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By John Vaughan
Two evenings of classical entertainment
differences in style will highlight this week,
artistic series sponsor events Thursday and Sat
The USC Cultural Series will present the Wasl
Thursdav at The Townshin whilo farnlina
bring Victor Borge and the Atlanta Symphony
Carolina Coliseum Saturday.
The ballet is the fourth event in the 1982-83 Ci
the symphony arrives as the third presentatic
Concerts.
THE WASHINGTON Ballet is considered one
rising major companies. Since its reorgar
professional troupe in 1976, the company h;
much growth. It was recently awarded a threechallenge
grant from the National Endowment
Led by Artistic Director iMary Day and wc
choreographer Choo San Goh, the troupe er
cessful international tour this past summer, a
its principal dancers have won individual aware
Amanda McKerrow, a 17-year-old Marj
caused a great deal of media hoopla during ]
became the first American to win a gold
prestigious fourth Moscow International Ballet
And 1982 began on an auspicious note for
when 16-year-old Bonnie Moore took first place
Lausanne, an international competition a
Switzerland.
MCKERROW WAS the only one of 13 Americ;
to the finals in Moscow. Her partner Simon Do\
Washington Ballet performer, won the "B
award, though he was not officially competing.
McKerrow's triumph was heralded by one
"Cinderella story" ? since she is a member
that had struggled since Day founded it in th<
Moore won at Lausanne, attention was focusi
keenly on the development of the Washington tr
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Ballet. The school began producing classi
dancers, and many went on to dance with majoi
Day's desire to create a professional Washin
was finally reached in 1976, and the company
reputation on a "distinctly youthful spirit and t
of excellence."
CHOREOGRAPHER GOH was invited to joii
in 1976, and became the resident choreographei
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From Staff Reports
British playwright Tom Stoppard, known
for the witty language games that highlight
his plays, will read from his works and
discuss his writing tomorrow in the College
of Business Administration auditorium.
As the second guest in the 1983 Spring
Writers Series, Stoppard will attend an
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University Bookstore tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
His 8 p.m. reading will be followed by a
reception in Gambrell Hall's third floor
lobby.
Stoppard's career blossomed in 1966 when
his play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are
Dead" was produced at the Edinburgh
Festival. Other original plays include
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has staked its sought-after choreographer i
ligh standards missioned to create works for
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"Jumpers," "Travesties," "Dirty Linen
and New Found Land" and "Every Good
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He has been acclaimed by critics as being
"among the finest English-speaking writers
of our stage" and has been praised for the
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Born in Czechoslovakia, Stoppard moved
to Singapore as a child to avoid the Nazi
invasion. He later lost his father when the
Japanese invaded Singapore in 1942. His
mother remarried in 1945, and the family
moved to England, where Stoppard continued
his education.
He began his writing career at age 17 as a
junior newspaper reporter, eventually
becoming a drama critic for his local paper.
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He wrote his first full-length play, "A Walk
On Water," at age 23 and went on to win
several awards for his work, including a
Tony Award for "Travesties."
The Spring Writers Series, sponsored
annually by the USC Department of ft
English, opened Wednesday with a reading
by noted literary critic Richard Ellmann.
The series will also present prize-winning
American poets Howard Nemerov and
Maxine Kumin on March 23 and 30,
respectively, and acclaimed novelist Toni
Morrison April 20.
All events are free and open to the public.
ror more lntormation on tomorrows
reading, call the department at 777-4204.
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th soprano Marylyn Mulvay during a recent
seum Saturday.
program will be performed in three parts, with
emissions. The first part, entitled "Double
vill include music by Francis Poulenc and 0
nng by Moore, Lynn Cote, Malcolm Grant and
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entitled "Synonyms," and will feature dancers
id Janet Shibata. The music will be Benjamin
ing Quartet No. 1 in D." Part three (title
vill include music by Ernest Bloch: "Concerto
jr String Orchestra."
>RGE has been an audience favorite for many
Ling audiences with his stage antics during
with most of the world's major orchestras.
anded his role as guest conductor to one of &
;t and resident clown. He has said that as he
ings to come on stage, he often hasn't decided
he orchestra play.
n Saturday should, as usual, result from the
'een him and the audience.
erformed everywhere from the "Dial-a-Joke"
iroadway to the White House. He has been
>ur Scandinavian coutries and honored by the
The New York Times has called him "the
n the world."
EN known to suddenly start eating bananas on
ff the piano stool after playing only the endings
ical pieces. _ 1
he likes to relax his audience as well as eni
superb music. "I want to leave them with a
bout classical music," he said.
Eiying piano professionally at age eight, but was
'e his native land in 1941 when he satirically
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mastery of the English language.
*e still insists he learned English by watching
ies and Disney cartoons.
FOR the Washington Ballet are $8 for the
^ and $4 for students. Tickets for Victor Borge ^ jj
:a Symphony are only available through season |
o Carolina Concerts. The $15 subscription still
ased, allowing the buyer to see the Borge show
Ailey American Dance Theatre in April. For
tion, call 777-7130.