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...Since the choreographers are used to such a high level of talent, we really feel like we have to be on top of our game,” Walker continues, pointing out that the short residency of most guest choreographers often necessitates a grueling sequence of six-hour rehearsals on weekends that spill into four-hour sessions on weekdays. Two Sundays ago, Company members remained at the Loeb from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., going home exhausted and sore after a marathon session of hanging lights and setting up the theatre...

Author: By Monica S. Liu | Title: Pointe of Departure | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...process of making the work, I can figure out how I’m dealing with situations.”Escobedo cites her tumultuous relationships with family members and her fear of death as two of the personal topics that she explores through myriad artistic mediums. Since beginning six years ago as a ceramicist, Escobedo has branched out into comics, painting, and film, while taking inspiration from literature and mythology.Escobedo’s exhibition at the SOCH Penthouse Gallery is the latest in a string of extensive contributions to the Harvard arts community. She is an illustrator for both...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Escobedo Exhibit Makes SOCH Penthouse Personal | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

Hasan had spent six years dealing with the mental wreckage of war at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and, since July, at Fort Hood's Darnall Army Medical Center. His own susceptibility to mental problems was likely heightened because he was pretty much a loner: he wasn't married or in a relationship. After his parents died a decade ago, he seemed to become more religious. Absent close family, he spent much of his time counseling soldiers whose minds and bodies were scarred in combat. (See pictures of U.S. troops' six years in Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...when he received orders for his first combat deployment. "We've known for the last five years that that was probably his worst nightmare," Nader Hasan, a cousin, told Fox News. "He would tell us how he hears horrific things ... that was probably affecting him psychologically." Authorities took note six months ago when someone with Hasan's name posted messages on the Internet likening suicide bombers to soldiers who protect their buddies by diving atop a live grenade, although no formal inquiry was launched. (See pictures of suicide in recruiters' ranks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stresses at Fort Hood Were Likely Intense for Hasan | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...least two meetings with Panetta and Blair over the past several months. Biden's office, the CIA and the DNI have all refused to comment on these meetings, but officials familiar with the deliberations say that last month the Vice President came down on Panetta's side. (See six ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Overseas Turf War Between the CIA and DNI Won't Die | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

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