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BALLET IN PARIS Legendary choreographers George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev and William Forsythe revolutionized ballet, their works acting as bridges between the classical and modern forms. From April 4 to May 9 dance fans can witness the evolution of ballet over the course of a single evening when the Ballet de l'Opéra performs The Four Temperaments (1946), Raymonda (1983), and Artifact Suite (2004), choreographed respectively by Balanchine, Nureyev and Forsythe, together in one show at the Bastille Opera. A rare treat, even if you don't know your plié from your pirouette. www.operadeparis.fr by Jeffrey T. Iverson...
...Unfortunately, it looks as though events are about to repeat themselves. As Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the modern Olympics, noted, “Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.” Will President Hu Jintao refuse to congratulate a gold medalist who happens to be Taiwanese? Will China’s own “undesirables” be conveniently moved out of the television cameras’ sight...
...This summer, thousands of visitors and millions of television viewers will get their first glimpses of modern China. They will see futuristic sporting venues, clean skies, brand-new roads, and smiling hosts. But after the Olympic flame is extinguished, and the victorious athletes return home, China will return to its abusive ways. Almost 75 years after our initial failure to stand against totalitarianism in the Olympics, we are about to be fall for the same trick. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame...
Another part of Jensen’s appeal (aside from personal charisma and his pet cat anecdotes) is that he that links up this modern disillusionment with a doctrine of apocalypse and redemption. In Jensen’s eco-feminist world, “nature” stands in for the divine entity; Gaia is the force for good, the all-embracing mother in a terrible violent world. “Civilization” is the rapist, the pillager, the lustful Satan. Jensen’s world gives everything meaning in the way that he taps into a feeling that...
...Humanities Center. Kronman reasserted the main themes of his book, arguing that the humanities’ initial and essential role in higher education should be to address the deeper questions of the meaning of life. However, because of the influence of what he calls the “modern research ideal,” Kronman said that the humanities have sacrificed this pursuit. “It seems to be an undeniable fact of the research that the benchmark of one’s standing...largely depends on the volume and quantity of your scholarly work,” Kronman...