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With a cast and crew of 200 undergraduates, many of them novice dancers, “Ghungroo 2007” was a spectacular accomplishment of overwhelming rhythm and color. Presented by the South Asian Association (SAA), the 18th annual Ghungroo performance was a high-energy production whose imperfections only added to its charm...
...fall 2004-05 collection, Prada spent three months working with textile mills developing first a very fine thread and then a computer-graphic print that was inspired by images of 18th century ruins. Using pixelated computer screen grabs, she reprinted copies of the original images onto faille and brocade, giving them a moir effect. The final print had a high-tech feeling, but the fabric was traditional...
Michael Gambon plays an 18th century British abolitionist in the new film Amazing Grace and Dumbledore, the headmaster, in the Harry Potter movies...
...Carnival here has its roots in the 18th century, begun by slaves who would dress in costumes to mock their French and Spanish masters during their own pre-lenten festivities. The British colonial administrators, however, were not amused by the mockery and tried to shut down the practice. Riots resulted. Eventually, the slaves won over the authorities with their celebration. Later, the event grew larger and more elaborate. Steel drums were added, and costumes became more flamboyant. As immigrants from India, China and the Middle East arrived, the cultural mix became more intense and Carnival even more colorful...
...relations would be an egregious mistake. The expansion of the research university overseen by former President Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, may have furthered the descent of the school’s more intimate collegiate atmosphere, but the British Model showed signs of strain as early as the 18th century, when undergraduates and tutors ended their chummy camaraderie (or, perhaps, forced co-habitation) and lived increasingly apart and at odds...