Word: toning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This season's emotional center, however, was the latest alliance of Baryshnikov and Jerome Robbins. Set to Bach cello music, A Suite of Dances is $ also a solo, a moody exploration of man and movement, much of it autumnal in tone. Though less frequent than the partnership with Tharp, Baryshnikov's relationship with Robbins is deepening. A Suite is the choreographer's first new dance in five years. "For a while, I didn't feel in condition; I couldn't feel my body," says Robbins, 75, who looked spry and acute in rehearsal. "But Misha wanted to try something...
...troubled, however, by the confrontational tone that the authors took towards Israeli and Jews in response to the Hebron massacre. It is unfair to label Islam as a violent and crazed religion solely because a few extremists gain attention by violent acts perpetrated "in the name of Islam...
With a voice capable of Sinead O'Connor's sharp, breaking tone as well as softer, folk-like sound, McLachlan has a wide palette to work with in creating her works, even when few other instruments are included. She displays all of O'Connor's intensity on "Wait," a beautifully wrought song that sets all the torches aflame. On "Ice Cream" a combination of drums, piano and vocals create a catchy tune, set to a swingy rhythm and simple chord progression that fits the song's upbeat message that "your love is better than ice cream...
Naomi A. Andre, a resident tutor in Winthrop and a committee member, said a small group of students at a house meeting to discuss the search argued for a more activist tone for Winthrop. These students endorsed a lesbian couple for the position...
Harvey Keitel is as engaging as always, yet one cannot wonder as to why someone whose star is so on the rise ("Bad Lieutenant," "The Piano") would do a movie like this. We are "Mother of Mirrors" in both a serious and credible tone. At other times, we are appreciative of his presence, for there are some lines only Keitel can cross successfully. keitel is both charming and endearing when, as Israel, he tells Jennings that he once a gave a lover a ruby and diamond ring to symbolize the blood and semen he had exchanged during their lovemaking. Jennings...