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Legends of Dance, presented by the Boston Conservatory Dance Theater this past weekend, displayed the talents of its students through an eclectic mix of choreography. "Pas de Quatre," "The Unsung," and "Tongue in Cheek" combined traditional ballet with modern dance in a tribute to famous dancers and choreographers of the performance world...
...first selection, "Pas de Quarte," choreographed by Jules Perrot, was originally tailored to showcase the abilities of the 19th century's premiere ballerinas: Marie Taglioni, Carla Grisi, Fanny Cerrito and Lucile Grahn. This epic performance by the four dancers became infamous for its air of heated rivalry, each woman vying for the spotlight and the audience's attention. In this 20th century rendition, four women re-enacted the parts of these famous ballerinas. The Conservatory students amusingly portrayed this onstage tension through exaggerated, flowery arm movements and strained smiles, plastered across the face of each dancer. The underlying competition, acted...
...opening of "Pas de Quatre" entailed the four statuesque dancers en pointe, fluttering across the stage in symmetrical configurations. As each attempted to outdo the next with instant charm gushing out of the numerous pas de bras and arabesques, it became humorously evident that the small Conservatory stage was not expansive enough to accommodate the simulated egos of such tutu-ed princesses. The simplicity of the choreography complimented the complex interplay of rivaling ballerinas, and each dancer carried off her role with distinct glares and cross-stage sneers...
...premiere of faculty member Monica Levy's "Tongue in Cheek" rounded off this diverse program of 19th century old-school ballet and unconventional tribal dance-steps. This jazzy medley of five vignettes set to Gershwin classics celebrates the 1998 Gershwin Centennial with its toe-tapping tunes and playful pas de deux between the 10 male and female performers. The costumes and make-shift veranda almost seemed lifted from an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, as the stunning starlettes shimmied amongst the debonnaire gents in brazen precocity. One was almost tempted to swoon vicariously through the dancers as they linked arms...
...jewel of an album does come along every so often, though. The latest one is, not surprisingly, from one band that has done more than their fair share to warrant a greatest hits CD: U2. Twenty-two years in the making, The Best Of 1980-1990 is a tour de force that briefly touches on U2's humble beginnings before hurtling straight into every song from the 1980s that catapulted them into the pop music stratosphere...