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antithesis of the ballet recital you
had to attend to see your little sis
ter and 600 other kids twirl in
senorita costumes. It’s a sexy,
scary thrill in pointe shoes.”
But the ballet is only one part
of the evening. At 5:30 p.m., the
doors will open for adult bever
ages and club music. The dancers
will take the stage at 7 in the adult
version of the show, and the
whole evening will end by 9.
Tickets are available with a stu
dent ID at the Russell House
Information Desk.
“Ballet with a Bite” is nothing
new to Columbia. Since 1991, it
has been a Halloween staple at the
Roger Center. “Dracula” is an
original full-length production
created for Columbia City Ballet
by William Starrett, the compa
ny’s artistic and executive direc
tor of 17 years. The ballet is an
adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel
set to an original score by Thomas
Semanski.
Since its debut in 1991,
“Dracula” has become the most
popular piece in the company’s
repertoire. It has achieved crit
ical acclaim and has a cult sta
tus in Columbia. The ballet’s
success spurred Starrett to cre
ate “Dracula’s Revenge,” the
only ballet sequel ever created,
in 1998.
Columbia City Ballet is also
welcoming guest artist Sylvia
Dansby-Smith back to the Roger
Center stage. Dansby-Smith, a for
mer Columbia City Ballet compa
ny member, will perform the lead
maiden role that she originated
in 1991. Prima ballerina
Mariclare Miranda will dance the
role of Lucy Wesentra, and prin
cipal dancer Evgueny Tourdiev
will perform the role of Count
Dracula.
For the general public, tickets
are $15 and are available at the
Coliseum box office and all Capital
Ticket outlets and at the Roger
Center the day of the show. The
regular-season run of “Dracula”
is Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 2 at
3 and 7:30 p.m. Student-ticket
prices start at $8.
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Hostages still in hospital after poisoning
BY ERIC ENGLEMAN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW — Relatives who
anxiously endured a tense
hostage crisis at a Moscow the
ater maintained a tearful vigil at
hospitals Tuesday, waiting for
word on hundreds of survivors.
Politicians questioned how a
large band of heavily armed
rebels could have raided a build
ing near the center of the capital.
As the first funerals were held
Tuesday for the 118 hostages who
died, mourners laid flowers and
notes outside the bullet-riddled
theater building, which was held
for 58 hours by rebels demanding
a Russian withdrawal from
Chechnya.
Former hostage Anna Tunnika,
56, placed carnations on a growing
pile. She worried about her daugh
ter-in-law, who she said was in a
coma from knockout gas Russian
special forces released before
storming the building Saturday.
“She’s still lying in the hospi
tal, in terrible condition, in criti
cal condition,” said Tunnika, who
also suffered the effects of the gas.
“She probably inhaled more gas
into her body or she was in a
more weakened condition.”
Health officials blamed the gas
for the deaths of 116 hostages.
Authorities said 338 former
hostages had been released from
hospitals by Tuesday and 317 re
mained hospitalized, 27 in grave
condition, the ITAR-Tass news
agency reported. At least 50 at
tackers were killed; most were
shot.
Forensic reports showed 42 as
sailants and two hostages were
killed by gunshot wounds, a
spokeswoman for the Moscow
Health Department, Lyubov
Zhomova, said Tuesday.
According to chief Moscow pros
ecutor Mikhail Avdyukov, how
ever, two other people also died
of gunshot wounds - one shot
shortly before the Russians
moved in and another man who
has not been identified and may
have been among the attackers,
Russian news agencies reported.
Avdyukov said 41 hostage-takers
died of gunshot wounds, the
Interfax news agency reported.
President Vladimir Putin
called top officials to the Kremlin
on Tuesday to discuss national
security in light of terrorist
threats.
Safety
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said. “I wish they were better lit.”
Garbade said students should walk
to their cars with key in hand and
lock it immediately after they get in
side. He also reminded students to be
suspicious and alert at all times of
what is going on around them.
Lastly, the call boxes have been
placed on campus for uses in emer
gency situations. Call boxes can be
identified by their bright yellow color
and by the red and blue lights that
hang near them. Police generally re
spond in less than two minutes. “If
it’s an emergency to you, it’s an emer
gency to us,” Garbade said.
Garbade said he wishes all stu
dents would have no qualms about
calling the USC Police Department if
they feel uneasy or in danger.
^ “We would much rather come to a
non-incident,” he said. “You have
simply asked that I do my job.
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