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...Patricia McBride was aided by James Whiteside’s able partnering. Whiteside later appeared in “Ein Von Viel,” a modern ballet choreographed by Sabrina Matthews whose main innovation was bringing a grande piano onstage and a brilliant musician, Freda Locker, to sit at it.The piece d’occasion fared much better. Set to Chopin, “Rhyme”—a world premiere choreographed by Viktor Plotnikov—began with slow, silent movement, with the dancers captured in spotlights like snapshots. This set the stage for a moving...
...Garbed in a floor-length dress of dull bluish gray, Harmer took a seat in the back of the orchestra as she waited for her entrance. As soon as Hangen raised the baton, there was a palpable difference in the orchestra’s attentiveness. The musicians seemed to sit straighter in their chairs, and the audience waited silently. The brooding tone of the cellos in the prelude’s opening created a dark tension, with unresolved harmonies longing for fulfillment. Under Hangen’s direction, the orchestra members seemed to be more attentive to note quality...
...what I got—it’s really authentic.”Consumption of alcohol was limited to these two areas, which drew criticism from some attendees.“It’s sad that unlike in France or Germany we can’t just sit outside here with a beer in hand without being asked to be in a cage,” said Sarah Winawer-Wetzel, who lives in Porter Square.But she said she was still happy to be at the festival. “I’m drinking beer in the afternoon...
...clear the house, and the movers then come in and take whatever possessions these folks have, and they put them out on the street. And it's not always done with the most care, let's put it that way. And you look at these little kids and you sit there and say to yourself, "This isn't right here." This kid didn't do anything wrong, and the few possessions they have are now on the street...
...Still, China must realize that it is too deeply involved in the global economy to merely sit on the sidelines while the financial system unravels. It can't afford to. China has bought up some $1 trillion in U.S. debt, making it a major financier to the American credit binge. There have been longstanding fears that Beijing would at some point stop buying U.S. Treasury securities. That is unlikely because it could spark a selloff that would cause the U.S. dollar to plunge in value, eroding China's huge dollar holdings. Besides, China is still earning billions a day through...