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Dancing at Dray USCsti From Media Relations The USC Dance Company wil perform jazz, tap, classical balle and modern dance during its fal dance gala at 8 p.m. Thursday an< Friday in USC's Drayton Hall. Highlights of the program in elude a performance of the classi< ballet, Carmen, choreographed b; USC dance student Lori Jordan; T< Russia With Love, an original worl by USC student Jeff Johnson; an< "Sweet Talkin' Feet," a tap tribut* to jazz musician Count Basie. Carmen will be based on th< classic novel by Prosper Merimee It tells the story of Carmen, i Spanish gypsy who seduces j young soldier, Don Jose. Afte leading Jose to theft and murder Carmen leaves him for a matador The story ends when Jose kill: Carmen in a fit of jealousy outsid< the bull ring. Susan Anderson, a USC danc< professor and the company's artis tic director, will dance the title role. Other lead dancers are Jef Hammer c Hammer's music mainly consisted of songs from his multiplatinum album "Please Hammer, r\ >? TT . ? ?? 1 U .Inn lhjh i nun em, uui uc tiisu played the best four songs off of his previous release "Let's Get It Started." One of the show's many highlights was a rendition of 'Turn This Mutha Out," which Hammer rapped from the coliseum UNIVERSITY O CAROLINA ST1 a ' you . ? l/vCOME BY THE CORNE] W October 1 AND PREVIEW P ONLY A $20.00 DEI Before you purchase \ tunity to compare th fastest growing class i AS AN ADDED IN( HONORED IN ADDI1 / i u Stop by and visil Check out our awesome c VOU with thoiisar r ^ | LAST DA F ton jdents to | Johnson as Jose, Anthony Hamp] ton as the lover and Susan Kress t as dancing death. Several other 1 members of the company will \ dance in supporting roles. "Lori has done a wonderful job . choreographing Carmen and stays : true to the book s intnguing tale of y love, murder and exotic locale," } Anderson said. ( To Russia With Love, a Chicago j prohibition story, is set to the = music of the 1930s and '40s and features most members of the USC , Dance Company. "Sweet Talkin' Feet" was choj reographed by USC tap instructor j Cindy Flach and features nine r company members. Other numbers on the program are Passings, a modern ballet by s guest ballet instructor Patrishya j Fitzgerald; Mahalia, a jazz work choreographed by James Penrod, a i dance teacher at the University of . California at Irvine; and Reflective i Protege ... Body, Mind and Soul, a f classical ballet choreographed by !ontinued from page 4 floor, carried on the shoulders of a huge roadie. Some say Hammer ripped off old R&B classics, in particular sampling Rick James' "Superfreak" for "Can't Touch This." xirL *1. i j __ wmie ne aia use me inusie, Hammer does pay Rick James royalties for the use of the song, and the point is moot when one considers the creative way Ham- < ? fBSH UDENTS! HAVE AN 1RDABLE ' RNATIVE. 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Tickets to A Hot Night of Jazz and Contemporary Dance are $5 for the public, $4 for USC employees and $3 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the Longstreet Theatre box office from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays or by calling 777-2551. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the performances. mer performs it live. In my excitement, I forgot the excellent opening performances by Vanilla Ice and En Vogue. Vanilla Ice, a Miami-based rapper, had a terrific opener, singing his hit song "Ice, Ice Baby" while performing exciting dance numbers. En Vogue had a respectable show singing theii most popular songs, ending with "Hold On." Not to rub it in, but this concert was a crime to miss. J TORE AT THE TREET iy >4:00pm ROLINA RINGS. CE YOUR ORDER. e yourself the opporff Jones - America's IUPONS WILL BE (URING THIS TIME. ;e.) I his special event. >mize a college ring just for i your ArtCarved s. :d ? .EGE JEWELRY ? )am-4pm 1 Payment Plans Available H JSSU II SRPife' ?^--**w? iiflyj^Hprnj^B^I^^^^^^BSl; PHPm|teJ IrM HI ' / h aft T ' i Ki The USC Symphony Orchestra, 108 student night at the Koger Center. Cipa Dichter, an inte form with the orchestra. Orchestra to perl modern pieces in By KATHY HEBERGER Assistant Carolina Life Editor The USC Symphony Orchestra's season opens Friday night at the Koger Center with pieces by Berlioz, Ravel and Dvorak. The orchestra's 108 musicians are all students, both music and non-music majors. They auditioned at the beginning of the semester and have been rehearsing for Fridav's concert ever since. "It's very accessible. It's great to have so much talent close to home," Assistant Conductor John Ricarte said. "Not only is the group as a whole good, but the individual elements of the group are excellent musicians. When you put it all together, it's something great." The concert will begin with Hector Berlioz's "Roman Carnival Overture," a piece every section of the orchestra will play. "It's very boisterous, and it has different moods. It's Berlioz's interpretation of what a Roman Carnival should be," Conductor Donald Portnoy said. These mood changes will continue in the orchestra's second piece of the evening, Maurice Ravel's "Piano Concerto in G." Guest pianist Cipa Dichter, who performs internationally, will perform during this piece. Portnoy said the Ravel piece highlights the brass and winds sections in virtuoso manner and is very French in style. v^oV Enjoy the luxury of taking a comp 8 pounds, the COMPAQ LTE pei weight and portable. And it's pow models below. 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She said the piece is jazzy and romantic. "It's very romantic in a weird way. Sometimes it reminds me of something by A n i i i -1_ _ A n Aaron ^opeianu .... iou can near me western rniiuence," she said. Quick said she hopes students staying in town for Saturday's Homecoming game will attend the concert. Portnoy and Ricarte agree. "Everything we're doing is fun. It's easy, enjoyable listening. People who have never been to hear an orchestra might not realize the oral colors that come out of the musicians and their instruments," Portnoy said. "If you were impressed last year, you'll be equally or more impressed with this year's performance," he said. Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens and $8 for the public. Season tickets to the USC Symphony Orchestra's four concerts and the USC Chamber Orchestra's two concerts are $20. "It's a better deal than the movies these days. We have a lot to offer. It's a fun thing to do," Portnoy said. 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