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Still, New York audiences took one new ballerina to their hearts, and they were right. Though not a technical whiz, Nina Ananiashvili, 24, has a lovely, sensuous line, strong feet and a crisp attack. She is also, ineffably, an old- fashioned girl whose spirit summons the perfumed kingdoms of ballet. The most important advantage she has happens to be young Liepa, 25, her frequent partner. Fair as she is dark, he is attentive, handsome and gallant. By keeping things simple and performing on a common impulse, the pair gave several performances that were more satisfying than their showier elders...
...delightful if fairly expensive dinners. Good starters are the creamed wild-mushroom soup and the goujonettes of Dover sole, the crisply fried ribbons of fish bedded down on greens and topped with a creamy vinaigrette dressing. Green peppercorns add pungency to nicely sauteed duck breast, and the impeccably sauteed, crisp-yet- supple sweetbreads are delicious, even though their tomato-flavored sauce can be too intense...
...Harbison. His music is approachably tonal without being obvious; a Harbison tune is less a hummable melody than a strongly profiled motif designed to forward the musical argument, not seduce the ear. His structures are sturdy,his orchestration is crisp and clean. Yet this is not the dread "Princeton School" music of baleful repute, the arid note spinning that often characterizes the works of Ivy League composers like Milton Babbitt. Harbison, who as a teenager played jazz piano and who at Harvard led the Bach Society Orchestra, is an academic with a heart...
...however, it wouldfinish in a tie for second place in the Ivy Leaguewith the Bruins and the Quakers...Five ofHarvard's 18 goals Saturday came on unassistedefforts. Two of the three Holy Cross scores werealso unassisted. Seventeen of the 18 Crimsontallys were scored from within five meters, a signof crisp passing and strong penetration by theHarvard attack
...more festive occasions of the well-to-do--that is, our unlimited ability to be confused. Humanity's inherent confusion sparks the randomness of thought that is necessary to advance society. Random thoughts breed invention, and inventions--if the copyright is secured--often lead to joyous quantities of nice crisp money...