Word: performativity
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...Other amazements await. On a trapeze swing, the blond Darya Vintilova propels herself out from the apparatus, does two full twirls and catches her legs on the side straps. The unicycle duo (strong Yuri Shavro, supple Diana Aleschenko) perform an apache while wheeling around the stage; then she doughnuts herself around his head. Zhang Gongli stacks four, six, eight chairs, one balanced on another, and does a handstand on the top of the pyramid. Anthony Gatto, a showman with a plethora of panache, tosses and catches seven balls, seven hoops, an alley's worth of bowling pins; he's simply...
...when a friend walked in. “It was so eye-opening for him to see my brother and me making music together,” Malcolm says. Graham, who is diagnosed with Down Syndrome, has been playing piano since childhood. This Sunday, he and Malcolm will both perform in the Down Syndrome Awareness Seminar and Concert, which will take place in the Adams House Lower Common Room. The event, which celebrates the passions and talents of individuals with Down Syndrome, will feature Campbell, who is a jazz pianist, as well as his brother Graham and Katharine Breunig...
...things, improvisations they haven’t done before.” The introduction of this risk-taking musicianship is something that Everett hopes his students can experience. “Cracklin’ with Roy” allowed Harvard jazz band students an opportunity to perform with both Haynes and Hargrove. Everett hopes that these opportunities for Harvard students to play with seasoned musical celebrities will facilitate the passing on of their traditions and abilities. By playing with Roy Haynes and Roy Hargrove, Everett says, the students have the opportunity to learn from their predecessors...
...year-old cat named Peebles. Perhaps you “can’t write this stuff,” but there is no doubt that you can edit it heavily for public consumption.While Boyle is undoubtedly a talented songstress, it has been the moving narrative behind her performance that has taken Britain and the world by storm. In a recent interview with London’s Daily Mirror, Boyle, who purportedly used to carry her money around the village in an empty whiskey bottle, noted that she thought she looked like “a garage” when...
...miss the Lady Gaga concert in March? Not to fret, because our new favorite diva is coming back to Boston to perform with Kelly Clarkson at the House of Blues on May 3rd. The best part? the concert is FREE! That's right, a free concert with both Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson. Its like pop music Heaven. There's only one teeny weeny catch--you have to own a Sidekick to get tickets...