Word: staticity
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...action is driven forward by the manipulation of voices, both onstage and off. Microphones are a favorite toy for this post-modern pair, who use them with studied playfulness. Sarah Sidman's disembodied voice as Cecile, Merteuil's niece, is an eerie relief and complement to the often static physical dynamics between Brown and Hopkins. Richard Nash's direction is at its best in his manipulation of voice and particular props, such as a book which figures in their games. The care that Nash takes with these elements helps to make up for some of the glaring gaps that...
...cold war defrosts, Americans and Russians are discovering common interests: rock music, fast food and . . . MIND-CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. Former KGB General George Kotov has told American visitors about Russian research into "acoustic psycho-correction." The process involves transmitting commands into the subconscious through static or white-noise bands. The U.S. Army says it's "looking into" these reports...
...getting comfortable with CDs and cassette tapes, the industry has come up with two competing options that threaten to make existing technologies obsolete. One is called a minidisc, the other a digital compact cassette. Like the popular CDs, they are each digital, which means electronically perfect sound with no static. But unlike CDs, you can record on both new devices, and they are very portable...
...worked to build the future of the Republican club. We're not a static club. We've gone to the future, and now this element is trying to take us back to the past," Michael said...
...exhibit at least the shadow of his past energy so that the audience can glimpse the man who said, "What I earn my brains I spend by my bollocks." His caustic, irreverent lines carry Rigby a long way, but they can't make up for his ennervated delivery and static physical presence. Instead of dominating the stage as he should, Rigby leaves a vacuum...