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This central figure wears a red T-shirt printed in gold with the word "Nightspot" and an image of a hibiscus blossom.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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For "Nightspot," with its score commissioned from Elvis Costello, Ms. Tharp has re-entered the ballet arena with some of her recent Broadway theatrics in tow.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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As the program's climactic closer, "Nightspot" aimed to send its audiences home with something of a Broadway experience.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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Mr. Costello's variously boisterous and intimate "Nightspot" score, spiced with Latino rhythms and sonorities, reaches the audience from two places: A full orchestra sends up its music from the pit, while a separate, sizable band banks the stage like a nightclub ensemble.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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Three winning Balanchine ballets preceded "Nightspot" on this program.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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Carlos Miguel Guerra fails to reveal much about the temperament of the leading "Nightspot" man, his sense of drama mostly limited to throwing up his hands in "what gives?" gestures.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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In the end, however, the evident craft of "Nightspot" doesn't carry the work from start to finish.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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After five years of concentrating on Broadway, Twyla Tharp takes up ballet's challenge again with "Nightspot," featuring an Elvis Costello score.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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In Ms. Tharp's sketchy scenario, the man at the heart of "Nightspot" finds himself at odds with his female partner, who is put out by his lack of full attention to her.
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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But maybe, with her work now launched, she can still play show doctor and bring "Nightspot" up to -- or beyond -- the heights she hit with "Movin 'Out."
A Tharp Ballet That's Brand New Robert Greskovic 2008
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