Word: scene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...soft during the overture but was soon found to blend in perfectly with the singers' voices, accompanying them well without overshadowing them. The lighting, from the brilliantly-lit Broadway to the dim "Save A Soul" Mission to the smoky Cuban restaurant, created a myriad of moods that matched each scene perfectly. The sets, the backdrops and especially the costumes also added immensely to the feel of the production--the guys' tastefully tacky plaid jackets and mismatched outfits and the dolls' semi-trashy stage costumes and swirly dresses complimented the show perfectly...
...this is "real." The directors of the "documentary" even become part of the film when they begin playing Dick and Tallent against each other. Things get confusing, however, when McDonald uses cinematic slow-motion sequences and other styles which betray the intended reality. This is best illustrated in the scene where the band members trip on LSD. The discontinuity between the previous, documentary style and this hallucinatory, Easy Rider-inspired sequence renders it ineffective and actively takes away from the rest of the film...
...classical music scene at Harvard just got a little easier on the ear: Harvard students have founded an as-yet unnamed chamber music group featuring some of Harvard's best musicians. The 13-member group, which had its premiere performance last month, will have a quartet of its members performing later today for a Harvard Museum art break, and the group hopes to hold larger concerts on campus next semester...
...designed by Riccardo Hernandez, involves oppressive metallic walls which are corrugated effectively to reflect and swallow light, creating both ethereal and demonic auras. The variations in lighting and musical interludes flow harmoniously from scene to scene, from fits of passion to furious rage. In addition, Catherine Zuber's intricately patterned kimonos and rustic leather vests emphasize the romantic undertones of the play; the shapes and aesthetics of the costumes are carefully integrated into the profile of each character and with the shimmering metallic backdrop give the stage a bizarre, beautiful aura...
...crime has puzzled detectives from the start. Police said in a press conference Tuesday that witnesses had reported hearing a violent argument between a man and a woman minutes before police arrived on the scene...