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...stage with outlandish figures from a Bosch or Robert Wilson dreamscape. They have sad eyes or pinheads or faces on the backs of their heads, or they wander about pensively on stilt legs, passersby in the parade of life. They somnambulate while the acrobats somersault on a trampoline bent up at the ends, as others jump from one vertical pole to another using only leg power -- and that gorgeous bungee ballet of angels unfolds to Rene Dupere's ethereal music. For this powerful, beautifully designed fantasy, applause is unworthy. Awe will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: Voila! Cirque du Soleil | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

...bloodthirsty Mongols had a surprising artistic bent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magazine Contents Page | 9/26/1994 | See Source »

Intellectual Bent...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: Proctor Named Finance Vice President | 9/22/1994 | See Source »

David Seifman, New York Post's city hall bureau chief, said Proctor lent an intellectual bent to the control board, as well as considerable "diplomacy and analytical skills...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: Proctor Named Finance Vice President | 9/22/1994 | See Source »

Mark Cote of Boston and state Rep. Warren Tolman (D-Watertown) are contending for the Democratic nomination for Barrett's seat, which includes parts of Middlesex and Suffolk counties. In keeping with the local liberal bent, there is no Republican candidate for the post

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Low Voter Turnout Expected Today | 9/20/1994 | See Source »

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