September 21, 1999 NEWS Over The Edge Page 11

The Unbearable GauNeae of

Being

Milan Kundera
Perennial Classics

reader about the phi-
losophy of love and life
in _ general The
Unbearable Lightness
of Being creates a
reading experience
that is both dreamlike
and vivid. Kundera's
characterization cre-
ates for the reader an

| emotionally animated

Milan Kundera cre-

ates an_ incredible
novel of ideas that
does not lose any of its
fluidity or elegance in
its translation from its
original Czech. The
Unbearable Lightness
of Being is a novel that
transcends modern
ideas of love and sexu-
ality set against the
emotionally tumultuous
landscape of
Communist
Czechoslovakia.

With segments in
which the narrator
speaks directly to the

cast that drives the
novel toward new
understanding of
human nature.
Sexuality and love
are key intertwining
themes in The
Unbearable Lightness
of Being. The differ-
ences that make up
each of these two key
themes surround and

infuse the marriage of

Tereza and Thomas, as
well as the relation-
ships Thomas has with
all of his mistresses.
The one thing that all
readers must take from
The Unbearable
Lightness of Being is
the knowledge that life
plunges forward with-

out even the remotest
chance of ceasing.
That life is full of irrevo-

cable choices and is

centred in a_ world
where everything
occurs only once.

Existence in a world
where one seems to
have no power is both
frightening and freeing.
An ‘incredible lightness
of being’ occurs when
realize that our actions
in both our public and
private spheres
inevitably intertwine
and there is nothing we
as specks floating
through the world can
do to influence either
sphere of our lives after
each action has
already occurred.

The Unbearable
Lightness of Being
brings about a deeper
level of self awareness
in its readers and is
both emotionally diffi-
cult and rewarding to
read.

By Nicole Larson

Over The Edge’s new official slogans this year. We
prefer the “Danger” one.

Another Entertainment Option and It's Affordable, too.

By Yvonne Jones

The Prince George
Symphony Orchestra
introduces its season
with its Legends Series.
The first of five concerts
was performed on
September 11 and 12.
Added to the listening
pleasure of the audi-
ence was the knowl-
edge that their seats
cost as much or less
than a seat in a movie
theatre on a Tuesday
night.

Petro-Canada and the
PGSO have teamed up
to offer a series and
entitled "Getting to
Know Us." Tickets for
the Legends series are
available at the
Gateway Petro-Can sta-
tion for only $5.
Considering that these

tickets are normally
priced at $23, they are
guaranteed to sell fast.
These limited "rush"
tickets are available two
weeks before each
Legends concert for
both Saturday and
Sunday performances.
Because of this new
method, rush tickets will
no longer be sold at the
door prior to the con-
certs. :

The concerts are
offered in October,
November, February,
and March, with a guest
performance by Georg
Tintner, a recipient of
the Order of Canada.
Music includes pieces
from Mozart,
Schumann, Beethoven
and Strauss as well as
many other famous

composers, and promis-
es to be entertaining to
new and old classical

music fans. :
The orchesira is also
presenting the

Classically Yours series
that is a more informal
and smaller alternative
to the Legends Series.

This series begins
September 30 at the
Prince George

Playhouse, featuring the
famous Siegfried Idyll
by Wagner.

Also coming up this
month is the PGSO's
first beer-tasting festi-
val. On September 24
and 25, the CNC Atrium
will host the Brewhaha,
which offers samplings
of beer from some of
BC's top breweries.
Prince George's own

Pacific Western
Brewery and Buffalo
Brewing Company will
be participating.
Snacks will also be pro-
vided and a shuttle bus
sponsored by ICBC to
ensure a_ safe ride
home. The $25 tickets
will be available soon at
the UNBC and CNC
bookstores as well as
Mosquito Books, the
PGSO__ office, = and
Caribou Brewmasters.
Passes for the
Classically Yours Series
are on sale at the
PGSO office in Studio
2880 or by calling 562-
0800. Individual con-
cert tickets can be found
at Studio 2880 by call-
ing 563-2880.

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