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

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FILM COMMITTEE Cinema contest examines wide range of films by INGRID WIETING The role of the Texas Union Film Committee is to provide quality pro- gramming and support for the film selecting process, said Jack Jackson, chairman of the committee. The Film Committee consisted of five subcommit- tees which were responsible for pro- viding greater insight into films. One of these, the Film Goer Subcommittee was in charge of providing The Film Goer, a new publication printed every two weeks which reviewed films and discuss- ed upcoming programs. The other publication was put out by the Educa- tion Subcommittee and was a series of film notes giving a detailed discussion of the history and important characteristics of individual films. The goals for the 1984-85 Film Com- mittee were to provide quality programming with high diversity for UT students said Jackson. These programs included the Silent Film Festival, the Academy Awards, and a Truffant Retrospective. This year ' s highlight was the National Film Competition in February sponsored by the Film Com- mittee. This was the third year of the competition. Jackson attributed the high quality of the year ' s competition to better advertising strategies which drew a diversified selection of films. Film committee members Natalie Atkinson, Communication junior; Jack Jackson, Plan II English senior and Mary Mallory, liberal arts junior review judging results of various films in the National Film Competition. -- Photo by Kevin Gutting FIRST ROW: Monica Ann Allen, Christine Marie Bailey, Catherine Minter Maraist, Mary Elizabeth Mallory, Kimberly Jane Neunlist, Carla Marie Matherne, Tracy Lynn McCollum, Teresa Renea Lashbrook. SECOND ROW: Sarah Katherine Stoebner, Frederick Michael Burke, Kenneth Michael Mashon, Matt W. Sitter, Wendell Kirk Barnett. THIRD ROW: Mark Alan Serrill, Teresa Ann Nolan, Jack Richard Jackson, Gary Wayne Tucker, Thomas Fletcher Best. -- Photo by Joseph Jaworski : ' - :-- 220 Film Committee

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CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE mem Efforts attract popular performances to Austin by BOYD BAUER The purpose of our committee is to be presenters. We have advisors who travel to New York to see what ' s in- teresting to bring to UT and after that we are responsible for everything from picking up the performers at the airport to making sure they have everything they need for staging their production, said Carrie Reifsnyder, chairman of the Cultural Entertainment Committee. The committee consisted of 35 members who worked on contracts, budgets and staging problems. Not only did the CEC promote its shows, but also it ran commercial campaigns to adver- tise the committee itself. The CEC was one of the most visible committees on campus because of the amount of pro- motional effort involved. Every two months the committee met to decide what to bring to the Universi- ty the following year, and researched what students wanted to see the most. Several of the shows were produced in conjunction with the Performing Arts Taylor Dance Christopher Alvin Ailey Center. Shows the CEC produced on their own were presented on their own at Hogg Auditorium. Other shows the CEC brought includ- ed Joshua Rifkin, a ragtime pianist; Houston Ballet ' s presentation of Swan Lake ; the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; ' night Mother, with Mercedes Mc- Cambridge; the Paul Company; guitarist Parkening; and the American Dance Theater. The CEC ended the spring season with a revival of Gigi, starring Louis Jordan. Of the seventeen shows presented, some of the highlights of the fall were comedian George Carlin and the touring company of the Broadway play Torch Song Trilogy. One of the most popular shows of the spring was Hal Holbrook ' s An Evening with Mark Twain. Besides being in the entertainment business the CEC served students by originating the CEC discount fund. An optional fee of $25 qualified students for preferred seating, advanced ticket sales and reduced ticket prices. For each show there was a committee member sponsor and a support group from the committee who were responsi- ble for all aspects of the show. Reifsnyder said, It ' s a fun committee because you get to meet the stars. I met Hal Holbrook, Twyla Tharp and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. The com- mittee members don ' t just sponsor the shows, they are behind the scenes. In conjunction with the Performing Arts Center, CEC hosts the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Ruth Andrien, Robert Kahn and Carolyn Adams per- form Aureole. Photo by Susan Cook FIRST ROW: Carol Koran Reifsnyder, Kathryn Marie Zobal, Laurie Ann Teeter, Michelle Arlene Thompson, Maria Consuelo Jolly. SECOND ROW: Michael Martin Grant, Karen Sue Anton, Livia H. Liu, Mary Alexandra Lindley, Bruce Li- fu Shiah. THIRD ROW: Melisa Beth Nelson, Heather Dawn Hamann, Elizabeth Ann Blevins. FOURTH ROW: Deborah Meriam Spertus, Heather Lynne Scaly. Wilson Allan Neyland, Gregory Scott Johnston. FIFTH ROW: Claire Camille Highnote, Karen Elizabeth Khoury, Steven Louis Bloom, Laura Katherine Highnote, Jacob Carlotta Orduna, John Wells Wilson. SIXTH ROW: Leigh Ann Wormington, David Alexander Aus, Keith Edward Gresham, Burrel Cato Caddy. Photo by Joseph Jaworski Cultural Entertainment Committee 219

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ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMITTEE m I Fine arts display exhibits Guatemalan culture U..OTTCAKT I, ' 1 I 1 1. ' K ' I Mir mrK a trrant fmm l ot a orrl War. rrtittaa alan nraaantAri mnuii-ul crrrti by SUSAN NEIDERT and TERESA WEIDLER With colorful costumes and life-size mannequins, the Texas Union Arts and Humanities Committee staged their Guatemalan exhibit with style and finesse at the Harry Ransom Center during the month of February said Sarah Gish, committee chairwoman. The committee acquired the exhibit through a grant from Kate and Har- wood Smith, Texas A M alumni. The committee learned of the exhibit through their sister fine arts commit- tee at A M. The committee sponsored exhibits of student artists in the Union Gallery. We ' re trying to move away from our print sales and concentrate more on programming, said Gish. The com- mittee also presented musical groups in the fall, known as masterpiece matinees, and co-sponsored the Modern Arts Symposium Feb. 18-March 1 with the Ideas and Issues Committee. The basic goal of the committee is to expose the students of the UT communi- ty to the arts and for us to learn more about the fine arts, said Gish. The com- mittee, newly formed this year, combin- ed the now defunct Theater and Fine Arts Union Committees. FIRST ROW: Dean Andre Fawvor, Nancy Aviva Cohen, Sarah Dorothy Gish, Suzanne Lori Gadol, Claudia Helena Bravo, Mary Anne Connolly, Elana Jean Zilberg. SECOND ROW: Christina Cameron, George Eric Schroeder, Sandra Jo Mac- Donald, Suzanne Jean Coupe, Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan, Meredith Lynn Muegge. Photo by Bev Cotton After placing the mannequins in their proper places, Nancy Cohen, Sarah Gish, Eric Schroeter and Paige Bellamy dress them up in hand-woven costumes. Photo by Doug Lay ton ArU and Humanities Committee 221