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...Friday cast by Adam R. Singerman ’09, Kate O. Ahlborn ’07, Morgan P. Richardson ’09, and Molly M. Altenburg ’07, “Apollo” respectably matched the images of Balanchine’s originally epic scope. During the variations, Altenburg’s control and graceful extensions were especially noteworthy.The excerpt from Limón’s “Suite from A Choreographic Offering” lacked emotional connection with the audience until too far into the performance. It engaged the audience as passively...
...finish a book of short stories, as well as The Graveyard Book, a tale of an orphan child being raised by dead people. In his spare time, he may swing by Los Angeles to see how Roger Zemeckis' animated version of Beowulf, for which Gaiman rewrote the oldest epic in the English language, is coming along. Isn't that too much to juggle? Gaiman, jet-lagged but engaged, rocks one hand from side to side in answer. "I'm pushing it," he admits. "Right now is the first time I've ever looked around and thought, 'That's not sane...
...Russian play imported to Japan, with its dark humor and dour humanity intact--indeed, italicized? That's what Akira Kurosawa managed in 1957 with his faithful film of Maxim Gorky's claustrophobic epic. The Criterion edition offers a bonus: Jean Renoir's '36 version, with Jean Gabin in the role of the charismatic thief played in the Kurosawa film by Toshiro Mifune. It's a chance to see two movie masters stamp their genius on a superb drama...
Coming off its fifth straight loss, the Harvard women’s lacrosse team looked to reverse the trend against Columbia in its fifth Ivy League match-up of the season. When the struggle ended, the Crimson had escaped a near-epic comeback by the Lions and emerged with the 13-12 win. Last year, Columbia (7-8, 0-7 Ivy League) won its first-ever Ivy League match against Harvard (4-10, 2-3 Ivy League). The distinction of being the first Ivy League team to lose to the Lions has not set well with the Crimson...
...sure-fire plan is to star in an epic period piece film. Look at what it did for Leonardo DiCaprio (“Titanic”), Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”), and Keira Knightley (“Pirates of the Caribbean”). Once you move to L.A., get discovered, learn to talk in a cute accent, and get screen time in period clothes that showcase your best assets, you’ll be set. If you can succeed in accomplishing all of this, the likelihood that you’ll attain your sex-symbol status...