8 — THE BULLETIN >- Thursday. April 2,1992
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As I See It. . . Arts Cotnmentctry: By Michael Ajzenstadt
CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT
In its 15th anniversary, the Vancouver Children's Festival returns to Vaniei*
Park May 25-31.
This year; the festival will last seven instead of the regular eight days, th^re will be two fewer tents and most of the performers will be from Vancouver.
These are, no doubt, signs of the time. Last year, Ernie
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Fladell warned that his festival might cease to exist for lack of funding. And in these tight times for the economy, nori-profit organizations seem to suffer considerably.
But that does not mean that this year's festival will not be a good one. Because/ after all, Vancouver has a large number of first-rate children's entertainers.
Charlotte piamond returns to the festival, together with her Hug Bug Band and musical director Pa ill Git^ iitz. Any Diamond show is a delight, even when the material is comprised of her old chestnuts.
Other familiar faces who return to the festival are Rick Scott, Norman Foote, Clair de Lune, Celso Ma-r chado — who is one of the more extraordinary musicians residing in Vancouver these days — and, of course, Fred Penner and Raffi. Raffi is now living in B.C. and his return to the festival after a few years' absenee will be eagerly awaited.
But there is much more than niusic and song in the iestival and, as has become the pattern in recent years, se vera 1 da nee c b mpa nies from around the wOrld will perform in those big red-and-white tents in Vanier Park. T';.-.-^V'.V■ Look fpr\vard to the National Dance Company of Zimbabwe, the Same Sun Acrobats from China and the Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre of New Zealand,
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APRIL 1 -12 directed by Jane Heyman
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Other visitors include the Big Noise Puppet compatiy from Uruguay with their show Circus of Sha-ciows, the Da-
blefrom England in Pop-eye in Exile, POPEYE California Vaudeville performed by the Goldeh State's Laughing Moon Theatre, Noddy the Bubble Man and Mosehe, a juggler extraordinaire. Vancouver's own Green Thumb Theatre brings Denis Foon's Neiv Canadian Kid to the festival.
The Children's Festival will also have a large variety of free, outdoor events to complement the ticketed events in the tents and adjacent halls. Tickets are on sale at all Ticketniaster locales.
? Rising star ICerry Sando-mirsfcy is a nanie to remfember. Performing in the New Play Centre's Springfites 92 at the Water-
Iront Theatre on Granville Island, Sahdpmirsky shines in both Yes, Officer, I'm Sure, The Tree Belongs to Me, written by Vancouver' actress Suzanne Andersen, and Blue Caribou, written by Quebec-born Andree Verchere. .
Also part of Springrites 92 is My Mirror, My Self by Maureen Robinson, Elvis and Mavis by Jeff Pitcher, a Playwrights' Cabaret and Sweatshop and a 24-hour playwrighting competition.
To purchase tickets or for more information, call 685-6127. Springrites 92 runs until April 11.
The Varicouver East Cultural Centre presented "A Bernstein/ Gershwin Celebration," the finale of Masterpiece Chamber . M usic's 91-92 season.
Perforniing in the March 29 concert were Terence Dawson, Salvador Ferreras, Jill Diane FiHon, Wesley Foster, Eugene Osadchy, Linda Lee Thomas and Gwen Thompson;
"A Passover Haggadah," anexhibit of works by Heinz Seelig, opens Monday, April 6, 8 p.m. at the JCC's Zack Gallery. ■
This will be the first exhibit of Seelig's original canvases, which are reprd-duced in a Haggadah; first published in 1988 and now in its third printing.
The works are acrylic on canva s, i 11 u st rat in g th e Passover story. There are scenes depicting Jews' slavery in Egypt, the Ten Plagues, Chad Gadya and other familiar Haggadah themes.'
Seelig was born in Germany in 1909,and by age 15 was publishing cartoons in Berlin newspapers. In 1929, he began his architectural
studies at the Bauhaus in Dessau. He was later forced to flee Germany and emir grated to Palestine.
. In Israel, Seelig became a prominent designer and after retirement in 1974, began painting full-time.
Sets of. his "The Seven Days of Creation" series are in'the collections of former. U.S. president Jimmy Carter and the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. An award-winning calendar of Seelig's work was published ■ in 1982. .
The Heinz Seelig Haggadah will be on sale during the exhibit, which riins until April 27.
For more information,. call Vivienne Davicioni or Eleanor Braude at 266-9 III.
ROBIN
From Page 5 ■■v'';-; Ukraine and Germany were propagandized, sometimes successfully, about the merits of Fascism and Nazism. The consulates in question put out a steady stream of printed material adyertisihg these merits. They also provided the personnel to bring the message to as many people as possible. V .v^
In Winnipeg a bombastic former SS man, Wilhelm Rodde, spent a year-and-a-half in the German consulate and had the dubious distinction, according to an RCM P assessment, of being "the most undiplomatic diplomat on the Canadian scene." Rodde was a coarse man who became titular head of the Nazi Party in Canada. From his Winnipeg office he travelled all over western Canada "bullying; badgering, shouting arid gesticulating in an effort to ram Nazism down the throats of his countrymen."
In the 1920s and 1930s there were also many partisans and supporters of Mussolini's Fascist regime. Within the large It a 1 ia n c o m m unit ies i n Montreal and -Torontot a Fascist social arid political club called Fascia promotedTthe ideals of the Roman dictator. Italian consular pificials in Toronto were quite adept in spliciting statements of praise about Italy . from distinguished nori-llalian Canadiansjricluding some associated- with .the university community.---^Ma^^ moreover, wasid^dli/ed by upstanding mainstream Canadi-ans who saw in II Duce a model of honesty and order in politics. C/
Those attitudes changed as Canada entered into war in
..1939 and extremist groups receded into the background. Robin's chronicle.^ of the role they piaye;d in fomenting hatred against fellow Cariadians. is an bccasion!.: h()wever;
to r some solemn reflec tio n a bout a me la nch o lie Jpe r i od in
Canadian historv.
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By KAREl>^LOAN
HEYMAN
" The Three Sisters has a special appeal for Jewish audience members," said director Jane Heyriian, whose production of the Anton Chekhov play opens tomorrow (Friday, April 3) at Langara's Studio 58.
In an interview with The Bulletin, Hey man, a^n a ward-winning director'and Langara aicting instructor, talked about her involvement in this production.
"This is one of my favorite plays, because it portrays hope in the face of shattering disappointments," she said. "The dreams of the three sister's are never fulfilled, and yet tjey'cherish them amid the myriad numbing details of life.
; "To me, this suggests the Jewish View that we should content ourselves with >Vhat we have, without relinquishing our dreams," Heyman mused. ■
Besides survival and persistence, exile is another of the play's themes "with a Jewish resonance,"! she added.
The Prozorov sisters are transported from Moscow to an outlying district barracks with their father, a general. After his death.
Canadian Teehnion Society's first afternoon music recital will feature classical and Russian folk music performed by musicians from the fornier Soyiet Union.
The concert will be held Sunday, April 5, 2 p.m. at the home of Prof. David and Lila Quastel, 4489 Marguerite St.
The recital is a benefit for the Russian Immigrant Doctors' Program at Teehnion Rappaport Medical Centre in Haifa.
Joining artists Erika Galiri-
skaya, Raul Ganeey and
they yearn to go back to their hometown, but never
make it. ^
Chekhov, a Russian playwright, published The Three Sisters in 1901. He is also famous for his works The Sea Gull (me): Uncle Vanya in99) and The Cherry Orchard (1903).
Heyman was born in Vancouver, the daughter of parents whb escaped Poland during the Second World ' War.-
She graduated from UBC with a B,A. in Theatre in 1965 and has worked in professional theatre ever since.
Heyman has taught acting at Studio 58 since 1985 and in 1991 received the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Toriyis) for her direction of the Road to Mecca^ an Arts Club Theatre, produc-tion.
The former actress was artistic director of Vancouver's Holiday Theatre and associate director for the locally-based New Play Centre. She is also one of the founding members of the Women in View festival. '
Heyman likes theatre with a social conscience — a result, she said, of her Jewish upbringing and values.
"I've always been attracted to playsabbut values or plays dealing with injustice, but this is not to say art should be sacrificed for; poleriiics," she said. "My: greatest goal is to give : audiences an authentic and honest experience of humanity,''
• Performances are held Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 and 8 p.m. The show runs to April 12.
Studio 58 is located in the basement of Main Building, Langara, 100 W. 49th Ave.
Call 324-5227 for tickets or information.
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Miariko Nisio-Shulman will be Yelena Watson, daughter of the musical loffe family* . Watson was born in KieV \yhere she started her career at the local miisic school. After immigrating to Canada with her family, she stu-died at Vancouver Academy of Music and graduated with bachelor's degree in music from UBC.
Co-conveners of the recital are Ketty Magil and Florence Morris.
For reservations or information, call Alan Tapper at 261-9694.
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