They turn themselves into glittering figures of immense grandeur surrounded by psychologically impenetrable walls.
For the past several years it has been the twins custom to hit N.Y. about the first of Oct. for a brief vacation, in the course of which they are wined and dined by various glittering sicial figures.
Yet, one of the most bizarre aspects of the Philippines' bid for economic take-off is the seemingly inverse relationship between its glittering growth figures, on one hand, and the alarming decline in the prestige and rankings of its leading universities, on the other.
Ariel is a tiny androgynous figure with glittering eyes who zooms through the air, and with his prehistoric ribcage, webbed feet and big ears, Caliban looks less like a monster and more like a Darwinian cul de sac in need of a good cuddle.
Each has a different scheme picked out in glittering, multicolored beads: human figures, grotesques, foliage, animals and zodiac signs.
That, in a sense, is the permanent paradox of A Chorus Line: it hymns the individuals who are finally turned into figures of glittering anonymity.
Bridget Kibbey brought blazing power and finesse to the intricate part, which swept and lunged through open spaces amid glittering wind and string figures.
Interspersed among all these tales of glittering 20th-century musical figures are scenes from Bach's own personal and professional life.Mr Elie deploys considerable scholarship (the more notable since his previous book, about four modern American Catholics who made literature out of their search for God, had nothing to do with music), and he writes beautifully.
IGNORE the worldwide recession -- it's pedal-to-the-floor at the Geneva auto show this year, a glittering showcase for six-figure supercars that seems unwilling to acknowledge the grim sales results being announced even as final touches were added to automakers' lavish displays.
The Ramphele who became the DA's presidential candidate on Tuesday is a slightly diminished figure, not the glittering political Superwoman of a year ago.
