This will be a unique eview for many reasons, the first of which is

wat two events are to be .wvered and secondly that

I was an observer at

one and a participant

in the other.

The first was the

,vyal Winnipeg Ballet

he performed on Sat.

ch 15th at 8:00 PM

g the Confed Centre.

They opened with " Songs “thout Words" , music by indelssohn.andchoreographed Hans Van Manon.

The descriptionL was of ‘a ballet for four maples... It is ultimately -1assical in its movement, at the ballet is performed m bare feet" like modern n.ce and that is precisely hat was given . A Dance hat was modern but

ed the flowing line

n more Classical Ballet.

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in its severity of expression. It'conSisted of "a

series of separate dances".

'The dancing seemed secure

in its execution,but seemed

to lack the general polish I've come to expect from a company with the reputation of the Royal

Winnipeg.

In the next work this elusive quality started to show its presence.

The "Don Quixote Pas De Deux" was performed by Evelyn Hart and David Peregrine. The two performed very well to-

~gether in this extremely _demanding work.

The final work was "Sebastian" , ‘ Choreographed by John Butler with music by Menotti. This one dance made the most impression 0n me. The severity of

the almost Stravinskyish music was echoed in the tension that Joost Pelt portrayed in the old story of a person torn

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So much for a brief review of a perforp mance which is worthy of a much greater detailed critique than I could give in such a short space.

The other event that happened, this one in which I had a part, was the play by Shakespeare "As You Like It" that was presented by the

U.P.E.I. Theater Society last Weds., Thurs. and Fri.,evenings.

I was the sound techniciam and that in- volved setting up the A sound equipment so that there was communication between the Stage Manager and the lights while also keeping in contact with back stage plus finding a way to record the perfor mances.

The impression one makes

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while werking behind the scenes can be quite different from that which a normal observer receiveS.

I remember the last minute touches done to the back draps, the jitters of the first performance Which Seem uncontrollable yet disappear when its time for them to.

The performances as seen from the booth were very good but really we should be noticing the jobs that the stage manager John and the Assistant stage manager Jennifer did for without them the performance would not have [turned out at all. a They coordinated all the cues between the "techies" and the actors

so that the result was one of which anyone

'could be and is very proud of. IT

LIKE

“As Vou Like It” performed before a receptive audience last Week in the Steele

Recital Hall. The cal} f the acting was high and most people went/away sat'sfied the play was ‘3 SUCC355° ' ‘ \

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