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This unique "Jain Brown photograph, featured as January's insertion in the Black Walnut Benet Socieiy’e Calender 1983, is elated to appear in poeter form for wand-wide distribution by a Toronto on publishing firm. ' - , Rick Campbell Chronicle Staff - Oh the one hand. it is a necessary yet superbly sophisticated fund raiser, essential to the operation of tht 'tuality. dancegroup. But for photographer/designer Malcolm Brown. the Black Walnut Ballet Soeiety's Calendar 1983 represents even more - in fact, it could serve indirectly as his spring- board to the "big time". Almost shortchanged by its term of refer- ence, the calendar is much more, a slick work of art that serves as a testimonial to the high standards and quest for excellence of both Brown and the society itself. That quest will surely not go arded either. in terms of sales for g'fer,'v"a'lllfl and a contract for its creator with a Toronto-based art publishing firm. "In 1981. I did almost ho photography at all - I guess you could say I had been so absorbed, so caught up in my work. I couldn’t see the forest for the trees," said the 26-yearold native of England, who lived in Kitchener for seven years before entering the school of graphic design at George Brown College two tears. ago in 'ljoronto; - " And to think it may never have come into being had the articulate, soft-spoken Brown not taken charge of his career direction a year ago. - _ At . wucac twv 1w“; uav u. ---V----. A self-taught photographer. self-confessed "In terms of numbers, we're not so large, borderline perfectionist, Brown approached but the members we do have are really the Black Walnut group in 1990 with the active," said Black Walnut president Mar- intention of freelancing promotional work. jorie McCauley. whose daughter Joan. a Having previously photographed one of the former society member, is now studying society's dancers, he came up dwith the ballet in Ottawa. calendar idea, backed it himself an it sold in "i think we serve a real purpose in the the “W area in the fait of MMO. 1tt,tAIt time community, there's about a two or tttree-year though. [just did the photography. he said. gap that we till latter private instruction) “and basically handed it all over to someone during the important years when dancers elsetodesignit.'r __ - - __ A . A . decide whether to pursue ballet as a ca- Having expanded both his talents and horizons at who}. Brown recently ap- proached Black Walnut again with the calendar idea, this time with the expressed desire to handle the peckage from creation through photography 3nd design. During the spring. while freelancing in Toronto where he is now based. Brown also approached Human Publishing a firm that distributes art work world-wide. They were impressed with the “January" photoin the calender (seen above) to the point where 'iirGaisi-intttertmeestofqmi'yt't contract with Home to distribute the photo tJdt,' 'fg'e'l'lit worldwide."he distribution at 2t,t't't new year. It’s the break Brown's 'e" tor.. Classy calendar coup for creator ptsotograohifraiirsPeakinit, and it goes with, out saying the Presence of the Black Walnut Ballet locally has been mtyteuy-bynerleia.h Formed by a group of Waterloo Region citizens interested in promoting dance while affording dancers an outlet to continue their careers, the present Black Walnut Ballet Company was formed in 1976 under the direction of Bernd Juche. founder of a school of classical ballet in Kitchener in ms. The group made its first appearance in 1977 with the Toronto Regional Dance Company at the UW Humanities theatre, and has since performed for thousands of school children in London and K-W as well as with the K-W Symphony and London Symphony orchestras. Under the direction of Sarah Jane Burton who size, the society proudly boasts six former Company members pursuing careers in dance, including four featured individually in the calendar. took over from Juche as artistic director from 1979 until this year, Black Walnut also danced at the Guelph Spring Festival, the opening“ Centre in the Square. Oktoberfest operettas, and at the Chiidren's Series at the Humanities theatre. Md_despite its. small Calendar 193 is one of three fundraisers Black Walnut holds during the year. the others being a fe2,tiyt sale and spring brunch at the Waterlot New Hamburg. The pursuit of excellence has ottviously paid off for the Black Walnut Society, which will make Ramos! heralded 'terformaneeyet at Toronto Harttourtrmtt on consecutive weekends in December. And It haan't done too badly tor Calendar I”: creator Malcolm Brown either. 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