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lasses filled with champagne
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’i$fflijBr essert tal:>le was surrounded by
i)n! . isersby who wished to fill their tummys
h strawberry tarts. Laughter rose and fell
( lan i he air as the Memorial Student Center
aiT era and Performing Arts Society put on
i rua 'review in celebration of its upcoming
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CfjcRepresentatives from OPAS, MSC Film
9805 cietA and others, such as general mem-
:W as fs of the Bryan-College Station commu-
•raD V milled about the College Station Hilton
Hoiiference Center Tuesday night with
i determination to get a glimpse of what
’AS has to offer for its new season of the
■■^imatic arts.
Am< mg the dim lights and trickling wa-
mth • f rom the centerpiece water fountain
[)r >od [former Director of Public Relations
71 d senior history major Stephen Llano.
Llapo looks forward to the upcoming
A-casoh, which includes such shows as
e'i ways ... Patsy Cline, Fiddler on the
'of, Madama Butterfly and Russian Na-
>nal Ballet’s version of Les Miserables.
av anodescribed Tuesday’s preview show
suspenseful.
Me “At first, people were very curious and
m cited, but after the show, it was antici-
ition,” Llano said. “The triumph of the
ening was the announcement of Les
lw iz coming.”
, en[ . Next season marks OPAS’ 26th season to
nlighten, entertain and inspire” the Bra
ts Valley and surrounding fans of the arts.
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Llano said he is impressed with the ad-
incement of OPAS, under the direction of
lu ine Black.
^ “What we’re seeing is OPAS becoming
tore and more like a major arts center, see-
^ ig it become more like Dallas or Houston,”
MSC
OPAS
he said. “OPAS is bringing
things that were thought
impossible to bring. It’s
quite amazing.”
Among the other guests
at the Spring Preview show
were community business-
people, representatives
from various student pro
grams and media outlets
and MSC OPAS Director of
Publicity and Advertising
Thurman Schweitzer.
Schweitzer said the up
coming season is one the
public should not miss.
“The whole season is
great,” he said. “Some of the
lesser-known shows are go
ing to be spectacular, and
the students should come
and see those, too.”
One show in particular
that Schweitzer said he can
not wait to see is Nigel Kennedy playing
Bach, Bartok and Jimi Hendrix.
The versatility of OPAS allows enter
tainment for families, students, adults and
even children.
Another exciting addition to the OPAS
program is OPAS, Jr., performances and
plays for younger fans. The upcoming sea
son features the old-time favorite Ramona
Quimby, Age 8 and Island of the Skog,
among others.
Still to come this season are such spec
tacular features as the classic rock ballet
Blue Suede Shoes and this weekend’s per
formances of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize
winning To Kill a Mockingbird.
As preconceived by the Spring Preview
gala, the 26th season may be one of the best.
When the champagne stopped being
poured and the group of young and old
opera and arts fans crowded into the ball
room, there was a feeling of excitement in
the air. Spectators eagerly greeted the pos
sibilities of their favorite shows being per
formed at Texas A&M. OPAS takes these fans
one step closer to seeing the shows they
have always wanted to see on Broadway.
As OPAS forges into its 26th season of
show-stopping performances and its audi
ences give standing ovations to powerhouse
entertainment, Texas A&M University and
the Bryan-College Station community
should look forward to the arts taking a
huge leap into the college spectrum.
So whether its a massive broadway stage
production or two people with micro
phones, OPAS is geared up and prepared to
dazzle the crowds.
For ticket information on any of this sea
son’s remaining shows or general informa
tion about OPAS and the upcoming ’98 sea
son, call 845-1234 or 1-888-890-5667.
Models walk in-step
with shoe designer
NEW YORK (AP) — On any given
day at Top Service, shoemaker Fabrice
Gallean is busy dyeing Isaac Mizrahi’s
furry footwear a catwalk-worthy bubble
gum pink. Or he’s frantically swapping
the M and J monograms on Michael
Jackson’s loafers, which arrived from
Italy with the initials transposed.
But don’t plan on strolling into Gal-
lean’s midtown Manhattan shop for
a session of stargazing. OK, Larry
King’s been by; likewise Sigourney
Weaver and Cindy Crawford. But
celebrity clients tend to send some
one else to Gallean with their orders.
“I’d rather see the people them
selves, but we usually just see their
maids or messengers,” said Gallean,
who fashions custom-made shoes
for runway shows of Donna Karan,
Ralph Lauren, Prada and Gianni Ver
sace. “The only time I spoke to Calvin
Klein, he was screaming at me be
cause I was late for Fashion Week.”
Feet are Gallean’s fortune, notably
those attached to leggy limbs of su
permodel customers such as Naomi
Campbell. Fie also services high-
stepping shops such as Bergdorf
Goodman, Stuart Weitzman, Patrick
Cox and Vera Wang.
Gallean’s rush hour hits right before
Fashion Week, one week in the spring
and the fall when New York collections
are shown. It is an occupational hazard
better known to him as “a madhouse."
That’s when, for example, Mizrahi’s
shoes arrived from Italy with the wrong
heels, three days before curtain time.
“Talk about cutting it short. Fash
ion Week is just one week, but there’s
always a disaster someplace,” he
said. “Somebody calls me, This is
Calvin Klein, I’m sending 30 pairs of
shoes right over.’ We work until 1 (o’
clock) or 2 (o’clock) in the morning.
Most every season (a runner) takes
the shoes and runs to the show,
which is like 30 minutes later.”
Shoes can make or break a show.
“Around two years ago, we made
shoes with 5-inch platforms covered
with gray suit fabric. The model actu
ally fell off the runway. That was the
end of the designer,” he said.
But Mizrahi’s three-day order was
a success story. “We just popped
the heels off and put new ones on.
That’s really easy to do, compared to
other things."
Such as?
“If you have stilettos and the heel
breaks in half, that’s difficult to repair,”
he said. Still, “we fix at least three
pairs daily, this year more than ever
because stilettos are so popular.”
Then there’s the shoe-aholic who
keeps bringing in the same beloved
pair of Stephane Kelians for repair.
“These shoes, I can’t see them
anymore,” Gallean said. “They’re like
old friends for her, and we keep man
aging to keep them together, but I
had a nightmare from these shoes.”
Gallean started servicing the
stars thanks to a triple combo of lo
cation, location, location. Satisfied
customers, including nearby shoe
stores — such as Manolo Blahnik on
Fifth Avenue — began referring young
designers in search of customized
footwear for their shows.
In addition to a flair for accom
modating designer whims to wed
one shoe’s platform to another
shoe’s toe, Gallean’s charming
French accent entices.
The 30-year-old native of La
Rochelle, France, started his career in
the old country at his father’s shoe re
pair. Along with his brother-in-law, Reg
is Guilloux, Gallean now works with his
sister, Virginie Guilloux. She’s been
known to dash to The Four Seasons for
an emergency overnight refitting with
Janet Jackson and her uncooperative
black leather mid-thigh stiletto boots.
For Amazonian models and their
size-10 feet, shoe stretchers are
indispensable.
“Don’t imagine they’re wearing
comfortable shoes if they’re very high
heels or platforms,” said Gallean,
who runs a thriving business cutting
down heels for the public.
“Models can go the length of the
runway but most of the time that’s
about it. That’s really where their pro
fessionalism comes in. They know
how to wear shoes no one else would
know how to wear and gracefully, too.
As they say, no pain, no gain.”
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