Word: tutors
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...Lake, which was silly and eccentric and, worst of all, skewed to provide a fat role for the aging, painfully stiff company director. This version of the legend is not about the tragic love of the prince and the spellbound queen but about the prince's rebellion against his tutor, who doubles as the sorcerer Rothbart. The famous "black swan" pas de deux in the third act is now a murky pas de trois...
Does it matter, since new generations always do some fiddling with the classics they inherit? It does, first of all, because a story about a prince and his tutor is pretty trivial. Aesthetically it matters, because the heroine gets shunted aside, robbing the work of its drama and focus. And what possessed Nureyev to dredge the swans' lake? In this version they must invade the castle to get into the action at all. There are still things to admire in this work, including the attractive corps de ballet and the exquisite tutus, designed by Franca Squarciapino. Washington Square...
Christine M. Flug, assistant senior tutor in Winthrop House will replace Pelton as acting senior tutor for the academic year '86-'87, said Martha H. Davis, co-master of Winthrop House...
Flug will be among the contenders for senior tutor when the final decision is made some time next year, said Davis. Other possible choices to fill the office are not yet known, she said...
Flug, who has held the position of assistant senior tutor since 1982, said she is "eager to do a good job in the next year," adding that she doesn't "have any plans to change anything." She refused to comment on her chances for becoming senior tutor permanently...