Word: performancy
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...avocados, it becomes apparent that there is not just one monster and not just one painful itch in their outwardly perfect lives. While the play’s overarching message about the hypocrisy of white Northeastern liberals becomes overbearing at times, it is not easy either to write or perform a play about intolerance in post-September 11th American culture without becoming too preachy. “The Pain and the Itch” comes close to crossing the line but manages to avoid doing so due to the company’s excellent performance and M. Bevin...
Elmo, arguably the most successful Sesame Street character in recent years - he has a vibrating doll, people - can do sarcasm and irony just as well as any British comedian. So when Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the U.K. version of The Office, showed up to perform with the furry little Muppet, he nearly met his match in hilarious banter...
Misa Kuranaga may be a tiny little thing, but she is an absolute spitfire. At 10 years old, she was personally invited by legendary director of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet, Yuri Grigorovich, to come perform at the star-studded Moscow International Ballet Competition Gala Performance. After winning a Scholarship at the famed Prix de Lausanne, she went on to study at the School of American Ballet (SAB) and win her own gold medal at the Moscow International Ballet Competition eight years later. After joining the Boston Ballet in 2003, Kuranaga has risen up through the ranks...
...weekly forum held at Mather dining hall on Tuesday. Guest speaker Luke Anderson, a financial analyst for Harvard and the founder of TeachPi.org, discussed the historical fascination and what he called “modern pi fixation.” Anderson also made sure to perform his pi rap based on Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” according to Juliana Belding, who organized Tuesday’s Math Table. Francois W. Greer ’11, who came in third place at last year’s pi-reciting contest, said...
...Gavin Creel) and rebellious Berger (Will Swenson), as they deal with sex, love, politics, and the counterculture of the sixties—has an organic feel. Oriental rugs cover the stage and spill out into the orchestra seating. Cast members freely interact with the audience, even wandering onstage to perform yoga before the show begins. “Hair”—part rock concert and part Broadway spectacle—is also part Human Be-In. Like the sentiments created by “be-ins,” a phenomenon of the 1960s that revolved around...