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p 16 weekender july 23 1994 st entertainment motus o takes production of alice to port dover by kate gilde rdale correspondent motus o the stouffville- based dance collective which appeared at markham the atre this spring is undertak ing an exciting new chal lenge with its latest work alice based on lewis carrolls classic childrens novel alice in wonderland the produc tion was conceived by simon johnston a respected artis tic director who has been toying with doing his own interpretation for a number of years simon is a theatre director and he had done alice in wonderland about 10 years ago and thought it seemed to lend itself more to movement than theatre explained motus os cindy croker at the time johnston lacked the resources and the right performers to stage the work so he shelved the con cept until he watched one of motus os performances at markham theatre we had a meeting and he told us about this idea that had been flowing around in his head for 10 years but he couldnt really define it because he has never worked with movement croker noted when we saw some of his shows we decided wed like to work with him they met and discussed the project at port dover where johnston is working as artistic director of the lighthouse festival theatre the venue for his summer production of alice croker admits that alice was a challenge both for the dance collective and the artistic director but it turned out to be a really pos itive experience weve been learning a lot from him and hes learned a lot from us at first it was difficult because as director john ston was used to being involved the whole time said croker however it was also frus trating for him to hang around while the dancers perfected each little move so we ended up working on it for a couple of weeks and then showing him what wed done the finished work she said has turned out very well its very much our same style but with a lot more the atre in it its the first time motus o have worked from beginning to end having a coherent story line for a whole show johnston has been invalu able in ensuring the story flows smoothly and retains its consistency croker said one big challenge for all con cerned was in matching the movement to the dialogue we had to change some dialogue so that it made sense we could only pick and choose some scenes and we put a whole new order to it it ends with the caterpillar whereas in the story its at the beginning because the collective is mostly movement and dance based best known for fast- paced high energy works simon had to make sure the performers did not rush r liiinii n mm mm i n intuitu m a 1 1 i vopese chick n l okjcuit js ilhii i ml iiiiiiiiii i tit 1 f liiiiiii 1 i i 1 i 11 jfijncivwtiaijkwf mldeafl6hk2399 2wondaarths0ay legs 5 thighs and 6 leg ingh with a bbcultand wings with large size fries smafl fries or mashed potatoes mashed potatoes i or red beans rice and flbef coleslaw 6 biscuits and 1 1 rti srnal1 cote ptease present i karge coke please present c an7 coupon before ordering umlt coupon before ordering aa7 i j i4 two djmeb per fdmly per visit j bmit one couponper visit i4 i vaud oniy ak4997 hwf 7 easuwcham qqsjs37s5 one coupon p customer peb visit not to be usd with other coupons rmrvrm mbiibiii flick pick j buy 1 quarter pounders med fries cet 1 quarter pouhder sl free limit one food item per coupon per customer per visit please present coupon when ordering not valid with any other coupon or offer valid until august 31 1994 hwrwatiipht1ithave hwtft at warden j through their lines at the same frenetic pace added croker alice premiers at the light house festival theatre july 28 at 7 pm and continues until saturday aug 20 with a total of 22 matinee and evening performances tickets are 14 for adults and 12 for seniors and stu dents with special family rates available on request advanced bookings can be made by calling 519-583- 2221 and tickets can also be purchased on the day of the performance subject to availability port dover is situated on lake eerie about 60 kilome tres southwest of hamilton and approximately two hours drive from stouffvilie motus o the innovative stouffvilie dance troupe is presenting alice at the ughthouse festival the atre in port dover this summer twos company threes a neighbourhood for the past year a unique downtown aurora neighbourhood has been taking root park plai manor home to special people like jean mcnaughton replaces the burden of managing a household with firstclass retirement living says jean after a monthlong trial visit i made so many new friends it was easy to make park place manor my permanent home the staff is terrific the meal choices are appetizing and theres always something happening to liven up each day arrange your own tour of the park place manor neighbourhood enjoy a complimentary meal meet the friendly staff and have a chat with special people like jean mcnaughton call john jeffs at 7272952 auroras s retirement neighbourhood 15055 yonge st aurora ii