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One of the most unusual and little known of the crocodilians is the false gharial, more accurately known as the tomistoma. This species is known for its narrow snout that is used for catching fish...
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The toco toucans are medium-sized birds that are known for their beaks. Their beaks are very lightweight, and they have a honeycombed structure that is covered with a protective layer. These powerful...
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The black rhinos are located throughout eastern and southern Africa and from northeastern Sudan to as far west as northeastern Nigeria. This rhino is actually gray in color, and it weighs about 2,500...
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Martha Brim's dance company performs a piece called Suspended Falls.
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Nubian goats are the most popular of the six officially recognized breeds of dairy goats raised in the United States. Their high, rounded faces, variable coloration and pattern, their short slick coat...
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An adult African penguin is approximately 27 inches tall, and it weighs 7 to 8 pounds. This penguin is located along offshore islands and occasionally on the mainland of southeast South Africa, and on...
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Zebras are known for their mostly vertical black and white striped coat. Their patterns of stripes are as individual as a human fingerprint. This species is closely related to the horse and the donkey...
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One of the largest snakes in the world is the reticulated python. Lengths of up to 32 feet have been documented for this large snake. These large snakes also eat large animals such as deer, wild boar...
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Marcelo Novo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated as a Profesor de Bellas Artes from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrredon” and studied painting under Surrealist artist...
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Anne Austin Young, Part 6 - Anne's Teaching Causes Controversy Anne returns home to teach to save money in order to attend the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In a time period...
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Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 1 - Captain Richardson Captain Richardson, a South Carolina patriot and Dorcas Richardson’s husband, is wanted by the British and is trying to reach his home and evade...
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Anne Austin Young, Part 5 - Anne Shares Her Dream with Dr. Young Anne shares her desire to become a doctor with Dr. Henry Young. In a time period when women were expected to fill certain roles and...
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Miriam Barbosa describes the passion and love it takes to make dance work as a career.
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Astor Piazzolla, an Argentinian composer, created the music used in Catharsis. The music provided some unique challenges to the choreographer and dancers.
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A Closer Look A waterfall flows, but it also leaps and rolls and turns. It breaks apart and comes back together and it is made up of many drops of water. As the Power Company dancers perform Suspended...
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Martha Brim describes her own past with dance and the decision to pursue it as a career.
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Anne Austin Young, Part 11 - Conclusion Anne uses her experiences at the state mental hospital to become a valued doctor and a South Carolina heroine. In a time period when women were expected to fill...
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Miriam Barbosa began with classical training but later discovered her passion for a variety of styles and techniques.
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Emily Geiger, Part 1 - Deliver a Message Emily pleads to deliver a message to General Sumter and General Marion
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Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company.
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Anne Austin Young, Part 8 - Anne Struggles To Gain Respect as a Doctor Anne excels to the top of her class in medical school. A requirement for her graduation is to deliver twenty babies for...
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Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 6 - Becoming a Loyalist Tarleton tries to convince Captain Richardson’s brother to become a Loyalist and deliver a letter to Richardson in order to find his location.
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Emily Geiger, Part 2 - Preparing for the Mission Emily is chosen because the soldiers are weak, she is able to ride a horse, knows the land and may not be suspected because she is a woman. She is told...
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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis. Novo and Barbosa describe the character, V-Man.
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The idea of the collective unconscious influences Novo’s work through his connection to his heritage and culture.
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Anne Austin Young, Part 4 - Anne Meets Dr. Henry Young Anne Austin meets dentist, Dr. Henry Young, who will become her husband. In a time period when women were expected to fill certain roles and...
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Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 2 - Home Under Siege Captain Richardson returns to Clarendon County to find his home is under siege by Colonel Bannister Tarleton, whom is using the Richardson Home as...
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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis.
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Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company. She provides advice for students who are interested in exploring dance.
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Anne Austin Young, Part 7 - Dr. Young Proposes to Anne Henry Young transfers to a school near Anne, and reveals the motive for his transfer was to be closer to Anne. The two become engaged. In a time...