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Lied Center to showcase ethnic diversity
Kansan staff report
The 1999-2000 Lied Center season will feature everything from a Moscow orchestra to a Japanese dance company to a boys choir from Harlem.
But the biggest presentation may be Donald Byrd's "Jazz Train" — a dance theater piece combining Byrd's choreography with commissioned music by names such as Max Roach, Vernon Reid and Geri Allen.
"This is the largest project we'll of ever undertaken," said Jacqueline Davis, director of the Lied Center. "But there is a variety of quality programs that are exceptional."
Many factors are involved in determining which shows come to the Lied Center, Davis said. Input from the program advisory board, Friends of the Lied, and suggestions from the Lawrence community are all taken into consideration. Davis and others also do research by attending shows the Lied Center may be interested in.
Thursday, April 22, 1999
And of course money plays a factor; the affordability of a program can often affect its feasibility. The Lied Center generates most its financing from ticket sales, Student Senate, Friends of the Lied and national, regional and state grants.
The 1999-2000 season marks the second phase of the Cultural Countdown, a program the Lied Center has developed to showcase performances by those of different ethnic influences.
"Our aim is to look at different cultural influences as we approach the millennium."
Choreographer Donald Byrd's dance theater piece "Jazz Train" is one of the highlights of the 1999-2000 Lied Center season. The presentation is part of the center's Cultural Countdown that will feature African-American influences during the upcoming season. Contributed photo
Davis said. "We want to take an honest look at their influences on art and honor those. After all, we are a melting pot, and I think it's important for us to segment those influences."
Last season, the Lied Center provided several Latino performance as part of the Cultural Countdown including the Miami City Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Triangulo and Culture Clash, a Chicano-Latino comedy troupe.
1999-2000 LIED CENTER
SEASON CONCERT
SERIES
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Oct. 1, 8 p.m.
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--didn't have any experience in an architecture firm. She said the program had been valuable to her.
State Ballet of Missouri - Oct 28, 8 p.m.
8 p.m. The St. Paul Chamber Orches
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with Andre Watts - Feb. 29, 8 p.m.
New York City Opera National Company in "The Barber of Seville"—March 12, 2 and 8 p.m.
For Dancers Only: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, April 19, 8 p.m.
Swarthout Chamber Music Series
Perlman/Nikkkanen/Bailey PianoTrio-Oct. 17,13:30 p.m.
Chanticleer - Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m.
New York's Ensemble for Early Music in Sponsus: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
- Feb 13, 3:30 p.m.
Australian Chamber Orchestra
- April 2, 3: 00 p.m.
Emerson String Quartet - April 29.8 p.m.
Bell/Bush/Marshall/Meyer -
New Directions Series
Sankai Juku - Oct. 5, 8 p.m.
Sept.17,8 p.m.
Lyon Opera Ballet in "Carmen"
= Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
NOV. 4, 8 p.m.
Bill T. Jones - Jan. 28, 8 p.m.
Johnie – jhn 28, 3 p.m.
The Watts Prophets – Feb. 11, 8
p.m.
Broadway & Beyond Series
Donald Byrd's "Jazz Train" -
4, 8, 7, 8 p.m.
"1776"-Nov. 12,8 p.m.
"Victor/Victoria" - Feb. 23, 8 p.m.
■ "Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller" - Sept. 29,
"Camelot" - Feb. 3.8 d.m.
Lied Family Series
Barabasbs...The Company in "The Whiteheaded Boy" - Sept. 25.8 p.m and Sept. 26.2 p.m
"Porgy and Bess" - Nov. 20, 2 and 8 p.m.
■ "Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical" - Dec. 10, 7 p.m.
The Boys Choir of Harlem Christmas Tour - Dec. 17, 8 p.m.
*Scholastic's The Magic School Bus* "A 'Bright Idea'*" 25 and 5, 47
"Annie" - April 24, 8 p.m.
Free Outdoor Concert - Aug. 20,
7 p.m.
Special Events
Program pairs architecture students with mentors
By Jeremy Johnson
Special to the Kansan
Oftentimes, experience is the best teacher. At least, that's what the School of Architecture and Urban Design thinks — as evidenced by the school's new mentorship program, whose goal is to give its students a glimpse of the professional architecture world they hope to enter.
The program, initiated this semester, pairs students with mentors from the local architecture community. The students meet with their mentors each month in a professional office setting so they can learn firsthand what goes on there.
"I think until you're in the office and see how it works and develop that familiarity, you're at a deficit," said John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Design.
Griffiths has been the program's chief organizer. She is responsible for letting students know about the program, contacting the professionals, answering any questions the students or mentors have, and maintaining contact with all participants throughout the semester.
Gaunt originally conceived of a mentorship program more than a year ago, but he envisioned one that was student-organized. He enlisted the help of Katie Griffiths, Olathe junior and student council president for the school.
The work has been worth it to Griffiths, who said the mentorship program served a valuable need for the school's students.
"You have more going on in the professional world than you can learn in school," she said. "So, by creating this program we're trying to bridge that gap so students can see what happens in the real world."
Though the program is in its infancy, both Griffiths and Gaunt said the initial response from participants had been positive.
An assessment of the program will be done at the end of the semester, Gaunt said, but he said he expected it to grow and hoped to have as many as 200 students involved by next fall. So far, 65 students and 14 professional firms are participating.
Amy Stillwell, Columbia, Mo., junior, became involved with the mentorship program because she
"It's been a great experience and it's definitely helped me be able to communicate with architects and give me a lot more confidence," Stillwell said. "Every school should have something like this."
Stillwell has been mentored by Craig Penzler of Glenn Livingood Penzler Architects, 1001 New Hampshire. Penzler said it was important for his firm, because it was local, to be involved.
"We've wanted to heighten our relationship with the school and this has helped us do that." Penzler said.
For Griffiths, the program has given students a renewed school spirit and the University, in general, something to be proud of.
Penzler also said he hoped to be involved in the future and commended the students, Griffith in particular, for their strong desire to organize and get involved in such an effort.
"This is just another way that KU is taking a step toward bridging the gaps between the academic world and the real world," Griffiths said.
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Depression disease can strike at any age
By Allan Davis
Special to the Kansan
A friend consistently looks morose or down in the dumps, can't get out of bed, doesn't seem to have fun anymore and has no motivation to do schoolwork. Take it seriously; it could be more than just a bad case of the blues. It could be depression, a disease that can strike any one, at any age, at any time.
John Wade, a staff psychologist and Outreach Coordinator for Counseling and Psychological Services, said that some symptoms of depression included thoughts of suicide, a feeling of helplessness, a lack of motivation, inability to focus on assignments and feeling unable to complete work.
Another symptom that accompanied depression, Wade said, was a tendency to isolate oneself and withdraw socially. People with depression also often find that activities which they typically would find enjoyable just aren't enjoyable anymore.
People with depression also may experience a significant change in eating habits, such as a lessening of appetite. Another indication is a change in sleeping patterns, such as partaking in an increased amount of sleep. Having trouble going to sleep or waking up early in the morning and having difficulty falling back asleep also could indicate a problem.
Treatment for some people may involve medication, Wade said, but that would depend on what the psychiatrist would consider to be appropriate. Treatment usually would involve some form of counseling.
Wade said that often problems could be worked through fairly easily if the person would come in before things appeared overwhelming.
Terry Larson, executive director of NAMI Kansas, formerly the Kansas Alliance for the Mentally III, said depression was one of a number of biological brain disorders. She said that people should not be afraid to take medications to combat depression, just as they would any other illness, such as diabetes.
"It really does take a lot of self-awareness." Larson said.
A National Institute of Mental Health brochure about depression says that the most important thing a person can do for someone that is depressed is to help him or her get appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
The American College Health Association recommends that friends follow the following guidelines when talking with a possibly depressed friend.
Do not try to 'cheer up' the individual.
- Do not criticize or shame, as feelings of depression cannot be helped.
Try not to get angry with the depressed individual.
Try not to get angry with the depressed individual. The Institute says that people with a depressive illness cannot merely "pull themselves together" and get better.
Do not sympathize and claim that you feel the same way he or she does.
"I remember people used to tell me, 'Terry, you have to think positive,'" Larson said. "That's like telling a person in a wheelchair, well, you've got legs, why don't you get up and walk? I'm just this idea that people could, if they wanted to, be better."
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