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...discussing dance at Harvard, Foster describes both her delight in and frustration with the program in all of its manifestations. She speaks enthusiastically about the many different student dance groups, from Irish step groups to the new Pan-African Dance and Drum Ensemble, while also expressing her disappointment in the demise of such programs as the summer course in dance in which she once participated...
...Springer.”Spillane-Hinks’s knowledge of the play was on full display. Multiple times, she was asked about language that gave actors difficulty. But after answering their questions about things like poteen—which, if you didn’t know, is an Irish moonshine pronounced “po-cheen”—she was sure to tell them not to worry about the language, which she has had to grapple with herself as an actor in Synge plays. “You give them these two pieces: You justify it?...
...gunning for, although it is clear that the Mainstage productions—"Knock" and "The Playboy of the Western World"—have caught their attention. Martin even requested a copy of the "Playboy" script in advance to familiarize himself with the plot, character motivations, and difficult Irish language that trips people up throughout auditions...
...total team effort.”The Crimson traveled to the Midwest without its full lineup, as freshman Laura Peterzan was sidelined with a leg injury. Freshman Beier Ko, also injured, played at less than full speed against Northwestern and sat out against Notre Dame.NOTRE DAME 5, HARVARD 2The Irish (7-0) handed the Crimson its third loss of the season Sunday as its players dominated in both doubles and singles play at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. “They were a really tough team, and definitely a rising team,” junior Cindy Chu said...
...longer divorced from American history in history textbooks. “The goal has really been accomplished,” Engerman said. “It is now more of an ethnic celebration”—akin to St. Patrick’s Day for Irish-Americans and Columbus Day for Italians, Engerman said. Another historian at the DuBois Institute, James C. McCann, noted that schoolchildren now know the names of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. “That’s real progress,” McCann said...