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Silent film 'Sadie' a success

By Arvid Nelson | May 19, 1997

As much as they would have liked to, the Hayes office, the censorship board of the 1920s, could not touch "Sadie Thompson," the 1928 silent film classic. The lack of sound was the very thing which saved the film from being cut to ribbons by the censorship boards of the 1920s -- and it was this sound that the Dartmouth Wind Symphony brought to the film on Friday in Spaulding Auditorium. In the original movie, lead actress Gloria Swanson was free to mouth off whatever she liked to her co-star Lionel Barrymore without fear of being censored.

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Morphine pioneers own style

By Arvid Nelson | May 6, 1997

Members of Boston-based Morphine play their own distinct kind of music, called "Low Rock," and they continue this trademarked technique in their latest effort, "Like Swimming." As a band, Morphine consists of only three instruments: a two-string slide bass, a baritone saxophone and a drum set.

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Gosepel Choir, X.ado unite in joint concert

By Joseph Peters | May 5, 1997

Speak of standard choral music, and most people visibly yawn. After all, few would willingly subject themselves to two hours of sitting still listening to songs in Latin or Italian or what have you, and even fewer would leave their rooms on a rainy Saturday to do so.

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Postmodernist 'Brazil' to play at Spaulding

By Ben Guaraldi | May 1, 1997

Revolutionary filmmakers Terry Gilliam and Tom Stoppard pooled their efforts in 1985 to create the renowned cinematic commentary on technology's impact in "Brazil," which is playing Sunday in Spaulding Auditorium. Stoppard, the accomplished British dramatist renowned for the post-modern plays "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," has a deep love of talking on the same level as an intelligent audience--and as such has generally steered clear of the film world. Terry Gilliam, the post-modern animator for Monty Python (also credited with "Time Bandits," "The Fisher King" and "Twelve Monkeys") has a penchant for creating vivid images of his hilariously twisted vision of the world -- and has squeezed as much art as possible from Hollywood's commercial funds. "Brazil" is perhaps the most successful work of either artist. "8:49 p.m., Somewhere in the Twentieth Century," wafts over a beautiful cloudscape as "Brazil" opens.

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Sheba 'turns up the heat' in Collis show

By Sarah Mullin | April 29, 1997

Though the temperature in Collis Common Ground on Saturday night was already high, the dance troupe Sheba managed to turn up the heat. With new routines, props, costumes and a sexual tone, Sheba captured and held the attention of the audience. Sizzling with sensuousness, the group blazed through thirteen dances in a performance that capitalized on talent and choreographic variety. An opening video of assembled clips from prior performances grabbed the audience's attention, while the pulsing theme song from "Mission Impossible" prepared them for the high-energy production. Sheba took the stage amidst a smoke screen with Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation." In tight formation, the twenty members impressed the audience with their smooth controlled dancing.

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Temptations rock Leede audience

By Arika Easley | April 28, 1997

Leede Arena was packed on Saturday with parents and students who came to see Motown legends, The Temptations, as part of the Freshmen Parents' Weekend festivities. People of various age groups were able to sing along to all of the classic Temptations' songs, and to admire their famous dance routines. Fashion has changed since 1965 -- no more tight, brightly colored suits, "permed" hairdos or thick cat-eyed glasses. Wearing loosely fitted, pastel pink suits, The Temptations have transcended not only their style of dress, visually illustrating the stylistic changes in their music. The group who performed on Saturday consisted of a Music Hall of Fame inductee, the legendary Otis Williams, newcomer Terry Weaks and Harry Barry, Ron Tyson, and Theo Peoples, who have been in the group for several years. Williams spoke during the concert about his experiences in the group for 37 years.

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