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Tonight at the Loeb Mainstage, two mimes will escape the abstractions of their art--plain costumes and stark white faces--to combine international and dramatic traditions in Mudhead Masks. Exploring the concept of the clown, the skits will draw from the traditions of classical mime, commedia dell'arte, and masked theater. Masks, carved by village craftsmen in Bali, are astonishing, capturing the essense of frog or the vitality of laughter. The Mudheads, Pueblo Indian clowns in the American southwest, contribute a name and a philosophy, that clowning can be both a communal and a moral experience. The performers, both graduates...
...pieces which are accompanied by an original score composed by Robert Kyr, a composer-in-residence and junior fellow at North House. The show uses a variety of corporal techniques, from the pantomime of Marceau to a classic, dramatic piece inspired by the festive tradition of the Italian commedia dell' arte...
...music reflects the mimic style and adds another artistic dimension to it. "Love in the Pantry," a piece based on the harlequin character from the commedia dell' arte, tells the story of the harlequin's love for a maid. His courting is spurned at first, but he wins her over and she offers him food and drink. The other servants in the house discover him and throw him out bodily, with the offending maid close behind. The two pick themselves up, held themselves to the supplies of the pantry, and live happily ever after. By associating the characters with instruments...
Thomas O'Dell...
...Justice Department has periodically examined the intertwined business interests of pro tennis for antitrust violations. Often the same men have painted both sides of the tennis fence. Promoters fumed at the power of Lawyer Donald Dell, who served both as agent for a number of top players and as legal adviser for the Association of Tennis Professionals. Tournament directors, such as Jack Kramer, doubled as circuit organizers. The Federal Communications Commission and a House committee have looked into CBS's bogus $250,000 "winner-take-all" match between Connors and Ilie Nastase (in which Connors actually was guaranteed...