Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hall and then performed in another. Today the Art Ensemble eschews formal theatrics, but they continue to affect a stage deportment that communicates--their movements can be stylized or abandoned, approaching sacred ceremony one moment and slapstick hokum the next. Jarman is the most consciously animated. During a drum solo he may turn his back and raise his arms as if in supplication or approach a microphone as if to sing but content himself with making faces at the levice. It is appropriate that the most memorable moments from an AEC concert combine musical and extra-musical elements--Bowie wheeling...
Katherine Kean as Cunegonde, though somewhat overshadowed by the prevailing lunacy, gives a coy and engaging performance. Kean has a stunning voice which she displays in a solo called "Glitter and Be Gay." Her operatic fireworks brought a two-minute ovation. Kean's acting is almost as good as her voice, though she tends to overdo the fluffy-headed childishness of the gold-digging Cunegonde...
...Rosenberg, on guitars and as the narrator, played his first solo directly after his A string snapped. His stint as narrator, singing "Captain Walker," "Amazing Journey" and "Sally Simpson" were all acceptable, if not spectacular. John Arimand, on electric and slide guitar played a solid lead throughout the show. As the pinball wizard he overlaid his own lead with a rendition of "Wizard" that was, fortunately the Daltry, not the Elton John interpretation. Chad Balch, on drums, had perhaps the hardest act to follow. After all, Keith Moon will stay dead an awfully long time. He, and the rest...
...time Grammy award winner, who began his career as a violinist at the age of 11 with the San Francisco Symphony, performed yesterday in a sold-out solo recital at Boston Symphony Hall...
...Ballroom. The Dance Gallery of Northampton, Mass., the first modern dance group to tour New Zealand, will present works of resident choreographers Peter Schmitz and Kathreen Sanderson, while the Chortet Dance Ensemble will premiere Andrea Morris' and Kathryn Bresee's "Strush." Cambridge local choreographer Becky Arnold will present a solo performance of her own works, and the Impulse Dance Company will display the eclectic style (embracing modern, gospel, jazz and ballet forms) of its artistic director Adrienne Hawkins. Next weekend's "Dance Variations" program will be followed by similar such presentations, with different dance groups...