Stark
      Raving
      Sane:
     
     
      On
      Being
      The
      Dynamic
      One
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wouldn't
      it
      be
      wonderful
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      truly
      dynamic
      person?
      I
      was
      struck
      with
     
     
      that
      idea
      this
      week
      and,
      like
      all
      other
      ques-
     
     
      tions
      that
      mysteriously
      appear
      in
      my
      sub-.
     
     
      conscious,
      I
      immediately
      began
      to
      take
     
     
      some
      personal
      stock.
     
    

    
     
      I
      was
      taken
      with
      the
      fear
      that
      I
     
     
      am
      not
      dynamic
      in
      the
      least.
      Dynamic
     
     
      people
      have
      many
      interests.
      Not
      just
      inter-
     
     
      ests,
      but
      interesting
      interests.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They
      are
      well-versed,
      articulate,
     
     
      and
      entertaining.
      They
      will
      surprise
      you
     
     
      with
      stories
      of
      trips
      to
      exotic
      places,
      or
     
     
      being
      asked
      backstage,
      or
      suddenly
      know-
     
     
      ing
      how
      to
      order
      food
      in
      another
      language.
     
     
      They
      have
      dinner
      parties
      and
      serve
      arti-
     
     
      choke
      hearts
      and
      jackfruit
      fritters.
     
    

    
     
      I,
      on
      the
      other
      hand,
      dig
      movies.
     
    

    
     
      Somehow,
      I
      feel
      like
      I've
      got
     
     
      some
      catching
      up
      to
      do.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      again,
      I'm
      probably
      more
     
     
      dynamic
      than
      others.
      I'm
      constantly
      trying
     
     
      new
      things.
      I
      like
      to
      learn
      to
      appreciate
     
     
      stuff
      I
      don't
      particularly
      care
      for.
      Except
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      TV.
      I
      refuse
      to
      give
      that
      a
      chance.
     
     
      It's
      exploitative
      and
      cheap
      and
      sad.
     
    

    
     
      But
      who
      the
      hell
      am
      I
      trying
      to
     
     
      impress?
      Shouldn't
      I
      leave
      being
      interest-
     
     
      ing
      to
      those
      who
      are
      naturally
      dynamic?
     
     
      Maybe
      it's
      not
      something
      that
      can
      be
     
     
      taught
      or
      learned.
      Henry
      Higgins
      made
     
     
      Eliza
      Dolittle
      into
      a
      lady,
      but
      that
      was
      fic-
     
     
      tion.
      Besides,
      we
      all
      know
      that
      the
      rain
      in
     
     
      Spain
      falls
      all
      over
      the
      place.
     
    

    
     
      That
      kind
      of
      fundamental
      shift
     
     
      isn't
      what
      I'm
      looking
      for,
      though.
      Being
     
     
      dynamic
      is
      being
      multi-faceted,
      not
      newly-
     
     
      faceted.
      I
      have
      to
      build
      the
      layers.
      I
      have
     
     
      to
      learn
      to
      surf.
      I
      have
      to
      learn
      to
      play
      the
     
     
      banjo.
      I
      have
      to
      drive
      a
      stick
      and
      build
      a
     
     
      fire
      with
      one
      match.
     
    

    
     
      Isn't
      that
      why
      we're
      at
      University?
     
     
      Yeah,
      to
      get
      a
      job,
      to
      get
      a
      job,
      to
      get
      a
     
     
      job.
      Screw
      that
      job
      stuff.
      I
      don’t
      think
      we
     
     
      can
      even
      begin
      to
      appreciate
      how
      much
     
     
      we're
      getting
      from
      our
      education.
      Yeah,
     
     
      you
      hated
      that
      semester
      you
      took
      a
      philos-
     
     
      ophy
      elective.
      You
      didn't
      get
      nothing
     
     
      from
      it.
      Look
      at
      it
      this
      way:
      you
      now
     
     
      know
      some
      famous
      names
      that
      will
      at
      least
     
     
      help
      out
      the
      next
      time
      you're
      watching
     
     
      "Monty
      Python's
      Flying
      Circus."
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      the
      dynamic
      people
      don't
     
     
      quote
      Rene
      Descartes
      to
      you,
      though,
      do
     
     
      they?
      They
      whip
      out
      a
      banjo
      and
      tear
      into
     
     
      "Foggy
      Mountain
      Breakdown."
      The
      bank
     
     
      of
      knowledge
      is
      there,
      but
      you're
      not
      earn-
     
     
      ing
      a
      lot
      of
      interest.
      I
      like
      knowing
      why
     
     
      Rozencrantz
      and
      Guildenstern
      are
      dead,
      I
     
     
      like
      knowing
      the
      Five
      Pillars
      of
      Islam,
      and
     
     
      I
      like
      knowing
      what
      "causeway"
      is
      in
     
     
      French,
      but
      when
      you
      slip
      something
      like
     
     
      that
      into
      a
      conversation,
      you
      run
      the
      risk
      of
     
     
      sounding
      like
      a
      pedantic
      jerk.
     
    

    
     
      I
      do
      know
      there
      is
      no
      formula
      for
     
     
      it.
      It's-so
      different
      for
      everyone.
      I
      know
     
     
      that
      dynamic
      people
      do
      tend
      to
      watch
     
     
      "Monty
      Python's
      Flying
      Circus."
      No
      one
     
     
      will
      ever
      claim
      to
      be
      dynamic
      because
     
     
      they
      didn't
      miss
      one
      episode
      of
      "Joe
     
     
      Millionaire."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      432
      and
      best
      of
      all,
      admission
      is
      free.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
      of
      the
      Arts'
      main
     
     
      stage
      and
      the
      Jubilee
      Theatre
      and
      appeared
     
     
      in
      the
      UPEI
      Music
      Department
      and
      Dance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Music
      Department
     
     
      Presents
      Student
      Recitals
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Umbrella's
      production
      of
      Purcell's
      "Dido
     
     
      and
      Aeneas."
      He
      was
      a
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      National
      Youth
      Choir
      in
      2002
      and
      the
     
     
      Indian
      River
      Festival
      Chorus
      in
      2001.
      In
     
     
      his
      Senior
      Recital,
      Brodie
      will
      be
      assisted
     
     
      by
      Jolene
      Willis
      and
      Jacqueline
      Sorensen,
     
     
      piano
      and
      by
      Shirley
      Wright,
      cello.
      He
      will
     
     
      be
      singing
      works
      by
      Mozart,
      Schubert,
     
     
      Ravel,
      Wolf,
      Copland
      and
      more.
     
    

    
     
      Scott
      Robinson
      will
      be
      complet-
     
     
      ing
      his
      fourth
      and
      final
      year
      of
      music
      stud-
     
     
      ies
      this
      May,
      having
      studied
      the
      bass-trom-
     
     
      bone
      under
      the
      tutelage
      of
      Dale
      Sorenson
     
     
      and
      Dr.
      Gregory
      Irvine.
      He
      is
      currently
      in
     
     
      the
      process
      of
      preparing
      auditions
      for
     
     
      graduate
      work
      in
      the
      fall.
      Scott
      has
      had
      a
     
     
      variety
      of
      performance
      opportunities
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      his
      residency
      at
      UPEI
      and
      has
      per-
     
     
      formed
      with
      such
      ensembles
      as
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Wind
      Symphony,
      the
      National
      Youth
      Band
     
     
      of
      Canada,
      the
      Band
      of
      the
      Ceremonial
     
     
      Guard,
      the
      PEI
      Symphony
      and
      the
      Nova
     
     
      Scotia
      Youth
      Orchestra.
      Scott's
      program
     
     
      includes
      works
      by
      White,
      Spillman,
      and
     
     
      Tomasi;
      he
      will
      be
      assisted
      by
      Frances
     
     
      McBurnie
      and
      the
      UPEI
      Trombone
     
     
      Quartet.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don't
      miss
      this
      week's
      student
     
     
      recitals!
      Don't!
     
    

    
     
      On
      March
      6
      and
      8
      in
      the
      Dr.
      Steel
     
     
      Recital
      Hall,
      the
      UPEI
      Department
      of
     
     
      Music
      Recital
      Series
      will
      present
      two
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      recitals.
      On
      the
      sixth
      at
      8:00,
      bass-
     
     
      baritone
      Brodie
      MacRae
      will
      perform
      his
     
     
      Senior
      Recital
      and
      on
      the
      eighth,
      also
      at
     
     
      8:00,
      Scott
      Robinson,
      bass-trombonist
      will
     
     
      present
      his
      Senior
      Recital.
      These
      recitals
     
     
      are
      presented
      in
      partial
      fulfilment
      of
      Music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Everyone
      is
      welcome.
     
    

    
     
      Brodie
      MacRae
      is
      in
      his
      fourth
     
     
      year
      at
      UPEI,
      studying
      voice
      under
      the
     
     
      direction
      of
      Prof.
      Sung-Ha
      Shin
      Bouey
      as
     
     
      a
      bass-baritone.
      Brodie
      has
      long
      been
      a
     
     
      chorister
      and
      occasional
      soloist
      with
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Chorus
      and
      Chamber
      Singers
      and
     
     
      has
      been
      actively
      involved
      in
      Island
      com-
     
     
      munity
      theatre
      for
      several
      years.
      He
      per-
     
     
      formed
      the
      role
      of
      "Pooh-bah"
      in
      ACT's
     
     
      production
      of
      "The
      Mikado"
      in
      2001
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hope
      to
      see
      you
      there!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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