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The two companies have been working on the tour for close to a year and have had to @ number of ob: to assure its sponsored tours by the Russian g However, in this age of perestroika and a free market economy, we enter a unique age in the Russian arts... Raise the iron cutrain, enter stage left, cultural entrepreneurs of the east. This is the story of four internationally acclaimed artists, two of whom were formerly with the Bolshoi Theatre, and their willing- ness to enter the already risky theatre industry to make a go of it. The four artists have success in that time. From the inefficiency of the Russian postal system to the reluctance of the Canadian g to grant ded visas to the troupe for this four-month tour, Moscow 777 and Kolenko Productions have leaned on one another to realize the show. It takes a great deal of trust, on both sides, when spanning not only huge distances, but lan- guage and cultural barriers as well. performs But the two companies could not have accomplished this formidable task without the strong support of the theatre people in the individual communities. Here, theatre man- agers and cortimunity theatre companies have made the difference. When one works inde- pendent of any state or government funding, one must be very creative in keeping one's costs to a minimum, Everything from. co- sponsoring the show with a local theatre com- pany to asking the people of the community to billet the troupe has been done to keep costs down and assure the success of the pro- duction. ‘ The ultimate benefactor is the audience, as the family will be able to see performers of international acclaim in their own community theatres for a few rubles. The troupe performs in Castlegar Nov. 3 at the Brilliant Cultural Centre Wednesday, November 1, 1995 FEE UENETIG So Page BS @ Turner search of experience and him- self; the life of an instructor of ceramics at the Kootenay School of An in Nelson; and the life of a dedicated artist Striving to push to extremes the edges of his medium, Graham's current show at the National Exhibition Centre Certainly carries us to the edges of his medium. I've seen noth- ing quite like it. I hope this artistic tour de force makes the rounds of all the art galleries across the country. Canadians elsewhere deserve a chance to view what we have been privi- leged to see first. Graham's ceramic master- piece in all its quiet magnifi- cence is on display at the NEC until Nov, 19. Artist takes one Sliding back 4000 years: the Garry Graham show As you enter the building, you can feel yourself sliding back 4,000 years. Here is a bit of sand, there a water fountain to quench the thirst of a desert traveler and finally, several tall columns float- ing in the distance. All you need is a hot wind sifting the sand to convince you that you have been transported to the arid Middle East. This back 125 people who attended the opening of Garry Graham's spec- tacular ceramics installation at the National Exhibition Centre. All of the clay experience he has had to date has been used to cre- ate an Eastern setting from the deep past. We've been used to Graham's disks and platters and bowls and torso pieces, but this show expanded them into a desert ‘OPEN SUNDAY FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE SUNDAY HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS: MITCHELL SUPPLY LTD. 490-13th Avenue ¢ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. PHARMASAVE 1128-3rd Street ¢ 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. PANAGOPOULOS PIZZA PLACE 2305 Columbia Aveune e 3p.m. - MIDNIGHT MACHADO'S GROCERY LTD. 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The visitor to the gallery enters an open grid of fairly abstract ceramic pieces, a landscape of in time structure and design. Two of the mounted disks—bird guardian and plant guardian—act as sentries to the city and yet form a kind of gateway. Pale blue columns criss- crossed with yellow lines to sug- gest brickwork form a kind of backdrop. Over eight feet high and capped with leaf-stenciled capitals, these give the viewer a sense of immensity. It is a daring and imaginative show. Just outside the city is a forest created by pyramid shapes, structures attesting to Graham's interest in geometric configura- tion and precision in form. Here Graham has used a'wax-resist — technique to indicate trees creep- ing up the obelisks. To emphasize the setting, sand is artfully placed along the walls and around key pieces. The colors themselves are warm fresco with pale blues, soft creams and terra cotta predomi- nant. Unglazed textures allow the items to blend one into another. Only in an occasional piece like the ~impressive “Crescent Minaret” stands out from the rest It is as if Graham has chosen to speak of a civilization back in time when music and poetry and the gentler arts once held domin- 10n. Graham has lived many lives the life of his youth until he dis- covered the magic of Clay in 1970; the life of a student and holder of ordinary jobs as he learned his craft; the life of an artist/traveler to other countries in RENT IT TODA a () Ra POC ante lt Castleaird Plaza 365-3777 301 - 11th Ave. (Tulips Building) 365-5191 DEO Slocan Valley Recreation Commission #8 Box 8, Slocan Park, B.C. Rec'ins # Phone: 226-7744 «TO GET A HEAD (Ages 8 & older) - Make « head that'll grow on you! Kellys Crafts, Winlaw. Tuesday, Nov. 7th 4 to $:30 pm. Instr. Kelly Malakoff. Fee: $10 (inc. mats). PRE- REGISTER BY NOV. lst. + MINATURE TOPIARIES (Ages 8 & older) - Make and decorate an 18 inch high tree complete with dried herbs, potpourri and much more. Wed., Nov. 8th. 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