Students put fashions on the catwalk
AMY BARTNER
The Student Apparel Design Association presents a fashion show entitled “Seriously. Fashion.” to showcase apparel members have been working on for as long as last summer.
“It’s the organization’s one big event of the year,” SADA’s director Sally Helvenston said. “It’s pretty important to them.”
SADA presents this show each year in front of a panel of judges. About 10 awards will be given for creativity and other features of the apparel. There will only be 15 designers this year, each showing a wide variety of clothing, ranging from men’s to children’s clothing. This a smaller amount of designers than usual and some may be just now putting the finishing touches on their apparel, while others have been finished since early January. There was, however, a deadline in January for clothing to be registered for the judging.
“I think sometimes things come into the show at the last minute,” Helvenston said.
Last year, the show took place in Wharton Center, and all 600 tickets were sold out. Helvenston hopes to host a sellout show again, though 300 tickets will be available at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing .
To raise money for the show, students sell tickets and try to get sponsorships.
“They do most of the fund raising themselves,” Helvenston said.
The designers do all their own choreography for the catwalk, and also need funds to reserve the center, as well as for lighting.
“Seriously. Fashion.” is 7 p.m. Saturday at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing. Tickets can only be purchased before the show at the Human Ecology Building and are $10. For more information, e-mail the Student Apparel Design Association at sada@msu.edu
‘The Prince and the Pauper’ in Okemos
TANEE ELSTON
The 28 cast and crew members of “The Prince and The Pauper” have been hard at work filling every role it takes to produce the play, from designing and building the set to doing the makeup and hair and, of course, the acting.
All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre presents the play, by Anne Coulter Martens, adapted from the book by Mark Twain and directed by Bill Helder, tonight.
The story is based on Prince Edward of Wales and peasant Tom Canty, who look identical to the prince and were born on the same day.
Executive Director Evelyn Weymouth, said the company was lucky to have its own set of identical twins, Dana and Lael Bialek, to play the roles of the prince and Canty.
“They have been involved with the company for a while,” Weymouth said. “Those guys, along with all of the children involved in the play, have worked very hard.”
“The Prince and The Pauper,” runs 7:30 p.m. today and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. It returns 7:30 p.m. March 1 and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. March 2. Shows are in Kinawa Middle School, 1900 Kinawa Dr., in Okemos. Tickets are $5 at the door or in advance at from Arts Tickets. For more information call (517)349-9220.
Students present ‘Earth Prayers’
Music education senior Jean Lee believes that as a musician, she always should be open-minded to new collaborations, otherwise music becomes a dying art.
Lee is a member of Meck, a 12-member Korean percussion ensemble. She is one of 35 musicians who has been cramming late-night practice sessions to prepare for “Earth Prayers,” a collaborative concert Saturday at the School of Music Auditorium.
The concert will feature the intertwining of School of Music Professor John Kratus with music styles ranging from orchestra, gospel, steel drumming, rap and jazz. Modern rock band Under Construction also will perform with Kratus.
Based on a series of songs Kratus wrote entitled “Earth Prayers,” the lyrics are taken from chants, prayers and poems from around the world from renown artists such as Herm Hesse and Langston Hughes.
“We started rehearsing about a month ago and the past week has been rather intense,” Lee said.
Lee said the only real challenge has been seeking a balance with Kratus’ songwriting and student interpretation.
“We find a compromise between Western and Eastern styles of music and that’s a challenge when you’ve got a bunch of creative musical personalities.”
The show begins at 8 p.m. in the School of Music Auditorium.Admission is free.
