“‘Walk around the room saying your lines,’ instructed Cicely Berry, and the half-dozen members of Fiasco Theater, a theater troupe [in New York], hopped to it, moving around a rehearsal studio at the Duke Theater while speaking their particular stretch of a soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet.” She went on to make them say their lines while running, lying down and rolling from side to side, and slapping their thighs in rhythm.
Tag: 08.31.11
Argentines Salvage Nation’s Honour At World Tango Championships
After a salon tango competition in which a Colombian couple and no Argentines placed, the host country dominated the stage tango contest, with Argentine couples landing the top four spots at the close of the finals.
A New Use For Ballet Slippers: Smuggling Cocaine
“Police seized 330 pounds of cocaine hidden in ballet shoes in an eastern Paris apartment today. … The ballet shoes arrived at the Charles de Gaulle airport last week, and four Dominicans were arrested on sight after receiving a tip about the shipment’s arrival.”
Kentucky Opera Spurns Offer From Louisville Symphony Musicians’ Group
“The Kentucky Opera rebuffed an offer by the musicians from the Louisville Orchestra to play for the opera’s upcoming performances of Carmen at the Brown Theater, which comes during ongoing dispute between the orchestra’s management and the musicians in negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement.”