Word: visual
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bells of London tolled joyously on Nov. 17, 1558, when Elizabeth ascended the throne. She made her coronation the first in a lifetime of scintillant spectacles, visual manifestations of her rule. As she walked down the carpet in Westminster Abbey, citizens scrambled behind her to cut off pieces. Her power started as a grand illusion, but it was prophetic...
Matisse's great poem to the art of painting shows how, in a space brimming with red and punctuated by renderings of his own pictures, the visual becomes the lord of all the senses. RUNNERS-UP Still-Life with Chair Caning by Pablo Picasso; Dog Barking at the Moon by Joan Miro...
Finally, Glengarry is a difficult piece to achieve because of its self-conscious themes. It is a play about taking control, about manipulation, about struggling to survive. Ruiz uses visual symbols and characterization to avoid a potential pitfall in this essential part of the production. The hunger for money and power is symbolized in Ruiz's constant emphasis on food throughout the production. It also indicates that no matter how different or superior they may profess to be, the characters all share the same drives, needs and desires. Number one sales agent Richard Roma (James Carmichael '00) has several...
...fusion of diverse elements extends to their members as well, and Sunday's performance really pointed out how similar their striking visual presence is to the striking aural presence of their songs. On the one hand there's Australian-born Hansen, the gamine, androgynous face behind Stereolab's characteristically sultry French vocals. (She's possibly the only person in music today who can make a complaint about faulty sound systems sexy: "Does anyone else hear that rumble?") Her look-but-don't-touch attitude makes her akin to the too-hip aunt of Bjork and Winona Ryder, a coy mistress...
...Then again, perhaps we should not expect too much gritty sci-fi out of what may just be a futuristic family film. As seen here, the cityscapes and landscapes of tomorrow are indeed gorgeous to look at. The neat visual surprises include a double-decker Golden Gate Bridge. And the key futuristic detail, the robot star himself, is a lot of fun to watch. His movements strike an intriguing balance between fluidity and mechanics, while in the face, Robin Williams the robot is a curious metallic echo of Robin Williams...