By Howard Giske A he Bronx Academy fo he "Tiss ety tithe May 308 rsd ¢ reece tis "Oe ree Sees tang «decay based onthe Ward of Or. Tae opening pie maa Ahr Ald ‘he ct pe “noxng Calm (1992" dance by youn dance, folio Cea Alea A Charles Gone ie sted a ts bei ing teeing te Acdeny plating to cones a South Bronx ian a ts forthe i fe wl Tee Geta oe tacitng Cat vay Wid peste ond wating aoe Tees petermne A sone pou ae Sea ae Shing i re, nlng oe fal exclamation This olen op by pred whic he dancer ‘ining ond and moving er Mn ser The po of ce saried quite abit, with the Fit por- tion done to grainy srt of bea. ‘Theres dancing that represents us tration, relaxation, laughing and even a sort of bay preening, Ata Point, the dancer pounds on his chest and silently declares victory in his struggle. Then there is new music of a solo fte, a sheet is pled ou, and the dancer prepares for sleep, finally bowing, praying and eoebating is achievement Elizabeth “Macha” Marrero inzoduced the dance-play the "Super Matra of Oz" a spoof oa the Wiz- ad of Or and a musical dane piece im its own right. She describes the pieee as taking place in the South Bronx in tiny ghetto that was peaceful, "though with occasional rime.” A dance film was pre- tired, entitled "This Peasant and Grate Asylum" which began with a joke part with two male dancers shooting paper guns at each other “This then evolved into avery sym- retrial dance, 1 the music of JS. Backs Hlian Concer in F Minot This dance film, as well asthe solo dance previously, is done in the de, Ar Aviles an his Too (in this ease areal dog) opened the Oz show, singing a song 10 the tune of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” ‘This had tobe interrpied by a fash of flames and a comment tha the "Bronx is uring again.” The scene segued into the Maina Movement singing the comical song "Tm Com- ing Ou" sung to variant ofthe old tune of Dorothy explaining how she Jef Kansas and made tw the Land of Oe. Next, oman anda maa in white and another man in red did « mostly disco dance which also had a Jot of humorous elements toi Part ofthe fun ofthe Maéva of Oz is that this is all familiar material and Something that even children could enjoy. A male dancer, Kevin Fergu- fon is dancing Dorothur, with Mr ‘Amin Jai as Link and Ms. Grisel Prin ae Toto, From the music and the film presented in the back- ground, as well asthe expressive dancing, the audience got a new vision ofthe journey of Dorothur through the Land of Oz. For more on BAAD see wow bronxacademy- ofarsandéance.org or call 718-842- 523,ee B ETL enti COTE a | 2 uff Guo sou unos5 ¥ Get d emcee LATA ee eats Pe) eae ole LHDIN WIV OL SNEDWG JOOHIS BIO § (6002 ‘y eunr dnoip swe WeLEH &