Word: absurdism
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...placement of rocking chairs on high pillars around the theater. Their elevation completes the sense of enclosure and draws the attention of the audience upwards, especially when the empty chairs suddenly start rocking wildly as the actors progressively anger the watching father—perfectly capturing the absurd, otherworldly element that runs throughout the play.That element works especially well in contrast to the drabness of the costumes (designed by Casey M. Lurtz ’07), which uniquely complemented each character’s suffering in their simple styles. The mother’s dress was the piece de resistance...
...seen in Boston this season, it is certainly “Spamalot.” It’s everything one expects it to be and a little bit more, boasting better songwriting than most contemporary musicals and, of course, the timeless appeal of jokes that are simultaneously completely absurd and carefully crafted—the trademark of any Python fare. Yet “Spamalot” is still a difficult show to sell to college students, who—though they might be able to recite lines from “Grail” word for word?...
...snicker at them, and the modelers themselves are aware that they are engaging in an activity that’s kind of goofy.”“But there’s a kind of poetry in that—in doing something that is slightly absurd, but you take it really seriously,” he added. THE MINIATURISTSFor some, this publicity of this exhibit won’t be such a shock.George Bossarte has been well-known among some Cantabrigians for his semi-annual Erector set parties, which he has held since 1976, and which were...
...Silverstein’s works as a child, was complemented by Wan’s and Tseng’s wise directorial choice of a subtle, honest approach to portraying characters. It filled the performance with the kind of humor that pleasantly snuck up on you, transforming the shockingly absurd elements in Silverstein’s works into something that amused because it seemed plausible. This subtlety was apparent from the opening scene, “One Tennis Shoe,” in which Michael I. Levin-Gesundheit ’08’s earnestness in the role...
...circles that a compromise may lie in accepting small-scale enrichment in Iran in exchange for guarantees of no full nuclear fuel production.” How could someone who just finished authoring a three year report on the fact that Iran may have nuclear ambitions say such an absurd thing? ElBaradei has not publicly changed his stance on Iran’s nuclear arms, but unofficially he is leaning towards resignation and impotence. By doing this, ElBaradei seems willing to stake the lives of millions of people, both in the Middle East and elsewhere, on “guarantees?...