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A fundraiser event entitied "A Night This is the third time A Night For Life Tickets for the benefit performance for Life, Dancing for Tomorrow" will be has been presented by the Stratford Festiâ€" _ are $20 and may be purchased through ipresented Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. at Stratford val with previous benefits taking place in _ the Stratford Festival box office at (519) Festival‘s Avon Theatre. The evening of 1992 and 1993. Festival choreographer 273â€"1600 or 1â€"800â€"567â€"1600. All proceeds varied dance will feature pieces choreoâ€" . Donna Feore is once again organizing the _ will go to the Canadian Actors‘ Equity graphed and performed by Stratford Fesâ€" . event as wellâ€"as producing the evening‘s _ Fights AIDS and the Special Olympics, tival company members. program. Stratford. not only.massive strength, but also a sense of that "spirit" Stirâ€" _ Judith Miller is an associate professor of English at Renison ling mentions. College at University of Waterloo. Stratford Festival presents fundraiser evening of dance Rosing often waits with chattering teeth for just the shot he wants of a bear wrestling with another one, of a mother nurs ing her cubs or of a single bear amusing himself with an old tire. Most appealing of all, Rosing catches expressiveness on the bears‘ faces and in their bodies, so that the pictures convey not only.massive strength, but also a sense of that "spirit" Stirâ€" hmm&-\fiumhg ‘M‘m?‘#hmhfi, statement, "No one just walks past a _ . TB P polar bear." I bet that‘s true, 1 thought. Stirling a ‘even if a person has seen hundreds of polar bears, each one has a speâ€" fim%MBWWRMWd the essential spirit of the polar bear." F Rosing‘s text has a wry, selfâ€"deprecating note that 1 enjoyed. His first impressions of the cold of Churchill, the polar bear capiâ€" tal of the worldâ€"which he says has now become his home away from homeâ€"touch a responsive chord in any Canadian: When a sudden storm transformed the town into an icy desert, I couldn‘t see a single car in the street or, for that matter, any other sign of human life. Was this the same majestic land of ice whose image I had so warmly savored in my imagination? Like a tortoise in its shell, I retreated deep into my parka, hoisted my heavy rucksack over my shoulder and fought my way toward the town‘s only open hotel, the Tundra inn, stumbling backward as I braced myself against a pRDepnin ies ns Aciton O tiiraind inb he:r t us t cavic Te < ba A Pem e Enmn neqne UCBTINOL Even if they are on a coin, iow. Maybe because of that question, . to expect, "But from the instant I laid eyes on one of these regal | was intrigued by a remarkably beautiful book which came into _ creatures, I experienced a sush of adrenaline, a heady hybrid of my life a week or so ago: The World Polar Bear. | ~ respect and awe that has continued to fuel my passion for opened it with anticipation. * Nanook, the name given to him by the indigenous peoples of This is a stunning book, of photographs and text by Norbert : the Canadian Arctic." _ Rosing, a German wildlife photographer. On his first visit to in and out around the pictures and the record of his journey ammmnnwu, film froze and .. _ to understand the bears, weave tidbits of information: the polar snapped. His camera froze shut and has â€" â€" xzpppomnmmey bear is the world‘s largest terrestrial carniâ€" never worked since. I am very glad that" . & vore. The tallest among the bears stand 10 he found another camera and that he Judith Mliler seet on theirhingsegs. came back. 5 n mmmmmnnnings, My favorite set of pictures records a Dr. lan Stirling, a research scientist with friendship between a great bear and a sied the Canadian Wildlife Service, wrote the dogâ€"very unusual, apparently, because the Huge Savings On Floor Models, Oneâ€"ofâ€"aâ€"Kind ‘ and Discontinued 4 Who has not done that backward, awkward dance into the Sale Now On ... Everything Specially Priced to Make This Our Biggest Sale Yet! 14th ANNIVERSARY SALE hyX " * bears often prey on the dogs. One day, as y? _ __. /‘ Rosing tells the story, a bear walked up to a of tethered sied dogs. While the others stunk away or mmuqmnmummmu wagging. The two unlikely companions romped and played for several days, while Rosing photographed. The difference in their size is remarkable, but the bear is gentle and the dog unatraid. They appear to greatly enjoy one another‘s company. Rosing learns, and his pictures demonstrate, that the "polar bear bug" also includes deep appreciation for the northern regions, for the beauty of an austere land. Flowers, lichen, northern lights, the full moon over the tunâ€" dra, ice and snow sculpted by the wind, the Arctic fox, photography is the art of capturing light. Frequently, they are Jurninescent. 1 was startled by one "painterly" photograph of trees, rocks _ and lichen. How was that effect created with a camera? The note beside it reads: "Rich in texture and mood, northern landâ€" scapes like these have inspired generations of Canadian artists." Indeed they have, and, in turn, the insights of those artistsâ€"like Tom Thomson and Lawren Harrisâ€"have touched these phoâ€" J::)‘\w !v. Because of you ... and you, and you It‘s working Bring your famity and see costumed characters from the past come alive! 67 Erb St. W. Waterloo 8856â€"1857, ext.16 at The Seagram Museum SDIRIT WALK Voluntary Pay 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. Oct. 26 & Sun. Oct. 27 IS FREE!