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Some.-of the’ dancers had
never been to Europe before,
so they-were going to
museums and looking at ar-
chitecture ... it was artistical-

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ly very important ... And the
audiences were marvellous.
European audiences are
generally more enthusiastic
than., North Americans.
There’s lots of clapping, lots
of extra bows. People here in
Vancouver may _ like. us as
well, but they're ‘quieter

about it.”’ .*
The audiences in - China

‘and, India were also; sens,”
thusiastic, but less familiar —
‘with
Wyman’s work springs from.”

the dance forms

“In India, and China, they
have their own wonderful,
traditional way of dancing, a
different way of moving, it’s
very colorful and rich,’’ her
body sways a little, as if to
remembered music. ‘‘It was a
little scary, not knowing how
they were going to react. But

‘they gave us a wonderful

reception, thier greatest ar-
tists were at the perfor-
mances. I met many brilliant
people there.

**Dance is like its own
language, like an abstract
painting. You cither like it or
you don’t. You get what you
can out of it.”’

, “VERY SLOW shutter speed was used by photographer Eric Eppertson to capture these ethereal movements of practising
lancers, carefully watched by choreographer Anna Wyman (centre).

She describes how’ touring

affects her own creative pro- ©

cesses, giving her » raw
material to mull over, ‘mix
up, and narrow down to a
workable concept. The
discussion turns to her return

to her home, Vienna.

“You. know, there’s coffee

Jhouses all. over there, - and I

love it, it’s this whole attitude
. of sitting down, and showing
"off ‘your ‘beautiful clothes,
not to be snobby-but because
it’s all wonderful and impor-
tant, and having one gooa
cup of coffee, really
delicious, without some
waitress running around to
refill it with this horrible
stuff. And these places are
beautiful and ornate and
there’s these chandeliers,”’
she rolls the words as if they
taste good, ‘‘And it’s like
that at the opera too, marble
staircases, more chandeliers,
people all dressed up, even if
it’s in their best, cleanest blue
jeans.”’

After the glories of Vienna
have been discussed at length
the question has to be asked.
What is Anna Wyman doing
in West Vancouver, across

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know.”’
Of course, there’ S.: the -

history. Anna was’ “originally

living in ‘London, which:was

‘ike: slippers:: too comfor-
‘table.”’

Then: she:. came. to
Canada. ‘She attempted: to

‘havé.a dance ‘school. in. Van-

couver on West.Hastings; but
mothers wouldn’t send their
children into ‘the
neighborhood. When the
West Vancouver school, run
by departing. choreographer
and friend Norbert Vesak,
was offered to her, she ac-
cepted it.

**I don’t know if I’m stay-
ing here (in West Van-
couver), I don’t like it! We
don’t have enough space, and
we must move, but nobody’s
being very co-operative. You
know they don’t say it, but
you can hear this: ‘Well, you
only dance,’ coming from
them. I feel like saying, If
you don’t appreciate us,
we're leaving!

‘*| shouldn’t say that ...
but it’s true.”’

She pauses briefly, to con-
sider whether it is diplomatic
to be saying these things to a
reporter, then waves the con-
cern away.

Outspoken isn’t the half of
it.

STEPHEN BOSWELL
CLASSICAL GUITARIST
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