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...Kennedy Center also commissioned Taylor's "Company B," performed for the first time by Boston Ballet as part of the "Festival." The spirited songs of the Andrews Sisters and the witty exhuberance of the dancing makes this piece pure fun. Songs such such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Pennsylvania Polka" and "Rum and Coca-Cola" highlight the array, evoking the feelings of a confident and patriotic era, with underpinnings of tragedy behind every beat. Although some of the steps are clear reminders of swing dancing, Taylor adds many new elements by experimenting with the pace of the moves. Some...
...result is a work of extremely modern dimensions, a challenge to both the dancers and the audience. The celestial quality of the score makes it difficult for the dancers to perform certain steps in unison. It's often unclear whether the intricately controlled moves are supposed to be together, in canon or in random sequence, for the music lacks any hint of an underlying beat. But the score sets the other-worldly atmosphere of "Breakers" to perfection...
Boston Conservatory. 8 The Fenway, Boston. 536-6430. Leonard Ciampa, pianist, will perform works by Chopin, Albeniz, Granados. Sun., March 12, 3 p.m. Free...
...challenge for Robert Venturi of the Philadelphia architectural firm Venturi, Scott, Brown and Associates was to modify venerable Memorial Hall's design to perform these duties without damaging its historic character...
...that for every $1 spent on abortions for indigent women, roughly $4 is saved in future medical and welfare expenditures that would have resulted from the birth. Abortions save the government money; they should be more widely available, and OB-GYN residents should be instructed in how to perform them...