Carlu Carter - Clippings

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Carlu Carter - Clippings

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Major - Minor Notes By S. ROY MALEY . Winnipeg Ballet Wins ' Tops ' Festival Laurels as SO but saw With honors and triumps heaped upon them , individually and collectively , members of the Winnipeg Ballet arrived Tuesday over C.N.R. Lines from Toronto , after appearing at the second Dominion Ballet Festival . " The whole venture was a great Hunter , attended presentations of success , " Gweneth Lloyd , director , the Winnipeg Ballet last year . He told The Tribune this week . " I classes the Winnipeg Ballet would like the people in general " tops " with Ruth Sorel's Montreal to know that the whole festival Modern Dance group in second was a grand follow - up on the first place . In his comment he neglects festival held in Winnipeg last year , to note that Ruth Sorel herself is a when three cities and three ballet professional artist , which should groups appeared . This year , prac- be . tically the whole Dominion was Following is his comment : represented , with six cities and 11 " The Festival is over and to me ballet companies making appear- it has been truly a revelation in ances . many ways , also a heartening ex “ Though some of the dance perience when I saw all the cffuit , groups were less experienced than energy , thought and time that must others , it really didn't matter , " have been outpoured in connection Miss Lloyd said . " The principal with some of the productions . thing to be considered is the fact " My own réactions and analysis that the public for ballet has defi- makes me give without hesitation , nitely grown , and hopes for estab- the palm to Gweneth Lloyd and her lishment of a purely Canadian Winnipeg troupe . Visages and Al National Ballet company legory were to me a thrilling and has taken root . It was all very worth- deeply moving experience and I saw both twice . The depth of each , while . " in its own profound message , stir The ballet presented three bal . red me to the depths and still lets , Finishing School , Visages , leaves me in a pondering mood . danced to music by Walter I shall long remember them . Kaufmann , and Allegory , danced " The other group which I fe to Cesar Franck's Symphonic equally enthusiastic about is Ruth Variations , which Marian Gru- Sorel's . The nobility of the woman deff , young pianist , played in the herself and the noble and sincere orchestral performance . conduct . interpretation of her various roles ed by Samuel Hersenhoren . is beyond my power to adequately describe . I saw three of her pre " The performance of Allegory sentations , all on Friday night topped all others each , to me , a divine expression different for excitement . The enthusiasm of the art she expresses , I , perhaps was so great that the people shout- because I have had some stage ex ed and cheered , " Miss Lloyd said . perience , particularly loved Shakes Although Allegory made the most pearean Shadows . Her Ophelia was immediate success , audiences were so deeply moving . I felt all the so impressed with Visages they tragedy of this girl in the manner wanted to see it again and again in which she used her hands , grop in order to grasp its full meaning . ing as it were for light in the The people of Toronto said they darkness of her soul , I never felt were impressed with the diversity it before in this way by the acting of types of ballet which we per- of Ophelia in the play itself , and formed . They were surprised to certainly not in Jean Simonds ' in see that we could dance in three terpretation in Olivier's magnifi different idioms . " cent , in spots , Hamlet . Sorel is a " Ballet is definitely very much beautiful woman , with the beauti alive in Canada . We some ful soul of an artiste , and even as wonderful work and were particu- such must Gweneth Lloyd be . larly impressed with the Vancouver " There were lesser groups , ballet group , under direction of making a sincere and in some Mara McBirney . And the hospital- cases , lovely showing . The im ity of Toronto was overwhelming , " mature Ottawa group , under Miss Lloyd stated . your old friend Nesta Toumine , Arnold Spohr , leading male nee Williams . One felt sincerity dancer of the Winnipeg Ballet , here but lack as yet of experi feels the festival has achieved a ence . The settings and lighting great deal in con by her husband were excellent . The Vancouver group solidating ballet I liked in Canada . Meet immensely . ing members of “ The Volkoff group always gives other Canadian me a feeling of " Commercial Art , " ballets and see as compared to truly inspired fine ing the work art and please don't think me a they are doing traitor when I say this , for I think creates fine Boris is very clever . John Majcher , spirit of good who had the chief part in the Vol will and fraterni koff's newest offering , The Red ty , he says . He Ear of Corn , with music by John enjoyed Les Syl Weinswig , was once a pupil of phides , present Miss Lloyd's . To me , this ballet is David Adams ed by the Ottawa a disjointed work . The Winnipeg Ballet , which " showed definite company are a lovely crowd as I promise " he stated , while the Van- had met them before when they couver Ballet , under direction of Arnold Spohr was excellent in both Mara McBirney , showed " great Visages and Allegory and David held a picnic at my summer home . vitality . " Hhe was pleased over success of Adams is an excellent dancer , with a God - like physique , but why , oh Allegory , which , he believes is not as good a ballet as some others why , does he wear his hair so long that it necessitates the use of so Miss Lloyd has created , " but the many " bobby pins . " That is my Toronto audience on Friday night only adverse comment on him . " applauded and gave them 10 cur tain calls . It was all very inspirat Greatest Tribute ing and stimulating . " The greatest tribute to the Win David Yeddeau , manager of the nipeg Ballet , was , perhaps , given ballet , remained in the East and by Anatole Chujoy , editor of Dance is due in Winnipeg today , so com- News . Following conclusion of the ment from him was unavailable . festival , he stated : Easterner's Impressions " The Winnipeg Ballet should re ceive first consideration . Its bal Readers may be interested in the impression of an old friend of lets , Allegory , Visages and Finish the music editor , from whom I ing School , are the works of a most talented choreographer ; its received a long letter Wednesday . A former actor and director of productions were on a high plane , with music and decor given the plays in Toronto , and at one time same careful thought and execu attached to Hart House , Harold S. tion as the choreography itself . " Had the Volkoff Canadian Bal let , directed by Boris Volkoff , paid as much attention to its decor and costuming as it did to its choreo graphy , one would be hard put indeed to place one company ahead of the other . Mr. Volkoff is a pioneer in Canadian ballet and a very gifted and versatile choreo graphy . " a