University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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A dancer from the Houston Ballet performs steps from Giselle which came to the Performing Arts Center April 8. ) Houston Ballet

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Top Left: Celebrating their first looe are Proteus, played by John Catanzaro, graduate student In drama, and Julia, played by Linda Pennlngton, drama senior. In The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Top Right In the Drama Lab Theatre ' s performance of Catastrophe. Dan Scott, drama senior, and Rebecca Boyd, drama senior, satirize modem day faclsm. Bottom: Fern, portrayed by Paige Thompson, drama sophomore, pleads uiith her Uncle Homer, Dan Scott, drama senior, to tpare the pig she nas befriended In Charlotte ' s Web. Al phoun h, Afen Simttt Importance of Betng Eamnl 69

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internati by Amy Sailer He. The heartbreaking ballet classic was brought to Austin April 8 at the Performing Arts Center through the Houston Ballet and its ar- tistic director, Ben Stevenson. Internationally known as one of ballet ' s great master teachers, Stevenson had overseen the growth of the Houston Ballet Academy. Janie Parker, who danced leading role in in 1982 became the first woman from the United States to win a gold medal in the senior women ' s division at th ternational Ballet Competition since its establishment in 1964. Kenneth McCombie, who danced opposite Parker as Count Acbrecht, had been with the company since 1978. Besides Parker ' s and McCombie ' s striking physical combination, the two vibrated an intense chemistry as they danced before the Austin au- dience. They complemented each other perfectly. Also impressive was the lavish staging Stevenson employed, as the stage looked more like a medieval forest than an auditorium platform. Through the duo ' s exquisite danc- ing combination and the enchanted staging, the audience was spellbound from the beginning of the perfor- mance to its close. Top: Mercc Cunningham and hi dance company performed modern dance routine at thr PACFeb.26. Center: Suzuki, played by Laurine Limb. graduate student in music, is troubled that her mistress, CioCio San, played by April- Dawn Harrlff. graduate student in drama, plans to marry American sailor B. F. Pinkerton. played by Paul C. Lyon. in the UT Optra Theatre ' s performance of Madame Butterfly. Bottom.- Dancers from the Taipei Contemporary Dane Theatre perform Cloudgate af the PAC NOD. 2. Mcoilon B le ' --7!