Word: vocalisms
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...verb!" And indeed, no one who's seen Monk and her company in performance would disagree. She rejects the traditional titles of "singer," "dancer," "choreographer" and "composer" and lets her work suggest its own categorization as it (and she) leaps from dance to poetry to extended vocal technique, an emotionally charged form of singing expressed using only singular sounds, and no words...
...ensemble began the performance by singing a beautiful, haunting solo from the edge of the balcony in Sanders, with a single spotlight illuminating her face. Soon the rest of the singers processed in through the side doors, and began the first of the songs in the "extended vocal technique style...
...think many of us stopped asking the first question a while ago, but the perfunctory dismissal of the motion to consider rescission happily reconfirmed exactly whose voices count in the council. Numerous council members have argued that recent opposition to the bill comes from nothing but a vocal, tyrannical fringe group that refuses to compromise for the good of the "general public." Never mind that 15 student organizations (and more every day) ranging from ethnic groups like the Chinese Students Association and Society of Arab Students to organizations like the Radcliffe Union of Students and Education for Action have stepped...
...Doubt's new song "New" is a rollicking good time, despite Gwen Stefani's continuing efforts to be a vocal gymnast (she's not). The real find is "Steal My Sunshine" by Len, a giggly retro-effort that demands rewind after rewind (remember I don't listen...
...actors, unfortunately, don't do much better. Paul Dobie, as the incestuous Uncle Ernie, displays genuine vocal talent, but the new staging--or lack thereof--of "Fiddle About," in which he molests Tommy, features none of the tasteful (yes, you read that right) shock value that the original production bears and instead leaves the audience squirming uncomfortably in their seats. Virginia Woodruff (the Gypsy Queen) shows strong potential, but poor blocking and choreography prevent her from shining the way her solo "Acid Queen" could. Christopher Monteleone (Captain Walker) displays little-to-no chemistry with his shrill melodramatic wife (played...