Word: marius
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Goose, The Sleeping Beauty tells the story of Princess Aurora, cursed by the evil Carabosse to sleep one hundred years until kissed by a handsome prince. The strength of the ballet lies in the noble and soaring melodies of the music, composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. With choreography by Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty received its first performance at the Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in January of 1890, attaining instant success. Staged by Anna-Marie Holmes, the Boston Ballet's choreography tries to maintain the flavor and quality of Petipa's original movement by staying as close as possible...
...response from Marius? One line of text. "Thank you for your letter. I enjoyed it immensely...
...wrote back to Marius, indicating that he had failed to address any of my concerns, to say the least, and that I could therefore only assume that he agreed with my criticisms...
...reply almost defies description. It was a barrage of insults and brusque comments. It was a letter I would expect a junior high school student would be too mature to write, much less the Director of the Expository Writing program. Marius seemed particularly fascinated by the fact that I am also on the staff of Perspective. Apparently convinced that I was part of a conspiracy against him, he lashed out at "[Perspective's] warped agenda...
...Richard Marius has no power over me, unlike many of the unfortunate people quoted in the Crimson's series. I therefore have no fear of speaking my mind. For the record, Mr. Marius: I am not part of a conspiracy against you. I am simply another student who was vastly disappointed by the Expository Writing program, and is amazed by how you have responded to (valid) criticism. If you truly are the competent administrator you believe yourself to be, you should have realized that the time has long since passed for you to depart. Your continued presence speaks for itself...