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Fosse Way
The Oxford Companion to British History
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Fosse Way was the Roman road from Exeter to Lincoln. Exceptional in (a) cutting across the grain of the main road-system radiating from London, and (b) not deviating more than 6 miles either side of its direct line, it has been proposed as a lateral road along an early frontier line. This would be anachronistic, nor did the campaigns of conquest ever stop on this line. It may have been laid out to link the legions at Exeter and Lincoln after the
Boudiccan revolt. The modern name derives from
fossa, a Latin loan-word into Anglo-Saxon, perhaps used for a raised earthwork. The route is still in use for much of its 250 miles.
Alan Simon Esmonde Cleary
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Fosse's friends and lovers pay him a moving tribute
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/30/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...no mistake: This show is Bob Fosse through and through. With no dialogue or narration, "Fosse" rapidly moves from number...selections. The significance of the way the 30 individual numbers are...chunk of the material for "Fosse" was taken from his 1978 dance...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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FOSSE: ROSE SHOULD BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT COLLISION.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 7/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...missed something along the way. Fosse's not bitter that Rose...putting a serious damper on Fosse's promising career as...the morning one time," Fosse said. "If I was out later...clock, there's no way. As time goes by, these...
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'Fosse': A Simply Riveting Musical!
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 3/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...celebrate their life. And in the hip Broad way musical, "Fosse," the talented cast does just that...philosophy of life. He really felt that way. He really lived that way." Fosse is choreographed by Bob Fosse, conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr...
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'Fosse' comes alive with choreographer's spirit
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...he became a choreographer, Fosse turned his personal imperfections...hats. He didn't like the way his hands looked. That's...turned knees can be traced to Fosse being pigeon- toed. Reinking noted Fosse dancers are sometimes called...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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FOSSE; DEFINING FAMED CHOREOGRAPHER-DIRECTOR NO EASY STEP.(L.A. LIFE)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 10/18/1998; 700+ words
; ...Writer Fill in the blank: Bob Fosse's choreography is known for...Indeed, he did - not that Fosse had anything against bumping...either. It was his unique way of fusing dissimilar traits...seeking to commemorate with ``Fosse: A Celebration in Song and...
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Fosse *Footnotes
Magazine article from: Dance Spirit; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...hunched over back came from Fosse's poor posture; the knock...trademark black bowler hat was a way of hiding his balding head. The Fosse style is full of images that come from pedestrian movements that Fosse created nicknames to describe...
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Fosse's first steps in Chicago
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...going through boot camp," said Fosse-Dimos. "But Weaver came...in Maywood)." By the time Fosse turned 19 it was 1946, and he had decided to make his way to New York to seek fame and...House. He later married her. Fosse continued to visit Chicago on...
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`Fosse,' at New York's Broadhurst Theatre.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...recapitulates virtually the entire Fosse dance vocabulary in a galvanic array of solos and ensembles. Fosse's ensemble work was especially...not just in the trademark way he moved people in clumps...for their overall design. ``Fosse'' is additionally enhanced...
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'Fosse' is sharp
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...brought its production of "Fosse" to Uihlein Hall at the Marcus...numbers chosen and re- created by Fosse's widow, the late dancer...the show with Reinking in a way that is neither chronological...infant days of television and Fosse's dancing appearances on such...
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The Fosse lexicon Ann Reinking offers an inside look at the special dance vocabulary devised by choreographer Bob Fosse
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/19/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...very good understanding of the Fosse style," said Reinking...so dancers can always find a way in. You can catch a little...Indian finger positions." Fosse also built a distinctive vocabulary...A sports enthusiast, Fosse also found inspiration in baseball...your hand holding your hat." ...
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Fosse Way
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Fosse Way An ancient Roman road in Britain, so called from the fosse or ditch on each side. It probably ran from Axminster to Lincoln, via Bath and Leicester (about 300 km, 200 miles), and marked the limit of the first stage of the Roman occupation (43 AD).
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Drama in Transition
Book article from: American Decades
...songs performed in waltz tempo. Fosse, by contrast, was a razzle...Danari (1978) celebrated Fosse's true theatrical passion...exclusively of dance numbers. Fosse's choreography helped make...and a nostalgia for "the way things used to be." Playwrights...
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Pope, Stephanie 1964–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...best newcomer, 1995, for On My Way to You; DramaLogue Award; Monarch...1993–1995. On My Way to You (cabaret), New York...City, 1996–1998. Fosse: A Celebration in Song and Dance...musical), U.S. cities, and in Fosse: A Celebration in Song and Dance...
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Somerset
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...exploiting the lead-mines of Mendip as early as ad 49. The Fosse Way , from Lincoln to Exeter, bisected the county north...city, Aquae Sulis, grew up quickly. Ilchester, on the Fosse, was another important development. After the Roman withdrawal...
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Antoine Watteau
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...youth moved to Paris, where he made his way copying paintings for dealers. It was...on the recommendation of Charles de La Fosse and Antoine Coypel, Watteau became an...Jaloux, known only from an engraving. La Fosse introduced Watteau to the financier and...
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