Word: dan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cunningham's primary contribution remains the redefinition of dance itself. It is a vision that has inspired a host of younger choreographers, most nourished in Cunningham's own company: Paul Taylor, Judith Dunn, Deborah Hay, Jack Moore, Dan Wagoner, Yvonne Rainer. In a century when painting has turned inward to explore the grounds of perception, and the "meaning" of poetry has become the relation of word to word and mind to language, Cunningham has created dance centered on nothing more than the activity of movement--and in so doing, in McDonagh's words, he "clearly demonstrated that dance...
...getting bored of Dan Sullivan high-jumping 6 ft. 10 in. to win the event. He belongs in Mel Embree territory...
...Dan Kiley '81 outstroked his opponents by a full five seconds to land the 500-yd. freestyle, and later went on to sink the opposition in the 200-yd. version. Junior Eric Seder also proved a dominant double-winner, as he outraced Engineer Mark Huntziner by two seconds in the 200-yd. backstroke, and then sprinted to victory in the 100-yd. back...
Bright spots among the infirmities came from the Harvard regulars Ed Ajootian, Dan Sullivan, John Murphy, Chris Queen and Hasan Kayali. Fitzsimmons' high finish signaled a strong return to varsity racing after a long war with tendonitis. And Gary Schmidt won the 440 in fine form after missing several meets...
...this record; the effect is to provide a tight ensemble sound to back the eccentric Byrne's lyrics. The music is danceable and listenable without being hard on the ears, but it isn't all that exciting. It reminds the listener of the blander moments of the new Steely Dan record, but with much sparer instrumentation...