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...mostly with Graham but in 1961 went on his own for good. A foe of ballet's artifice, he was inspired by the city's population: "They are standing, squatting, sitting everywhere like marvelous ants or bees, and their moves and stillnesses are ABCs that if given a proper format could define dance in a new way." Now his privations really began, and he records them with deep feeling and baleful gusto. Home was usually a wretched flat, cold water or no water. One chapter starts off with "snow sifting gently through the roof." In extremis he ate dog food...
...traditional" Symphony Hall year-ender. Next season public television filmed the show. By this winter the year-ender had grown to a three- performance weekend exhaust-a-thon with Symphony Hall set up cabaret-style and tickets pegged up to $24.50. Rush followed what he calls a Club 47 format, an idea he worked out with Sykes. What it boils down to is not just a lot of guest talent but as much interaction as possible among the performers...
...Boston, however, there remains an alternative to both first-run and repertory theaters: the Rear Window, an independently run and programmed series, that specializes in showing "obscure films in obscure locations." With its unique programming and format, the Rear Window offers a refreshing escape from the stiffbacked chairs and long-lines of first-run and repertory houses...
...Feeling disconnected from the world of cinema after quitting Babson, Kleiler began the organization as a showcase for locally produced films, particularly shorts, which were going unappreciated in the Boston community. Kleiler had previously shown films in his living room, and liked the casual environment and discussion such a format provided...
Many record companies have been reissuing pre-digital ("analog") recordings in CD form. Many of these old recordings--some date back 50 years--have considerably better sound quality than they did on record format, and the fact that the recordings themselves are being reissued often means that they are high-quality performances. For the time being, though, CDs are still a luxury item, and many college students are waiting for a post-graduation job before buying a CD player...