ANNUAL BENEFIT |
FOR THEATRE

to.dance in 1971, her end-of-the-year recital.was a

‘small affair, "The only place to perform was a little

stage.at Skeena high,” she remembers. Stage lighting

wag provided by the fathers of young dancers, who.
held light bars with oven mitts to protect. theirhands . &
from the hot bulbs. By changing the coloured bulbs,

the men created special "colour wash" effects.’ _
“Twenty-one years later, ‘Parviainen’s popular
extravaganza is a showcase for 78 students with the

come a long way,” Parviainen: agrees. This year’s

performance, Dance Revue’92, features more than 25

_ different dances. in Parviainen’s 17th benefit for
R.E.M. Lee Theatre Alive Society.

Parviainen sees many of her dancers grow from

; pudgy. pre-schoolers into adulthood. "I see lots of

familiar faces downtown," she says, smiling. The

secret to organizing 78 multi-aged students into one

. performance? "I think it’s loving the people you teach

more than the art itself"

with. ‘musical numbers ranging from the classical
opera "Carmen" to the "St. Elmo's Fire” theme. The
varied dance styles. include jazz, tap and ethnic
varieties; One number, a gypsy dance, is performed

12, "The record’s so old, you can almost hear the fire

choreography.

Dance Revue ’92 hits the stage for one night only,
Friday, May 22 at 8 p.m. in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre.
Tickets are available at Sight and Sound, from
Parviainen’s students, or by phoning 635-3207.

"Proceeds go to the R. i. M. Lee Theatre Alive Society.

- “ — Contributed

The visual arts and performing arts - worked

| GUITARS AND QUILTS

entertainment at the Terrace Public Art Gallery.
- Northwest Academy of Performing Arts instruc-

| tor Anne Hill was on hand with four academy stu- _
dents at a reception to open a show of work by. local
quilters at the art gallery. A large crowd was on»

hand to admire the handiwork of 20 quilters whose
- work will be on display until May 30 in the gallery.

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Daca ance

When Vicki Parviainen began teaching children |

professional facilities at R.E.M. Lee Theatre. "Its —

_ Dance Revue ’92 should be an audience-pleaser, .

to a sound track Parviainen first heard at the age of

‘| erackling," she laughs. Parviainen creates her own |

together recently to provide a pleasant evening’s -

_ Byron Mikaloff opens the show.

Tim Phillips, Josee Banville and Byion Mikaloff

all study classical guitar with Hill while Scott.

Gingles is a student of Tania McKenzie. These are
four of six academy students who play classical
guitar and their own compositions for public and
private events.

Hill says anyone wanting to know more can

- contact her at the Northwest Academy of Performing

Arts.

TRAVELLING FUND
The: award-winning Terrace Little Theatre

production, "Living Together”, directed by Ken
Morton, is preparing to travel to Campbell. River to

represent the Skeéna region in the provincial drama
festival June 11.

- ‘After last year’s highly acclaimed "A Chip i in the
Sugar" won Runner-up to. Best Play in the 1991
finals, director Morton i is eager to show a provincial

audience another example of TLT"s quality produc-

tions. There is a hitch, however: funding for the
12-member ensemble.

"The TLT has been very generous with financial
support, and Theatre BC also helps.'us, but the:
bottom line is that each of us will be out of pocket
and for some, that is a problem," Morton said.

Two of the actors, Ray Mordan and Marianne.
Weston, came to the group.and offered to find ways
of raising funds. "Friends of the festival" was born.
"We hope to raise enough money to create an on--
going fund for’ groups in our region travelling to