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Features I Wednesday, April 6, 1988 THE GAMECOCK 5 f ^ 'Hairsnrav' divin JL ' " " Waters joins r By ANDY BECHTEL || CJopy desk chief i With his latest film, Hairspray, |R film maker John Waters has finally joined the mainstream. For the length of his career, is Waters has built a reputation as the da king of the gross-out movies, a title Mi he earned with films such as Female rit Trouble and Polyester. But W Hairspray presents a fresh Waters ? of here he tones dov/n the excesses r>f his earlier work to present a triumphant ca musical comedy with a message. an Waters, who directed and wrote ne the film, has indeed changed, but pu Hairspray does not represent a com- up plete reversal of form. After all, he "1 once again features the late Divine in he A a prominent role, and once again he assaults the senses with a tidal wave fo of tackiness. This time around, hi though, Waters places himself in the ps role of political commentator as well as social critic. Set in Baltimore in 1962, the story ci of Hairspray revolves around the 01 pleasingly plump high schooler Tracy Ti Turnblad, played with remarkable ti( verve by ncwcomer Ricki Lake. Her tu dream is to dance on The Corny Col- ti< lins Show, a sort of local version of ? American Bandstand that happens to sh be segregated by both race and class. Although Tracy manages to shatter w the latter barrier by getting on the show, she meets more resistance trying to get some of her black friends tii on the show. pi A Waters uses Hairspray to convey a ta message about race relations and di manages to do so without coming off as self-righteous. Other pretentious, message-minded directors such as m John Hughes and Richard Atten- H borough should take note of this q remarxaoie accompiisnment. ai Although the theme of integration tl forms the core of Hairspray, the film o / # < : ? 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She is initially skep:al about Tracy's crusade, but evenally sees the injustice of segraga>n. "The times they are a changin' something's blowing in the wind," le says. Divine is in fine form here, and he ill be missed. Hairspray reveals the matured Waters to be something of a senmental fool, but the sweet story he resents doesn't leave a bad afteriste, which definitely marks a eparture. Yes, Waters has indeed joined the lainstream, but he hasn't sold out. [e's created a film that is both a piuant commentary about racism and n uproarious comedy about the '60s lat should propel him into the ranks f Hollywood's top directors. noca4X <^tucl?nt . Ar j inn its &{{ ^ . to attend an outu out at H^eCH da\ - n r _ , :n fiom 3 p.m. to < 777-4174 thiseo?oeeeeee?#f????? '?4 Ti#T? ?T? t~? >! .< ?! !< AM!?* *5?? >5 Metze \y ' GAGEMENT RING H ^CTIOW S 2 FROM 129?? 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Black tie seemed out of pis Breaking out But no more seats cover( bubblegum, no more popcorn floors. The $15 million Kog Center, the centerpiece of bia's art renaissance, is completion. USC is celebrating its comi an 8:30 p.m. April 19 outdc formance by Rudolf Nun ballet dancer who studied ur great tcacher Alexander Push Nurcyev was once a p dancer at Russia's Kirov balle ing in such roles as "Gisell "The Sleeping Beauty," 1 "independent" attitude suspect, and he was called hoi a 1961 Paris performance. rie cnose to seek asylum I ^H^H| West His "leap to freedom" at F Le Bourget airport b worldwide publicity and p him to the top of the dance S- BBttMHi Nureyev, who has danced roles with more than 30 co >e accompanied including the Royal Ballet DIDATE WITH S worked with Briaij for over a yi sdicatioij to Studept Goverijiqeijl uhi/1/tn(u " > niuubifin. support ol campus saiely * increas Fall Break * Careful the University Bookstore Policy flDfilF lat $( ivh vu o (4( ck's will I til Friday i ck*s will R 7:0( iday April REE DRA 11:0 orry for the in LADIES 18+1 ABC LAWS El MHHCflMHHnnHHHHMHH 1 Nureyev, I pera Ballet I )rm at USC 1 Vienna Opera Ballet, "will give peo- I ~ pie a taste of the quality perforcoups: mances the center will offer," said [ -' iy Sills Tom Stepp, performing arts center [ director. [ =;to pull Nureyev's performance marks the _L { ey were beginning of the "Year of the Arts" \ nd The at USC, Stepp said, and celebrates [ I istically "the progress of the Koger Center." to the USC plans to follow with other I r metal events. h^j Jolshoi, ... ; : A new beginning kg ICC. i||| Koger has had a troubled birth. Its funding faced opposition early on when some Columbians argued that a p?| :d with new arts center would be frivolous. -5 -strewn The Commission on Higher Educa- j er Arts tion had to clear charges that the Colum- center was being inappropriately te nearing funded. tea Nureyev's appearance marks p? ng with another phase in the center's Hap >or per- completion. Ng :yev, a The nine-part performance in- p| ider the eludes the "Pas de Deux" from fag ikin. Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," j rincipal Igor Stravinksy's "Apollon ?f? t, danc- Musagette" and Leon Minkus' "Don taj le" and Quixote." pfj but his Nureyev will perform with six te became dancers of the Paris Opera. He has |g| me after asked the USC Symphony Orchestra, Sj led by Donald Portnoy, to provide ffl i in the music for the performance. |f| Tickets for the ballet, which will pf ranee's take place on a stage on Greene p| rought Street between the coliseum and the pa ropelled Koger Center construction site, are pji world. $25 and $15. They are available at pVj leading Carolina Coliseum and coliseum te mpanies outlets. p| and the Only 2,300 tickets are available. to ilBSTAINCE... | I car aijd have witi}c???ed a 11 [>. I ii)U8t ?ay Ijc i? a great 1 ? Leigh Huqter | SG Vice PreHideijt I it Graduate Sluden! represenlailOR ily review the Campus Alcofeol | ? PRESIDENT | ?, I *9 t >e closed iPril 15th EOPEN at ) 15th with FT until 1 1 Ulflll 0 convenience WELCOME I JFORCED J "