Word: shows
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
History must be experienced, not merely heard or read, to be felt. The three narrators of the show, Victoria E. Allan '80, Martina N. Miller '79 and Andrea Robinson '81, are rather indistinguishable; each basically recites a series of memorized speeches. There is little attempt at dialogue or acting of any sort, except for a few perfunctory hand gestures. The show uses no sets, props or costumes...
...history of the first part of the show rapidly gives way to adulation for the present state of affairs at Harvard/Radcliffe. Women, we are told, are now free to express their separate identities within the context of a uniquely endowed educational institution. Radcliffe supposedly provides the stabilizing force for women at this University during their undergraduate years...
...second half of the show muddles the already unclear haze concerning Radcliffe's identity. If the Radcliffe of the past can be barely surmised by historical anecdotes and old photos from the Schlesinger library, today's Radcliffe is certainly not comprehended through segments on "Leaves of Absence," "Blacks at Radcliffe," and "Radcliffe Theater." They might as well be retitled "Harvard Theater" and "Blacks at Harvard...
...that Radcliffe crew is still a Radcliffe, not a Harvard, team and that "equal-access" admissions has forever solved the perennial problem of the Harvard sex ratio. Ignored are the larger problems of equal funding for women's athletic teams and minority recruitment reluctance. One almost feels that the show was designed with nostalgic alumni in mind...
...show climaxes with a vast array of slides taken during the recent blizzard of locations throughout the University. Flashes of University Hall takeovers of the '60s and co-ed living of the '70s appear with appropriate rock music from both decades. This is pure Harvard, and no attempt is made to explain the significance of Radcliffe in these events...