THE N. C. ESSAY
VOLUME V, NO. IV
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
OCTOBER 26, 1970.
World Premire, Two
Concerts &TV Show
The last two weeks have been
busy ones here at the School of
the Arts. Wth the first schedule
of performances in effect, per
formers, directors, and technical
crews have been hard pressed for
time. In the last two weeks,
major performances were given
by the dance and music depart
ments, i^iile a TV taping and
performance were sponsored by
the drama department.
The world premere of “A Rose
For Miss Emily,” a ballet by
Agnes de Mille, with a specially
commissioned score by Alan
Hovhaness, was presented at the
school on October 22, 23, and 24.
Gemze de Lappe and David
E^vans, both of New York, were
guest artists with dancers from
the school of dance. Ttie NCSA
Orchestra, which accompanied
Uie ballet, was conducted by
Marc Gottlieb. Miss de Mille’s
“A Cherry Tree Legend” was
also another feature of the
Evening of Dance.
Agnes de Mille was in
residence at the school through
the preformance dates. Tlie
ballet was based on a macabre
tale of self-love by William
Faulkner. The costumes and set
were designed by A. Christina
Giannini. The entire program
was under the direction of Robert
lindgren. Dean of the School of
Dance.
The second half of the program
included “Flick-Flack,”
choreographed by Duncan Noble,
an instructor at the school, to
music by Benjamin Britten, and
“Workout,” choreographed by
Bill Atkinson and Ann Etgen to
Ballet Suites Nos. 1 and 2 by
Shostakovich.
Concert In Chapel Hill
The NCSA orchestra presented
a concert in honor of the Con
ference on International
Relations, held in CSiapel Hill on
October 13. Nicholas Harsanyi,
Muscial Director and Conductor
of the Princeton, New Jersey
Qiamber Orchestra, was guest
conductor.
The program included works
by German, Italian and
Hungarian composers. The
program consisted of: the
Euryanthe Overture, by Weber;
Trittico Botticelliano, by
Respi^; and the Hary Janos
&dte, by Kodaly.
Hie NCSA Orchestra appeared
at the school on October 16, in the
main auditoriimi. Conducted by
Marc Gottlieb, the program
included works by Weber and
Kadaly, and also Tschaikovsky’s
Fifth S^l*ony.
Insurance Company Show
Finally, the Drama Depart
ment, under the direction of Ron
PoUock, sponsored a show for the
North Carolina Mutual life In
surance Company of Durham,
one of the largest Black-owned
companies in the country. The
IH'Ogram, which was a com
bination of narration and choral
interpertation, was directed by
Mr. William Dreyer and per
formed on Friday, October ^ in
Durham. The show was a part of
a salute to the history of the
company, entitled “A Salute To
Seven Decades of Service.” The
show was also taped for
television at WRDU-TV in Qiapel
Hill. Ward Resur, a member of
the School of Design and
Production faculty, designed the
sets. Also, jazz pianist Eteive
Tillman and his trio, all students
at the school, performed at a
cocktail party and dinner
honoring the company founders.
CONVOCATION
The Convocation {vogram
this week will feature the
Claremont String Quartet.
Included in the concert will be
Milton Babbitt’s “Fourth
Quartet” and “Second
Quartet” by Cristobal Halff-
ter. The program will be held
in the main auditorium on
Wednesday, October 28, at
1:35.
Viewpoint
Bitch, Sisters, Bitch
Tonight
New Ward Piece
Robert Ward, who is a com
poser in addition to being
President of the school, wrote a
new work for the innauguration
of Duke University President
Terry Sanford on Sunday,
Ocotber 18.
Commissioned by Dr. and Mrs.
James H. Semans of Durham, the
piece was entitles “Music for a
Great Occasion.” It was per
formed at the inauguration by the
75-member Duke Concert Band,
conducted by Prof. Paul R.
Bryan.
Bryan described the work as
“short, melodic and in joyous
style, with comtemporary
rhythums and melodies. It is a
breezy and bustling piece In a
happy mood."
Tonight at 8:15, a group of
NCSA faculty members will
ivesent “In Many Tongues,” an
evening of intemationd poetry,
in the £'ama theater of the Salem
College Fine Arts Center.
Members of the faculty who
will participate are Lesley Hunt,
Speech; Barry Boys, Acting;
Jesus Silva, Guitar; William
Dreyer, Voice and Acting; Mary
Wlson, French and Gyula Pandi,
Dance. Karen ^^nlson, a student
in the School of Music and
Delores Simonel, wife of Ebnil
Simonel of the School of Music,
will also read poems as well as
Akiko Ohta, whose husband is a
professor at Winston-Salem State
College.
The program will feature
works by D. H. L.AWRENCE,
Langston Hughes, Victor Hugo,
Carl Sandburg and Garcia Lx)rca.
The languages to be included are
English, Armenian, French,
Russian, Hungarian, Spanish and
Japanese, with English tran
slations to be read by Lesley Hunt
and Barry Boys.
by Mary Beth ZaUotny
Hie feminist movement is beginning to catch wi and it’s about time.
Unfortunately, female on>re^on is a joke to some. Major issues have
been watered down to petty differences such as who opens ttie door
for whom. Yet ttiese Mvialities are not of greatest concern.
One must remember that references to i^e chauvinist pigs and bra
burnings are only syn^toms of greater distress.
If the tactics of women’s liberation seem offensive and ruthless to
me, one can only quote Elmilia from Othello:” ... let them know the
ills we do, their im instruct us so.”
The requests of women are not outrageous demands nor are they
absurd banalities. A major request is fw equal pay and job o^^
portunities.
The argument that men need
more pay than women in order to
support a family is false. Most
women are not working to in
crease a substantial income
previously earned by the
husband. As stated in U. S. News
and World Report, nearly all the
5.8 million women workers who
have been divorced, widowed or
separated from their husbands
were found to be working for
compelling economic reasons. In
addition to this, the 4.8jnillion
workers whose husbands earned
less than $5000 a year of integral
importance in supplementing the
family income.
The complaint that pregnan
cies often prevent women from
maintaining a steady job is also
unfounded and could be almost
totally alleviated if com
prehensive child care centers
were established.
In addition to these economic
and professional limitations, a
woman’s talents can also be
i
Photo By Beck
RIGHT ON!
Two recent convocations have been held in the well of
the Commons Building. Despite sques^king doors and
distant typewriters, the setting lends ituelf to the com
municative process.
stifled because of her sex role.
When a woman marries, she
assumes her husband’s name and
unfortunately, at times, loses her
own identity in the process.
Where he goes, she goes with no
concern for her personal career
or attachments.
Benefits Men Too
This sexual identity crisis can
be destructive on both sides. If
women’s liberation truly came
about it would mean greater
freedom for both sexes.
Anthropologist, Geoffrey
Gorer, in his study of primitive
people discovered that in the few
peaceful tribes that existet’ the
sex roles were not jolarized
Dress and occupation differenct s
were at a minimum.
Today, the woman is a sexu 1
object encouraged only to be
pretty and flirtatious and if by
some remote chance she happens
to use her mind, is labled “think
bke a man.”
Simply observe the countless
ways women are used in ad
vertising. Ergo; Down with the
Silva-Thins man. This kind of
stereotype is a barrier to all men.
Somehow in our culture,
manhood iiecome synonymous
with the subjugation of women.
TTie male is the provider. Little
boys don’t cry.
How often have you heard the
expression; “He has the
sensitivity of a woman?”
Wrong. He has the sensitivity of
a man, a man allowed to express
his feelings. If a boy wants to knit
or write poetry why is he con
sidered a weakling or a pansy by
his peers? All of this came as a
result of pre-determined sex
roles.
There is some scientific
evidence that work itself often
does not induce ulcers, heart
attacks, suicide or general life
span, but rather the inability to
choose what kind of work and
how much. Therefore, men
might well live longer and feel
freer if women shared half the
financial responsibility and if the
idea of masculine jobs were gone.
In addition to this advantage,
women with normal work
identities will be less likely to
attach their whole sense of self to
youth and appearance. As a
result, there will be fewer break
downs during the later stages of a
woman’s life when the wrinkles
start to appear.
In short, Women’s lib is our
hope for the future.
“We are each half a person, we
are each less than we could be. If
we did not have these rigid sexual
roles, we would all have so much
more room for spontaneous
behavior, for doing things that we
feel like doing, for following our
own instincts, for being ixn-
maginative, for being creative."
Amen.