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With libretto by Thom Currie (the theatre company‘s artistic director) and music by Craig Presented by the Paintin‘ Place Cooperative Day Care Centre, Rock ‘N Fables is completely set to music as a rock opera, and is a lively retelling of some classic stories. The Really Little Theatre Company‘s proâ€" duction of Rock ‘N Fables will delight young audiences when it comes to Waterloo this Children‘s rock opera revisits classic fables â€" mnmmwvmsmmpmmwm of&w%md»smkaflncmflndnm:spanof% bertest, m:dymmnahwmmkflmme mowwnhanewapp'wmonfortheanddniddame. That‘s one of the main reasons artistic director Vitek Wincza *oundedtheHammmbud«unbbfiveyeuugo.HeWto bring the art of bailet to young people on ~ C their level, at affordable prices, and without Cl compromising professional and artistic quality. 4 j 'rrssompommatmnyomgpooph " come to the theatre to get their first ballet expenience, that that experience is just right," Wincza says. "We change for the children coming to see this show the image of bailet. it‘s not boring â€" it‘s lots of fun. And the classiâ€" Pe cal music is not boring. it‘s very visual, very flns attractive, very exciting, and the children can understand it. We have to really put some thought into it and make sure the audience‘s P maturity level is respected â€" you don‘t make i t so complicated or philosophical that they might lose the storyline. it‘s very important that they feel comfortable with it â€" then they will be more keen to come back and support ballet in the future. And to give them that ugrnexpenence,youhmtommlouofwork,locofnmmd take a full year to prepare one show." Wincza, a ballet teacher from Hamilton who studied at the Ballet School of Gdansk in his native Poland, had another reason for foundâ€" ng the Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble. He wanted to provide gifted young dancers, between the ages 12 and 19, with professional bailet experience * '|reanzedthattheve:slotsofubmedkids,mveryfewplxs where they can get such a challenge," Wincza says. "The dance whools are looking after recreation and that sort of stuff, but there was no company whish would give those really top talented students professional experience working in a fullâ€"length bailet, with profes: sonal designers, choreographers, musicians, and dancers." in this production, young dancers from communities across southern Ontario, includifily local dancers Eric and Steven Robertson, have the opportunity to not only work with a professional company, but with ; Snow White production gives young ; people an appreciation for classical dance 14 i DE O cce ma tm re on m Wmm insy eke Tad V ...........-................................u...........-.....u...........o........u-..o.n-u.--u..u-..-................. WB B0 _ _ s o us is By Deborah Crandall Wingrove, Rock ‘N Fables is a rocking and rolling show based on ancient fables and tales. The Really Little Theatre Company is a Torontoâ€"based professional touring company devoted to producing high quality theatre and specializes in entertainment for children ages two through 10. Bring a cushion to the Waterloo Recreation Complex Hauser Haus, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. Tickâ€" 20 Kg. DRYWALL compouno 9.99 2x 4 Ecomomy spruce _ 1.74 ;r¢1wmmhtlmwmwwm mfinot, Kitchener Toi. 743â€"1404 â€" Fay: 743â€"0784 8 s > The Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble‘s next fullâ€"length bailet, Wincza‘s original producâ€" tion of Pinocchio, will be presented in 1997 at Hamilton Place, at Brar:tford‘s Sanderson Centre, and at The Centre in the Square next October. Wincza hopes to develop a relationship with the Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo community, performing here regularly and recruiting many young dancers from this area to perform in his ensemble‘s productions. For that reason, he is holding auditions for Pinocchio this week at the Centre in the Square‘s studio. 'We’vebeensolud:ytohaveOktoberfestasoneofoursponsovs, and we‘ve become one of the official events and part of that beautiâ€" Mfestival.Wewmddliketodevelopardaiomhépwith(Ohob«fest) for many years," Wincza says. "The welcome we‘ve got from Kitch ener is unbelievable, and I think that‘s wonderful. I was so thrilled by the response we got from The Centre in the Square staff â€"I don‘t feel at all like a stranger here." Snow%imwillbapresentedatTheCznueintheSquareOtt 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for children under 12 and seniors, and are available at The Centre box office, 578â€"1570. some of Canada‘s leading ballet performers. Gizella Witkowsky, a prinâ€" cipal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada since 1985, dances the role of Snow White; Robert Desrosiers, founder of the Desrosiers Dance Theatre, dances the roles of the wicked stepmother and the evil queen, and Owen Montague, a principal freelance guest artist, dances the role of the charming prince. "They can see those people closely and work with them and | think they‘re gaining a great experience," Wincza says. "Witkowsky has been a principal dancer with National for 20 years, and they watch her â€" how she moves, how she rehearses. it‘s so important that Robert is here â€" they watch how he porâ€" trays, develops and maintains a character." Wincza created the production of Snow White incorporating the classical music of composer Bogdan Pawlowski of Poland. Ees . Pawlowski‘s Snow White and the Seven * Dwarts saw its debut in the Grand Theatre of Pesseeees T20 â€" Lodz in Poland in 1970. ets are $5 (children under two are admitted free), and are available at Paintin‘ Place Cooperative Day Care, 159 University Ave. W. in the University of Waterioo married stuâ€" dents apartment complex. Enter at University and Philip Street or off Seagram Drive across from Rink in the Park. Proceeds from the show will go towards Paintin‘ Place Day Care, a nonâ€"profit child care facility. The ballet won praise from critics and audiâ€" ences alike when it premiered at Hamilton Place last spring, playing to more than 13,000 12x a x s orywau 5.49 2xaxs spauce. 1.89 Goviinledetinimasa o 0O onl Sat., Sept. 20/08 UWdu mm the Water Street The: PA nt Latendresse, a foun launches new season Choreographers‘ Colle The University of Waterloo drama depart event to "enhance the ment will launch a new season next week dance seen in the com with a production of Salt Water Moon by vide a venue for up an Canadian playwright David French. established modern da Directed by Lioy Coutts, Salt Water Moon The celebration will i o mearier and charmating hive story. it is set prepnesen in a splendid moonâ€"filled night at Coley‘s Pint in August of 1926. Eighteenâ€"yearâ€"old C Jacob Mercer has returned from Toronto to f # the tiny Newfoundland outport hoping to P win back his former sweetheart Mary Snow. But she will not be easily wooed. Sait Water Moon will be presented Oct. 16 through 19 and Oct. 23 through 26 at Studio 180 in Hagey Hall. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students and . seniors, and are available at the UW‘s Theâ€" atre Centre box office, 888â€"4908. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 for students, and are available at the University of Waterloo box office, Words Worth Books, Readers‘ Ink Bookshop, Music Plus, and at the door. For reservations, call 886â€"1673. Lewin‘s concert performances have taken him to such venues as Boston‘s Symphony Hall, the Great Hall in Moscow, Pasadena‘s Ambassador Theatre, Hong Kong‘s City Hall Theatre, and Taipei‘s National Concert Hall. in Waterloo, Lewin will perform four sonatas by Scarlatti, Schumann‘s Fantasy in C Griffes® The Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan, and Liszt‘s Paganini Etude No. 6; The Tranâ€" scendental Etudes (#8, 10, and 11). Competition in Born in New York, Lewin studied at the Juilliard School of Music, receiving his bachâ€" elor‘s and master‘s degrees. His career was launched with top prizes in the 1986 List Competition in the Netherlands, the 1983 Beethoven Foundation Award in indianapoâ€" lis, and the 1982 University of Maryâ€" a 5 land International _ +/@%, ( e a8 0 attracting internaâ€" .. @muall / / h tional media attenâ€" tion during the rpr 1982 Tchaikovsky _ FNIFRAANIINENT The Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Chamber Music Society will present pianist Michael Lewin in concert Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in the KWCMs 2X 4X 8‘ SPRUCE 3. 2x ax 10 spruce 4. 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