Word: coopered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...troops have turned to the same weapon George Bush wielded unsuccessfully against Clinton. Blair, they charge, is merely an opportunist, a leftist in middle-of-the-road campaign clothing. "With Labour taking many of our positions and all of those that are most important," says Tory strategist Andrew Cooper, "fear is all we've got left. We've got to try and cause people to worry that Tony's changes are just for show, to fear his change rather than welcome him as a nonthreatening crypto-Conservative they can comfortably take a risk on. It hasn't been easy...
...reason for these birds' effectiveness is the genius of their leader, played by former Royal Ballet principal Adam Cooper. His Swan possesses a witchy, sinewy quality that fascinates the Prince and leads him to yearn for personal freedom. As the night continues, the Swan gains the young man's trust. He has, as it were, seen magic and believes...
There is a slight similarity in the mentoring relationship between the swan and the Prince to that of Bourne and Cooper. Cooper, 25, the Royals' most adventurous, vibrant dancer, began by working with Bourne occasionally. Swan Lake changed all that. Cooper became the toast of London when the show ran there nightly for 21 weeks last fall. He left the Royals and committed himself to Bourne's company, Adventures in Motion Pictures...
...Fling) takes place in modern Glasgow. A new Cinderella debuts in London this fall. Bourne may be free with the classics, but never with the score. "I come to music as a fan," he says. "It's why I do these things." Perhaps that's also the reason that Cooper, who could have any dance job in the world, came to Bourne: "He has the gift of getting right to the heart: he makes you feel you're part of the emotions of the story...
Each member of the cast shines with individual talent yet blends together well with the others onstage. Wolfsdorf and Little, as Alexis and Aline, give melodious performances that are a bit short on serious acting but big on charm. Their parents, played by Cooper and Kollmuss, delight the audience with their pining adoration for each other masked by their noble haughtiness. While Driscoll's voice is not as strong as the others,' his kind and dreamy demeanor makes the Vicar's character an instant favorite, drawing both sympathetic sighs and peals of laughter from the audience. Tattenbaum and Sheflin...