The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 28, 1975, Image 3

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    THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1975
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Black Experience V
March 3 (8 p.m.) Dance Theater of Harlem — informal seminar; Rudder
Center Auditorium
March 5 (8 p.m.) Dance Theater of Harlem — full performance; Rudder
Center Auditorium
March 6 (8 p.m.) Ramona Austin; Rudder Center Theater
March 7 (8 p.m.) “Lady Sings the Blues”; Rudder Center Theater
March 8 (8 p.m.) “Lady sings the Blues”; Rudder Center Theater
March 8 (10 p.m.) Afro Ball; MSC Ballroom
March 9 (12 noon) BAG Picnic; Lake Somerville
Black Awareness slates
cultural exchange week
By DON MIDDLETON
Staff Writer
“A Proud Heritage” is the theme
of Black Experience V, presented
March 3-9. The week-long cultural
exchange is sponsored by the Black
Awareness Committee of the MSC.
Activities include performances
by The Dance Theater of Harlem,
poetess Ramona Austin and the East
Side Gang. Two showings of “Lady
Sings the Blues,” an Afro Ball, and
the BAG picnic round out the
week’s events.
Black Experience V begins with
an informal seminar by The Dance
Theater of Harlem. The demonstra
tion takes place Monday, March 3 at
8 p.m. in the Rudder Center Au
ditorium. Admission is $1 for adults
and 50 cents for children under 12.
Poetess Ramona Austin brings a
program of Afro-American and Afri
can literature to the Rudder Center
Theater on Thursday, March 6. The
performance begins at 8 p.m. The
price for A&M students is 25 cents,
all other tickets are $1.00.
“Lady Sings the Blues” will be
shown Friday and Saturday nights
atSp.m. in the Rudder Center The
ater. The movie is presented in con
junction with Aggie Cinema. Ad
mission is 75 cents.
The Afro Ball highlights
Saturday’s events, beginning at 10
p.m. in the MSC ballroom. The
eight-piece East Side Gang of Au
stin will be playing. Couples will be
admitted for $3.50, singles for
$2.00.
The week ends Sunday with the
Black Awareness picnic at Lake
Somerville. Picnickers should meet
at the M SC at noon and bring their
own food and beverages.
A concert originally scheduled for
Saturday has been postponed until
April, and a program featuring
Julian Bond has been cancelled.
Harlem dance troupe
plans demonstration
THE BASEMENT COFFEEHOUSE
BENNETT & FRENCH
THE ASH STREET BLUES BAND
SMITH & HEMENWAY
MORNING (from San Antonio)
Saturday Night, March I
7:30--l2:30 p.m.
(admission $1.00 per person)
The internationally acclaimed
Dance Theater of Harlem will be in
residence at Texas A&M University
and Bryan-College Station March
3-5. The residency is sponsored by
the Black Awareness Committee,
OPAS, the Arts Committee and the
Arts Council of the Brazos Valley.
The Company was founded by
Arthur Mitchell and is directed by
Mitchell and Karel Shook. It com
bines classical technique with eth
nic dance to form a unique style
which Mitchell calls “classical ballet
with soul.”
The first performance, March 3,
is an informal seminar sponsored by
Black Awareness, the Arts Commit
tee and OPAS. The demonstration
begins at 8 p.m. in the Rudder
Center Auditorium. The price is
$1.00 for adults and 50 cents for
children under 12.
Tuesday, March 4, the company
will give lecture-demonstrations
beginning at 10:20 a.m. at A&M
Consolidated High School and 1-.30
p.m. at Stephen F. Austin School.
The demonstrations are sponsored
by the Arts Council of Brazos Valley
and are open to the public. Admis
sion is $1.00.
The troupe will present its full
performance Wednesday at 8 p.m.
in the Rudder Center Auditorium.
The program includes the Holberg
Suite, Le Corsaire pas de deux.
Agon and Dougla. Tickets are on
sale at the MSC Box Office, week-
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115 North Main
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days from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Prices for
students are $4.80, $4 and $3. Regu
lar tickets are $6, $5 and $4.
Poetess Ramona Austin performs as part of the
Black Awareness week activities.
The Dance Theater of Harlem is “on its toes.” Women display fine ballet form.
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