Word: moderns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dancemaker, however, is different. An Oscar-nominated film about dance legend Paul Taylor, known by some as "the world's greatest choreographer," is not something you want to miss. Directed by Matthew Diamond, it presents many aspects of the modern dance world that Taylor helped shape. Diamond, who was himself a dancer and choreographer, is very successful in capturing poignant moments that will captivate any type of audience. From behind-the-scenes looks at his ballets revealing the creative process which went into them to interviews with company members that expose an ultra-competitive artistic world, Diamond paints an vibrant...
...sided picture. After Taylor fires a company member simply because he "just didn't want to work with her anymore," one questions whether jealousy is an appropriate emotion. With honor and splendor come fatigue and exhaustion, and Diamond tells no lies. Both the professional pressure of being a modern dancer and the realities of continued physical exertion often climax to create an emotional and physical strain that is often unbearable for both dancer and choreographer...
Though Taylor's views on life (rooted in a disillusioned foster childhood) are questionable, 43 years of extraordinary contributions to the modern dance world have made Taylor an incredible symbol of hard work and talent. Even if you're not savvy on the topic of modern dance and its rightful place in the world, rare footage of Taylor performing his own work makes this film worth seeing...
...Democrats themselves. Vice President Al Gore, seeking to bring order and a sense of direction to his sluggish campaign, named former congressman Tony Coelho, a once formidable Democratic strategist and fund-raiser, to be its general chairman. "Coelho is the person who brought the Democratic party into the modern era of world-class fund-raising by hitting powerful business interests," says TIME White House correspondent Karen Tumulty. "The appointment is surprising because it?s a double-edged sword" that could be used by Gore?s opponents. While Coelho?s modern fund-raising in the 1980s helped rejuvenate the Democratic party...
...found to be unnecessary for the continuation of the species, they would cease to exist at all." Sexual freedom seem like a good thing? "The sexuality that has been freed is male sexuality." Women deserve an equal shot at a career in the military? Fine, but just remember: "In modern warfare, women and children on the ground are in greater danger than the professionals who maim and kill them from a distance." She will probably draw ire for her chapter on female genital mutilation, in which she argues that Western women should be worried instead about their own forms...