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Page 6 University Daily Kansan, February 9, 1982
University festival to feature performances by KU alumni
By KATHRYN KASE
Staff Writer
A variety of international, national and Kansas artists will highlight the 1982 University Arts Festival, which will begin this week and continue until March 12.
The internationally acclaimed Juilliard String Quartet will inaugure the Festival Thursday evening when they perform at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.
The Juilliard Quartet is performing off-campus for a variety of reasons, according to Charla Jenkins, publicity director for University Theatre. The performance had to be moved, she said, because the University Theatre was unavailable and because the University of
Kansas wanted to involve Lawrence residents in the Festival.
AND, PLYMOUTH CHURCH does have its advantages as a concert hall.
"Accustomically, it's very, very good for chamber music," Jenkins said.
For student patrons without cars, a shuttle bus will run between Murphy Hall and the Plymouth Church before and after the performance.
The Jullandil Quartet is but one of the highpoints of the five-week Festival, which will include dance, film, theatre and visual arts as well.
For those who want to view some home-grown talent, three KU alumni are also slated for the job.
Patricia Wise, operative soprano, will perform her first solo recital at University Theatre on Feb. 21, Rockne Krebs, sculptor will lecture on Feb. 24 in the Kansas City public art gallery graphic artist Phil Rishek will be on display at the Art and Design Building Gallery from Feb. 14 to March 9.
Although this is the Arts Festival's second year, this is the first time that special programming was done with the Festival in mind, Jenkins said.
"The way the Arts Festival start, well, last year it just happened," she said, "that between three or four weeks we had some incredibly good events."
this year, however, groups such as the Kansas City Ballet were asked to perform for the arts festival. And other events which were part of the Concert of Chamber Music Series were scheduled under the umbrella of the arts festival.
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FUNDING FOR the festival comes from many sources, Jenkins says, and depends on whether an event is part of a series or is individually programmed. Nonetheless, grants from the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts will help fund the performances of the Guthrie Theatre Company and Rampal.
FOLLOWING is a calendar of the events scheduled for the Arts Festival. Events marked with a $ have an admission charge and tickets are available at the Murphy Hall box office.
- Photographs from the Esquire Collection
O. display through Feb. 28 in the Spencer Museum
- The Juilliard String Quartet—$
- The Juliillard String Quintet
8 p.m. Thursday at the Plymouth
Compound in 925 Vermont Rivers.
- Posters by Phil Riskeb
On display from Feb. 14 to March 5 in the Art and
Dance Hall
- Harpsichord Recital by Peter Williams—$ 8 n.m. Feb. 18 in Swartout Recital Hall.
8 p.m., Feb. 18 in Swarthout Recital Hall.
* "She Stops to Conquer," a play by Oliver
Goldsmith=-
8 p.m., Feb. 19, 20 and 25-27 in the University
Townhouse
*Particia Wise, sopra-no* $3: 30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the University Theatre.
8 p.m., Feb. 23 in the University Theatre.
3:30 p.m., Feb. 21 in the University Theatre.
* "The Rainmaker" by N. Richard Nash—$
- "The Rainmi: or" by N. Richard Nash-$
8 p.m., Feb. 23 in the University Theatre.
- Rockne Krebis; Visits Artistic Institutions b.p.m., Feb. 24 in Woodruff Auditorium of the Krebis Museum.
Rubberization:
*“SITE: Buildings and Spaces”—Exhibit
Opening
1 p.m., Feb 28 at the spilleen theater, over
theater of "Knopf," Heartz; Isaac, Stern in
"China-USA" TV series.
Chim"—SUA Firm—a$
2 p.m. Feb. 28 in Woodruff Auditorium of the
Kansas City Opera.
- Symposium of Contemporary Music; The Grave, guest composer
    * Michael Mortuary Hall
28. 18 through March 3 at Murphy Hall.
* "Don Giovanni" - SUA Film-$
0 p.m., March 4 at Woodruff Auditorium in the
Kansas Union
Kansas Union
* Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flute> $1
--director of the center, said the main source of funding is memberships.
8 p.m. March 6 in the University Theatre.
"The Kansas City Ballet"—$
- The Kansas City Baller—$
8 p.m. March 16 in the University Theatre
8 p.m. March 10 in the University Theatre.
* "Chinese Calligraphy form the Crawford
Collection — "Exhibit Opening
3 p.m. March 12 in the Spencer Museum of Art.
Terry Snyder, left, plays Nyfrm the Sprite in the Seem-to-Be players on going serial, Nyfrm. Here, Nyfrm and her friends Mother Dear, played by Jeri Stanfield, and Sno-Po the Penquick, played by Gall Bronfman, rehearse a scene from the current episode of the serial.
Center offers entertaining escape
Staff Writer
BY ELIZABETH MORGAN
Staff Writer
So you want to take a course in life drawing, but it doesn't fit your schedule, and it won't help your credit hours or GPA? And learning bobbin laying is additional French skill, isn't it? Or credit?
The Lawrence Arts Center, Ninth and Vermont streets, offers an opportunity away from the University to learn a variety of arts from calligraphy to juggling and jazz
The center currently is having a membership drive.
"The building is in almost constant use." Katie Armitage, chairman of the membership drive, said. "It is literally an all-day experience there."
"They enjoyed the short-term courses as a contrast from the more academic at KU," she said.
Armitage, acting director of the center last week, said she was surprised at how many KU students were there.
Armitage said that the classes in drawing and painting were always very popular, but that the center offered more diverse courses, including art lessons, lessons, mime and Chinese landscape painting.
"THE MAIN benefit (of a membership) is support of the Arts Center," Evans said, but members also get discounts on course fees, which range from $15 to $25.
BESIDES THE courses offered, there also are workshops that meet one time and programs sponsored by the center, such as the dulcimer concert performed Saturday night. Works of local artists are displayed in two galleries in the building.
mittee of people in the arts. Anyone can apply to have their work shown and, according to Armitage, many of the artists are KU faculty and students.
Many of the center's teachers are KU faculty members or students, Armitage said teachers were interviewed and selected by the Center for the Teacher for the Center. The teachers are all paid.
Artists whose works are displayed in the earlery are chosen by an advisory com-
Salaries for the center's staff members and other expenses are paid by grants from the Kansas Arts Commission, course fees, donations and memberships. Anne Evans,
Memberships are $5 for students, $15 for adults and $25 for families.
JOHN EISELE/Kansan Staff
Chris Hansen, Harrisonville, Mo., left, leads a workshop on advanced dulcimer playing Saturday afternoon at Haskell Indian Junior College. Hansen is a member of the Black Oak Dulcimer Co. The Lawrence Arts Center sponsored the workshop.
TODAY
on campus
THE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
ORGANIZATION will have a Dutch lunch for its members from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Cork II of the Kansas Union.
A LUNCH, SPONSORED BY HILLEL, will feature David Gottlieb, associate professor of law, speaking on 'Some Legal Perspectives on Law' at 12.19 pm, in Cork I of the Kansas Union.
OF PHYSICS STUDENTS at 4 p.m. in room 306 of the Satellite University. George Rothe, assistant professor of geology, will discuss "Recent Earthquake Activity in Southwest Nebraska."
THE UNIVERSITY FILM SOCIETY will have a meeting for new members at 4 p.m. in Aloe B
There will be a joint meeting of the KU GEOPHYSICS SOCIETY AND THE SCIENCE FESTIVAL.
THE JAPANESE FILM SERIES will present "And Yet We Live" at 7 p.m. in Dyche Auditorium.
THE TAU SIGMA DANCE CLUB will meet from 7 to 9 m.in. 242 Robinson Center.
A BIBLICAL SEMINAR on the Gospel of St. Mark will begin on June 6, at the Ecumenical Ministers' Center.
THE MARANATHA CAMPUS MINISTRIES will meet at 7 p.m. in Parlors A and B of the Kansas Union.
THE UNIVERSITY FORUM, featuring Joe Eagleman, professor of geography, will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
TOMORROW
Players 'Seem-to-Be' more than entertaining
By RICK DULLEA
Staff Writer
Scores of excited children followed his cue and huddled around the stage as the Players, kneeling in front and facing the children, captured their attention with questions.
"We like the children to sit right up next to the tape," said troop director Ric Averi, pointing to a line of masking tape that separated the stage area and the large gathering of spectators.
The singing and merriment served as prelude to the Players' main performance Saturday, a musical version of the children's fairy tale "The Three Little Pigs," a production the Players will tour in 30 Kansas communities this theatre season.
THE PLAYERS' INSTANT RAPPORT with the children led to the first song as Averill asked "How many people like to go fishing?"
Dressed in color-coordinated overalls with matching bandanas the Players led the audience in singing with pantomime of an imaginary fishing trip. As Averill stummed the turn on piano in singuor, the audience joined Players in singing "I've Been Fashin' for Catfish All Day Long."
Six of the 17 Seem-To-Be Players, all of whom are from the Lawrence area, starred in Saturday's production. Featured with Averill were Chris Johnson, Terry Snyder and Jeri Stanfield.
"All six Players have some kind of tie with Averil, a well-known high school student. Students are graduate students."
THE TROUPE PERFORMS a modified version of "The Three Little Pigs" which in addition to the pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, includes characters like Farmer Mulehead, Judge Hoot Owl and a not-so-pushy barker at the fair named Mackie Pack Rat.
The audience, young and old alike, maintained fixed eyes on the Players as they enacted the old-time tale about three naive pigs and a villainous wolf.
An enthusiastic round of applause complimented the Players, performance. But the
plausible reason was that the game was not a
Players' own serial, "A Adventures of Nyrfm the
Serené," this month featuring the 71st episode.
Before Nyfrm, though, were more songs and skills.
SKIRT
The Seem-To-Be Players' Automatic Dance Instruction Machine was popular with the audience. The Players assembled themselves on stage as Averill found child-volunteers in the audience who received free dance lessons from the machine.
Averill placed the first child into the machine as he programmed it to instruct ballet. The machine snatched the child's imbs, lifting him from the floor. She performed some intricate ballet maneuvers.
ANOTHER CHILD then stepped forward and received a quick lesson in tap dancing by the machine followed by two others who paired up for a brief tango lesson.
one players were forced to dismantle themselves after their machine temporarily went crazy. The children, interested in the activity, kept their eyes glued to the performers on stage.
Averil followed with a fascinating performance that featured his two trained hats,
prtus
The hats responded instantly as Averill voiced the commands.
Still to come was the latest installment in the
the commanders. "Sit" and "Roll over" he said.
The hats magically obeyed "Count to seven." he said.
Floyd responded with seven thumps in a chair.
"Play dead," Averill instructed. The hats
Floyd and The Dutchman left the stage, and the time for Nyrfm the Sprite's latest adventure
"Anyone can train a hat," Averill told the anvaders, "but you have to start them young."
IN EPISODE 71 NYFRM to combat two mean and nasty Freezer Creatures, Cold-o and Wind-o. The frosty oud dangged up on its victims—Cold-o's touch would instantly freeze while Windo-o's wrath found the poor victim and blew her away.
Nyrm was too fast, physically and mentally,
for the next Prezozer Creatures and easily
behaved.
The Players ended the fantasy-filled afternoon with their theme song, followed by participating in a reception line where they bade farewell to the audience.
The same show will be staged by the Players at 1:30 p.m. each Saturday through February at the Center, 9th and Vermont streets. During March the feature will be “Many Moons,” adapted by Player Jeff Tamblyn from a James Thurber tale.
In April another musical, "The Peddler and His Capes," will be presented, and in May the "Peddler" will be performed.
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