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Heroes in Action.


Elizabeth Streb's company, STREB, is known for its risk taking, extreme physicality and the sound of grunts and splats Splats (Greek: Σπλατς) is a fanzine with comics. It is sold mainly within Patras as well as other cities. The volume does not number ant its stories are entirely humoristic. It has sold several volumes.  as dancers land and exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out.

ex·hale
v.
1. To breathe out.

2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor.
 audibly au·di·ble  
adj.
That is heard or that can be heard.

n.
Football A new or substitute offensive play called by the quarterback or a defensive formation called by a linebacker at the line of scrimmage as an adjustment to the
. Streb encourages her audiences to participate audibly, and they often do. But in the current touring production of Action Heroes, STREB also creates visual drama through characterization A rather long and fancy word for analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc.  of the heroes and the small worlds in which they move. STREB then provides a sort of synthesis of it all with pieces such as "Air Swim," "Break Thru," "Squirm" and "Punch the Jump" [see review of Action Heroes by Gigi Berardi on page 88]. Photographer Steven Caras has captured the beauty and clarity of these tableaux, proving once again the power of movement contrasted with stillness.
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Title Annotation:STREB dance company production
Author:Patrick, K.C.
Publication:Dance Magazine
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2001
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