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...influx of foreign cash that flooded into the country after he assumed power. His government opened dozens of the archipelago's islands to international tourism, which now directly contributes to 30% of the Maldives' GDP. In a country short on land, construction became a lucrative business: the cramped capital Malé, where more than a third of the population lives, is a maze of concrete. Rents sometimes match those of world cities such as Hong Kong or New York City, and a bleary-eyed community of foreign laborers hammers away at building sites daily. That's quite a change...
...still has no university. The absence of a public ferry system makes travel to India or Sri Lanka, 400 miles (640 km) northwest, more affordable for some Maldivians than going to other islands in their own country. Many of the outlying atolls lack basic sewage-treatment facilities, while in Malé, political power and privilege have until recently remained tightly clustered around a coterie of Gayoom's family and friends...
...p.m.Holyoke Outdoor Stage/Forbes Plaza, Holyoke Center2 p.m.Sunken Garden Children’s Theater, Sunken Garden3 p.m.Sunken Garden Children’s Theater, Sunken Garden4 p.m.Dance in the Yard Boylston Hall7 p.m.Latent/Lubricious (Fabrication Methods)Adams House Art Space7 p.m.Léonie est en avance ou le mal joli (The Pregnant Pause or Love’s Labor Lost), Adams House7 p.m.Gli imbianchini non hanno ricordi (Housepainters Have No Memories), Sackler Museum7:30 p.m.William Shakespeare’s HamletLeverett Old Library7:30 p.m.‘Tis Pity She’s a WhoreLoeb Drama Center Experimental Theatre8 p.m.The Harvard...
...Farcefest,” which has occurred semiannually for the past 20 years. “They always seem to be translations of mine,” he says of past productions. The latest of these productions is “Léonie est en avance ou le mal joli”—translated by Shapiro to mean “The Pregnant Pause or Love’s Labor Lost” —an obscure 1911 one-act farce written by French playwright Georges Feydeau. During Europe’s “Golden...
...close to it as I can, but also bring some of myself into it. I used to be crazy about videos, watching them all the time. I’ve gotten to be a little bit better at that. When I did the lead in La Fille Mal Gardée, I had to watch the Royal Ballet [of London] tape every day. Every day. And I got to say, “Oh, I don’t like that,” or “I love that. Im going to take that...