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...first dance, "By The Horns," proved that less truly can be more. Choreographer Danny Buraczeski took advantage of the piece's jazzy style to its fullest, letting the horns' vibrant energy shine through in the dancers' quick and perfectly-timed movements. Thanks to Pam Graham, the costume designer, the moods of the songs were radiantly displayed for all to see in both the set's briliant, one-color backdrop and the dancers' simple yet delightfully outspoken ensembles. At one upbeat moment, everything onstage glowed a brilliant orange-red. Less than a minute later, the dancers slowly swan through...
Soloist Shoshana "Shasa" Dobrow '97 won HRO's Concerto Competition with the piece and it must be a godsend for a bassoonist--there's not much opportunity to shine with the instrument. Probably the best-known bassoon writing is Stravinsky's, such as the solo that begins "The Rite of Spring;" but Stravinsky produces a plaintive, wailing tone which is far from Weber's classical vocabulary...
...entertainment is one of Wallace's big themes. His variations sometimes come from stock dystopian fiction. But his drug scenes at a detox center have the bumpy rhythms and details that suggests reality rather than fantasy: "Tiny Ewell, in a blue suit and laser chronometer and tiny shoes whose shine you could read by, is sharing a dirty aluminum ashtray with Nell Gunther, who has a glass eye which she amuses herself by usually wearing so the pupil and iris face in and the dead white and tiny manufacturer's specifications on the back of the eye face...
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: For Pat Buchanan, the news could not have come at a worse time. With polls showing him running a strong second to Bob Dole, Thursday night's debate was supposed to be his chance shine before a national television audience and claim the lead. Instead, he spent precious time during the day addressing allegations that his campaign co-chairman Larry Pratt had appeared as a speaker at white supremacist and militia events. Pratt announced he would step down, at least for now, to fight charges that he appeared at a number of such events. The thorniest issue...
This charge could just as easily be directed toward the American editorial columnist; it is his or her office as well. In the Emersonian spirit, therefore, let me shine the light of conscientious scrutiny upon the President's recent State of the Union message. There remain quite a few facts to be unearthed from the expertly crafted appearances of that evening...