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...force of British soldiers, police regulars and reservists-beefed up to 32,000 for the occasion-managed to prevent any major bloodshed and allowed the Queen to turn her first visit in eleven years into at least a show of sovereignty over the most troubled province of her realm...
...Dance. Says Holmes: "The idea of disbanding one of the foremost modern-dance companies was absolutely ludicrous. It could not happen." It did not happen because the National Corporate Fund-created in 1972 to dig money out of the corporate world for U.S. dance companies-went beyond the realm of fund raising. Holmes became the Taylor Company's president and began cutting costs where he could, notably by limiting the company's number of performances in Manhattan, where operating costs are very heavy. That is just fine with Taylor-at least for now. "The businessmen leave me alone...
...land of Scortch, peopled by animalistic mutants, revives the lost art of war and attacks Montagar, a pastoral realm of elves and gentle wizards. "They have weapons and technology," an elf says of the attackers. "We only have love." Bakshi's visual effects at times are striking - stylized war footage superimposed on animated battles, pastel medievalism for Montagar, an updated, bombed-out Piranesi look for Scortch...
Despite these excesses, Rumanian historians note, Vlad effectively maintained law-and-order in his realm and ably defended it against foreign aggression. It so happens that Vlad's virtues, not his vices, are similar to those attributed to Rumania's present-day dictator. While ironhandedly ruling his country, Ceausescu credits himself with keeping both Western imperialism and Soviet expansionism at bay. Summing up the lessons of Vlad's reign, one Rumanian historian notes, "The country can only prosper under authoritarian rule." More turgidly, another Communist analyst contends that Vlad exemplifies "love for the fatherland, undaunted support...
...really exist. Mime demands more attention and participation from the audience than straight drama, because each movement is significant to an understanding of the message. With silence as a tool to attract the observer, the mimist uses precise body movements and facial expressions to draw the observer into a realm in which illusion is reality, and reality is displayed all the more clearly. This past weekend at the Loeb Ex, a talented ensemble of mimes exploited the power of the medium in Collage. In a series of original sketches, the actors, led by Kevin Grumbach '78 and Elizabeth Pennell...