Word: polkas
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...judge. Miller, as Harvard's G&S fans know, could make a career breathing life into these archaic operettas. He presides over the court-room chaos with the imperturbility of Victoria on her throne and is equally game to hop from his bench for "Trial by Jury's" spirited polka climax...
Selena, just 23 when she died, was the most popular singer of Tejano music, a style of Latin pop that mixes pretty, Mariah Carey-like melodies with Lawrence Welk-style polka beats, often spiced with throbbing dance grooves and pumping accordions. Although she began working on her first English CD several years ago, she finished only a few songs before her death. The new album is a mix of new and old material. Several of the Spanish tracks--such as Bidi Bidi Bom Bom--are remixed versions of songs that were already hits in the Latin market. Some...
...over and over, "Don't worry; all your childhood traumas have been erased, along with most of your personality." "His Immortal Logness," Pomme Fritz's last and shortest track, is in many ways the best, combining the sound of a German accordion playing what sounds like a distended techno polka with a richly layered sonic fabric. It is ironic, irreverent and immensely enjoyable...
...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...
...Manhattan's Plaza Hotel, between TV appearances and clothes-shopping expeditions, Whitestone receives a guest. Dressed in a T shirt and a polka-dot vest and pants, she is an enthusiastic and fluent conversation partner. She readily acknowledges not being part of Deaf culture -- "I don't know it very well. I have seen it" -- and tends to refer even to small d deaf as "them...