Word: deux
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...shares with the alien. When host and parasite (who goes by Wanda) meet up with the host's old lover--now a resistance fighter in hiding--the alien falls for him too and joins the humans. It's a love triangle with two sides, a mnage deux. Like Twilight, The Host is a kinky setup--two girls in one body!--played absolutely clean...
...only audiences of today but audiences of the future.” Because “Dark Elegies” was not yet in rehearsal, Nissinen provided a brief, heartfelt introduction to Tudor, whose centennial year is approaching, and then screened a video clip of the mournful pas de deux. Though the rather grainy projection lacked the subtlety of facial expression and movement quality of a live performance, it succeeded in showcasing the understated, gestural quality of Tudor’s choreography. Set to the deeply emotional music of Gustav Mahler, the work provided a strong counterpoint to the sprightlier...
...Apollo,” the second piece of “Modern Muses,” three muses dance for a god, competing to accompany him in a pas de deux. One in particular, Terpsichore, is especially skillful, leading Apollo to choose her over the others. “Modern Muses” itself offered several disparate selections for its audience to choose among, but as in “Apollo,” a few stood out from the rest...
...last piece, excerpts from Act I of “La Bayadère,” was quite lackluster as well. The chorus, which did not dance on pointe, should have put on a cohesive, clean performance, but instead proved boring and imprecise. The pas de deux by the two leads, Gamzatti (Amanda C. Lynch ’10) and Solor (Kevin Shee ’10) was not much better. The two dancers were clearly talented but completely mismatched: Shee visibly shook when lifting Lynch and strained when turning her. At one point, Lynch even took an unfortunate...
...muses each presented an allegorical representation of their art: Calliope (Elizabeth C. Walker ’11) portrayed epic poetry, Polyhymnia (Kakigi) depicted mime, and Terpsichore (Merritt A. Moore ’10) personified dance. From the three, Apollo chose Terpsichore to accompany him in the subsequent pas de deux...