Word: precisionism
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The veteran is the greatest Dane of them all, Erik Bruhn, who at 37 is the supreme danseur noble. The finest technician on two feet, his endless pursuit of classic perfection forgoes the kind of passionate abandon that marks the style of Rudolf Nureyev, the only other dancer in his...
This would be a far finer group if it would take itself seriously as a chamber orchestra. Its nucleus seems solid, especially the flutes, oboes, and several stands of strings. The remaining "passengers," which impede both precision and morale, should either rehearse more frequently or be eliminated. Also, strengths of...
Though Harvard's play showed occasional signs of early-season raggedness and less-than-precision shots, it's comforting to see the Crimson win all the way down the ladder against such scrappers as the Middles. Even opening-day jitters or a few flukes usually cost somebody a match against...
Poet Gerald Meyers strives for a precision and a richness of diction that tends to disturb the flow of his lines. Wordy images help to convey complex impressions of "Benton Harbor," but at the same time they mince his stanzas into goulashes of striking sentences and phrases. But the infection...
The life of Mrs. Roosevelt presents two major obstacles to the moviemaker: the first half of it is recorded only in faded still photographs, and the last half is inextricably bound up with the far more photogenic career of her husband. Producer Sidney Glazier has cleared both obstacles so cleanly...