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Arts & Entertainment
The North Texas Daily
Page 6
Friday, April 4, 1986
Romanian poet
presents programs
By Sara Jalalizadeh
Staff Writer
Michael Ursachi, a Romanian poet who escaped that country in I98I,
will present three public programs today, at l and 2 p.m. in room 262 of
Wooten Hall and at 3:30 p.m. in the first floor faculty lounge of the Auditorium
Building.
The first lecture will address the subject, "What Are Great Books?"
and the audience will include the members of the Great Books of the Western
World class.
The second lecture is titled "Dwelling and Irony" and will be presented
to the Great Books class and the Philosophy Club.
The final program will be a discussion of Ursachi's poetry.
Dr. Henry Eaton of the history faculty was instrumental in bringing the
poet to NT. Eaton met Ursachi through a Romanian friend who happened to
have been the professor who translated one of Ursachi's books of poetry
into English.
"Ursachi has been a victim of the stifling post-war Romanian society,"
he said. "In 1961, when he was 20, he attempted to escape Romania,
intending to swim the Danube River.
"Instead he was caught and jailed for three years in the notorious Jilava
prison in Bucharest."
Eaton said he does not consider Ursachi's poetry overtly political.
"But 1 don't see how a Romanian poet, one of whose main interests is
freedom, could avoid putting politics in his poetry," he said.
Ursachi grew up in Czernowitz and attended the University of lasi, both
in Romania, although Czernowitz is now part of the Soviet Union.
He will finish his doctorate at UT-Arlington.
The poet has published one book short stories and six books of poetry,
one of which, "Some Poems of Magister Ursachi Translated by His Friends,"
is in English.
In a preface to the book, Ursachi wrote, "Because the poet, being wholly
a man, does not bring something to life through an effortless gesture, but
from his own being, at the price of the irreversible consumption of his own
substance."
Dr. Rick Sale of the English faculty said of Ursachi's poetry, "His work
is surreal — the images strange and warped out of reality, but poets have
been doing that in this century, especially in a state of repression.
"It's a masked, a concealed message; he had to disguise his political
comment, since the bulk of his work was published inside Romania."
Flutist to perform
in NT recital hall
By Anna-Therese Ostapchenko
Daily Reporter
The NT School of Music will present renowned flutist Linda Chesis
Monday at 4 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
Dr. Mary Clardy of the music faculty arranged for Chesis to come to
NT while she is on tour of South Texas and New Orleans.
Auditions were held Thursday, where five NT master class students
will be chosen to appear in concert with her. The results will be announced
today.
"A unique combination of American vivacitiy and French bravura
distinguishes Chesis as one of the most dynamic and exciting young flutists
of her generation," Clardy said.
Chasis has won many awards and honor for her performances.
In 1980, Chesis was unanimously awarded the first pri/e of the National
Flute Association Competition from among more than 150 contestants,
Clardy said She has received top honors at both the Maria Canals
International Competition in Barcelona and the International Flute Competi-
tion in Paris.
Chesis has guest appeared for many performances, including the Avery
Fisher Hall in New York last year where she appeared with Jean Piere
Rampal and Julius Baker
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REACHING FOH IT—Laredo Junior College dancers rehearse their dance
for the American dance festival that began last night and will continue
through Saturday. The top dance group will represent the region at the
national conference in Washington, DC.
Players announce deadline for Follies sign-up
By Reggie Parman
Staff Writer
Campus groups have until April 16 to sign up lor
the first Campus Follies, a talent show sponsored
by the University Players and the University Program
Council.
The show will be at 7 p.m. April 23 in the Lyceum.
The show originated as a fundraiser for the Univer
sity Players, but having it every year seemed exciting
and a good way to get all the campus organizations
together to do something different and have fun at
the same time, said Rob Lunde, Arlington graduate
student and president of the University Players,
Only 20 to 25 groups will be able to enter, and
there is a $10 entry Ice. Each group will be responsible
for its own set-up and props and will have five minutes
to perform.
The University Players is a social services group
that benefits the division of dance and drama. It
supports and helps other productions on campus
besides presenting its own performances. Sponsors
for the show are looking for light-hearted or music-
oriented acts such as bands, comedy skits or singing,
Lunde said
There will be trophies awarded to the first, second
and third plate winners, who will be judged by dance,
drama and music faculty members.
While the judges an: deciding on a winner the
University Players will perform. Lunde said. "We
really hope the show will be successful. This type
of show is a very popular thing," Lunde said,
"Organizations like to see members of their group
perform. We feel very strongly about getting people-
to get together to do things. We hope holding the
show annually will build the chance lor ;tll the
organizations to get together and help build campus
spirit."
The money raised from the show will start a
scholarship fund and help with production costs of
the University Players.
"The scholarship will be called the University
Players Scholarship and will go to ;i member of the
University Players who demonstrates a need and is
a returning student," Lunde said. "The money will
also be used to help with the different productions
we do. In order to do productions we must make
money."
After this spring, the show will be held in the fall
so as not to conflict with any of the greek shows.
Lunde said.
Price of admission is $1 at the door.
Enthusiasm for theater drives drama teacher
By Roman Rodriguez
Special Writer
For Dr. Donna Clevinger of the drama faculty,
the enthusiasm for the theater is matched only by
her enthusiasm for teaching.
Because of her energetic excitement toward the
theater, Clevinger has been the recipient of several
educational awards since she came to NT in 1980.
Her two latest awards include the Texas Educa
tional Theater Association Educator of the Year,
given at the college and university level, and the
Outstanding Young Women in America award.
"It's really nice to be recognized for doing a
job," Clevinger said. "But receiving awards isn't
why I teach.
"I'm a teacher before anything else. I try to
give my students a 100 percent effort ion helping
them to learn. Anything that comes from that is
just icing on the cake."
Clevinger's list of educational awards includes
the Student Association award for Outstanding
Honors Professor at NT in 1983 and being named
to the State Commission on Education in Theater.
"1 guess I must be doing something right."
Clevinger said.
n
Clevinger teaches both graduate and under-
graduate course. This semester she is teaching non-
Western theater
"A goal of mine in teaching drama is that
they (the students) can find
enjoyment from drama," she
said. "II I can do that then ll|j> • '•
I'm succeeding in my job." y
She attributes much of her |
success in teaching to a com- "
mitment to education, in
which teachers have a direct
influence in forming a stu-
dent's mind.
"It's so gratifying to see
your students learning."
Clevinger said. "They are here to learn, so it's
our job to teach them."
Besides teaching classroom drama. Clevinger
has directed several N'l productions: "Othello,"
"Snoopy," "Wings," "Come Back to the
Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" and
last month's performance of "A Midsummer
Night's Dream."
Clevinger said her next project, scheduled for
the fall, could be the most challenging.
Clevinger
"The name of the play is 'Children of a Lesser
God,"' she said. "It's a drama about problems
that hearing impaired and deaf people face A lot
of dialogue will be in sign language."
One reason Clevinger gave for directing the play
besides public awareness is the challenge.
"There is so much more to learn about the
theater," she said. "One of the important elements
involved with drama is enthusiasm for it, because
you're working on emotion and truth."
And it is because of this emotion and truth.
Clevinger said, "that you have to put yourself
on the line."
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April 4 Dorella Maiorcscu. Solo Harp Recital
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April 4 . College Music Society, Performance
8 p ni Rehearsal Hall
April 5 l uphomum Cuba Conference
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April 5 Keith Whitmore. Muster Piano Accompanying
5 p.m Concert Hall
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Martin, Donald D. The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 93, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1986, newspaper, April 4, 1986; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth332760/m1/6/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.