Word: brits
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Drop by Lincoln Center whenever a work by Jerome Robbins is on the program at the New York City Ballet, and chances are you'll see a 26-year-old Brit with a long neck and a big, bright smile. N.Y.C.B. soloist Christopher Wheeldon is engaging and reliable, and he knows how to make the most of a Robbins role. But last week he swapped his tights for a business suit to take a bow with 62 children from the School of American Ballet as 2,000 dancegoers yelled their heads off. The occasion was the premiere...
...while most schools have canceled classes in honor of this great holiday--including that vocational school down the river--Harvard has chosen to play the Tory. Perhaps Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Brit Jeremy R. Knowles is a little bitter. Regardless, it is a shame that the only area festivity in which we'll partake is the Loker fly-by. Listen to the children of Harvard and you won't hear the midnight of Paul Revere...
...excellence. Twenty men (but no women) have received it since Philip Johnson got the first one in 1979; they range from Mexico's Luis Barragan to Italy's Renzo Piano, from Britain's James Stirling to America's Frank Gehry. This year's laureate, announced this week, is another Brit: England's Sir Norman Foster, 63. "Every award is special," says Foster, "but there's only one Pritzker. It's a recognition of the importance of architecture itself...
...Broadway production, directed by Howard Davies, has actually improved a notch since its acclaimed run last year in London, where the cacophony of Brit-style American accents was a bit distracting. Tim Pigott-Smith, as the disillusioned anarchist Larry, is an indispensable holdover, while Tony Danza as the bartender, Michael Emerson as a soused former law student and Robert Sean Leonard as a tormented turncoat are vivid additions. All in all, a potentially grueling evening becomes a breathtaking theater experience...
What's the secret to Gomez's success? Ottewell, vocal and slide guitar guru, attributes it to their insularity, We didn't really give a shit about Brit pop or whatever, any trends that were going on. It was just music we wanted to hear, really." But, lest we assume each member of the quintet approaches their music with the same idea, Ben reminds us that they each bring unique musical tastes to the table. Each plays what he individually hears in the music, be it a riff, slide, melody or funky bass line. This synergy of sound leaves Gomez...