November 2, 1994

by Trent Ernst

| The WomenSpeak Institute
| held its second annual fundraising

 

 

    
       
    
   
  
   

| draw of the evening. However, the
wide range of cultures and perform-
> ance styles kept the evening mov-
ing along at an exciting pitch.
Highlights of the evening in-

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‘The idea for the
WomenSpeak Institute arose

the community at large.

993 to generate conversa-
and highlight issues that
not usually in the press. Is-
of interest to both women
d men are an important
pect of the WomanSpeak
titute’s agenda, such as the
coming talk November 22
»n Gaining Control of the New

 

  

need to bring out wom-
ices and perspectives

e Institute was formed

cluded Qui Xia He, playing a
banjo-esque sounding oriental in-
strument known as a pepa. Despite
her difficulty with the microphone,
(a reoccurring theme of the

    

gala in the evening),
Douglas she gave
reollege an en-
r Performing trancing,
Arts Thea- flawless
tre October perform-
21. Close to ance.
|} two hun- Also
| dred people entrancing
watched _ws Iris
diverse per- Cunningham
| formances & Group.
| from some ee ae ee
of Vancou- Cunningham
| ver’s finest > was no
» talent, in- 3 where to
cluding 3 be seen,
pianist 3 but her
Rebecca = group - ac-
| Fashii and e tually an
poet Lily ‘ 2 Irish dance
> Spence. * ; team - was
Sheri Pepa player Qui Xia He. amazing.
Ulrich was Imagine, if
ithe big you will,

11 pretty young ladies in brilliantly
decorated dresses, performing an
immaculately choreographed dance
that draws not only from Irish jigs
and Scottish sword dances, but in-

 

WomenSpeak strives
to represent a cross
section of women from
various cultures and

society.

 

The Other Press

  

WomenSpeak at Douglas College

| Music and fun provide a forum
of fantasic female performers

 

Photo by Niki Townsend

The SFU Bhangara Dance Team bust a move.

corporates elements of classical
ballet as well. An amazing perform-
ance that ended far too soon.
Perhaps the only low spot in
the show was the women’s clog-
ging team Inclognito, who had the
misfortune of following the Iris
Cunningham group. After watching
(and hearing) 11 people clog in uni-
son, the 4-member Inclognito
sounded hollow in comparison. The
tacky hillbilly outfits didn’t help,

either.

When they pulled off the over-
alls and straw hats, revealing stud-
ded leather bras and lederhosen,
and began clogging to Michael
Jackson’s Bad, it did nothing to sal-
vage the performance.

Also performing were the SFU
Bhangara Dance Team, and the
Blugrass Princesses.

Sheri Ulrich capped the
evening off with a short, personal

set. Along with pianist Maury
Sheir, she performed works that
have spanned her entire career.
During an extended delay, (due to
problems with the mics, surprise,
surprise) Sheri bantered with the
crowd, at ease and comfortable,
even with the inconvenience. She
received two encores and a stand-
ing ovation for her troubles.

 

Briefcase

by Trent Ernst

Internationally renowned violinist
Marc Destrubé’s briefcase was stolen
while he was performing here at Doug-
las. The briefcase was later recovered
in the Douglas area.

The briefcase was stolen while Mr.
Destrubé was performing at the

 

Stolen at Concert!

October 27 Noon at New West concert.
Inside the briefcase were many impor-
tant personal papers, including contracts,
musical scores, and Mr. Destrubé’s per-
sonal itinerary of concert dates for the
next three years. There was nothing of
monetary value inside.

A short time after the briefcase went
missing, it was recovered in the ICBC

Litigation Office. Nothing was missing,
but this incident raises concerns about
performance security during special
events.

Mr. Destrubé’s violin, manufac-
tured in 1693, and of great historical and
monatary value was with Mr Destrubé
when the incident occured.

 

 

 

Reproductive Technologies.
WomenSpeak strives to
represent a cross section of
women from various cultures
and positions in society.
The Institute welcomes
-new members, in whatever
way you wish to involve your-
sell ss :
_ If you are interested in
finding out more information
about the WomenSpeak Insti-
tute, they meet on the first
Thursday of every month in
the Douglas College Board-
room (Room 4920). Also they
can be contacted at 527-5360.