The Other Press Other EntTertTAINMENT Page 9 November 10, 1987 THE MOSCOW CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN Mourning Ends in a Crawl Laurie Long REJOICE ALL YEA THAT MOURNED THE PASSING OF GRACELAND, IT LIVES AGAIN ! IT IS RESURRECTED !! Now all of you that have not-been-wearing black as symbollic respect for the one that passed away can get back into black and check out-Graceland this evening for the first Alternative Club Crawl. This is a new concept that basically involves that you pay one price ( $8.00 in advance, $10.00 on the day ) for your button pass with which you will gain entry to all the clubs involved : Graceland, The Savoy, The Town Pump, The Venue, and the Railway Club. There will be fifteen bands playing at different intervals through the evening(see ad for times and bands). The concept is that you pay one price and can hop from club to club all night long! There will be a double decker bus touring between the clubs if you.care to ride in the grand tourist fashion or you can drive, run, crawl or ooze, which ever you choose. Be there, everywhere: Tuesday Nov.9. Laurie Long This week the Moscow Circus came to town on their first tour of Canadain ten years. They presented their amazing circus artistry at the P.N.E. coliseum from November 4 - 8. The featured acts run the gamut from the tremendous talent of the high wire acrobatics of the Agayez family to the Yarovoi’s troupe of beautiful trick bears (the temptation is to try to find the zipper; you could swear it was a human in costume). Sergei Ignatov, acclaimed to be one of the finest jugglers in the world, also performed amazing feats of co-ordination in the Circus line-up. Many other wonderful acts are featured with the Mowcow Circus. If you missed them, they will return in two years. If you love the circus, don't miss them again! Lest We orget. a TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT = Play Sets Precedence No Xya is a’ unique presentation about the largest land claim case in Canadian history. It involves the Gitksan tribe and the Wet = ’suivet’en tribe in the N.W. Coastal Skeena S Region of B.C. They are living on a 45 square = mile reservation presently and they are S claiming 22 thousand square miles as their 3 rightful ancestral territory. This case is receiving a great deal of attention as it is set- ting a precedence all over the world, from law-makers and and _ aboriginals . world- = NO XYA S The play was researched extensively by David Diamond (the artist director), who (OUR FOOTPRINTS) A PLAY ABOUT ANCESTRAL LAND PUP ITAL CM Wielucal an tutta scsi & lived among the two tribes for two months = to write the play. General Admission: $7.00 Students/Seniors: $5.00 Tuesday, Nov. 23 — 2 for 1 bere alae Re Mito geet Tals tmayAlney core} ot. Tickets available at Douglas College Bookstore One block from ow ci e Sk It is acted out by two native and two non- native actors using traditional masks and regalia to tell this historically based, true story. There are even quotes from modern day forest company representatives. Apparently, this is an unbiased play being used as an educational tool to reach people in a more personal manner than that of the standard media. The theatre group is sponsored by an amaz- ingly diverse group including the Anglican, United and Catholic Churches, Labour Unions, Community Arts Councils and the Native Society. Obviously, with this kind of backing, they are reaching many people. Each show is followed by a _ question/ answer/discussion period with Marie Wil- son. She is a bright, charismatic 68 yr. old tribal elder; she is sharp and a veritavle mine of information to be tapped into. Generally 70% of the audience stays for the discussion. Nod Xya will be at the Centennial Lodge in ueens Park on Wednesday at 8pm. The cost is $4.00 for students, seniors and un- employed and $6.00 for everyone else. Check it out for an evening of educational entertainment. Laurie Long