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For immediate release                   Contact:  Linda D. Powell
Aug. 10, 1994                           (919) 681-8063
                                        PowellL@mail01.adm.duke.edu

Note to editors:  Copies of black-and-white photographs for each
event are available by calling Linda D. Powell at the Duke News
Service or Kathy Silbiger at the Institute of the Arts, (919) 684-
6654.


DUKE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCES FOR 1994-95 SEASON


   DURHAM, N.C. -- African dance, a drama that combines film, video
and live performance, and a woman's group that grapples with the
past, present and future of feminism are part of the Duke
University Institute of the Arts 1994-95 season titled "A Season in
Performing Arts."
   A total of 15 events will make up the institute's two-series
program, which includes the New Directions in Performance and
Living Traditions series.
   The first performance of the Living Traditions series by the
dance company, Dondoro, will be held Aug. 29 in the Reynolds
Industries Theater of the Bryan Center, West Campus.  Hoichi
Okamoto, founder of the group, will use life-size puppets to tell
the story of "Kiyohime Mandara," one of Japan's most revered
folktales.
   On Sept. 19, the Zimbabwean dance group, Black Umfolosi, will
perform a mixture of traditional Zulu war dances and a capella
songs from southern Africa in Reynolds Industries Theater.
   Mappamundi and the Original ArtSchool Jazz Ensemble will give a
performance on Sept. 30 in the Reynolds Industries Theater.  The
sounds of Bosnia, Bulgaria and Greece will be combined with jazz
and other global musical traditions to reach new multicultural
horizons.
   The sounds of a flute, drums and stringed instruments will serve
as a backdrop for the Turkish dance group, The Whirling Dervishes,
which will perform a centuries-old ceremonial dance in Page
Auditorium on Nov. 8.
   On Feb. 22, Varttina, a four-woman band from Finland, will
appear on stage in the Nelson Music Hall of the East Duke Building
to sing acoustic folk-rock from the Balkins and Ireland.
   The Living Traditions series will end March 24 when the Naa
Kahidi Theater presents "Fires on Water."  These native Alaskan
artists turn ancient folktales of the Tlingit people into timeless
stories for all ages.  The performance will be held in the Reynolds
Industries Theater.
   The New Directions in Performance Series will begin Sept. 23
with legendary New York theater group, Mabou Mines, in "Reel to
Real."  The performance, which will be held in Reynolds Industries
Theater, will combine film, video and live performance.
   On Sept. 24, Teatro Hugo and Ines will perform "The Adventures
of Ginocchio" in the Reynolds Industries Theater.  The two
puppeteers will use props and body parts to create a fascinating
puppet theater.
   Musician John Zorn will perform "Masada," a concert of Jewish
folk melodies, in Baldwin Auditorium on East Campus Oct. 11.  Zorn
has been hailed as one of the premier avant-garde composers of the
past 20 years.
   Dual percussions consisting of a keyboard and wind instruments
will bring new dimensions to modern music when the quartet,
Zeitgeist, performs in the Nelson Music Room of the East Duke
Building on Oct. 29.  The group will premier works by Duke
composers Scott Lindroth and Mark Kuss.
   On Nov. 2, The V-Girls will appear on the stage of the Sheafer
Lab Theater in the Bryan Center in a production titled "Daughters
of the Re-Volution."  This five-woman group will wrestle with the
past, present and future of feminism in their performance while
trying to answer the question, "What is a woman's group?"
   Solo dancer Steve Krieckhaus will transform the mundane business
of daily life into a spectacle of emotions and sensations in his
performance on Nov. 4 and 5 in the Sheafer Lab Theater.  Krieckhaus
will combine postmodern dance, clown and mime work, and martial
arts to create a dance drama.
   "Berserks," is the title of the theatrical work that will be
performed by the group The Flying Foot Forum on Jan. 21 in the
Reynolds Industries Theater.  Rhythm tap, Appalachian clogging and
French Canadian step dance will be highlighted by chanting, acting,
pounding, strumming and singing.
   Dan Hurlin will give a commissioned premier performance of "NO
(thing so powerful as) TRUTH" on Feb. 4.  While projecting images,
text and characters on every available surface, Hurlin will inhabit
headlines, dance with the alphabet and converse with characters to
expose the power of the media.  The performance will be held in the
Reynolds Industries Theater.
   A performance of "La Belle et la Bete:  An Opera for Ensemble
and Film," on April 23 in Page Auditorium, will be the last event
of the New Directions in Performance Series.  The audience will
watch a classic film on the big screen while a live ensemble of
musicians and opera singers recreate the dialogue word-for-word to
a new musical score conducted by composer Philip Glass.
   All performances begin at 8 p.m., and patrons can choose any six
events by mixing and matching tickets from either series for $60
($30 for students).  Individual tickets can be purchased for $12,
except for "La Belle et la Bete," which cost $15.  Prices for
individual student tickets are $6.  
   Series orders will be accepted by mail only.  Call the Institute
of the Arts at 
(919) 684-6654 for a brochure and mail order form.  Tickets for
individual sale may be purchased through Page Box Office after Aug.
26 by calling (919) 684-4444.
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