Word: conveyer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Seth Riemer misinterprets his part as Giacomo, the family coward the only Cenci who would cringe at the thought of committing a murder. Riemer tries to convey this with an effect accent that seems anachronistic...
...along the ceiling." But, she retorts, "This was not done with mirrors." Cocteau's French text has her say that the feat has "nothing to do with a machine." Machines, in this case, suggest the surreal aspects of the play more directly, anticipating the striking automatism of Death. Machines convey more than a link to the inhuman realm of the mirror; they also elaborate on the idea that the contemporary world has tried to preserve some fascination and belief in the supernatural by turning to technological miracles...
Subliminally, it all reminds one of those '30s and '40s movies in which Hollywood tried to convey its impression of what a Broadway musical was like. Sadly, Goodtime Charley is not what a good Broadway musical is now like. ∙T.E.K...
...subjects I have described, statistics, economics and the related methods of analysis may appear to have more content because they are more precise and reflect a more developed body of knowledge. Teachers in these fields are likely to complain that a professional curriculum allows them too little time to convey an adequate understanding of their disciplines. As a result, they will surely press for more space in the curriculum. But it would be wise to resist these pressures. The apparent precision of the formal techniques is more than offset by their limited usefulness in resolving the unruly problems that actually...
...either choreography or music--two areas where the story might have been able to benefit from live production. The mime is for the most part strictly traditional and basic; there are a few abortive tap and soft-shoe sequences; mysterious acrobatic tumbles are used to convey Oblio's long fall down through the Point of No Return. Like this last one, there are a number of excellent ideas that are either lost in overly cautious execution, or cut off when they've hardly begun. The opportunity to alter the emphasis of the show and adapt it more to a stage...