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r: e5 ~& [- M+ S, w/ cGood evening, my name is Pam (Joens) Jones, and on behalf of the modern dance club. I’d like to (communicate) welcome to night program. The club is pleased to present the TV version of the Catherine (Will) Wheel, (TR) Twyla Tharp’s rock ballet. This video version of ballet has been even more successful with audiences (in) than the original theater production. It includes some animation, slow motion and stop-action freezes that really help audience understand the dance.
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9 D* T/ g$ l* {% a' UThe title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine who died on a (huil) wheel and 307 A.D. Nowadays a Catherine Wheel is also a kind of firework and it looks like something a pinwheel. Any way, the dance is certainly full of fireworks. You’ll see how TS explores one family’s attempt to confront the violence on modern life. The central (cymblen) symbol of the work is a pineapple. But exacly what it (represented) represents has always created a lot of controversy. As you watch, see (a few confugary) if you can figure it out.
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4 d6 S+ y' |6 ?1 |, hThe music for this piece is full of the (rythmic) rhythmic energy of rock music. It was compposed by David.B of the rock band TH. And the lead dancer for this version is Sara.R, who is perfectly suited for the Saraography.
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Following the video, dance teacher Marie Parka (were) will lead a discussion about the (symlence) symbolism MS used. We hope you can (see) stay for that. So enjoin tonight vedio and thank you for your support.
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No.2
1 P0 X9 ?5 s/ I9 }) L' e3 BBefore starting our tour of M, I’d like to give you some historical facts that might help you appreciate (when) what you see toay even more. + d; b. l1 _5 |$ x o
9 m+ c- X" B- \, KM was the very much love (tome) home of Thomas Jefferson for over 50 years. Jefferson, who was of course president, was also a great reader and a language (enthusist) enthusiast. He read widely on different subjects including architecture. He wasn’t (formerly) formally trained as a result of his study (on) and observation on other buildings. He was able to help design and build the house. He choses cite himself, naming the estate M, which means a little mountain in Italian. And in fact, many of these ideas behind the design also came from the Italian architect on AP who lived in 16th century and who had a great influence on the architecture of England.
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Jefferson, however, ignored (when)one of the P’s principles, that is not to (do) build in the high place. M’s elevation made the transpotation of what was needed at the house, for example , food, especially difficult. But (review) the view from this (state) estate woule not be as spectacular (as ) if Jefferson’s had followed P’s advice. There really is no boundary betwee the house and nature around it. And so Jefferson was able to look out on his beloved state of Virginia from this wonderful (advantage) vantage point.6 C8 I( _0 y& M
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Welcome to the Four Winds Historica farm where traditions of the past are presearved for visitors like you. Today our master thatches will begin giving (misbar) this barn behind me (as 30) a sturdy thatched roof able to withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years. How (did) do they do it? Well, (at the nock show) in a nutshell, thatching involves covering the (beems) beams or rafters (that wouldn’t) the wooden skeleton the roof with reeds or straw. Our thatchers here have harvesed their own natural materials for the job. The (aboundence ) bundles of the water reeds you see (line we know as) lying over there beside the bar. ' q& f: t7 ], [% ?$ h3 L" f
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Thatching is cerrtainly uncommon in United States today. I Guess that’s why so many of you have come to see the demonstration, but it was’t always in that way. In the 17th century, the colonist here thatch their roofs wiht reeds and straw, just (see) as they had done in England. After a while though, they began to replace the thatch with wooded shingles because wood is so plentiful, and eventually other roofing materials like stone, slate, (claim) clay tiles came into use. + v2 X* l* c$ r$ `* x
& D( g. l1 a. N: a3 M V2 Q6 @It is a real shame that most people today don’t realize how strong and long lasting the t(hatching ) thatched roof is. In Ireland, where thatchng is still practiced. The roof can survive winds of up to 100 miles per hour. That’s because straw and reeds are so flexible. They bend but don’t break in the wind like other material can. Another advantage is that the roofs keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter, and then of course there is the roof’s longevity. The average is 60 years but they can last up to a hundred. Wihtout all these reasons to start thatching roofs again, wouldn’t it be wonderful to see this disappearing craft return to the popularity.5 n B, M0 y. n: B- W* g
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