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If you've got thew ritin g skills and thec ritica l eye, w e w o uld liketo hear fro m you.W e are p a rtic u larly seeking people w h o haved e m o n stra te d jo u rn a lisma b ilitie s in: th e areas ofc la ssical m usic and jazz;w riting abo u t dance; reporting and w riting a b o u t thevisual arts; the in d e p en %u00addent and e xp e rim en tal filmscene; book publishin gand sm all press scene.If you w ant to be considered for free-lan cea s s ig n m en ts on B rooklyns to ries in th e s e fields,p lease send us a lettera b o u t your backgroun dand skills w ith som ep ublished sam ples o f yourw riting.Write to:Arts Editor,The Phoenix,395 Atlantic AvenueBrooklyn 11217(N o C alls Please)^ U lia u u ia u c m vy jjv iu Willi A S u n gContinued from Page 11that final message is what they%u2019ll takehome with them.%u201dJordan assented. %u201cThe validity of this work will finally rest on the response of people in Adrienne%u2019s generation. The show is young %u2014 it%u2019s cast young and I tried every way I could to relate it to young people. I want to reach people who still have the vitality to change themselves and work to change their world. The realism that was motivating for me can be immobilizing for younger generations. The changed ending doesn%u2019t betray the %u2018docu%u2019 part of the work, and it may prove more enabling for people to go out and do something about their lives and the evils that confront them. In this case it%u2019s the Klan and white supremacists, but it could be politicians or polluters; it%u2019s the idea we%u2019re getting at, that some people are better than others, some lives expendable for the gain of others,%u201d she said.This commitment has led the duo to begin a new work. Titled %u201cThe Match%u201d for now, this show will deal with one of the only issues more devastating than racism and political violence %u2014 child abuse. Just as %u201cBang Bang%u201d thrust Torf from backing singer Holly Near into the heat of creating unprecedented musical theater, and put Jordan%u2019s precious personal poetry at the mercy of actors and singers, the two will no doubt continue to stretch each other to new creations. Torf is going into the studio in November to record her first solo album. Jordan, while teaching at the State University at Stonybrook, L.I., is expanding the vocabulary of her many acclaimed books of poetry and commentary to tackle environmental issues.BROOKLYN CULTURAL HEROBoth artists have strong feelings about being a part of Brooklyn%u2019s culture and about Burl Hash, who put together the music series for Celebrate Brooklyn that %u201cshould be the envy of any other arts institution in New York,%u201d according to Torf.%u201cBurl is a sort of cultural hero. He%u2019s dedicated to Brooklyn artists as well as the validity of first-class arts and culture here. Look at this series: you have work that%u2019s on the cutting edge, work of the highest artistic value that strongly reflects and serves both the sophisticated arts community and the deeply-rooted ethnic cultures that are uniquely Brooklyn%u2019s. Look at the Brooklyn Academy of Music %u2014 they bus people in from Manhattan and bus them back, and then the people say %u2018what a lovely eveningIt's no accident that W hitm ancam e to m atu rity as A m erica'sgreatest p o e t in Brooklyn. Hisvision o f o u r co untry wasspawned her, because therehave always been ethnic groups.we had in Brooklyn.%u2019 That%u2019s a very different vision,%u201d Torf concludes.%u201cTo me,%u201d Jordan adds, %u201cBrooklyn is democratic America, and Burl is making that statement culturally. It%u2019s no accident that Walt Whitman came to maturity as America%u2019s greatest poet in Brooklyn. His vision of our country was spawned here. Because here there have always been ethnic groups maintaining a strong identity while getting accustomed to and accepting each other, unlike the ghettoized situation in Manhattan. It%u2019s really happening here and Burl is a hero of Brooklyn%u2019s democratic vision of the arts.%u201d%u201cI need Brooklyn,%u201d she concludes. I moved back here from Stonybrook and now I drive almost two hours each way. I had to be here.%u201d%u201cBang Bang Uber Alles%u201d Is being performed Sunday, October 19 at 3pm, in the Prospect Park Picnic House, Prospect Park West and 5th St. Tickets are $5; free with TDF vouchers, children under 12, $2.50. For more information call 788-0055.PARTYWARE!Choose from a beautiful selection ofpaper and plastic plates with matching cups, napkins, and table cloths,plastic cutlery, party favors andmoreAT WHOLESALE PRICESVisit The Warehouse AtB R O A D W A Y S U P P LY C O M P A N Y15 Cadman Plaza West (Old Fulton St.)(between Front & Water Streets, Brooklyn)TR5-1707Mon. thru Fri., 12-5 pmS u n set Park R estoration Com m ittee1986 G UIDEDSunday October 19 th Tickets $ o.QP-T- nJLI1JLU: L718J 8 54-^347/ 492-0956TOURS LEAVR: E very 10m in u tes, 1 to 4 pmS u n set Park Pooihouse 42st%u00a3 ? 7av%u2022 (R) T rain to 45 st Station B rooklynP e t e r , P a id a n d M a r ywith special guestsPete Seeger. Tom ChapinThursday Oct. 30, 8 p.m.Brooklyn College. Walt Whitman Theatre(Ave H & Nostrand Ave)Tickets $18.50, $16.50 all seats reservedTV is. available at Theatre Box Office& all Ticketron outletsCharge by phoneTeletron 212-947-5850Theatre Box Office (718)434-2222P e rfo rm a n c e to B enefitMark Green for U.S. SenatePAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF MARK GREENThe New Saint Clair RestaurantAir ConditionedSea Food %u2022 Steak %u2022 Chopst r \\ ______ n ________ 1_____ ___ n ^ , ^ ,i %u2019N U W v y p c i i o u n u a y a - / a u r i i p m93 Smith Street (corner Atlantic Avenue) (212)624-3741Page 12, TH E P H O E N IX , O cto b er 16, 1986