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...this “Midsummer,” the Athenian characters tangled in various romantic webs are clothed as middle-class suburbanites; conversely, their mischievous fairy counterparts are dressed in alternative, urban outfits. Unfortunately, this aesthetic is poorly defined and inconsistent. Oberon, Titania, and Puck are dressed as goths, while their fairies are hip hop dancers. To boot, the scenery centers around a yellow, graffitied car that could have been plucked directly from the 1960s. This array of clashing aesthetics diminishes the show’s overall effect by confounding the audience’s sense of place and time...
...Thankfully, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was sufficiently captivating as a ballet that, despite minimal character interpretation, the dancers excelled as masters of their craft. Most impressive were Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Faeries...
...Reyneris Reyes, as Oberon, was the most powerful dancer of the evening. While his leaps were impressive for their grand size and his turns for their prolonged timing, his complex footwork, though much less noticeable, displayed a flawless execution. Lorna Feijóo, as Titania, complemented the power of Oberon with beautiful lyricism. Despite a slight flaw in the opening lift—perhaps due to opening night nerves—she articulated her character with graceful, beautiful lines...
...spacecraft will swoop to within 50,000 miles of Uranus, which last week still looked to Voyager's cameras like a featureless, cloud-covered, blue-green disk. The temporary designation of the new moon, 1985 Ul, seems rather prosaic when compared with Uranus' five other satellites: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. But that should change this summer when the International Astronomical Union meets to assign permanent names to new discoveries. The I.A.U. might have its work cut out for it. Astronomers think Voyager may soon spot as many as 18 more Uranian moons...
...this production, which is crisply and believably executed, makes clear, Midsummer is replete with the language of mutability, uncertainty and entrapment. Dramaturg Gideon Lester’s program notes highlight the scene in which Titania embraces Bottom, and points out that the tenderness of her gesture is undercut by her language, with its images of destructive nature: “So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle / Gently entwist; the female ivy so/ Enrings the barky fingers...