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Despite the fact that Cultural Rhythms performers arrive well-practiced with polished acts, the presentation of the show is no small feat for planners. Indeed, when thirty groups are each given only 5 minutes to astound an audience with a culturally unique style and sophistication, the resulting program runs the risk of incoherence. But one of the responsibilities of the Harvard Foundation directors is to make sure that doesn’t happen. Planning the sequence of acts is important. “We try to vary the acts so we have different energy levels for a good balance...
...hunger for this at Harvard continues to astound me,” said Nesbeda, who explained different aspects of shamanism...
Jantzen’s growing list of accomplishments continues to astound...
...coast, and her first album, The Spirit Room, has peaked to date at number 84 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. That’s not too shabby for any artist breaking into the business, but at the age of 18, Branch’s accomplishments simply astound. Granted, other kiddie stars have climbed closer to the top of the countdown ladders, but Branch’s music is more of a slow, steady burn than a firecracker explosion—one gets the impression that she is here to stay...
Regardless of the Hollywood roster, Princess Mononoke will still astound even seasoned anime fans. Hayao Miyazaki, writer and director of Princess Mononoke, is among the most celebrated directors of Japanese anime. Mononoke Hime, as it is called in Japan, takes place in the Muromanchi era, and begins in a remote Emishi village under attack from a Tartari Gemi, or "curse god", who curses Ashitaka, the last descendant of the Emishi royal house. In reality the last Emishi village had been taken over by the Japanese empire long before the Muromanchi era; the threat of the Emishi's extinction introduces...