Controversial 'Mamma Roma' Coming to Ross

The first-time-ever U.S. theatrical release of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1962 masterpiece, Mamma Roma starring Anna Magnani, will show for two days only at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater on Nov. 9 and 10.

When the film premiered in Venice, local police declared Mamma Roma obscene and tried to ban it. Censors in other countries cut up to five minutes of offending footage. This presentation is the complete and uncensored Mamma Roma.

Critically acclaimed but rarely seen by the public, Mamma Roma was Pasolini's second film. The director, who had electrified the world with his debut, Accattone, went on to become one of the most respected and controversial filmmakers of his generation.

In the film's title role, fiery screen diva Anna Magnani gives one of the most powerful performances of her stellar career.

Mamma Roma is showing at 7 and 9 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10. Admission is $5.50; $4.50 for students; and $3.50 for senior citizens, children and members of the Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater.

'Harmonia' Focuses on Early Music

No, early music isn't what you wake up to in the morning. It's music written before 1650 and it's currently enjoying a resurgence in the classical music community due to such best-sellers as "Chant."

Early Music is also the topic of choice in Harmonia, an hour-long program heard at 9:10 p.m. each Wednesday evening on all Nebraska Public Radio Network stations and again on KUCV at 6 a.m. Sunday.

Host for Harmonia is Angela Mariani, a performer and scholar who is a doctoral candidate at the Early Music Institute on Indiana University. Mariani draws on commercial, private and rare archival recordings as well as interviews with performers and scholars. Harmonia is produced in conjunction with WFIU-FM in Bloomington, Ind.

Vienna's Artis String Quartet to Appear at Sheldon

The Artis String Quartet, an ensemble from Vienna, comes to Lincoln on Nov. 11 as part of their first extensive tour of the United States. The group's performance, presented by the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music, will be at 8 p.m. in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium. The Nov. 11 concert will open with Mendelssohn's Quartet in A Major, Opus 13, and will continue with Berg's Quartet, Opus 3, composed in 1910. The program concludes with Zemlinsky's Quartet No. 2, Opus 15, composed in 1915.

A pre-concert talk will be given at 7:30 p.m. by John Bailey of the UNL School of Music. A reception for the artists and audience will follow the concert in the Great Hall of the Sheldon Gallery. Parking for patrons with special needs is available in the lot north of the gallery.

Tickets for the Artis Quartet concert can be purchased from the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music. Individual concert tickets are $25, with a special student price of $5. Reservations are requested. For reservations or for more information, call 435-5454.

Musa Nova Offers Vocal Jazz at Kimball Nov. 9

The School of Music will present Angela Hagenbach with Musa Nova at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in Kimball Recital Hall. Admission is free.

Kansas City native Angela Hagenbach is the vocal force behind Musa Nova. Inspired by the vocals of Sarah Vaughan, Hagenbach began to study jazz and eventually launched her solo career in 1990 with an extended engagement at Kansas City's Ritz-Carlton Hotel. In the short time span since then, she has developed a large regional following punctuated by appearances at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival, and the Corporate Woods Jazz Festival.

Musa Nova is headed by Joe Cartwright, pianist, who earned his stripes in Kansas City's piano bars and hotel lobbies. He has performed with Clark Terry, Max Roach, Gary Foster, Jimmy Witherspoon and other jazz greats.

'Fool For Love' at Studio Theatre

University Theatre and Dance continues its 95th anniversary season with Fool For Love by Sam Shepard, directed by Gregory Tavares.

Starring Jason T. Richards, Kristi Lee Covey, Patrick Tutle, and Mark Klemetsrud, Fool For Love is performed Nov. 9-11 and 14-18 in the Studio Theatre. Call 2-2073 for tickets. Individual Tickets are $6 students, $7 faculty/staff/senior citizens, $9 for all others.

Theatrix to Present 'Sand Mountain'

University Theatre and Dance's student producing organization - theatrix - continues its 95-96 season with Sand Mountain by Romulus Linney, directed by MFA acting student Amy Gaither-Hayes. The show will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 16-19, 3rd floor, Wagon Train Project. Tickets are available for $5 at the door. Call 2-1619 or 1620 for more information. Limited seating; first come, first served - no reservations.

The play portrays Appalachian views on subjects ranging from "how to pick a husband" and "how to cure what ailes you" to "why telling stories isn't lying."

BBC Director/Producer to Speak Nov. 7

UNL's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance is pleased to announce the residency of Andree Molyneux, producer/director with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) Nov. 6 through 10. One of the highlights of Ms. Molyneux's residency will be a free public lecture entitled "TV and Social Responsibility" to be held at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in Howell Theatre.

Molyneux has won three awards from the British Academy of Film and Television, all for dramas which she commissioned, produced and directed. She also has a Royal Television Society Award for a docu-drama on Charlotte Bronte. In 1988 Molyneux won the Golden Nymph of Monte Carlo award as producer of the best single film Road written by Jim Cartright, based on his theatrical play. In 1989 Molyneux produced the BBC's first film for the cinema, a musical film, Dancin' Through the Dark, written by Willy Russell (who also wrote Educating Rita).

In 1993 Molyneux produced Money for Nothing by first-time writer Tim Firth, which won the 1994 British Writers Guild Award for the Best Screenplay of the Year. In 1995 she was nominated for a British Academy Award as a producer for best single film with A Breed of Heroes written by Charles Wood.

Geske Lectures to Examine World of Art History

Inaugural Lecture is Nov. 14

The UNL College of Fine and Performing Arts will present the inaugural presentation of the Norman and Jane Geske Lectures in the History of the Arts when Norman A. Geske, director emeritus of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, delivers the lecture "Why Art History? An exploration of Tem and Ptah" at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Sheldon Auditorium. A reception will follow the lecture in the Great Hall of the Sheldon Gallery.

The Norman and Jane Geske Lectureship in the History of the Arts has been established to bring UNL and the Nebraska arts community at large the opportunity to participate in the study of the history of the visual and performing arts. The lectureship is intended to bring to Nebraska outstanding scholars and critics who explore the sources and meanings of individual works of art or the works as a whole of an individual artist. Publication of these lectures will contribute to a wider discussion of the chosen topics.

The Norman and Jane Geske Lectureship in the History of the Arts was established at the UNL College of Fine and Performing Arts in 1994. The Geskes have made a deferred gift of $50,000 to the University of Nebraska foundation to created this series, which will fund visits by prominent authorities on the history of the visual arts, music, theater, dance, film and architecture. The UNL College of Fine and Performing Arts has provided interim funding until the Geskes' donation becomes available in order to honor them and to repay them for their many contributions to the arts of this state.

This series pays tribute to the Geskes' longtime service to the arts. Norman Geske, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, received degrees from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and New York University's Institute of fine Arts. He came to UNL in 1950 as assistant director of the university art galleries and became director in 1956. Involved in the creation of the Sheldon, Geske served as its director until his retirement in 1983. He was instrumental in creating the Interstate 80 bicentennial sculpture project, the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney and the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater. Geske received an honorary doctorate form Doane college in 1969, the Governor's Arts Award in 1979, the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Kearney in 1980, the Mayor's Art Award in 1987, and the Lincoln Foundation's Sower Award in 1991.

Jane Geske, a native of Sutton, Neb. and an alumna of UNO, is a former director of the Nebraska Library Commission and served as president of the Nebraska Library Association and the Nebraska Committee for Cultural Resources, the predecessor of the Nebraska Arts Council. She was also a founding member of the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, the Friends of the UNL Libraries and the Center for the Book, which has named its annual award for service to literature in their honor. Geske won the Mayor's Art Award in 1994. The Geskes own and operate the Esturary Bookstore in Lincoln, which specializes in literature and the arts. They are also Founders of the UNL College of Fine and Performing Arts.

Inti-Illimani Brings Chilean Folk Music to the Lied

With their traditional harmonies, native rhythms and haunting lyrics, the Chilean folk music group Inti-Illimani will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Each musician of Inti-Illimani plays a variety of instruments, most of which are native to the Andes. In the hands of Inti-Illimani, however, even the common violin and guitar take on new personalities with special tuning and playing techniques.

Formed in 1967, the group sought to use the traditional music of their homeland to express Chile's loss of ideologies and their dissatisfaction with the political dictatorship of the times. During the 15 years of exile due to their anti-government views, Inti-Illimani embarked on a perpetual international tour, exposing the tragic results of Chile's plight to the entire world.

In the course of their exile, Inti-Illimani was able to work with international stars of many different genres. They also shared amnesty International stages with Sting, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel and other artists who use music to express their concern for the plight of oppressed peoples. In 1988, after a string of albums and numerous international accolades, the members of Inti-Illimani were welcomed back to their homeland as local heroes.

Two pre-performance talks will be given in the Lied Center's Steinhart Room. Joel Gajardo, director of Lincoln's Hispanic Community Center, will share his insights 55 minutes before the performance and again at 30 minutes before curtain.

Tickets are $20, $16 and $12; half price for those 18 and under or UNL, Wesleyan and Doane students who present identification. Also, Target "Treatseats" discount coupons are available at participating Target Stores.

The Lied Center box office is open for walk-in sales on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 90 minutes before the performance. Phone orders may be placed by dialing 2-4747 or 1-800-432-3231.

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