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Imagine ancient Athens with a dash of Mae West, ancient Sparta with a touch of Katherine Hepburn, the Pelopanesian War to the tune of "Singin' in the Rain." Director Amy Cabranes expertly blends these themes in a well-choreographed adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata...

Author: By Amanda Schaffer, | Title: No Sex Please, We're Athenian | 10/25/1991 | See Source »

Saturday: Dash Rip Rock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLUBS | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

Daughters of the Dust--a New England premiere with filmmaker-in-person Juile Dash. In the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at 24 Quincy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: At Harvard | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

Only the strongest survive. The very first round of the tryouts, in which men are required to do 25 pull-ups, and women eight, in 30 sec., eliminates up to 90% of all challengers. The field is further winnowed by subsequent requirements: running the 40-yd. dash in under 6 sec., winning a one-on-one game of tug-of-war, and playing a round of Powerball, a brutal version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Real-Life Davids vs. Goliaths | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

...Carl Lewis, the most logical person who would either duplicate or surpass the performance." Only a Beamon-busting jump could have overshadowed Lewis' achievements last week. At 30, an age when athletes are often limping into retirement, Lewis is still capable of setting new records, as the 100-m dash proved. After winning the race, he said, "The great thing was, the old man was able to pull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up, Up and Out of Sight! | 9/9/1991 | See Source »

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