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...United States declares war on a nation's leader--as Congress effectively did do by passing the Iraq Liberation Act last year--can it still work with that leader? It is probably a faux-pas beyond even the smoothest of diplomats to simultaneously vow to remove a nation's leaders and then invite them over for tea and deal-making. Perhaps this is the most important lesson from the corrosive experience of Iraq, we must be careful not to cut connections with powerful despots, for they may be our only chance to help their nation's people. As we stare...
...latest edition of Mikhail Baryshnikov's permanent floating modern-dance troupe teams the world's greatest living dancer with five talented women, none of whom get lost in his long shadow. Raquel Aedo shares center stage with her boss in a new pas de deux by Lucy Guerin, an Australian choreographer whose work first caught Baryshnikov's eye three years ago. The combination is potent: Soft Center is a laconic, coolly sensuous duet accompanied by a raspy electronic-music collage with a snippet of Paul Hindemith's mournful Trauermusik stuck in the middle (hence the title). Guerin is a major...
Unfortunately for me, a proud Valley-dweller, it won't be until the end of the summer (the optimistic forecast) that the line is extended across the Hollywood Hills. Besides that however, living in the Valley is no drawback. While it may be a social faux pas to mention my address at parties, the spaciousness, easy access to the local park, library and YMCA (not to mention low rent) make me glad I'm not living in a noisy, crowded apartment ensconced in some flashy zip code which would not deign to have a bus stop between their palm trees...
...that he crisply dismisses as "technoballet," Wheeldon is an unabashed classicist. His style, a bracingly confident fusion of George Balanchine's structural clarity with the sunny lyricism of Frederick Ashton, is respectful of tradition without stooping to imitation. He's also a sucker for tutus, toe shoes and moonlit pas de deux. "I don't have much angst in me," he says. "I love to be romantic...
...idea that Symphony Hall should actually consider) the audience could take in the amazing passion of Lin's performance. The audience was so impressed in fact, that he even received an accidental roar of applause at the start of his cadenza, quickly hushed by Seiji Ozawa. Despite the faux pas in concert etiquette, Lin's phenomenal talent was appreciated with a standing ovation...