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...Arden Court, however, a gift to his exuberant troupe, the mix ture is perfect. Set to William Boyce's 1 8th century music, Court pulses with such energy that its precise choreography blurs. A theatrical, sinewy Elie Chaib and the cool, correct Carolyn Adams unleash steps that leave dancers in the audience breathless. All the Taylor signature movements are concentrated here: performers extend into precarious postures, arms and hands arc into orbit, leaps become new formations in midair. Few works in the current dance repertory dis play so much vibrancy and amplitude. The piece contains a message as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: The Tolkien of Choreographers | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

Following the Danzig exhibit, the museum is planning an exhibit for next fall of early photographs of the Near East, and an exhibit on early Islamic inscriptions from the 8th and 9th centuries to open in January...

Author: By Lavka Bractiman, | Title: University's Semitic Museum To Re-Open After 40 Years | 3/17/1982 | See Source »

Stricker finished in 4th place with a 4:44.32 effort, while senior Co-captain Mary Herlihy turned in a lifetime best of 4:49.62 to take 8th. All three were named to the All-American team...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Women Take 13th at Nationals; Beckford Wins Mile in 4:38.3 | 3/15/1982 | See Source »

...fencing at ECAC tournament; 6th place, sabre and foil: 8th place, epee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

...many legends explaining the origins of the modern Christmas tree, three are the most popular. Some scholars trace the "tannenbaum" back to the fir tree erected by Boniface, the 8th-century English missionary known as the Apostle of Germany, in place of a sacred oak of Odin. Others point to the "paradise" trees of knowledge of good and evil, used as stage props in 15th century German Christmas plays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grah Bag of Christmas Customs | 12/10/1981 | See Source »

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