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The `Sphere' of Innocents; Alwin Nikolais for Children at the Terrace
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
April 7, 1990| Author:
Pamela Sommers
| Copyright 1990 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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"Children frighten me," declares master choreographer Alwin
Nikolais. "Look into their innocent eyes and you have to wonder how
much smarter they are than you."
Nikolais scared of kids? The man whose name conjures up colored
lights, optical illusions, Nintendo-like blips and bleeps and weird,
metamorphosing creatures in day-glo outfits? For over 50 years,
Nik-as he is known throughout the dance world-has filled the stage
with sounds and sights of childhood fantasies.
His la...
