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Choreographers Claire Mallardi (Director of the Radcliffe Dance Program) and Tommy Neblett, with five talented artists to arrange, opt for a lot of tight motion and leggy prancing-which is fine, but doesn't always serve the words. The odes and the dance are twin hypnoses, and only one spell at a time can take hold. The collective decision to explore the possibilities of a lesbian subplot between a female Dionysus and her followers fares unexpectedly well. When the five dancers crouch close together, it reminds one of that Herb Ritts photo with all those supermodels...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: a bloody bacchae | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...victories of David Dinkins in New York City, Douglas Wilder in Virginia, and Jim Florio in New Jersey seemed to spell trouble for then-President Bush and the Republicans. Maybe so, but an economic downturn before the '92 election didn't hurt either. Additionally, Dinkins' and Wilder's wins led many to announce a fundamental shift in white voters' acceptance of African-American candidates. Unfortunately, no evidence of a national trend in this direction ever appeared and these two winners of yesterday now reside in 'Where are the now?' obscurity...

Author: By Rustin C. Silverstein, | Title: Mining for Meaning | 11/6/1997 | See Source »

...think Jiang was quite successful in breaking the spell of wild hostility," Vogel said...

Author: By Lisa B. Keyfetz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors, Protesters Discuss Jiang Visit | 11/4/1997 | See Source »

Hong Kong will have a harder time divining any benefits from its predicament. Analysts expect the roiled markets to spell high interest rates, sending the Chinese enclave's crucial property market into a tailspin, leading to economic slowdown, lost jobs and continuing trouble for other nations in the region, particularly Japan, which has a big investment in Hong Kong and other Southeast Asian real estate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATCHING THE ASIAN FLU | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...Reno's report of a drop in juvenile crime is used to justify enactment of this legislation, her good news will spell misfortune for juvenile justice and the United States...

Author: By Merry JEAN Chan, | Title: Giving Up on America's Future | 10/29/1997 | See Source »

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