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Ayman Nour earned a place in Egyptian history in September by emerging as the strongest challenger to incumbent Hosni Mubarak in the country?s first-ever presidential contest. The 42-year-old lawyer?s populist performance made him a future star of Egyptian politics, the leader of a potentially influential liberal bloc in parliament and a serious contender to succeed Mubarak in the next election in 2011. To U.S. officials pushing democracy in the Middle East as well as to many Egyptians demanding change, Nour and his Al Ghad (Tomorrow) party offered a promising liberal, secular alternative to authoritarian Arab...
...lengths in the two sections was lopsided. The lengthier first half was comprised of four modern pieces, while the second classical half—that was arguably more enjoyable—contained small group variations from “The Nutcracker.”The recital began with the strongest piece of the entire performance: a four-person modern work entitled “Satie Pieces,” choreographed by Jeffrey D. Edwards, a student at Harvard Medical School (HMS). HMS student and pianist Sharon F. Kuo played while Marie “Molly” M. Altenburg...
...particularly pleased that we have achieved probably the strongest assemblage of scholars working in the broad area of women and religion,” HDS Dean William A. Graham writes in an e-mail...
...with moody accompaniment from softly driving toms, a violin, and a pedal steel guitar.Beam’s attempts to reinvigorate his work were valuable experiments even when they fell flat. A full-band, electric version “Jezebel,” one of Beam’s strongest songs, failed to improve on the original. Instead, the quickened tempo and staccato floor tom pounds diluted the song’s.sparse potency.Beam’s unaccompanied rendition of “The Trapeze Swinger” proved that, while his recent instrumental variation has been fruitful, he remains...
...work to try and shape the play organically from the cast that we have. My cast is great. They really helped this experience to be a positive one, and also, working with the composer, who’s doing original music. In general, I think this is one of strongest artistic teams I’ve had building a show. It’s really electrifying. It’s just creative...