1990_12 The Daily Collegian December 1990

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"DaUlces With Wolves" incorporates action, romance,
humor and drama in the life story of a lone white man
on the frontier during the Civil War whoseonly friends,
at first, are his horse and a wolf.
Kevin Costner stars in this American frontier movie
which he helped direct and produce. Costner is Lt.
John Dunbar in the United States Army at St. David's
Field Tennesse. Beard and army garb both identify
Cosnter as a rustic, Yankee soldier. At the beginning,
ifs difficult to see him in this role.
For the first half hour, it was a task to disassociate
Costner from his many previous roles as an actor: His
sensitive nature that has been shown throughout his
acting career seemed out of character for an army
lieutenant.
Inthe first two minutes of the opening scene, youare
treated to a picture of blood and agony which is
enough to make you queasy. However, the movie
quickly moves onward into a more compassionate
and sincere drama which somehow seems to produce
a clouded pic tu re of the frontier. ',
By doing so, Costner again becomes the deep, con¬
siderate figure his audience is so accustomed to seeing
him as: He befriends a Sioux Indian tribe and joins the
band. He seems to fit in better with the Indians who
have values compared to the hard, callous white men
stereotyped throughout the movie.
The uniformed men of the United States are seen as
uncaring and cold humans when set next to the peace¬
ful Sioux tribe, Another Indian tribe, however, is also
represented, the Pawnee Indians. This tribe is more
aggressive and war prone which helps show the dif¬
ferences between Indians and their heritages.
The Indian actors in the movie appear in authentic
dress. The realistic quality of the movie is obvious in
many areas. The scenes are shot on majestic, rolling
plains of the Midwest which help remind the viewer
of the stark nature the frontier once projected   .
An amazing feat is the buffalo hunt which covers
many miles of speedy track and is also a cinematic
wonder. A vast sea of the burry beasts covered the
plain like a dark, brown blanket
And the movie does not leave you wanting for
romance and love. True to form, Costner faDs in love
with a captured "white" woman played by Mary
McDonnell, who is the mediator between the Dunbar
(Costner) and the Sioux.
The only complaint I have concerns McDonnell is
her hairstyle. For anlndian squaw, a layered hairstyle
seems a little out of place.
Various scenes throughout evoked many emotional
responses from the audience. From laughter to lean,
you felt compelled to watch as the story developed.
A little nudity wasalso added as Cos tnerwasable to
once again display his physique to an admiring audi¬
ence.
All encompassing, the movie is a definite "must
see." The overall story line is interesting and Cos trier's
character tries to appeal to the warm side of human
nature.
"Dances With Wolves" is now showing
at the Fig Garden Cinema on the corner of
Shaw and Palm Avenues.
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Campus literary journal
seeking authors
• 'Common Wages' prepping
for Spring publication
Common Wages, a literary, journal
produced annually by the EngHsh de- .
partmenr, is accepting submissions in-
tended for publication in the Spring. The
latest dassto submit an en try is February
11. QfatgorsM include Action, Poetry,
ZRSmW&m&
category as decided by the Common
Wages staff.
"CSUF and the dty of Fresno have an
extremely rich literary tradition. More
than 70 Widely published poets living
herein Fresno.It has such a rich tradition
..*k* of thorewriten nave started out in
Common Wages, like Omar Salina and
David St. John," said editor Daniel
Chacon.
-^tfsverylikriyuurttliewritersmat
wa wffi he reading in Common Wages
will be the ones wading in literary an-
thologies in the furore. This year we're
rtauryawsuxa^lngdweraity in the issue,
we want a tot of people to submit," he
said.
Chacon's appeal extends itself to stu¬
dents who have never submitted mate¬
rial. The department is making an at-
tempt to get »*kcti«ns of alternate forms
of^teratUK; we're not only looking for
thi'cbnvAtWudwayoteiinga^tory.
"We're realty excited about this issue,
we have some really great people behind
it." Jay Fong, poet and english major, is
also editing the publication.
Connie Hales is serving as the advisor
to the publication- Issues will ,f£distrib¬
uted free of charge in the spring. They
will be distributed in free speech area
and made available in the English de¬
partment.
All entries may be dropped off at the
English department, Leon Leon S. Peters
Buttdlng, Room 38L If submissions are
not used, they wQI be returned after
Febrauryl*.
Museum
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years it has come to be a holiday tradi¬
tion. Tlw exhiMtton ran tor three years
before the opening of the museum and
each year it has grown in size.
This year the exhibit will be showcas¬
ing some additional gallery space, the
future site of the Reeves Education
Center, an explori tori urn. The gallery is
done in a forest lay-out.
The current exhibit boasts 35 designer
Christmas bees, 22 from local artists
and 13 from valley high schools. Also a
passport, self-guided tour is provided
Tietjen said community response has
been very promising over the last few
years. "Word is getting out more and
more people are coming from all around
and farther away," she said. Last year
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31,000 people attended and the pro¬
jected goal for this year is 35,000. Chist-
mas At The Met also raised $85,000.
Buffet luncheons will be served
Monday through Friday from 11:45 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. in the Lyles Theater until
Dec 21. The luncheon price of $12 in¬
cludes entre, coffee, wine, dessert and a
special keepsake party favor. Reserva¬
tions and pre-payment are recruited.
On Friday, Dec. 18 at 2.00 p.m., the
Met will host a Gold Box Drawing when
38 winners will be drawn for prizes
ranging from a $1,000 shopping spree,
to trips, jewelry and deluxe toys.
The Metropolitan Qub, a volunteer - -
support group of the museum, sport- '
sons the exhibit and organizes, die
speacial programs. The museum will be
open seven days a week from 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 pjn. and Wednesdayevening
until 7-ffl p.m. For information call 441-
1444.
Dance
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driven most people away from dance.
In her first two years of college, Jensen
struck a bargain with her parents to
pursue other areas of interest. Thisdid
not divert her from becoming a dancer.
Philosophy, metaphysics, social science,
and art served as the backbone of
creativity in her dance pieces.
r*rve months before her graduation
fromUCIrviiae,Jensensr«tteredanerve
in her foot and was unable to work for
sixrrawtihs. AttHstbrsesheck^idednot
to pursue a career as a performing artist
Her goal became choreography.
During her rehabilitation, she set
a working system for herself. First she
would decide on the subject, then
meditate, visuaiizeindusedream recall.
She would not however, permi t herself
to physically work On a piece. Finally,
working from the subconscious directly
to the conscious, she would set what
was In her mind on the dancers.
TIsetype ot music Jensen chose also
added to her dance pieces. Since 1987
she has been working with a group of
musicians called "Sensitiv Disturvance
Network.- Their work is a combination
of two schools of thought.
The festisthelndustrial school that
arose from performance art, Minimal-    her to study any other form of dance. "I
isrri, The Futurists, and the Surrealists,    did sneak tap classes on the side," said
Sampled sounds may be auditory or
subliminal. Unusual instruments or
non-musical instruments are common.
The second school of thought that
influenced "Sensitiv Disturvance
Network" was Psi-Accustic which
originated from the Haffler trio in
England.    This   m	
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Sson listening to it. was enrolled in Advanced Modern by
"By improvising responses to the    her teacher, Linda Soh-Donnell.
movements of the dancers, it creates an      ;   "I didn't want to have anything to
interaction between both art forms and %^do with it. I was told that I had to come
facilitates the cornrnunication of the   to class or my transcripts would be ru-
Jensen.
Jensen entered Change Coast
College, in the Los Angeles area, with
the intent of being a dance major. After
her futile attempt at ballet she discov¬
ered that she did not have the body
type. Her teacher knew of her interest in
  religion, mythol¬
ogy, and con¬
temporary musi¬
cal forms, and
saw a potential
for a less tradi¬
tional form of
dance. At the
end of her fresh¬
men year Jensen
dance," she said.
Jensen did not always do things the
unconventional way, she started her
dance career very traditionally,in ballet.
After studying dance from the age of
four, Jensen decided to get serious about
her art at age 16. She enrolled in The
Imperial Russian Ballet in Southern
California. This group would not allow
ined," said Jensen.
"Ballet didn't make sense with what
was going on in the rest of my life. The
physical and emotional structure of
Modem Dance justebched," said Jensen.
Jensen graduated from U.C. Irvine
with a degree in Dance in 1983, and later
received her Master Of Fine Arts degree
from the same school m Modem Dance
Choreography. Before her graduate
work, she taught dance at Coastline ,
Communi ty College, which is a branch
of the Community Collegeshe attended.
Later at Irvine, she started her own dance
company, "Rules Lures Contemporary
Dance."
CSUF brought a Job opportunity
that is hard to find in Dance. "At Fresno
I was able to teach everything I wanted
to teach. This is exactly what I had
prepared for as a graduate student in
Irvine. I'm glad I came here. I like the
school, the faculty-and the students,"
said Jensen.
John Diaz, oneof Jensen's students,
says she does what every good choreog¬
rapher does. "She doesn't put anything
else that's not intended in the dance. It
is the perfect amount of movement,"
said Diaz.
Diaz's interpretation of "Shattered
FaithTrinity'isaa person going through
a life crisis. "Afterwards you may look
the same to everyone else but on the
inside you're different.
Karin wants us to communicate,
not just be a machine out there. If sail
about being a wonderful person," said
Diaz.
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