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Director Sean P. Bala ’09 uses sparse scenery and simple blocking, as he explains in the program, to highlight the more dramatic elements of the story. By adhering to the melodrama of the musical, however, the production cuts out all the fun. Somber movement cumbers the play’s lively moments. At times, the company seems caught in a deadlock of its own—whether to adhere to the musical’s pseudo-serious tone or surrender to its campy underpinnings...
...Directed by Benjamin T. Morris ’09, “Iolanthe” satirizes politics, laws, and even love, while still maintaining a light and whimsical tone. Though “Iolanthe” tackles serious themes, this production’s strong performances consistently highlight the humor inherent in those themes...
...Faith does not have any specific winter holidays that it observes, according to Harvard Baha’i Association officer Kendra N. Boothe ’09, she acknowledged that members of the faith also celebrate the holidays of other religions. The association used the celebration to highlight its belief in the “oneness of God, the oneness of religion, and the oneness of mankind,” Boothe said. Opting for hot wings at last years event, the Harvard Islamic Society instead provided baklava and dates this year as traditional foods eaten to break fast during...
...opener “Say You Will” is clogged by a slow, three-minute outro with life-support beeps and an awful synth choir. Wondrously bizarre electrojam “Robocop” sounds like a Spector production, and it could have been a year-end roundup highlight if it didn’t digress into a lazy rant against his ex.Vulnerability isn’t new for Kanye, who’s explored self-doubt since “The College Dropout.” But he’s still emotionally opaque—animatronic, even?...
...actor capable of playing both internally tortured characters—like Jimmy Markum in “Mystic River”—and open, unguarded idealists like Milk.Throughout the film, Van Sant uses opera, a passion of Milk’s, as a way to highlight the film’s turning points. In particular, the repetition of Puccini’s “Tosca”—one of Milk’s favorite operas—serves as a background for important events in his life and dramatizes his political and personal struggles...