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dance Not only, but also Choreographer: Jennifer Mascoll Doncer:Alvin Tolentino Photo: Melanie Jonisse Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Clifford E. Lee Award. In her 20year career, Mascall has choreographed over 100 works. Mascall was a founding member of Vancouver's EDAM (Experimental Dance and Music) in 1982 and now lives in Vancouver. Her years as a co-director of EDAM now over, she has toured nationally with her own dance company. While preparing last November for the premiere of her new work, Mascall told me that Not oni); but also has been developing for eight years. It's the latest stage of a long exploration she's passionately com mitted to, and by no means the end of her journey. In a wonderful summary of the self-challenging and constantly striving way she works, Mascall described Not oniy, but also as her "conclusion to date." Not only but also, featuring music by Chrstos Hatzis, will be performed from March 20--23 at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Call 254-9578 for more information. - Ben D'Andrea is a freelance writer living in Burnaby. Arts on a Budget It's post-Christmas and the bills are in. If it looks like you can afford to go out again by, oh, early June, think again. Arts Alive ran a contest in the last issue asking readers for three suggestions on how to enjoy the arts while on a tight budget. All those who responded were entered in a draw to win a pair of free tickets to a performance of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Below are the winners and their ideas. If you know of some one who could benefit from C)istix and who is living on a low or fixed income, tell them to call or write to Distix, care of the Vancouver Cultural Alliance, Suite 100--938 Howe St. Vancouver, B.C., V6Z lN9,681-3535. Al Lynch suggests (1) finding someone whose employer has access to group discount tickets, (2) buying an Entertainment book for its 2-for-I coupons and (3) attending local theatres and smaller ensemble events, as they are generally less expensive than big ticket events. Maria Stanley writes (1) go to matinees, (cheaper than evening shows), (2) go to art galleries which are free and (3) attend free public perfor mances at places like Robson Square. Cecilia Smith recommends going to preview nights (cheaper tickets), (2) seeing a show and then attending workshops or discussions as an audi tor and (3) buying a subscription which cuts down on prices for buying early or offers complimentary tickets. H. Schulte-Schroeer suggests (1) checking out what's free, (2) getting friends together to get a group and (3) being a volunteer. Note: an article on page 18 outlines the benefits of volunteering. Finally, Don Babey says he enters contests to win free tickets and sug gests looking into the Distix program at the Vancouver Cultural Alliance if you are on a really restrained budget. The following article, written by Keith Higgins, manager of Member Services for the VCA, explains what the Distix program is all about. he fact that there are many people in the Lower Mainland who live on welfare, on old age or disability pen sions or who simply don't earn enough money to cover anything more than their most basic expenses means that there are many people who can't afford to attend arts events. We often argue that the arts are a part of the community, or even that the arts are an expression of the vitality of the community, so it stands to rea son that the entire community should have access to the arts. This is where Distix comes in. The Distix program was started in 1987 by the Vancouver Cultural Alliance. Member arts organizations agreed to allot some discount seats-- at a discount of anywhere from 50% to 70% off the regular price--for pre sale to low-income individuals, support groups and group homes. This year, the Distix program has sold over 4,000 tickets to its sub scribers. The most recent Distix offer gave subscribers their choice of over 70 events coming up in January, February and March 1996. As well as offering well-known events from large performing arts producers like Ballet B.C., the Playhouse, the Vancouver Opera and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Distix exposes a new audience to lesser-known the atre, music and dance companies. There are some benefits to the producers as well: in some cases, they sell seats that otherwise might have remained empty; because Distix tickets are pre-sales made well in advance, they can gauge how well their over-all sales for the event will be; and they have the benefits that come from opening their events to a wider and more diverse audience. Of course, the program isn't perfect. Distix subscribers must order their tickets in advance for a threemonth period, which can be awkward, both in terms of coming up with the money and in terms of plan ning ahead. Sometimes the seats are extremely limited, meaning that some subscribers can't get tickets for the events they want. > 9