Word: directorates
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...matched only by her skillful balancing of schoolwork with artistic pursuits, all the while maintaining infectious optimism and an upbeat, casual attitude. “She has an incredible, positive, practical, energetic way of being,” remarks James C. Fuller ’10, former co-director of the Harvard Ballet Company (HBC) and one of Chin’s dance partners. “I don’t actually know how she does what she does, but it certainly does not seem like she is gritting her teeth.” Chin has been dancing since...
...university’s music scene. He plays piano and bass with both the Sunday and Monday Jazz Bands, has composed on commission for various ensembles, and has enjoyed the opportunity to perform alongside Herbie Hancock, Aaron Goldberg, and other jazz legends. Schacher credits Harvard Universiy Bands director Thomas G. Everett with getting him to “listen to good stuff” and for being his “de facto sugar daddy of the past few years” by arranging performance opportunities. Schachter also used his time as an undergraduate to explore arenas beyond his musical...
...line. So it’s very small and it depends a lot on the individual singers.” The small size means that the group presents a different aesthetic feel from other choirs, due to the confluence of artistic vision from each member rather than one director. “You each have input into the things that you’re singing. You can react to each other a lot better when there’s so few of you,” says de Bakker. Another element that distinguishes Camerata Obscura and their repertoire...
...roughly two to three school-year lag in achievement, according to a U.S. Department of Education official quoted in the New York Times. Despite the persistence of these inequities in academic achievement, “the NAEP results are encouraging news,” said Ronald F. Ferguson, director of Harvard’s Achievement Gap Initiative. “While the achievement gap has not narrowed much, achievement is rising for everybody, which is important from a national perspective.” “We want to see whites and Asians reach their full academic potential...
...Theatre from May 1-9, things are going to get even dirtier. Complete with contemporary costume design, a modern club scene setting, and a dirt pit constructed on stage, “’Tis Pity” is a complete reinterpretation of the Jacobean tragedy. According to Director Olivia A. Benowitz ’09, these changes were implemented so that the show will better resonate with a college crowd, even as it retains the scandalous elements that has made this particular play one of the most controversial works in English literature. “I wanted...