Tango in the Night

appreciation for the other members of the cast or crew. By the early Nineties, after Nine 1/2 Weeks and Wild Orchid, he was known to millions as a soft pornographer rather than a serious dramatist - a fate that did not befall Brando after Last Tango In Paris. Always living beyond his means, he was continually forced to take poor roles in silly movies, simply to finance his lavish lifestyle. He hung around with bad people - street thugs and mobsters. Throughout his boxing career

know that my husband is in for an interesting experience, as he has no background knowledge (other than the quick Cole’s notes version I gave in the car ride to Grand Bend) about the iconic Broadway sensation Chicago. Boy, was I right. The opening night of Drayton Entertainment’s Chicago at the Huron Country Playhouse had the audience captured from the start. Lots of long legs, toned abs and barely-there costumes along with amazing musically talented ensemble definitely grab the attention of all in

In the book, “Why Don’t We Listen Better?” written by James C. Petersen (2007), the author emphasizes the need of becoming better listeners and as a result improving ones’ communication skills. Listening for instance, involves more than just hearing another person talk; on the contrary, it has to do with escaping ones’ thoughts and opinions and providing a safe, nonjudgmental or accusatory environment where the other person feels free to express themselves and be heard. Petersen presents a pictorial

Afro-Cuban Explosion Jazz music originated in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century, developing through various increasingly complex styles. These scores are generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms; polyphonic ensemble playing; improvisatory, virtuosic solos; melodic freedom and a harmonic idiom. These pieces range from simple diatonicism, through chromaticism, to atonality (Dictionary.com). The foundation of jazz is associated with the Black experience in the United States

Japanese violinist Meg Okura records for the fourth time with her Pan-Asian Chamber Ensemble, this time having first-rate improvisers Rez Abbasi and Tom Harrell in the roster, guitarist and trumpeter, respectively. Containing seven original compositions, the album Ima Ima put on view her lucid musical vision as she explores material across the world-fusion spectrum. Thus, it’s more than common to hear timeless Eastern melodies running over contemporary jazz arrangements. “Black Rain” is one of those

all transformed into popular dances, which were performed at dance clubs. The dance clubs that played this type of music became enormously popular in the twenties. The most popular types of dances included the fox trot, the waltz and the American tango. According to my Grandmother, Ann Clower, my Grandfather loved to dance the fox trot. Many other types of dances were also created during this time, including the break away, the Charleston, and the lindy hop, which was later turned into the swing

Moulin Rouge! “The show will be a magnificent, opulent, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan bedazzlement. A sensual ravishment. It will be spectacular, spectacular. No words in the vernacular can describe this great event, you’ll be dumb with wonderment… And on top of your fee, you’ll be involved artistically.”
 It is with these words that Harold Zidler—the owner of the titular nightclub in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!— describes a theatre play to his financier, and at the same time, fittingly

For example, Clooney was the first American to buy the Tango 600 in 2008. This is an environmentally-friendly electric car that runs on electricity, unlike common cars fueled by gasoline. As a result, this electricity powered car does not harm or pollute the environment as much and is, therefore, more beneficial

rebellious to his friends, and anyone around him. Aside from the main character, two friends, Digby and Jeff, accompany the narrator on his journey to be bad on this “the third night of summer vacation” (Boyle, 1985, p. 615). The narrator explains that he and his friends were 19 years old, sported leather jackets, drank Tango and Thunderbird, and smoked marijuana, to produce the effect of being intimidating and cool to others. By the end of the story when the narrator has the chance to continue his

In early July of 2016 I went to Melbourne, Florida, USA. There I visited Hải, an old friend, whom I had not seen in many years. Hải came from Germany to visit his mother and his brothers and sisters in Melbourne. I spent one afternoon with him at the oceanfront condo owned by his brother Huệ. Hải and I sat on the balcony looking out to the ocean, sipping wine and reminiscing our earlier years. As I looked at the endless sky and the deep-blue sea, my thought started drifting back to my journey