Auditions to be held for "The Vagina
Monologues"
Faculty, staff and students are invited to audition for the student-directed
community performance of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues,"
sponsored by the Women's Center.
Auditions will be held through Nov. 21. To schedule a reading, call the
Center at 5114.
Performances will be given Feb. 14 and 16. The on-campus production is
part of the V-Day College Campaign, a worldwide movement to stop violence
against women and girls and to proclaim Valentine's Day as the day to
celebrate women and demand the end of abuse.
The "Vagina Monologues" has been hailed by The New York Times
as "funny" and "poignant" and by The Daily
News as "intelligent" and "courageous." First
performed off-Broadway by Ensler, "The Vagina Monologues" dives
into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried
in women's experiences. Based on interviews with a diverse group of hundreds
of women—from a Long Island antiques dealer to a Bosnian refugee—"The
Vagina Monologues" brazenly explores questions often pondered but
seldom asked.
Montclair student recognized for continuing
Washington internship
Evelyn Correa was among the more than 300 students recognized for continuing
their internships at the Washington Center one month after the Sept. 11
terrorisit attacks.
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts addressed the interns at a gathering
on Capitol Hill. "This nation needs you to remain strong, resolute
and proud of the values on which this nation stands," he said. "Don't
be deterred, don't be dismayed, don't be pessimistic about what you can
do. The question we must ask ourselves is, are we leaving the place better
than we found it?"
In closing, the senator congratulated the interns for continuing their
internships. "By staying, you have defined yourself," he said.
Correa said she never considered leaving her job at the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus Institute after the Sept. 11 attacks. "It never occurred
to me to not go back," she said. "It's been a great experience
getting to know first hand how Capitol Hill works. I want to stress what
a great opportunity this is, especially for minorities."
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is an independent,
nonprofit educational organization founded in 1975. Its mission is to
prepare college and university students for civic leadership through experiential
education. According to Delores McMorrin, Montclair State's liaison with
the Washngton Center, the University has had 24 students participate in
the program since 1991.
Charanga ensemble comes to Memorial Auditorium
Orquesta Aragón, Cuba's premier charanga ensemble, will heat up
Memorial Auditorium on Nov. 30. beginning at 7:30 p.m.
While the Buena Vista Social Club represented a reunion of veterans, Orquesta
Aragón--founded more than 60 years ago--entails the unbroken Cuban
musical tradition in its essential form.
Throughout its six decades of existence, the band, which has been called
the "Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestra of Cuban music,"
has amassed a vast repertoire of hits such as the frisky "Sabrosona,"
the humorous "Senor Juez" and the timeless "El Bodeguero,"
which was covered by the Buena Vista Social Club.
With a reputation for innovative style and floor-burning performances,
this group has become recognized as the premier charanga group in Afro-Cuban
music. The charanga is an elegant chamber music style infused with an
unmistakable Latin swing that is danceable, joyous and fun.
From the group’s founding in 1939, there has been no brass section.
The orchestra consisted of vocals, a flute and violins on top of a rhythm
section of piano, bass, congas, timbales, bongo and clave.
This lineup remained essentially unchanged while the group explored and
fused the styles of cha flamenco, samba cha and swing cha, their charanga
innovations shaping Cuban music’s evolution for decades.
The legendary 13-member band is credited with inspiring New York's mambo
scene in the '50s, making an indelible mark on African music in the '70s
and influencing some of the most acclaimed talents in Latin music, including
such artists as Johnny Pacheco, Tito Puente, Larry Harlow and Herbie Mann.
In the beginning, Orquesta Aragón founder Orestes Aragón
Cantero dreamed of creating "a musical family." This dream has
been a reality for more than 60 years. Sons of some of the original members
of the ensemble now play with the orchestra, which stays true to the spirit
of Cantero and continues to live for the art of the music and the inspiration
of dance.
For ticket information, call the Box Office at 5112.