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Three students will serve on the panel: Madelyn M.L. Ho ’08, Dan R. Pecci ’09, and Kennedy School grad and New York City Ballet principal dancer Damian Woetzel...
...solitary aquamarine chair in the middle of the bare, black Harvard Dance Studio did not know what was coming to it when nationally touring dancer and poet Claire Porter took the stage on Saturday night—and neither did the audience. For the subsequent hour and half, Porter performed “Namely, Muscles,” an original piece in which she danced while reading aloud over 30 poems about muscles. Porter’s performance was often eccentric, but presented a profound and creative work of mixed media.The work consisted of Porter’s portrayal...
...Nothing in “Gimme More” seems either necessary or desirable. The footage looks less like a final cut than something K-Fed chopped up in iMovie while the kids were asleep in the car. Britney’s characterization as a slumping, sloth-like pole dancer seems eerily prophetic. While above-the-waist framing and strobe lighting keep Britney from looking too haggard, it’s undeniable that the she’s looked better. Historically, a certain amount of Britney’s appeal rested on the sheer hilarity of her continued existence...
...said, adding that the decision paid off.Thompson shared a similar story. According to her, Michael J. Fox replaced the original actor for the part of Marty McFly, who was fired six weeks into shooting. Like Fox, Thompson also caught a lucky break. She discussed her origins as a dancer, noting that she only stumbled onto acting when her ballet company owed a theatre company money. She was sent as payment. “They traded me like a ho to be in this play,” she said. “I accidentally fell into this other thing?...
...doctors are supposed to be passionate about their life’s calling. But a doctor who actually writes poems about muscles? That’s a bit unusual. That’s the premise of dancer Claire Porter’s latest production, dubbed “Namely, Muscles.” Coming to the Harvard Dance Center this Saturday at 8 p.m., this one-woman show features Porter, posing as a doctor, flexing specific muscles while reciting poetry. “Most of my work is a mix of movement and text,” says Porter. This...