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ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 17,1977
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Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre “The Circus” (Photo by Peter Cham-
ness)
Kipnis Mime To Appear
Actors rehearse in preparation for openinjj night. (Photo by Peter Chaniness)
One Acts Open Tonight
By TERRENCE GRIMES
Coming to ACC on Dec. 1, is
one of the world’s master’s of the
art of mime,' Claude Kipnis.
Mime has enjoyed a popular
vogue in this country recently,
especially since Shields and
Yarnell have used it in their
comedy routines.
The internationally-acclaimed
mime Claude Kipnis, born and
reared in Paris, was educated at
the Sorbonne and studied
mime with Marcel Marceau. In
1959, Kipnis left Paris for Israel,
establishing a mime school in
Tel Aviv and touring the country
as a solo performer. During that
time, he also taught at Tel Aviv
University and conducted a
special workshop with deaf and
mute children at the Helen
Keller Center in Tel Aviv.
Kipnis began to tour ex
tensively in Europe in 1964, with
notable appearances at the
North SEA Festival in Belgium,
the International Festival in
Helsinki, and the Festival of the
Theatre of Nations in Paris.
1966 brought Claude Kipnis to
the United States for a nine week
extended run of his “Men and
Dreams” at New York’s Theatre
de Lys. From there, he went to
Boston, assuming the position of
Director-in-Residence with the
Boston Opera Company. There
he staged with Sarah Caldwell
the American premiere of
Schoenberg’s opera “Moses and
Aaron” and created a pantomine
of Bartok’s “Miraculous
Mandarin.” As a result of his
work with the Boston Opera,
Kipnis went to the University of
Illinois at Champaign-Urbana to
assist in staging the American
premiere of Gunther Schuller’s
new opera “The Visitation” and
was asked to become Artist in
Residence at the University.
In 1968, with a newly-formed
company of young mimes,
Kipnis premiered a series of
commissioned works at New
York’s Lincoln Center, including
Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice” with the New York
Philharmonic under the direc
tion of Andra Kostelanetz. This
year also marked the first
national tour of the Claude
Kipnis Mime Theatre, which has
continued touring each year with
an ever-widening repertoire.
The Claude Kipnis Mime
Theatre has the distinction of
appearing two consecutive
seasons at the Jacob’s Pillow
and Ravinia summer music
festivals.
Kipnis was asked by Miss
Caldwell to return to Boston in
1972 to stage and perform with
his company Stravinsky’s
“L’Histoire du Soldat” and
“Renard” in a celebration
honoring the composer.
In 1974 Kipnis premiered his
pantomime of Mossourgsky’s
“Pictures at an Exhibition.” The
New York Times reported:
“Bravos, laughter,and people
filled the house. Mr. Kipnis is a
sensitive and intelligent artist.”
That same year, Kipnis and
his company were honored by an
invitataion to perform at the
White House before President
Ford and distinguished guests.
Kipnis has been seen on
television shows across the
country, including a half-hour
special for CBS and a segment
for ABC’s “Good Morning
America.” Most recently, Kipnis
and the company performed as
the guest artists with Arthur
Fiedler and The Boston Pops for
the “Evening at the Pops” series
telecast on PBS stations.
Because of the growing in
terest in mime among in
dividuals of all ages, “Images”
a touring company, was
organized in 1977. With
programs staged by Kipnis,
“Images” brings the magic of
mime into elementary and high
schools across the country.
In March of that same year,
the Claude Kipnis Mime School
was founded. The school offers a
program of study in the techni
que and art of mime, exploring
the student's physical and
See KIPNIS Page 3
Two one-act plays, “The
American Dream,” and the
“Zoo Story," by Edward Albee,
will be presented by Stage and
Script of Atlantic Christian
College, Nov. 17-18, in Howard
Chapel, at 8 p.m.
“The Ameican Dream”
revolves around a “typical”
American household and its
Notice
The Publicity Committee of
the Student Government
Association will publicize any
SGA sponsored event request —
but on request only. Any campus
organization wanting help from
the SGA in publicizing an event
must also make a request to the
Publicity Committee.
The Publicity Committee has
no budget of its own. If your
organization wishes publicity
through the use f posters or paid
radio or newspaper ad
vertising, it must provide either
the materials or funds required
to obtain materials or ad space
beforehand. Any SGA budgetary
organization must also provide
funds or requisition funds from
the SGA.
If you have a request for
publicity, please lave a note
addressed to John Gay, or to the
Publicity Committee, on the
bulletin board beside the SGA
offices in Hardy Hall. Please
include in your request: your
name, your telephone number,
and what it is that you want
publicized. Please give the
committee at least two or three
weeks advance notice if
possible.
Jesus Christ
Superstar
Film’s first total rock musical,
Jesus Christ Superstar, starring
Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, and
Yvonne Elliman will be shown
Sunday night, November 20, at 7
and 9:30 p.m. in Hardy Alumni
Hall. The film has been hailed by
critics as a first of its kind. Pop
corn and soft drinks will be sold
at each showing.
search for “satisfaction.” It has
been acclaimed by many critics
as a play packed with “untamed
imagination ... (with) sardonic
satirical implications.”
Included in the cast are Susan
Williams of Kinston, who
plays the role of Mommy; Greg
Dozier of Stonesville, as Daddy;
Lynn Holland of Cary, as
Grandma; Barbara Snell of
Wilson, as Mrs. Barker; and
Hueggy Copen of Chesapeake,
Va., as Young Man. Stage
manager is Pat Billings of
Raleigh. The play is under the
direction of Walter Knight of
Union City, Ind.
The “Zoo Story” is a play
al)out the inability of man to
relate to other men and the ef-
twLs the situation. Setting for
the play is a secluded east side of
New York's Central I’ark.
The two chijracters in the
play, Jerry, portrayed by
Jimmy Ward of Wilson, and
Peter, playixl by Kenny Smith of
Wilson, are men of oppK)site
class. The class difference
served to heighten and account
for the character conflict which
arises. Thomas Barnes serves as
director, while Terry Cooke of
Richmond, Va., is stage
manager
The plays are open to the
public frw of charge.
Recruitinf^ Schedule
Tuesday, Novenilx‘r29. 1977
Wednesday and Thursday.
Decemlx>r7and8.
Friday, December 9,1977
Wednesday, January 18, 1978
Thursday, January 19,1978
Tuesday, February 7, 1978
Wednesday, February 8, 1978
Tuesday, February 14, 1978
Tuesday, March 14, 1978
Wednesday, April 26,1978
This schedule is tentative.
More organizations will be
added to this list as soon as
“campus visit information
sheets” are returned to the
Placement Office. Your
Placement Packet and
Radio Shack Raleigh, N.(^
l^S. Marine Corps Raleigh N.C.
First Citizens Bank Raleigh, N.C.
M(H)re County Sch<x)ls
.National Center for
Paralegal Training
Kinston ('ity Schools
N.C.N'.B. and Export
Leaf Tobacco Co,
First Union Natinal Hank
Carolina Power and Light
Hose’s Stores
credentials are to be on-file
before you can interview.
Sign-up shM'ts are in the
Placement Office. There is
occupational information
concerning these organizations
available. You are to familiarize
yourself with this information.
Schmidt In Concert
Violinist Rodney Schmidt will
appear in concert at Atlantic
Christian College, Sunday, Nov.
20, at 8 p.m., in the choral r(X)m
of the Roma Hackney Music
Building. Appearing as ac
companist will be pianist
Rosemary Fischer.
Included in Schmidt’s
program will be “Adagio in E
Major. K,261.” and “Rondo in C
major, K. 373," by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Both were
originally written for violin and
orchestra, with the adagio in
tended for the A major violin
concerto (Mozart’s fifth violin
concerto) but later replaced by
another second movement.
Beethoven’s popular “Spring
Sonata” will conclude the first
half of the program. Following
an intermission the duo will
perform the Schubert “Sonatina
in D. Op. 137, No. 1;” the
“Sonata,” by Claude Debussy,
and the familiar “Introduction
and Rondo Capriccoso,” by
Camille Saint-Saens.
The program is open to the
public at no charge.