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...stars of the evening were the members of the Sinikithemba Choir, a group of HIV-positive singers from South Africa who have performed across the world and shared the stage with figures ranging from Elton John and Diana Ross to Bill Clinton and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Performing a set of original songs by their music director, Phumlani Kunene—as well as some gospel and traditional African pieces—the colorfully-dressed choir sang about hope, HIV awareness, and combatting the virus that has claimed many lives across the world...
While multiple characters refer to this scientific innovation as “real magic,” Nolan seems to be sending a message about the potential danger of unbridled technological progress. In scenes depicting old-fashioned stage magic, the sets, costumes and close-ups are beautifully lit and full of rich colors and textures. Scenes involving Angier’s science-driven act, however, are dark and shadowy, permeated by a supernatural haze...
...gravitas—the poignancy of the meat-market image of dancers lined up for directorial scrutiny—to transcend time and place.Closer to home, the upcoming HRDC production of “A Chorus Line” is slated to open in a week on the Agassiz stage. The theater community will judge for itself whether director Peter C. Shields Jr. ’09 can make the dancers’ story resonate with Harvard students, much as New Yorkers will judge whether Avian’s version lives up to Michael Bennett’s original.This constant...
...well as a potential Harvard-Yale Battle of the Bands, tentatively planned for the day of the Harvard-Yale football game. “We are focused on making the Harvard music scene accessible and moving it away from music that’s isolated and on a stage far away from the audience,” Hufstedler said. “We want to make it more intimate and really make a connection.” Perhaps Malik, the sitar-player, phrased the general sentiment most succinctly. “I’m here...
...this fall, Harvard’s theater tech community is experiencing tumult worthy of a Greek drama, and how they meet the ensuing challenges of these transformations will have a lasting effect on theater at Harvard, both off stage...