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...Python-A-Thon,” which took place last weekend, was little more than an excuse to watch every Python movie back-to-back, not that there is anything wrong with that. The films were interspersed with episodes of “The Flying Circus.” The event even featured a special “Quote-A-Long” presentation of “The Holy Grail,” produced by The Action Pack. The Roving Reporter ventured forth to watch movies, bang some coconuts together, and expect the Spanish Inquisition. Holy spam...
...then proceeded to recruit a host of choreographers and dancers of an artistic caliber befitting the Mainstage’s prestige. Walker and co-director Merritt Moore ’11 commissioned professional choreographer Josie Walsh, whose work blending commercial dance with ballet and circus arts has electrified the Los Angeles dance scene, to create an original piece for the company...
...backstage musical that takes place almost entirely onstage. A no-warts hagiography that still gets the audience closer to the real Michael Jackson - MJ the performer, that is - than anything in the man's avidly documented history. Wisely and decently ignoring the circumstances of his death and the circus that followed it, Ortega focuses on the re-creation of about a dozen Jackson standards for the concert. ("Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "Black and White" and "I'll Be There" are all here.) At times several takes of a song are edited into one performance; you know...
...animal-rights advocates want Bolivia to serve as an example for the rest of the world. "Conditions in Bolivia were certainly horrific," says Creamer, adding that caretakers often punched and kicked disobedient animals. But, she says, this extreme abuse isn't the point. ADI has run campaigns to end circus suffering in the U.S. and Europe too, because even the best circuses in the world can't provide the conditions necessary for an animal's happiness. Says Creamer: "It's like if I asked you to live in your bathroom for the rest of your life...
...head of the Mothers of Srebrenica organization. She lost 22 members of her family, including her 14-year-old son Nermin, whose body was never found. "That criminal didn't even have guts to look us in the eyes," she adds, referring to Karadzic. "This is nothing but a circus." (Read " 'Not Guilty' Plea Entered for Karadzic...