Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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AUCUSTANA COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS SEASON 1988 89 VARIETY SERIES proudly presents the great , ,3 GEORGE SHEARING DUO Saturday, September 17 ' 8 pm. Centenniai Hall - Augustana College . Left Rumplesmskin Xeaps in1o ochon in the Chudren's Iheoive Company production of TWO African TcWes.

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qneen piebs oi: amemca mick molona's all-Stan tnoupe op querzs. mustaans. Stony teilens mo Step Omcens E N iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Series Ties cultures together The cppropriateiy named 1988489 VOTI- ety Series created a diverse mixture of sights and sounds on the Centennial Hull stage. Featured in the Series' tenth season were elements of dance! theatre, and mu- sic representing American. Irish, and African cultures. The George Shearing Duo brought their inspired jazz to the Augie campus, showing why Mr. Shearing has been given the nick- name God. His virtuosity on the piano is a wonder to watch. Not only has he per- formed at numerous jazz festivals interna- tionoIiy, but he has accompanied several major symphony orchestras The Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble, through its highly imaginative Ohd intricately choreographed works, presented the Cen- tennioi audience with briiliont observations on the world around us. The flurry of African dance and music ushered in the performance of Two African Tuies by the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis. :1 criticaliv-occloimed group that visited the Augie campus for a perfor- mance of adaptations on ul'eumplestiltskin. and Koiulu and His Money Form A ficvor of the Renaissance and the Mid die Ages was provided by the Waverly Consort, Performing on period instruments. they covered 0 musicoi time span of over five hundred years. and the Centennial Holi crowd ieft with on understanding of the Consort's international appeal: the beauty and cure with which they present their mu- SIC. Rounding out the Variety Series was Green Fields of America, on irish-Americon dance troupe. Absorbing the cultural mix that has occurred as irish culture combines with American, they performed traditional Irish music and dance. END