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Man assumes too rr Play exp By KATHY HEBERGER Carolina Life Editor tereotyping people, especially in love, can be a k-J big mistake, playwright David Henry Hwang shows with his work M. Butterfly, which will be performed at the Koger Center tomorrow and Wednesday. 1 The Tony Award-winning n play's plot involves a married K French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese opera star and discovers at the end of their 20-year affair that she is really a he. Hwang got his idea for M. Butterfly from a newspaper arti- thinking," Hwa cle about a relationship that en- interview Frida ded with the same sexual revela- leave the pla; tion. He said the play seeks to talking about \ stop people from making not about wti assumptions. their cars." The play's conception also in- Hwang, a ( volves Madame Butterfly, the he's enco famous opera in which the main reotypes grow character is the stereotypical exo- nized that peop tic, subservient and loyal Qrien- sumptions. Pe tal woman. good at math, "M. Butterfly helps people get good grades ii past an old-fashioned way of great grades ii v ^i^I T O T r-i y"*v 1 *i n 4?1 i /4 y^v -*-%, 4 UOL VlAJlCl SlUUClll one of 9 finalists in scholarship event From Staff Reports Man-Qin Zhang, viola student of professor Frits d( Jonge of the USC School of Music, was placed as one of nine finalists in the William Primrose Internationa Scholarship Competition. The nine finalists will compete June 12 during th< XIX International Viola Congress at Ithaca College ii Ithaca, N.Y. The competition is sponsored by thi American Viola Society. The performance of the prizi winner will take place June 15 with the United State Air Force Orchestra at a gala event of the Congress. According to professor de Jonge, Zhang, a 20-year old native of the People's Republic of China, is ai extremely talented and delightful young lady and alsc an inspiration to her fellow students in the USC Sym phony Orchestra. 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"I recog- destruction. >le have certain as- "There's an element of blindople think I'd be ness in every relationship. There that I would make are different degrees. It's not i school. I made harmful, for instance, to think 1 school, but I'm your lover is the most beautiful , '' '^ Rene? Meyer/The Gamecock 1 It Renee Meyer/The Gamecock Violist Man-Qin Zhang practices (top) with profesr sor Frits de Jonge. Zhang is one of nine finalists in an international scholarship competition. ?_v Take the Challen< Vlvli? t e t0 vo^unteer- What you g For more information, call or come t ta/MAJ _ . ' Service Programs 777-5780. LEWS I r-5kT t GIVEAWAY Ka Levi Jeans Er >w styles) immed LIST PRICE tion ? with >cker Shorts results of your! - A. 1 7 LIST PRICE) can earn great i Pleated Shorts F?rce nurse offi 18 90 during your ser n. qualify for a fiv< i U1T ... at a major Air F (Soul T-shirts ,y To apply, y? 2.50 GPA. Serve | M I i while you serve USAF HEAL! (919] SjWW cc Dtyping person in the world, even though this assumption probably isn't true," Hwang said. It's blindness and assumptions that are based J on stereotypes that are harmful, he said. Hwang said his play doesn't seek to lessen Madame Butterfly's worth. The opera's main character, an Oriental woman devoted until death to the Western man who left her, strikes emotions that stem from myths embedded deeply in Western culture, he said. "The ideas in Madame Butterfly come from some very powerful myths. I just take the myth and stand it on its head," he said. The play has a cast of nine, ana the costumes promise to be quite spectacular, Hwang said. There will be music from Madame Butterfly and music with Western influence. M. Butterfly will be performed at Koger Center Tuesday night at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.50 and $18.50. Tickets are $5 for USC students with ID after 7:30 p.m. 'Greatest artist of n! ge: ;et back is immeasurable. >y the Office of Community 1991BSN STUDENTS. iter the Air Force iately after graduaout waiting for the State Boards. You benefits as an Air cer. And if selected lior year, you may 5-month internship orce medical faciliu'll need an overall your country ; your career. m PROFESSIONS I 850-9549 )LLECT ?rOiSs dinging to appea From Staff Reports Singing sensation Leontyne Price will perform a variety of songs, ranging from classical opera selections to Negro spirituals May 2 at Koger Center. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.50 and $18.50. Born in Laurel, Miss., Price, whose goal was to become a music teacher, began playing the piano at age 5. She attended Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio, where her singing in the Glee Club attracted much attention, and she was encouraged to follow a singing career. Upon graduating from Central State, she received a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music in New York City. Today, Price is universally regarded as one of the greatest artists of our time. She made her Metrot * ?% 1 C\ 1 An puiiiaii vptia utuui in 17U1 4b Leonora in II Trovatore and has appeared in major opera houses all over the world, often to sold-out audiences. She has appeared as soloist with many of the nation's top sym-, phony orchestras and frequently travels around the world on concert tours. Many of her appearances have been widely seen on special telecasts. In 1985, President Reagan presented her with the First Medal of I Arts. She also has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor; Italy's Order of Merit and France's Commandeur of the French Order of Arts and Letters. *i i i . ==n' v ' * 9?I1 ' ' W f ; |f JHp^ *-: / j i a HN^pp^ *p ^j^jj^ \. ^ A' M. Butterfly; a play by David Henr^ the Koger Center tomorrow and We our time' sensation r at Koger HI T.. ' I K ^!^h?W'-'w I Leontyne Price Price has received 18 Grammy awards for her recordings and three Emmy awards for_her television nerformances. She holds honorary doctorates from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Howard, Fordham and Central State universities and from several colleges, including Amherst, Dartmouth and Spelman. / GOT UN UN NO I PUT UN I TUECPM1 k Exam Week Study St: the Russell House Uni Ballroom (202 & 203) Tuesday, April 30th Wednesday, May 1st Thursday, May 2nd Hours are 8 pm to Midnight Free use of typewriters and c Free coffee, drinks and snack Aerobics classes (Call 777-5^ Security: 10 pm to midnight si 4 i % ( / Hwang, will be performed at dnesday. i Price Center .. ;.V ' ft? ft Tickets for the concert are on sale at Carolina Coliseum box office from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. 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