Word: tone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tone of the trilogy's first ballet, "Waterbaby Bagatelles," with choreography by the ultra-innovative Twyla Tharp, ranges from hauntingly mechanical to precociously cute. A gigantic grid of flourescent lights dangling at varying angles just inches above the dancers' heads adds to the surreal, Blade Runner-esque mood onstage. No-sweat-showing spandex and stretch velvet seem to be costume designer Santo Loquasto's fabrics of choice for this production--the men don shimmery silver tank tops and billowy white pants, while the women wear either two-color fluttery gowns resembling beach cover-ups, or bathing beauty-style suits...
...performance retained heart and heat throughout this and the third, increasingly intense, movement. His performance grabbed its listeners by their lapels and sucked them into the now-manic, now-dejected concerto. The amazing Lin combined impeccable technique, angelic tone, and exceptional musicality in his supremely expressive interpretation of the well-loved piece. His prodigious gifts will illumine any stage he touches, and future concerts should add even more impressive credits to his already lengthy list of accolades...
Just then, Tazewell Shepard, the naval aide who was holding a telephone, called out, "Mr. President, Mr. President, Colonel on the line." Kennedy's whole demeanor changed. With a lilting, joyous tone, he shouted his greetings to Glenn. Then, after five or so minutes of congratulations and chitchat, he gave the phone back to Shepard, stalked back to me and resumed the attack...
...date as Edison's first talking machine. This month Sony and Magnavox are introducing a limited number of digital record players in audio and department stores across the U.S. The machines, which retail for $800 to $1,000, use a laser beam instead of a conventional tone arm and stylus to play compact discs, or CDs, that will sell for about $17. Says Dan Davis, vice president of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers: "There is a consensus that this is perhaps the most exciting of the breakthroughs in the field, including the LP and stereo...
TIME had invented something called group journalism. Reams of copy from correspondents all over the world flowed in to what was called TIME Edit, the New York operation that actually produced what appeared in the magazine. (Under group journalism, the voice was the authoritative tone of TIME; there were no bylines.) TIME Edit had a large staff that was in constant contact all week through meetings and story conferences and fact-checking sessions. People had some time on their hands at the beginning of the week and were thrown together in a late-night crisis atmosphere...