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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 / NEWS
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One man's trash is another's interactive stage prop.
BY ALISON CUMBOW alisonc@kansan.com
Ilan Azriel, the creator of tonight's performance at the Lied Center,
"The Aluminum Show" got the idea for it while browsing a tool shop in Tel Aviv, Israel. He pulled a tool off a shelf, and it fell on the floor. As it fell, the tool, an aluminum air duct piping, moved in a slinky-type motion. As Azriel watched it move, he pictured it in a much bigger form, with lights, music and dancers. Tonight, his idea will be implemented as part of its first tour of the United States when it makes a stop to perform at the Lied Center.
"Ilan was always very creative, and looking for new ideas for new shows," the U.S. producer of The Aluminum Show, David Azulay, said via telephone in Maryland. "He wanted to create something unique that no one had seen before."
The 75-minute Aluminum Show is similar in genre to Blue Man Group in that it requires audience interaction, but Azulay said the content isn't the same. The props are made of aluminum tubing, foil sheets and balloons — some of which the audience must pass around. Walls become animated, creatures transform and objects turn into dancers during the performance, according to a news release on the event.
Rachel Baram, CEO of Dollbeat Group, the production company that puts on the show, said the performance was compared to a theater spectacle.
"Ilan was inspired by the material," she said, adding that the audience interaction part of the show came about after the company realized that the audience really wanted to touch and understand the material.
"It's a fun show," Azulay said. "People have never seen anything like this."
Kim Spencer, a pre-Pharmacy student from Overland Park and associate director of ticketing at the Lied Center, said the center had never had anything like The Aluminum Show before.
There are six dancers in the performance, and three prop operators who are also part of the show. All of the performers are from or live in Israel.
Azulay said the show had a successful five-week run in Atlantic City in 2008, which planted the seed for its first U.S. tour this year. The tour began in January in New York, performed a three-week stint in Charlotte, N.C., and traveled to Florida before its stop in Lawrence tonight.
THE ALUMINUM
SHOW
"It's something different," Spencer said, adding that as of Thursday,
**WHAT:** An interactive performance similar to Blue Man Group and Stomp
**WHERE:** The Lied Center
**WHEN:** 7:30 p.m. tonight
**COST:** $12 for students and children; $24-28 for adults
about 1,200 tickets were sold, and the capacity for the show would be about 1,900.
The Lied Center Student Association will also accept canned goods tonight as a donation for a food drive that will benefit food pantries in Lawrence.
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Dancers in "The Aluminum Show" during the 75-minute performance. The show will be at 7:30 tonight at the Lied Center.
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Recipe rivalry
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Sierra Amon, a sophomore from Lawrence, and Dayona Nett, a sophomore from Kingman, eat samples of student recipes Thursday night in the Big 12 room of the Kansas Union. The event was a contest to find out the best student recipe, the winner of which would be a featured dish at the impromptu Cafe located third floor of the Kansas Union.
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nearly five years between health and anti-smoking advocates and business owners who find it too intrusive.
Don Sayler, president of the
"People are dying every day," said Kathy Bruner, coordinator for Clean Air Lawrence. "It's been a long five years, but we're awfully proud of Lawrence for being on the forefront."
Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association, said that because many of its members were already non-smoking, the association took a neutral stance on the bill.
Yet Sayler and some business owners had hoped for a different bill that would allow exemptions for some bars and restaurants. The current bill allows few exemptions, mainly just for
tobacco shops and casinos.
"If it's that bad, go after the product," Sayler said. "We're protecting the state's interest by not messing with casino revenue, but yet we don't care what it's doing to the private industry."
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university registrar, is on the calendar committee and said calendars between fall 2011 and spring 2013 would need to be updated with the new schedule. After this, the changes would need to be approved by the Board of Regents.
If the changes are approved, instructional days would fall from 150 to 146, fall break would fall on a Monday and Tuesday, fall semester would start on a Monday and spring semester
would begin after Martin Luther King Jr. day.
Derritt said a main reason for the changes in the calendar was because fall and spring semesters currently start on a Thursday, which leads to an unequal number of class sessions for those on certain days of the week. She said the changes would be helpful to students' class schedules.
"It more closely balances classes for students," Derritt said. "Particularly the labs and
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"It's making sure people know there's still an issue," Padzensky said. "People are sick of just giving $5, but here, there's a concert and people are looking to also have a good time."
Jamie Padzensky, a senior from Andover and a LawrenceRocks4Haiti organizer, said the concert was a unique way to get people involved and to keep them interested in Haiti relief.
90. 7 KJHK FM, Together, these groups form LawrenceRocks4.
In addition to a $5 cover fee, LawrenceRocks4Haiti T-shirts were available for $15 and $20. All profits from the show were donated to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief.
Some students came to the show to support the cause but also to enjoy the musical performances.
Ali Edwards, a junior from Meade and a member of Campus Christians, said the concert allowed the Lawrence community to come together for a common purpose.
Organizers said they expected a good turn out because 400 people accepted a Facebook invitation to the event.
Esperance said that the Lawrence community had done a lot for Haiti relief but that more could be done for the country in need. He said he hoped the concert would bring all kinds of people together.
Elliot Johnson, a senior from Wamego, said he came to see his friend, Tyler Gregory, perform and
"It's like a stepping stone to a greater community feeling on campus," Edwards said.
to support the cause.
"To see my best friend play and it's for Hati, there's nothing better than that," Johnson said.
"We want to unite everyone, old people and young people," Esperance said. "It's all about positivity."
This is the first humanitarian concert LawrenceRocks4 has sponsored, though several organizers said it wouldn't be their last. Most said they plan to hold a concert every year.
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seminars where there was a very disproportionate amount of classes."
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Turner said at that time people most commonly associated a high risk of HIV with homosexuals. Turner said some colleges actually ban blood drives on campus because of the discriminatory practices.
In a letter to The University Daily Kansan, Scott Caswell, the American Red Cross regional CEO, said the FDAs policy did not reflect the views of the Red Cross. He said the Red Cross was dedicated to fairness in donor selection regardless of beliefs, race, gender or sexual persuasion.
Caswell said in 2005 the Red Cross worked with AABB, formerly American Association of Blood Banks, and America's Blood Centers to petition the FDA to review its policy. On May 23, 2007 the FDA reaffirmed its support of a lifetime deferral for men who have had sex with men.
Jill Burkoff, FDA Consumer Safety Officer, said there were several checkpoints to the blood donation process that ensured the blood supply was safe for all Americans.
"Please rest assured that this policy is not discriminatory." Burkoff said. "It is risk-based."
Burkoff said men who have had sex with men have an HIV infection rate 60 times higher than the general population and 800 times higher than a first time blood donor. She said the FDA's policy was similar to many other country's policies, including countries in the European Union.
EXAMPLES OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DONATE BLOOD
Anyone who has ever used intravenous drugs (II legal IV drugs).
- Anyone who has ever received clotting factor concentrates.
Anyone with a positive test for HIV (AIDS virus).
Men and women who have engaged in sex for money or drugs since 1977.
Anyone who has had hepatitis since his or her 11th birthday.
Anyone who has had hepatitis or Chagas disease
Anyone who spent three months or more in the United Kingdom from 1980 through 1996.
factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or who has an immediate family member with CJD.
Anyone who has taken Tegison for psoriasis.
Anyone who has spent five years in Europe from 1980 to the present.
- Anyone who received a blood transfusion in the United Kingdom or France after 1980.
Anyone who has risk
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"The FDA welcomes scientific and public input and we reevaluate our policies as new data becomes available," Burkoff said.
She said the FDA was always open to new information, but the current scientific evidence did not support a change in the policy.
Monica Soto, a senior from Kansas City, Kan., helped table Thursday and said Queers and Allies had received mostly positive responses.
She said most of the negative feedback they received were comments on their Facebook event page due to confusion about their reasons for tabling.
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"We're not protesting the Red Cross," Soto said. "We love that they're saving lives by people donating blood."
She said there was confusion because people thought Queers and Allies was protesting the blood drive and the Red Cross.
ADMINISTRATION
Second potential provost introduced
Warren will address faculty, staff and students Monday at 4 p.m. in the Bruckmiller and McGee rooms
The University announced Steve Warren, the current vice provost for research and graduate studies, as the second candidate for provost.
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He is the second of three candidates for the position. The first, Philip McConnaughay, is dean of Pennsylvania State University's law school. The third candidate will be announced at a later date.
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