat of a different drum." The Ohio Ballet members, in general, were very good with tech nique and expression. When the piece slowed down at. certain points, however, the movements needed to be sustained longer. Variation between the fast and slow movements is what they were trying to achieve, but the contrast is lost when the music is mellowing- some but the dancers are not. This did not detract in any way, though, from the illusion of weightlessness in many parts of the dance. The next piece was the first time the audience saw the talent and creativity of the Ohio Ballet's artistic director Heinz Poll. "Summer Night," choreographed by Poll, was an appropriate break from the vigor of the previous dance. A very loosely structured ballet, it featured two couples Debra Force and Peter Dickey and Judith Shoaff and Richard Prewitt dancing two separate dances. For only a few seconds did the two couples move identically, and even then, each couple was oblivious as to what the other was doing, each absorbed in its own world. gorating performance i Jessica Yates Dance This mood was accented with dim lights forming soft triangles on the stage floor, giving the whole dance a dream-like quality. The lighting, designed by Thomas R. Skelton, also helped emphasize the delicate angles created by the dancers' bodies. The performers themselves contributed to the mood by their fluid, airy move ments. "Summer Night" is the piece in which Poll best exhibits his choreographic abilities. The next piece, "Gravity," was the most like modern dance of the ballets, though it would still be classified as a contemporary ballet. The choreog rapher, Laura Dean, shows a lot of creativity and originality; in this dance. Trie silence at the beginning fits wonderfully with the structured, identical movements of the company; the music does not start until the true dancing begins. It is clearly seen in this dance why Poll uses energy as a criterion when selecting his dancers. The pace was incredible and some times dizzying. "Gravity" also contrasts with classical ballet when the company dances in "rounds" (similar to singing in rounds). This motif can only be noticed when viewing the performers as a group and not as individuals. The lack of expression by individual dancers also enhances this particular sequence. While the' choreography was very good, certain themes, such as some of the continuously repeated varia- I lust wanted '661 wasn't rubbing itin- Eddietoknow the score of 'sgame?9 last night fvi - f .. .- f : ; fit:: , r is - . '))' J Alex Sum University of Washington- Class of 1990 Go ahead arid gloat. You can rub it in all the way to Chicago with AIST Long Distance Service. Besides, your best friend Eddie was the one who said your team could never win three straight. So give him a calL It costs a lot less than you think to let him know who's headed for the Playoffs. Reach out and toucti someone. , If youd like to know more about AI&T products and services, like International Calling and the AI83T Card, call us at 1 800 222-0300. net " ST i f MS The right choice. tions, were carried on a bit too long, especially in combination with the. unvarying music (also done by Dean)? The themes would then lose some of( t their impact. , ' '4 i The final piece, "Triptych," was ' also choreographed by Poll. It was a beautiful, lively dance with some, very intricate footwork,-although it' lacked the brilliance previously seen ' in Poll's choreography. The work's general light-and-energetic feeling', was much like that in "Allegro Brillante." ' '" In the dance's first section,: "Vivace," the soloist, Nancy McDer-' mott, technically had a very difficult dance, and she executed the steps well. At times, however, she lacked expression and stage presence, which" can turn a, very exciting piece into one that is rather uninspiring. The pas de deux, performed .by, Linda O'Brien and Curtis Dick, was' very elegant. The dancers used their' body lines and expressions 'to the i fullest. Perhaps a bit . lengthy in , respect to the lack of choreographic material shown, but this part of the dance, called "Cantabile," was quite memorable. The finale of the piece, "Con Brio," was the most exciting part of Trip', . tych." The company as a whole', seemed stronger, and McDermott! performed much better in the sense? of truly communicating with the. audience. The entire piece emphai- N ized technique more than the other., program selections did. , "' The Ohio Ballet demonstrated in its performance the difference, between moving through space and! really dancing. With their bodies as! the tools and expression as the objective, the company dancers showed the audience true art. UNC and the Chapel Hill community should hope to see an encore next year. No i s 0 ,rom pa9e1 town," he said. s The noise ordinance committee formed by the town council: has written several amendments, to the noise ordinance, which will probably be presented to the council in November, Loughran said. Included in these possible amend ments is the creation of a boundary! around the University in which a higher decibel level would be: permitted. "Noise is not a problem that will, go away, but it can be controlled," Loughran said. ) Last week, the Delta Upsilon! fraternity met with its neighbors and police to discuss the noise., situation and specificllrV to ' discuss -the Beat! State party-anuFnday mghu. . Jarvies said: "The Delta Upsilon -house is in an unusual location because they are smack dab in the j middle of a residential district, and ; the noise and crowds from their parties impact private residences. Wej wanted to make sure that no one was negatively impacted by the party." Michael Carter, co-chairman of the Delta Upsilon noise enforcement committee, said the fraternity is trying to improve its relations with neigh-; bors by meeting with them to discuss; their concerns. Members will be stationed in thej neighborhood during large parties to j keep party-goers . from trespassing and uttering on the other property j in the area, Carter said. The fraternity; will also provide neighbors with aj schedule so they will be aware when major parties are coming up, he said.-' Rand Ayer, president of Delta Upsilon, said he was pleased with the, way the party went Friday night. "Our house gave 100 percent effort' in controlling the crowd, and I think.' that it went very well," he said. "L did not receive any complaints about' . , noise from the neighbors in the area.", Ayer said Chapel Hill Police Chief, Arnold Gold told him after the party) that he was satisfied with the! members efforts Friday night. Thomas Nuzum, a resident of; Boundary Street, said the noise! problem had improved since the! amendments to the noise ordinance! in 1987. : Nuzum said he felt the allowable! decibel level could be lowered, and! he opposes the noise amendment! allowing the Franklin Street Home-J coming celebration to exceed permit-! ted limits. ! Since this year's event marks the! 100th celebration of homecoming,! Nuzum said he thought there ought! to be as much noise on Franklin Street as would have been allowed! 100 years ago before the invention! of amplifiers. I Herzenberg said he felt a lot of the; controversy regarding the noise' ordinance could be attributed to a! generational difference and the intro duction of amplifiers into bands. "The older people are not very' tolerant of rock V roll, and the younger people are not very tolerant of those who are not tolerant of rock V roll," Herzenberg said. "I guess it's just something well have to deal with until the older people die which is not anything we anticipate gladly." Association
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