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Friday, March 10, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
At the University Dance Company Spring Concert dress rehearsal, students dance to "Letters." Performers at Wednesday night's rehearsal are, from left, Sarah Frodevaux, Bartlesville, Oka.,
sophomore; Sara Rowland, San Antonio, Texas, junior; and Kate Benkert, St. Louis sophomore. The concert will be performed tonight in Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall.
Orchestra humanizes performance of ballet dance instructor says
by Christine Winner Kansan staff writer
In the dance, "Libations," Michelle Heffner, Topeka junior, performs in the University Dance Company Spring Concert dress rehearsal. The rehearsal was Wednesday night.
Music and dance are a natural combination. But until last night, the University Dance Company had never collaborated with the University Symphony Orchestra in a performance.
In their annual spring concert, which will be performed again at 8 tonight, dancers were accompanied by the 89-piece orchestra for a performance of the ballet "Les Patineurs" ("The Skaters").
"It creates a more spontaneous reality," she said.
Susan Leslie Grubb, instructor in dance, staged the ballet after Sir Frederick Ashton's original 1937 choreography. She said that work was organized and humanized the experience for the dancers more than with a tape.
And that reality creates creative tension. Grubb said there was a greater chance that something could go wrong with live music. Some dancers have fears such as not being able to hear their cues.
"The dancers must be very tuned in with the music," she said. But being a little nervous is worth it, she said.
"It's a rare opportunity. Many people might never have the chance again." she said.
Jorge Perez-Gomez, associate professor of orchestral activities and conductor of the KU music department, whose career was beneficial to both groups.
"The orchestra is exposed to a different situation. It is not the same to play a concert as it is a dance. And for dancers it is a major luxury to have an orchestra to dance to." he said.
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Grebsh said the KU version of the ballet played the original concept of showing many couples and playing with them by pushing each other around and
— Jorge Perez-Gomez conductor of the KU orchestra
sometimes falling
"It's not a linear story. It's more of an image of people skating on a rink or pond." she said.
Grubb said monetary considerations were a major reason why the company decided to stage "Les Patineurs."
"It's expensive to stage a 'Sleeping Beauty' or a 'Swan Lake,'" she said.
Those productions require short tutus that often cost more than $100. They also require expensive clothing, noting that the company has never had it.
"With this ballet, we're able to stay close to the original concept and not spend a fortune doing it," Grubb said.
Featured performances in the ballet were given by Carol Miller Rhodes, Wichita senior; Eduardo Oliva, Lima, Peru; junior; Cai Garbo, Lenexa sophomore; and Eric Otte, Blair, Neb., freshman.
Besides "Les Patineurs," another work featured in the concert was the premiere of "Diamonds and Rust," which was danced to the Joan Baez song of the same name. The dance was choreographed by Willie Lenoir, instructor in dance.
Lenoir's duet, "Libations," explored the relationship between a man and a woman. It was danced
by Lenoir and Michelle Heffner, Topeka junior.
Heffner also was announced as the winner of the Elizabeth Sherbon Award for academic and creative excellence in the company. It won an award from the American Dean, dean of fine arts, and Sherbon, professor emeritus of dance.
Another work performed was "Letters," a modern ensemble work by Brenda Hotard, instructor in dance. The dance expressed the love of letters by the sending and receiving of letters, particularly love letters.
Lisa Wilcox, Shainee Mission freshman, said she thought the letter theme was interesting and costumes were simple but offer
"I don't have much experience in modern dance so this is different for me," she said.
"Carmagnole" was Joan Stone's modern interpretation of an 18th century dance which was performed during the French Revolution period. Stone is a KU dance professor at Princeton Olson, and costumes were designed by Michelle Hyde, Prairie Village graduate student.
KU gets computers to build network
by Scott Achelpohl Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
The School of Education was given computer equipment to build an interactive computer network in nearby area school districts and KU.
The Kansas University Endowment Association announced Monday that the School of Education received grants from Apple Computer Inc.
The school received 28 Macintosh computers and accessories, valued at $172,500, to be used to construct a computer communications network between its instructional Technology Laboratory and area school districts. Ron Aust, director of the laboratory, is the laboratory in Baisy Annex.
The network will be called the Unified Network of Informatics for Teacher Education, or UNITE.
"We're developing an information hub with the laboratory," he said. "The schools in the school districts will be like spokes in the bus."
The network will bring teachers, administrators and KU teaching interns in the school districts together with teaching and education faculty at KU to share educational resources. Aust said.
"It will allow cooperative learning between all constituencies within the network," Aust said "The network should make a significant contribution to computer computers in education and the integration of computers in the classroom."
The computer stations connected to the network will use interactive video machines and televisions for visual presentations to students. Aust said. They will also serve as an information network for teachers.
Aust said other network use would be in applications for research and administration and to improve teaching methods. The network will be used by KU educators students serving their internships in the schools.
"The network will allow interns to see all aspects involved in their work," he said. "This is important to them because they're being evaluated. They can sincerely explore their teaching methods."
Mathematics, natural science, language arts, fine arts, foreign language and social studies will be offered for access on the network. Aust sand
"The network will allow the user to browse through information available to all in the network." he said.
he said it also will allow KU students access to the on-line computer network, such as in Watson Library.
Edward Meyen, dean of education, said the network's purpose was to develop an important relationship with higher institutions such as the University of Kansas and area school districts.
"It's most important that school districts get access to University resources," Meyen said. "With the technology, it will allow us to work with professionals in the field working within the school districts."
Meyen was last week in Anheim,
Calif., to receive the official gift from
Apple at the American Association of
Schools for Teacher Education Conference
Last semester, Apple invited 57 of the country's 1,300 schools of education to submit grant applications.
KU's school was one of them
Meyen said KU's application stood out because of KU's interest in higher education in school districts and inclusion of interactive video.
"We've unpacked all the computers and are getting them engraved right now," Roby said.
The equipment gift was a donation to Campaign Kansas, the University's five-year $150 million fund-raising drive.
Discovery, crew of 5 set for Monday launch
Astronauts to orbit 5 days, deploy satellite
The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The countdown began early this morning for a Monday launch of space shuttle Discovery with a crew of five astronauts and a powerful communications satellite.
The clock began ticking as test conductor Jerry Crute issued the traditional call to stations to the launch team. The initial task was to electrically activate the spaceship's thousands of systems.
The launch will be the 28th shuttle mission and the third since the Challenger explosion three years ago.
Discovery lofflow is scheduled for 7:07 a.m. CST Monday. During five days in orbit, the astronauts will deploy a $100 million communications satellite and conduct scientific experiments.
Steady rain slowed work at the launch pad yesterday, but National Aeronautics and Space Administration spokeswoman Lisa Malone said it would not delay the countdown.
Air Force weather officials said the outlook for Monday was "go for launch" with a forecast of scattered clouds and temperature 62 degrees.
The astronauts will fly here today from their training base in Houston to make final preparations for launch
The commander is Navy Capt. Michael L. Coats, the pilot is Air Force Col. John E. Blaigh, and the mission specialists are Marine Cols. Ruth and Robert C. Springer and James M. Maughan, a medical doctor.
It will be the second shuttle flight for Coats and the third for Buchi. The others are space rookies.
They are scheduled to return to Earth March 18, landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at 8:14 a.m. CST.
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