Word: barriere
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...most part, however, the performance fails to engage. Because of a weakness in characterization the audience cannot cross the barrier between the worlds of the healthy and the dying. We do not learn who Alex is, where she comes from, or how she got AIDS. She remains the anonymous victim of a disease we don't understand--she borders on the stereotypical. The audience maintains the detachment they entered with, never feeling the terror of a person's approaching death...
These professors argue that the student-faculty social barrier is the fault of the student for not actively pursuing contact. "We are available," they profess, "but the students must supply the initiative...
With each succeeding album, Blades has continued to expand the established limits of Latin music. Escenas (Scenes) featured British rocker Joe Jackson and Linda Ronstadt singing in Spanish, in what might be called "reverse crossover." It was only a matter of time before Blades broke the language barrier, and in 1988 he released his first album in English, Nothing but the Truth. Featuring collaborations with Lou Reed, Elvis Costello and other non- Latin artists, the record made several Top Ten lists but was a commercial dud. "That album pissed a lot of people off," Blades says. "Some people felt...
...gulf that persists between Latins and Anglos. "Paul Simon is doing an album in Spanish, and Ronstadt and Los Lobos just did albums in Spanish, so what's the big deal?" asks Blades, who eschews the term crossover to describe such projects. "It implies an acceptance of a barrier," Blades explains, "and I refuse to acknowledge a barrier. I think the barriers are in the mind and in the heart. People tell me, 'You close your eyes, and you're too idealistic,' and I have to say no. In all honesty, I never saw the barrier...
...diameter. A bucket stood in one corner, and three men shared a cigarette in the other. We stood awkwardly in our corner, not knowing what to say, fearing hostility. After a pause, one of the men beckoned us over, gravely passing Zac the cigarette. Zac inhaled deeply. This barrier down, we talked. Blacka was from Kingston. He was being tried for murder and armed robbery. Dennis was also from Kingston; he was in for fraud. Paul was from Ocho Rios and was being held on debt charges...