Word: aspects
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...integration of the plot into the scenery was perhaps the most successful aspect of “La Sylphide.” While this interaction with the set was consistent throughout the show, the most impressive example was also its best moment. As the sylph clutched her heart and died, it appeared as if that was the last moment of beauty in the ballet. But her depicted resurrection was a stunning aesthetic moment: Laying on the ground, covered in the translucent scarf that poisoned her, she was slowly elevated through the trees of the forest until...
...most impressive aspect of the choreography was its cohesion with Tchaikvosky’s score. Not only does “Serenade” follow the rhythm of the music, but it also embodies the music itself. With its hyper-awareness to the drama of sound (instead of the drama of a plot, as in “La Sylphide”), classical ballet positions are translated into exquisite poses that seamlessly flow from one to the next...
...contradictory as that might seem - novelists make things up for a living, after all - anyone who has written fiction, or even tried to tell a convincing lie, knows exactly what Naipaul meant. The best tales have the air, feel and smell of authenticity about them, and the paradoxical aspect of good fiction is this honesty...
...heading into an extraordinarily strong and productive year,” Senior Preceptor Karen L. Heath said in a written statement. “And we’re lucky to have the leadership of Tom Jehn, who over his many years at Expos has had experience with every aspect of what our program does...
...entire Muslim population, one must dig deep into TAP’s propaganda to find such a concession. Elsewhere, the only statements made concerning Islam are of the “lies” Americans are fed regarding the religion as an inherently peaceful one. The most unfortunate aspect of TAP’s Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, however, is the missed opportunity at hand. The political and cultural boundaries between the Muslim world and the non-Muslim world are fascinating and worthy of examination. Sadly, TAP and the Freedom Center have created a hostile binary between East and West...