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EPIC: Jackson’s ‘Thriller’
incorporated into show
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"This doesn’t have a serious bone
at all,” Roberts said. “It’s really hilari
ous."
Additionally, the music that links
each dance is more than just back
ground noise. It’s been designed in
specific ways to interest and hook the
audience.
Thus, it won’t just be Freddie
Mercury’s voice floating out over the
speakers on “Bohemian Rhapsody,”
but rather a whole group of his band’s
music, nearly 15 songs, played in a
playful mash-up.
And Pink Floyd won’t just riff from
the comers of the stage.
Rather, the studio's advanced chil
dren’s class is doing a piece inspired
by “The Wall.”
Equally important is another pop
icon of the '7os and '80s: Michael
Jackson, whose “Thriller” is the rea
son for the zombie-infested pre-pro
duction.
Annette Byrd, a silks instructor
with the studio and performer in the
company, first came up with the idea
of doing a take on the song’s classic
video after realizing its resonance
ZOMBIE: Bloodbath starts Monday
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Athens, said not to under
estimate Coffee.
“This guy is quieter
than a stealth bomber,” he
said.
Co-president Adrienne
Schwartzman, a sopho
more forestry major from
Suwanee, said she hopes
to see as many as 1,500
students running and gun
ning their way across cam
pus with sock balls and
the foam blasters that
University Police Chief
Jimmy Williamson recent
ly permitted.
However, she was quick
to point out that the game
really depends on player
participation.
“It’s not about how
many people register,” she
said. “It’s about how many
.play and play actively.”
Last semester’s game
saw more than 1,000 peo
ple register, but
Schwartzman estimated
the active participants at
around 700, which was
enough to leave numerous
students with memories
fond enough that they
jumped at the chance to
help the HvZ effort this
semester.
Schwartzman, who
became a go-to person for
HvZ at the University
after starting the HvZ at
UGA Facebook group,
said she is proud of the
team, which has gone the
extra mile to make next
week’s game an HvZ game
like no other.
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“I was trying to think of something
large, that everyone would recognize.”
Primarily, it was the spectacle of
“Thriller” was appealing. Its iconic
status was also important.
‘T’ve found that ‘Thriller’ is a
dance that everybody knows and
everybody loves,” Byrd said.
Involving up to 15 dancers at once,
Byrd’s take on Jackson's routine
Included more than just company
performers something mirrored in
the larger production, which had
more than 20 volunteers among the
45-man cast and crew.
In fact, broader community sup
port has consistently played a part in
Canopy’s role in Athens, Roberts
said.
“It’s not every small town that has
a trapeze studio,” she said.
That uniqueness is a key selling
point, as is the inherent complex aeri
al showcase beneath the gimmickry.
“The overarching message is one of
fun and one of play," Roberts said,
“and just the level of performance
and the difficulty of the pieces and
just the level of energy in the show
should get people through the door.”
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registered to play. This year, the group is
expecting more than 1,500 to actively play.
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ly improved by HvZ being
officially recognized as a
University-affiliated club.
“Being a registered
organization has been a
huge help,” she said,
pointing out how much
easier it is to spread the
word with something as
simple as permission to
post flyers and use
University space. “Our
main concern this semes
ter has been advertising”
Alongside co-president
Tyler Gagat,
Schwartzman broke up
her officers into the mis
sion and advertising com
mittees, with small
denominations in each, to
ensure a productive divi
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With this division of
labor, the group has been
even more productive,
enough that Schwartzman
hopes to expand the
group’s visibility next
semester.
They hope to be able to
offer a table at next years
activities fair with T-shirt
sales and zombie movie
screenings to get people
amped up for the big
week.
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Variety Editor’s Take
CtoaciA
Celebrating this victory
is sort of like patting your
self on the back for beat
ing up a child. It was liter
ally impossible to lose.
Now don’t get me wrong
—as much as I eiyoy rub
bing a defeat in Dillard's
face, the guy deserves
some props for battling
with such a horrid team.
Seriously, he scored
more than 40 points with
Idaho State. Dear Dillard
deserves some sort of
shiny gold medal... or
maybe just anew Sharpie.
The one he uses to out
line his abs post-workout
is starting to run out of ink.
But at the end of the
day, it isn’t my place to
stroke his ego; a loss is a
loss, and he should pout in
defeat.
I expect nothing more,
and nothing less.
For my closing remarks.
I dedicate this win to
Conrad Fink may he
grade my second term
paper with mercy.
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Kind of.
NCM Football 11
Georgia 94,
Idaho State 42
STATS
University of Georgia
Passing Yards-TD: 343-3
Rushing Yards-TO: 513-10
Total Offense: 856
Turnovers: 0
Idaho State
Passing Yards-TD: 567-5
Rushing Yards-TD: 203-1
Total Offense: 770
Turnovers: 3
Editor’s note: It is war
between sports and vari
ety. The rules are simple:
each week we will flip a
coin to designate who will
represent our beautiful
University in NCAA 2011.
Seven-minute quarters
and updated roster chang
es will set the table for our
epic full-season battle.
Though it may seem the
two editors are dtsguising
their friendship with a
false bravado of hatred
they are not. It is all true.
Stay tuned each Friday
for the latest installment of
the virtual bloodbath
between the hedges.
Zach
Sports Editor’s Take
Idaho State
I don’t even like pota
toes.
As I’m sure Joe has
pointed out in his column,
there was literally zero
chance of winning entering
this week’s matchup, so it
is hard to be bitter. After
all, my team did not even
exist in the game.
While it says Idaho
State under my name up
there, my team’s actual
name was FCS-West. For
the record, that is not a
real team. I could have
been playing with a high
school team for all we
know how can I be mad
about that?
The only factor to be
ticked off about here is the
simple fact that I had to
play with the inferior team
... again. Not Joe’s fault
there, unless we have been
flipping a two-sided coin
this entire time. Which I
would not put past him.
Do not let that stupid
smile fool you he is cun
ning.
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