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...earth, embodying much of what Berensohn sought to convey.After lunch, Dakin performed Martha Graham’s “Lamentation.” “When I saw this piece, it was like a living sculpture,” she said.Performed within an elastic tubular fabric, the way in which Dakin shaped not only her body but the geometric space around her seemed to embody the abstract connections between clay and dance that the event sought to demonstrate.TAKING IT OUTSIDEFollowing her performance of the original piece, “Thrown,” Cohen of Racoco Productions explained...
...purely assimilationist model. The Chinatowns, Koreatowns and Japantowns that have sprung up in major cities nationwide attest to the spirit of ethnic cohesion and preservation, especially among the most recent arrivals who want to reside close to people of similar backgrounds. Asian soft culture is even infiltrating the American fabric in turn, one greasy Chinese take-out restaurant at a time. However, ethnic enclaves and organizations do not explain why white, American culture has quite so much influence in shaping the values and thoughts of subsequent Asian immigration generations...
...followed, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone who didn’t have a strong opinion on the incident and its ramifications. Yet amidst the many viewpoints expressed, the official position resurfaced regularly: Here were “terrorists” threatening to compromise the social fabric of our nation...
...says Baird, who came in fourth in last fall’s challenge. But she isn’t sweating the time crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who’ve seen a lot of my stuff can usually pick...
...explains. “I’m intrigued with the idea of found materials as opposed to going out and buying things.” Her first destination, therefore is no fancy textile outlet. For the bulk of her “fabric,” Morton goes through The Crimson’s recycling bins and collects old issues of the New York Times and Fifteen Minutes. Even so, she joins fellow designer Alexandra M. Hays ’09 for a trip to The Garment District later that afternoon, where both begin picking through the massive...