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Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will
create a mandala Feb. 11-15 at the UNL Lentz Center for Asian
Culture. Some of the monks will perform Feb. 14 at Kimball Hall.
Monks to create mandala at Lentz exhibition
"Arts
of Tibet: Object and Performance," which runs
through April 6
at the UNL Lentz Center for Asian Culture, features
the center's
extensive Tibetan collection, most of which was
donated by the
center's co-founders, Don and Velma Lentz. Almost
all items are
ritual objects, including musical instruments and
a bone apron used
in sacred dances.
The highlight of the show, and its
"performance"
segment, will be the construction over five
days of a mandala
sand painting by Tibetan Buddhist monks from
Drepung Loseling
Monastery. The monks will construct the mandala
from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. daily Feb. 11-15. The public is invited to
watch and
listen. Admission to the Lentz Center is free, but a
donation
of $2 is suggested.
To create a mandala sand
painting, millions of grains of colored
sand are laid into place on
a flat platform over a period of
days to form the image of a
mandala. In general all mandalas
have outer, inner and secret
meanings. On the outer level they
represent the world in its divine
form; on the inner level they
represent a map by which the ordinary
human mind is transformed
into enlightened mind; and on the secret
level they depict the
perfect balance of the subtle energies of the
body and the clear
light dimension of the mind. The creation of a
sand painting
is said to effect purification and healing.
The mandala sand painting begins with an opening ceremony,
during which the lamas consecrate the site and call for the forces
of goodness. This is done through chanting, music and mantra
recitation and will be performed at 10 a.m. Feb. 11.
The
monks then lay the colored sands. Each monk holds a traditional
metal funnel called a chak-pur while running a metal rod on its
grated surface. The vibration causes the sands to flow like liquid.
The monks will chant as part of the ritual of making the mandala.
Traditionally, most sand mandalas are destroyed shortly after
their completion as a metaphor for the impermanence of life.
The
sands are swept up and placed in an urn; to fulfill the function
of
healing, half is distributed to the audience at the closing
ceremony, while the remainder is carried to a nearby body of
water,
where it is deposited. The waters then carry the healing
blessing
to the ocean and it spreads throughout the world for
planetary
healing. The closing ceremony will be Feb. 15.
Monks to perform Feb. 14 at Kimball
The multiphonic singers of Tibet's Drepung Loseling Monastery
will perform in Lincoln as a part of their international tour
of
"Sacred Music and Sacred Dance for World Healing."
Their performance begins at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 in Kimball Recital
Hall. Tickets at $12 for adults and $8 for students/youth are
on
sale at the Lied Center box office; call 472-4747.
The
performance features multiphonic singing, wherein the
monks
simultaneously intone three notes of a chord. The Drepung
Loseling
monks are renowned for this unique singing. They also
use
traditional instruments such as 10-foot long dungchen trumpets,
drums, bells, cymbals and gyaling horns.
On past tours, the
monks have performed with Kitaro, Paul
Simon, Natalie Merchant,
Patti Smith and others.
The tour has three purposes: to
make a contribution to world
healing and peace movements; to
generate a greater awareness
of the endangered Tibetan
civilization; and to raise support
for the refugee community in
India.
 Stomp
The smash hit returns to the
Lied
Stomp, the international percussion sensation,
returns to
the Lied Center for Performing Arts for five
performances Feb.
7-9. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 5
and 9 p.m. Feb.
8, and 2 and 6 p.m. Feb. 9.
The
production appeared at the Lied Center in September 1995
and
November 1998.
Stomp is the winner of an Olivier Award for
Best Choreography
(London's Tony Award), a New York Obie Award, a
Drama Desk Award
for Unique Theatre Experience, and a Special
Citations from Best
Plays. The young performers "make a rhythm
out of anything
we can get our hands on that makes a sound,"
says co-creator/director
Luke Cresswell. The show uses everything
but conventional percussion
instruments to fill the stage with
compelling rhythms.
From its beginnings as a street
performance in the United
Kingdom, Stomp has grown into an
international phenomenon over
the past seven years, with five
international touring companies
covering more than 200 cities
around the world, including appearances
at London's Royal Festival
Hall, the Acropolis in Athens and
engagements in Asia and South
America. Stomp performers have
been featured in a series of
award-winning national commercials
for Coca-Cola and Target Stores;
recorded music for Quincy Jones'
CD Q's Juke Joint; produced a
short live action film, Brooms,
which was nominated for an Academy
Award; and scored the ShowTime
film Riot, which aired on HBO.
Stomp has been featured coast-to-coast in many television
appearances, including the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, The
Late Show with David Letterman and much more.
A
pre-performance talk will be offered in the Lied's Steinhart
Room
30 minutes before curtain.
Tickets for this performance are
$44, $38 and $34; tickets
are $39, $33 and $29 for college students
and those 18 and under.
Student/youth tickets for the 5 p.m.
Saturday and all the Sunday
performances are $39, $33 and $17. Call
472-4747 for tickets.
 The
Parsons Dance Company, left,
and the Ahn Trio, below, will perform
together at 7:30 p.m. Feb.
11 at the Lied Center.
Parsons dancers, Ahn Trio perform together
One of the
hottest tickets in American contemporary dance
will join forces
with one of the most respected young piano trios
as the Parsons
Dance Company and the Ahn Trio share the stage
at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11
at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
The program will
include independent performances by each
group. The Parsons Dance
Company will present "Rise and
Fall" and
"Caught." The Ahn Trio will present
pieces by Ronn
Yedidia, Michael Nyman and Astor Piazzola. The
highlight of the
evening will be "Slow Dance" and "Swing
Shift,"
pieces that feature the Parsons Company accompanied
by the Ahn
Trio. The Lied Center is one of the co-commissioners
of "Swing
Shift," which features original music composed
for the Ahn
Trio by Kenji Bunch.
Since 1987,
the Parsons Dance Company has given more than
1,000 performances
and many educational and community outreach
residency activities
including master classes, lecture-demonstrations
and workshops. The
company is composed of 10 full-time dancers
and maintains a
repertory of more than 60 works by David Parsons.
Hailed as
one of the most gifted young chamber ensembles,
the Ahn Trio is
composed of three sisters: Angella on violin,
Lucia on piano, and
Maria on cello. The Juilliard-trained trio,
originally from South
Korea, gained public attention in 1987
when they were featured in a
cover story on "Asian-American
Whiz Kids" in Time
magazine. Since then the Ahn Trio has
performed at many of the
greatest halls in the world.
A pre-performance talk will be
given in the Lied's Steinhart
Room 30 minutes before curtain.
Tickets for this performance are $36, $30 and $26; tickets
are
half price for university students and those 18 and under.
Call the
Lied box office at 472-4747 for tickets.
Love Library installs new displays for
spring
The University Libraries Archives and Special
Collections
in Love Library has scheduled two displays for spring,
"Wild
by Design" and "Wright Morris: American
Dreamer."
"Wild by Design" is in the window
case, basement
level of Love Library. The display is open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday and runs until April 1.
This display features published works illustrating quilt patterns,
designs and the influence of these designs on the creation of
traditional and contemporary quilts. The books are a part of
two
research collections housed in Special Collections: the American
Quilt Study Group Research Library and the Michael James Research
Library. The display is in conjunction with the "Wild by
Design" symposium and exhibition sponsored by the International
Quilt Study Center Feb. 27 to March 1.
"Wright Morris:
American Dreamer," is in special
collections, basement level
of Love Library. It is open from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday and runs until May 31.
Selections from the recently
donated Wright and Josephine
Morris Collection are on display,
including personal papers,
first-edition copies of his works,
photographs and the American
Book Award designed by Louise Nevelson
and awarded to Morris
in 1981. This display is in conjunction with
the "Wright
Morris: An American Dreamer" symposium
sponsored by the
UNL Libraries and the Plains Humanities Alliance.
The symposium
will examine Wright Morris's work and life and is
April 10-12.
For information on the symposium, call Katherine
Walter at 472-3939.
In addition, one display case on the
second floor of Love
Library will feature an item or topic each
month from January
to May for more in-depth study. Now on display
is a selection
of colorful plates from Les Peintres Indiens
D'Amerique (Indian
Painters of America). This two-volume limited
print publication
contains 77 full-color plates reflecting the
varied ways of traditional
life, beliefs and history of Native
American groups. Other works
to be featured this spring include the
1852 first edition of
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin,
signed books and letters
by Helen Keller, 18th and 19th century
women poets, and 18th
and 19th century prints illustrating
Shakespeare's plays.
For information, call 472-2531.
Faculty Artist in Concert
UNL School of Music faculty artist David C. Neely, violin,
will
give a concert at 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at Kimball Recital Hall.
Neely will
be accompanied by Mark Clinton, piano; Clark Potter,
viola; and
Catherine Herbener, piano.
This event is free.
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