Modern Dance Club

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Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's program.

The club is pleased to present the TV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock ballet.

This video version of the ballet has been even more successful with audiences than the original theater production.

It includes some animation, slow motion, and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance.

The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine, who died on a wheel in 307 A.D.

Nowadays, a Catherine wheel is also a kind of firework --- it looks something like a pinwheel.

Anyway, the dance is certainly full of fireworks!

You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to confront the violence in modern life.

The central symbol of the work is a pineapple but exactly what it represents has always created a lot of controversy.

As you watch, see if you can figure it out.

The music for this piece is full of the rhythmic energy of rock music.

It was composed by David Byrne --- of the rock band Talking Heads

And the lead dancer in this version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharp's adventurous choreography 编舞（艺术）；舞蹈设计.

Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the symbolism Ms. Tharp used.

We hope you can stay for that.

So, enjoy tonight's video...and thank you for your support.

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表达解析

on behalf of 代表

Modern Dance club 现代舞俱乐部

program节目

is pleased to 很荣幸地

present 介绍

TV version电视版

rock ballet 摇滚芭蕾舞

video version 视频版

original 原始的

theater production 剧场作品

animation 动画

slow motion 慢动作

stop-action freezes 静止动作

The title of the piece作品的名字

refers to 指的是

on a wheel 于一个轮子上

in 307 A.D. 公元307年

firework 烟火(转轮烟火)

It looks something like a 看起来像某种

pinwheel 转轮焰火

explores one family's attempt to 探究一个家庭的尝试

confront the violence 面对暴力

in modern life 在现代生活中

central symbol核心象征

work 作品

Pineapple 菠萝

exactly what it represents 究竟它代表了什么

created a lot of controversy 引起诸多争议

figure it out 弄明白

The music for this piece 这篇作品的配乐

the rhythmic energy 节奏能量

rock music. 摇滚乐

was composed by 由…作曲，

rock band 摇滚乐队

the lead dancer 领舞

in this version 这个版本

is perfectly suited to 完全适合

adventurous 大胆的

choreography /ˌkɒrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ/ N-UNCOUNT编舞

Following the video 伴随着视频

dance teacher 舞蹈老师

will lead a discussion about 引导讨论

symbolism 象征主义

stay for that 为此而留下

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