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...administration in Antananarivo and government supporters proposed relocating the capital to Toamasina (Tamatave) in the President's heartland. With army support also divided, a second O.A.U. delegation flew in to mediate the crisis triggered by disputed presidential elections in December. The public appeared to ignore a government declaration of martial law two weeks...
MADAGASCAR Bad Loser Ongoing protests against the results of December's elections caused chaos in the capital, Antananarivo, and pushed President Didier Ratsiraka to declare martial law. Opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana claimed to have won, even though official polling figures showed he had drawn less than half the vote. Though Ratsiraka, who has been in power for 23 years, continued to occupy the presidential palace, Ravalomanana declared himself President...
...many ways, Huang is a Chinese version of Britain's ballet rebel Michael Clark (minus the dildos and chain saws). But this teen heartthrob (he has a fan club) takes the best of various traditional Chinese genres?martial arts, Beijing opera and acrobatic shows?and blends them together to create a new, action-packed contemporary Chinese dance that is in tune with today's Crouching Tiger-influenced audiences. "I've danced with him a couple times," says the acclaimed American dancer Rasta Thomas, now at the Kirov Ballet. "It's intimidating...
...that? "In the Chinese language," says Huang, "the words voodoo, martial arts and dance all sound similar." Whatever you call it, his Chinese fans believe he's the best thing that's happened to Chinese dance since a shaman conjured up a routine that made it rain...
Hart’s War begins slowly, almost dreamily as a voiceover accompanies grainy snow imagery. The movie follows Hart as he is transported to the POW camp where he meets McNamara and eventually begins his role as legal defender. Yet the court-martial portion of the film does not begin for some time, leaving the viewer confused as to where the movie is headed. While these ending scenes might be the essence of the movie, the beginning is more compelling and believable. When the court-martial and subsequent war-related scenes begin, Hoblit switches from showing to telling...