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...fine and gross motor skills. Linda Ciccantelli, who founded the HT program at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, works in the hospital's lush rooftop greenhouse with patients who have suffered spinal-cord and head injuries as well as strokes. "When people have a devastating illness, you try to tap into something they want to do," she says. "I have seen standing tolerances improve while people are planting. When you are in the flow of an activity, you aren't as aware of your pain. Gardening helps our patients focus on the ability, not their disability...
...Snoop Doggy Dog but he portrays a really exciting life," Skinner argues. "Even though you don't identify with him you find it fascinating." Unlike Snoop's work, A Grand is a, well, concept album - even if Skinner balks at the term: "I get these images of '70s Spinal Tap pretentiousness by artists that are usually up their own arse. There is none of that here." Maybe not, but it's a wonderfully crafted, continuous narrative, set to garage loops, keyboard orchestration and even a guitar. A tale emerges of missing money, football betting, the trials of returning a rented...
It’s hard to get terribly worked up about this predictable play, which does not exactly have the benefit of hilarious dialogue (“I tap danced for ten years.” “Wow—I get tired after ten minutes!”) a tight plot (the Fodors, of guidebook fame, show up in town apparently for the sole purpose of allowing Ludwig to work in a particular musical number), searching character portrayals (“I want to dance! I don’t care about money...
...enjoy Crazy for You, it helps to really like tap-dancing. There is an awful lot of it and it is very loud. There is, however, some impressive legwork, including some remarkable jumps, particularly on the part of Bobby. The choreography (by Kristi L. Jobson ’06, Kim M. McCarthy ’04, and Mariecel C. Pilapil ’05) is worth mentioning, if only to say that it much more suggestive, especially during a rendition of “Slap that Base,” than you might expect from such a 30?...
...then they’ll come. As student leaders of all stripes know, Harvard is an extremely fertile environment to create new things—the people and the energy here are unparalleled. But it’s up to you to organize and tap that energy...