On February 1 and- 2
Presentation ‘House wil!
present Le Groupe de la
Place Royale as the fifth

company in their 79/80
CANADANCE series.
An Ottawa-based com-

pany, Le Groupe has broken

“new ground in the dance
field, utilizing voice and
sound as accompaniments to
dance. This has given the
company a reputation in
Canada as both con-
troversial and experimental,
although many critics have
hailed their work en-
thusiastically.

HOLLYWOOD (UPI) -
America’s No. 1 female
singer — disco sexpot Donna
Summer — has now joined
Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder
and Arlo Guthne in making
God the mostlimportant part
of her life

The decision to become a
born-again Christan seems
an obvious one to Miss
Summer whois best known
to her fans tor her ability. to
breathe hard and heavy toa
suffocating disco pulse

And she savs her religious
turn was not surprising to
those who really Know her

Burf Kay, writing in the
Ottawa Revue, said “I think

we should welcome Le.

Groupe de ta Place Royale
and count as one of our
blessings the fact that they
have chosen to live and
dance in Ottawa.”

Dance critics in New York
have also been enthusiastic
about the company’s work.

Jean Pierre Perreault and
Peter Bonehani founded Le
Groupe in 1972 and although
the record of their
choreographies since that

Miss Summer. who
recognizes religion is an
immediate turnoff for many,
notes some critics and fans
have sniped at Dylan since
release of his “Slow Train
Coming” album

But she savs her renewed
relationship = owith
something she “had to get
back to particularly as
world stabiht. deteriorates ©

God os

‘T have always been a
Christian but | have never
reaffirmed my behefs ino 10
} belhheve this world ts
going very strange As we
watch the world untold this

vea@©rs

ontroversial dance in NV

time includes almost 100
separate presentations, the
company prefers not to call
it a repertoire, but a
chronicle of continuous
growth and experimentation
in which works have been
consistently lighted with a
gieam of humor.

This month Vancouver
audiences will get the
chance to enjoy some of the
company’s newest works at
the North Vancouver
Centennial Theatre. The
program includes ‘Runaway’
by Michael Montanaro, a
dance that features complex

year, we are seeing things
starting to happen. I am very
conscious of those things
We may be seeing the anti-
Christ nght now.”

But will her regained
Christian commitment
conflict: with her wmthing

sensual performances”

I) probably won't
any impac! Ont my
formance — other
maybe make it
savs

have
per
than tw
better she

Not surprisingly
Summer:

Miss
current recording
project ois oan iaspirrabonal

hand clapping, knee slap-
ping and sneaker tapping
worked into a series of
accents, rhythms and
patterns to produce a
whimsical, happy, slightly
zany choreographic work.

Tickets to each per-
formance can be obtained
from any Vancouver Ticket
Centre outlet and Eaton's
stores, $6 general and $4.50
students, seniors and
Presentation House
members. For information
call 986-1351. Performance
time is at 8:30 p.m.

ummer ‘born again’

album. But it won't be “real
heavy.” she says, even
suggesting that disco will
evolve into other forms of
MUSIC

(C3-Sunday News, January 27, 1980

‘RUNAWAY’ BY THE different dance group, called

Le Groupe de la Place Royale, utilizes voice as well as
movement. The exciting group will be at Centennial
Theatre, February 1-2. (Ormsby Ford photo)

Park Royal Saturday Seminars

The Women's Resource Centre at Capiano College ofters a
senes of seven one-day semmnars. They are to be held on

Saturdays in tre Park Royal Hotei in West Vancouver. -
The Saturday seminars will take piace from 9.00 am to 4:00 :

pm on the dates and topics listed below The cost for each
seminar is $20.00 which mctudes lunch and coffee.

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in basic assertive skills. and who want to Jeam some :

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in this one-day workshop we will work:together on
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want to. go.

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and improve interpersonal communiciation skis between
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Overcoming Speech Anxiety & Shyness

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