Word: sequin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...33rd year of seasonal splendor at the Wang Center and it features some of the cutest creatures ever to grace the stage. Clara and her Victorian-style ilk may have the fluffiest and most elaborate dresses the dancers from the Palace of Sweets may don more elaborate sequin patterns than the average prom queen but the stars of the show are the adorable animals. The repertoire of the dancing bear (danced by Zach Grubbs, Marc Estrada or James Mills) rivals the average Olympic gymnast's. The smaller fry--the four sheep and tiny mouse in particular--do not do more...
Nevertheless, 'Black and Blues' deserves credit for selling some genuinely wearable women's fashions. C.J. has apparently taken note of the sequin fad, displaying a cutesy beaded sweater by Karavan in violet and ivory for $30. Another good look is the black semi-sheer button-down shirt and matching skirt ($26 each) by Gaze...
...adopt the same earnest tone of voice, Orson's mistake is actually credible. Sebastian and Viola are equally unaware that they are both working for Orson: each presumes the other dead. "Charlie" acts as romantic go-between for Orson, carrying the latter's love-letters to the seductive, sequin-clad club owner Olivia (Vered Metson '01). Complications arise as Olivia and Orson both fall in love with "Charlie," Sebastian falls in love with Olivia and Viola falls in love with Orson. This being a comedy, however, each character gets the desired guy or gal in the end, and Sebastian...
...costumes and sets by Randy Barcelo added a great deal to this piece. From the simple gray and black suits of the men to the gray dresses of the women and the sequin-covered glitz of the two chorus girls, the costumes set the tone of the decade and the club music scene. The sets included black and white backdrops of New York City streets and the interior of many of the clubs including Birdland and The Royal Roost. There was constant changing of props from saxophones to trumpets, which the dancers actually carried throughout some of the sequences. There...
...like the food," agreed six-year-old Adam Khaw, as he stood watching a group of traditional Burmese dancers in their sequin-and-net costumes...