Word: kyra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attitude towards addressing racial tensions, no matter how serious. We call upon the administration to issue a reasonable explanation as to why Williams does not have to endure the full weight of his original punishment. Furthermore, we believe the University must stand behind the force of its decisions. Kyra C. Armstrong '89, Co-Chair, Black Students' Association Political Action Committee Shannah V. Braxton '88, Former Co-President...
...Blacks, this is our lives. The racism in South Africa is of the same mold of the racism we face here everyday and the Conservative Club's inviting him here is a slap in our face.: Shannah P. Braxton Co-President, BSA Wendi Grantham Chair, BSA Political Action Committee Kyra Armstrong Secretary, BSA Political Action Committee
...except perhaps Merce Cunningham, is as precise and sophisticated as Robbins about the appearance of his dances. This little romp takes place in a bright, white envelope. The performers wear Florence Klotz's body suits in black (Sean Lavery), white (Ib Andersen) or thrilling primary colors (red for Kyra Nichols, blue for Maria Calegari, lighter blue for the five additional men and pollen-yellow for the female corps of five). With marvelous physical mastery, they whirl and prance, graceful and playful as gods. There is neither poetry nor memory here, just an endless sunny...
...Fashioned is mostly a medley of duets and solos for three couples. Some passages are soft and slithery; others, especially a pas de deux for Kyra Nichols and Sean Lavery, strike sparks. Gradually the number of dancers increases; at the end, the stage fills with formally dressed couples who dance gamely on as the dazzling film starts again. By curtain fall, only a few are left, raptly watching the screen. Along the way there are some hard nudges-too many bumping shoulders, for instance. Nor is the work well served by Morton Gould's empty variations on the Jerome...
...lighthearted duet for two very short girls (Stacy Caddell and Nichol Hlinka), in which the arms are usually joined but the steps are almost never the same. Taras produced, as usual, a well-made piece (Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments) notable mostly for its near veneration of Kyra Nichols, a young dancer whose purity, both in technique and presence, stands in eloquent contrast to the pushy, hard attack that Stravinsky can easily inspire...