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...music--composed and directed by senior David Rothenberg--is undeniably one of the show's highlights. The six-member group of musicians jumps from reed and percussion to less conventional instruments like conch shells with case, complementing the actors' attempts at creating a sometimes apocalyptic, sometimes soothing scenario. The lighting and special effects heighten the audience's response to the performers. The incense and candles give the ceremony a profoundly mystical quality, as does the variegated "mondola"--an authentic Tibetan floor piece upon which the dance and communicate with one another. Particularly effective is the white shroud, which subtly...

Author: By David B. Pollack, | Title: Foreign Cultures | 2/24/1984 | See Source »

...present quarters on Holyoke St., and in 1891 it began the tradition of presenting its show to the public each spring. Since then the show has become increasingly more elaborate, and the themes more centered on the here and now. Past productions, many with famous writers such as John Reed' 10, have satirized the Russian Revolution (1919's A Bit of Bolshevism), the McCarthy era (1952's Seeing Red), and college activism (1965's No Hard Feelings...

Author: By Mary K. Warren, | Title: The Feminine Mystique | 2/4/1984 | See Source »

Winning is just the frosting." For Koch and the other U.S. competitors, Sarajevo will be no piece of cake. -By J.D. Reed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marching to Their Own Beat | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...will Jackson's publicity bonanza produce enough votes to shake up the Democratic race seriously? Many political experts had doubts. "Jesse can get every political prisoner released in the world, and he can't be nominated," contended Joe Reed, chairman of the all-black Alabama Democratic Conference, which has endorsed Mondale for President and Jackson for Vice President. Jackson, naturally, took a more upbeat view. "God will provide," he said. "Who could have ever imagined that there would be a black pilot from Portsmouth, N.H., being held in a jail in Damascus?" His plans to hold a political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stepping on Mondale's Lines | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

...need not fear. Alex would be proud of this moving memoir. - By J.D. Reed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Family Ordeal | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

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