Word: tensioning
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...world premiere of “Break the Eyes” was a success for Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo. He bluntly portrayed a tension that is subtly present in much of the Mozart music accompanying it—that between modern life and the outdated past...
...accounted for this tension in all aspects of the show, from the ballet itself to its surrounding atmosphere. The music abruptly alternated between Mozart’s chamber pieces and Nancy Euverink’s synthesized soundscape “Sub Pulse 2.” The costumes, by Charles Heightchew, were classical tutus—but also frayed and skin-colored so that the dancers appeared nude to the audience. The movement was classically grounded, but also edgy and fractured. All in all, it was a jarring performance...
...almost too perfect. Every frame is neat and composed, like an oil painting, not a hair or a grain of sand out of place. All noise and dissonance have been digitally eliminated. It's beautiful, but it's more beautiful than it is real. Movies are invigorated by the tension between the director and reality, the struggle of the artist to tame the reluctant, intractable world, and that tension is missing from 300. If you've ever seen Hearts of Darkness, the documentary of the disastrous campaign to make a very different war movie, Apocalypse Now, you've heard Francis...
Wednesday’s meeting was the climax of a month of tension between Harvard and Allston residents. On top of discussions about proposals for an art museum, a science building, and the overall master plan, Boston City Councilor-at-Large Felix Arroyo introduced an ordinance last month that would institute a moratorium on construction by universities in Boston. In order to continue expanding, Harvard would have to continually shell out payments equivalent to the property taxes Harvard would pay were it not a nonprofit as well as receive City Council approval. Arroyo’s bill—effectively...
...Just generally there’s been a bit of tension...[and] we would really like to reaffirm a partnership and work with the community,” he said to the crowd of nearly 100. “We’re not trying to be a quick hit developer...