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...Bette Midler of dance. "I just don't think ballet is as narrow as many people do," says Tharp. An unabashed eclectic, she does not hesitate to combine a Las Vegas chorine's high kick-or a baseball pitcher's windup-with a classic ballet pas. The result eludes stylistic categorizing, yet remains instantly recognizable as Tharp choreography...
...City Center Jeffrey Ballet invited Tharp to put on Deuce Coupe, a freestyle piece matching up pas de bourrees and the boogaloo to the sun-and-surf music of the Beach Boys...
...such is the strength and dynamism of these dancers' stage personalities. Bare to the waist and clad only in white tights, Baryshnikov offered a tortured Hamlet rather than a brooding one, all quicksilver passion. Kirkland's Ophelia was an innocent, ethereal waif - bruised and bewildered. In a pas de deux with Baryshnikov, their bodies seemed perfectly attuned, suggesting that incandescent union of talents and temperaments they have displayed as partners in better works. Bruhn's Claudius was a cold, imperious, lecherous king. It is to Neumeier's credit that his choreography asks Bruhn to do more...
Harvard students have a reputation for being lousy fans. Cool dispassionate observers rule the roost at Harvard Stadium. Clever, cryptic cuts dominate conversations at Soldier's Field and a social faux pas is admitting you're even considering going to the football game before Saturday noon...
Feeling guilty is a faux pas, like hiring the wrong decorator or choosing an inappropriate wine for dinner...