Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ending of the piece was extremely powerful and sudden, with the male dancers throwing themselves on the floor in an action repeated from the second movement of the piece. At times the piece was so busy and full of movement that it became impossible to decide where to look. Overall, the piece was classically beautiful but with enough innovation to be refreshing at the same time...
Senior defensemen Ben Storey has recovered nicely from his hip pointer, gaining an assist last week against Cornell. And sophomore forward Chris Bala is back in the action, ending his scoring drought of over two months, when he scored a power play goal against Colgate...
Mike Judge, the creator of "Beavis and Butthead" and "King of the Hill," has carved a niche out for himself in the entertainment business. He has a dubious knack for illuminating that side of America which may be better left in the dark. However, in his first live-action feature, Office Space, Judge demonstrates that while he still has an eye for social maladies, he lacks the talent needed to create "real" characters and a credible story...
...struggle within Catholic Church against racial injustice. In one of the opening scenes, Father Grant announces that the Louisiana High School Athletic Association has again turned down St. Augustine's petition for integrated basketball games. Many people within the archdiocese are frustrated by segregation but do not know what action they can take to remedy...
...voices were more fully comprehendiblethan others. Unfortunately, the lead roles ofButterfly (Paula Delligatti) and Pinkerton (LuisLima) were more adept at singing passages drivenby emotive tendencies than they were at filling inall those passages of recitative (sung speech ordialogue). Recitative was a significant portion ofthe Act I where the single action of Pinkerton andButterfly's marriage span the duration ofapproximately one hour...