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...sense that everyone in the boarding house is desperately struggling makes the comedy sharper and leaves the story far meatier than an equivalent Busby Berkley behind-the-scenes show. The comparable story of the era is “The Women,” which also took romantic comedy rhythm and wit to focus on a homosocial environment. But there is nothing in it quite as stirring as when Terry finally discovers her true talent with the delivery of the famous speech: “The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower, suitable to any occasion...
...there. The performance team from Jam’nastics—a Cambridge nonprofit organization devoted to celebrating diversity through dance—gave the third and most thrilling performance of the night. The 10 dancers, ranging from ages seven to 14, shook their bodies with a force and rhythm that brought the audience to its feet. The dancers’ coordination was so exact that their jumping made for a veritable bass line. The show continued to gain momentum, but a technical malfunction halted the fifth group of the afternoon midway through its performance. The music...
...have said you aim to swing like a jazz musician in every performance. How did you find your rhythm playing a professor who gardens? Jazz is classical American music, and [tutor] Larabee's a classical dude. The methods he uses to teach Akeelah, like keeping time while jumping rope and banging on a watering can, are all pretty swinging...
Gilberto Gil, the versatile master of rhythm and jazz, who is backing up his artistic message by becoming Brazil's Minister of Culture; his countryman Caetano Veloso, whose breathtaking range of musicianship makes him a global treasure; and my countryman Jorge Franco, author of the Faulknerian novel Rosario Tijeras, the inspiration for one of my songs...
...first,” Fitz said. “When you know you’re the better team, you don’t go into games with a lot of energy.” After winning the opening frame, however, Harvard’s attack gained its rhythm. Digging and passing well, the Crimson racked up 18 kills against only three errors, building another comfortable cushion. The Pioneers didn’t give up, posting a .419 hitting percentage of its own. But the Harvard attack proved too potent, and the Crimson coasted to another 30-24 victory...