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,Pretzel dancers are tops
Pilobolus 'extraordinary'
• B y KATHY CURNOW
Collegian Staff Writer
Remember swinging on
jungle gyms as a child,
hanging only by a knee or an
arm? Friday night members
of the Pilobolus Danc e
a ,
• 'Theatre fashioned them
selves into living monkey
bars and the old awk
wardness of moving from one
level to another completely
disappeared. Smooth,
dynamic motion replaced it
i. 6 tiers of three dancers
balanced from one position to
another, but the same sense
of fun remained. •
The six -member company
Robert Morgan' Barnett,
~Moses Pendleton, Martha.
~Moses
Aliscin Chase,
Michael Trady, and Jonathon
Wolken is known for their ,
integration of acrobatics,
' theatrics and humor with
more traditional modern .
dance.
n.
The program opened with
"Monkshood's V'arewell;" a
six-part fantasy set to
medieval 'music. Graceful
pretzels clad in bright
leotards insinuated , them
-ctelves into. amusing jousting
fnachine'§ in a remarkable
Lost Leonardo may be brought to light
FLORENCE, ITALY (AP)
f!,- Travers Newton has been
spending his days rapping on
a wall with his bare fist, but
he is confident • his sore,
knuckles and some
sophiscated sonar equipment
will eventually locate a lost
masterpiece by Leonardo
01 Vinci. ,
Newton is part of an
American team which
launched the search 10 days
ago in the great council hall of
the Florence municipal
palace. ', ,
Members of the team have fragment was admired as one Carlo Pedretti, an art The sonar device /is the,
already discovered that there of his most important pain- historian from the University safest
,method available to
is a brick wall behind a tings and preseiwed for up to of California at Los Angeles„ Prof. John Asmus t „ . a _ look,for4lle Legnarduwithout
fresco by Giorgio Vasari, and' '5O yeari,'"despitea 'cliingd'iff — Eind lie - Lai:if the ieirCii - tearii.
they believe the wall was put ' politics that destroyed the of California at San Diego, , painting, • but it is going to
up by the 16th century painter republic it glorified. He notes that Vasati on developed the sonar system take time and money. Newton
out of . respect for a fellow / - several other occaisions built being used as a non- says he is afraid of running
Irtist whose work he dared Vasari was given the job of, brick walls to protect paint- destructive method of looking out of both.
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By FRANK HALVONIK
Collegian Staff Writer
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fashion. The agglomorations
of dancers no longer looked
like people, but evoked the
feeling of some sort of strange
and beautiful animal. -
Limbs no longer seemed to
be feet clinging to necks or
hands supporting thighs, but
became antennae-like ex
tensions, able to express
curiosity, timidity, or
credulity with ' every
movement. It was a truly
exceptional demonstration of
perfect group interaction and
coordination.
Impressions
This number was followed
by "Pagliaccio," a primarily
mime piece danced by
Martha Clarke. Clarke's
clowh suffered through
various tribulations with
haiassing tin buckdts, in this
fairly effective but definitely
overlong piece. _
Two "straight" numbers
followed, routines Which were
more closely • aligned to
traditional modern, dance. In
"Airaune,"
. _ ; Chase and
Pendleton danced out what
seemed to be a love
not destroy
A small inscription in
Vasari's painting - "Cerca,
Trova" or seek and you will
find is a piece of
"Renaissance humor" that
helps convince them they are
looking in the right spot for
Leonardo's "Battle of
Angiari."
Leonardo began.the work in
1505 under contract with the
Republic of Florence but
never finished it. Records of
the time indicate the
Story" is a bad case of jock
rot •
There is not one catchy
melody ' and the lyrics are
mindless. On "Fireball," Jim
Mangrum growls, "I got
brass handles at the head of
my bed, for my woman to
grip, hold'on and dig" and
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relationship. In "Ocellus,"
Barnett, Pendleton, Tracy
and Wolken resembled
dancers in outer space, their
liquid, slow movements
giving ' them a sense of
weightlessness heightened by
sonar-like musical sounds.
Both pieces were well-done,
but compared to the
originality of •some of the
other numbers they dragged'
somewhat.
The performance closed
with "Untitled," a most
delightful and peculiar
narrative piece.. Two girls in
long Victorian gowns tease
each other, interact with men
and expand in a very Alice in
Wonderland-like manner
"unfolding like telescopes" as
if were. We know that men
are standing under each skirt
in supportive roles, but the
dancers make these 12 ft.
giantesses appear so natural
that our sense of perception is
deceived.
The members of the
Pilobolus troupe are un
believably good.. They
manage to keep the trick
element in their work
subordinated it is definitely
dance, and a very lovely,
strange, and extraordinary
type of dance indeed.
remodeling the hall in 1563
and •the Leonardo disap
peared, either destroyed or
preserved intact behind a
special wall.
"I'd like to believe the
latter," says Newton, 26, an
art restoration expert from
Los Angeles. His knuckle
rapping is to look for hollow
spaces and flaws in the
Vasari, which must be
treated to preserve it from
harm during the search.
Another believer is Prof
couplet on the reocrd. '
If it took BOA ten years to
rise to this level of
mediocrity, then their silver
anniversary ought to be a real
smash.
Pressure Drop By Robert
Palmer. Island ILPS 9372.
This album is about a year
old, but since , I must have the
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'Somebody'
By LEAH ROZEN
Collegian Staff Writer
"Somebody Somewhere."
By Loretta Lynn.
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$6.98 list price.
Loretta Lynn, probably
country music's number
one female singer, is a lot like
grits. With her somewhat
rough and less than refined
texture, she's not for
everyone. But once you
develop the taste you're
hooked for life.
Her latest album,
"Somebody Sorriewhere," is
typical of her work.. It in
cludes 10 songs, five per side,
and carefully mixes upbeat
tun es with slower ballads.
Although Loretta is a prolific
songwriter, none of the songs
on this album are her own
since she is currently in
volved in some mixed-up
contract dispute that has
prevented her from recording
her own stuff on her last few
albums.
The subject matter of the
songs on this new album is
about what you'd expect. She
longs for love, she is the other
woman, her man does her
wrong and she does the,same
to him. They are all rather
sentimental and excessive
and the lyrics are nothing too
special, but they'll do.
And there is more than just•
passing charm to "Somebody
Somewhere (Don't Know
What He's Missin' Tonight)"
and "Sundown Tavern," in
which she sets a torch to the
ings he covered with his own
works.
Pedretti said there are also
theories that Leonardo's work
died a natural death when the
colors failed to hold because
he was experiffienting with a
riew oil-based technique
rather than water color.
Whatev,er the fate of the
Leonardo, Pedretti promised
at the ceremonies launching
the search on Oct. 21, that the
techniques being used will
show "with certainty whether
Vasari destroyed the painting
of Leonardo or not."
only copy in State College, I
thought I'd mention it.
"Pressure Drop" is not an
album for everyone.
However, if you like the New
Orleans soul-reggae of the
Meters and Allen Toussaint,
then this album is a real treat.
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spends all of his time. Other
especially typical and fairly
worthy tunes include "While
He's Making Love (I'm
Making Believe)" and "I'll
Leave the Leavin' Up to
You."
Part of Loretta Lynn's
appeal is her somewhat
unpolished delivery, which
only serves to increase the
sincerity with which she
pitches. the lyrics. When
Loretta sings, you believe her
every word, no matter how
ridiculous or maudlin they
maybe.
The instrumentation is
pretty basic, eschewing all of
those godawful violins 'and
strings that Tammy Wynette
seems to have become so fond
of in some of her more recent
efforts. Here, Bob Moore
plays bass, Hal. Rugg is on
pedal steel, Buddy Harman
plays drums, Gardy Martin
plays lead guitar, Ray Denton
plays rhythm guitar and
Harold Bradley plays bass
guitar. Charlie McCoy, who
seems to be on every record
recorded in Nashville, plays
harmonica. Owen Bradley
produced the album.
• With this latest album,
Loretta Lynn neither takes
any new directions, nor does
she tackle any unexpected
material. Rather, she has
produ6ed another solid, en
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collection of competent
country songs.
behind one painting to find
another.,
Sound waves refelcted
through the wall of the search
area allow the experts to
determine the materials in all
its layers.
Newton says it would be
simpler and less costly to cut
a hole in the Vasart, whiCh
could be replaced later, and
look behind it.
"But no one is able or
willing to give permission to
do this," he said.
supply the perfect musical
accompaniment for Palmer's
slightly hoarse vocals.
Palmer's reading of Toot's
Hibbert's "Pressure Drop" is
one of the best Anglicized
reggae cuts around. Could
Bob Marley. use another
Wailer to replace Peter Tosh?
is typical Loretta
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