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Like Hurricane Katrina or the California wildfires, this drought was a natural event transformed into a natural disaster by human folly. And while it's still hard to say whether global warming caused any particular drought or flood or fire, it's going to cause more of all of them...
While he expresses particular interest in Latin America and Asia, given LACMA'S West Coast location, the museum has also recently made important acquisitions of work by such masters as 17th century painter Pietro da Cortona, early 20th century artist George Bellows and contemporary sculptor Richard Serra. Govan's notion of collecting iconic houses by such architects as R.M. Schindler, Richard Neutra and Frank Gehry remains under discussion, but Govan concedes it may not be realistic to expect such big-ticket donations. He seeks to preserve them, he says, but indicates as much interest in initiating the idea...
...similarly impressive collection of activities, including membership in several African leadership clubs and a hobby of amateur acrobatics. His thesis is on biodegradable scaffolding for organ transplants. “My interest really would be to conduct research,” he said. “My particular interest is that it should have some impact in Kenya, and in most of the developing world.” Sambu said he hopes to work with a team of researchers at Oxford that is trying to develop a needle-less aerosol vaccine delivery system. Such a mechanism would allow for fewer...
Scanlan brought the disjunction between the two types of audience into particular focus in “…but the clouds…,” introducing new elements onto the stage and expanding the triangular relationship of the first two plays physically as well as metaphorically. A video camera that served to bring the television audience into the live audience’s consciousness was featured prominently on stage—a marked contrast from the “On Air” sign that hung unobtrusively in an upper corner during the first two plays...
...notable for its improvisation. Although its free-flowing nature necessarily made the piece feel less polished, the cohesiveness of the dance showed how well the performers worked together on stage. The dancers, all senior students at the Conservatory, brought a great deal of energy to their parts. In particular, each soloist’s performance had its own personality: one dancer exuded confidence, gazing directly at the audience, while another expertly portrayed both loneliness and distress. Most remarkable was the piece in which three dancers created a single moving entity by letting their three bodies constantly touch and overlap...