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Haven't had enough of arts festivals yet? Try the Acton-Boxborough Jamboree of the visual and performing arts 10th anniversary celebration. Taking place at the Acton-Boxborough High School's campus, the festival will feature hot air balloon flights and perfomances by mime Michael Trautman, the New Orleans jazz band, street singer Stephen Baird and the New England Brass Quintet. Permormances Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone...
...worry. The Dartmouth Children's Museum presents Kidsdays to bring out the child in you again. Check out the South Dartmouth cultural center on Saturday and Sunday for two fun-filled days of face painting, street musicians and arts and crafts workshops, plus a special performance by mime Scot Canon at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. ($5). On Sunday magicians Lyn and Ken perform at the auditorium ($7). Museum hours this weekend are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and General Admission is $3. Call 993-3361 for more information...
...small space in the Cage and the illusion themes that run throughout the play, Giani's choice to have the actors mime objects like the telephone, the door and utensils is a good one. All of the cast members, however, need a little practice miming. Sometimes the slamming of the door or the use of forks at dinner do not seem quite realistic...
...case. An enchanting Beauty is about as difficult to come by as a formula for magic. Most of the women's roles are difficult and must be carried off with the sort of aristocratic elan that only technically strong performers can muster. The character dances and, above all, the mime are alien to many young performers, particularly Americans. Finally, the overall production needs a beneficent fairy of its own; The Sleeping Beauty is a miracle of scale and symmetry; glitz or vulgarity or plodding pedantry will turn it into a long night indeed...
...vehicle. A.B.T.'s version, which was introduced on tour and will open the company's season at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House next week, is a lively, intelligently conceived Beauty, performed with panache by mostly young dancers in superb form. They have mastered the steps, and the mime and the manners too. Four women have already danced Aurora, and there will be more. No one "owns" the part, and that may be just as well...