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"Petrichor," his newest, formed the dazzling centerpiece.
In Mark Morris Dance Group's anniversary tour, girlpower enchants with grace
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"Excursions," accompanied by Samuel Barber's piano composition of the same name, was as geometric as "Petrichor" was soft - the dancers walked around a square on the stage, and the movement vocabulary was minimalistic.
In Mark Morris Dance Group's anniversary tour, girlpower enchants with grace
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"Petrichor," set to Heitor Villa-Lobos's String Quartet No. 2, first shown on tour in the fall, fares better.
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Reuters Choreographer Mark Morris, seated, oversees a rehearsal of his work 'Petrichor.'
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Amy has found work as a billboard model for Petrichor perfume - in a lovely nod to The Doctor's Wife.
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Petrichor is a bit of a clunky name for a perfume, I wonder how that go through the market research stages.
1130890537 commented on the word Petrichor
"Petrichor, the name for the smell of rain on dry ground, is from oils given off by vegetation, absorbed onto neighboring surfaces, and released into the air after a first rain." Matthew Bettelheim; Nature's Laboratory; Shasta Parent (Mt Shasta, California); Jan 2002.
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September 12, 2009
billhug commented on the word Petrichor
It's the smell you notice after a rain.
"Isn't the petrichor lovely?"
September 12, 2009
cath8rine commented on the word Petrichor
Petrichor is the blood of the Greek Gods and it is also the name given to the smell of rain on dry erath.
September 13, 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word Petrichor
JM is developing a new perfume - Petrichor - target market is philosophunculists
December 14, 2009