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...A.B.T.'s director, and that dance was a hilarious, poignant picture of a harried boss trying to cope with a fractious company. It was the dance equivalent of Day for Night, Francois Truffaut's classic film about a movie director on location. White Oak presents the latest installment, Pergolesi, which shows Baryshnikov swinging along in a modern vein even as he reviews his crowded career...
...Pergolesi began two years ago as a duet Tharp danced with Baryshnikov. Back then, it commented on the relationship between choreographer and dancer, who in this case are an exceptional match in both musicality and wit. Tharp's funny bone is never predictable; Baryshnikov can make any move look spontaneous, as if he were out there amusing himself. The piece is now recast as a solo, though for a few phrases Misha dances ardently with an invisible partner -- Twyla's way of reminding people that this is still her show. For the rest, Baryshnikov seems to be musing...
...aptly titled Schtick is stale, botched Broadway, except for a fleeting, funny solo for Baryshnikov composed of stock classical-ballet flourishes. This kind of parody is familiar, but Tharp wisely keeps it light and witty. The heart of the evening is a suite for the two stars set to Pergolesi -- dreamy, deeply musical, full of surprising yet harmonious moves. In a zippy finale, the stars cavort, and six fine young backup dancers finally get to strut some very flashy stuff...
Cambridge Society for Early Music features "Unknown Bach" on Monday, as Joshua Rifkin conducts an oboe concerto, violin concerto and the first "modern" performance of Bach's reorchestration of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater." Go to Sanders Theatre at 8:30 p.m. to find out whether or not there was a reason that these pieces remained unknown for so long. Dial 247-1465 or 723-7328 for more info...
...play Molly was the attraction at the restored Dock Street Theater (see following story). Noon at the Dock Street was the hour for a daily series of chamber music programs under the co-directorship of Pianists Peter Serkin and Charles Wadsworth. The first recital consisted of works by Pergolesi, Schubert and Dvorak, and the capacity audience of 463 rose to its feet, applauding...