Word: fusion
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Gould includes a footnote on the Heaven's Gate cult, as he consciously disproves his theory that "the fusion of Christian millennialism with traditional beliefs of conquered (and despairing) peoples has often led to particularly incendiary, and tragic, results." After the Heaven's Gate tragedy, Gould realizes this 10-page critique of non-Western apocalyptic beliefs is not only "parochial," but "even a bit condescending." His confession is, to say the least, understated...
...gift and an incisive, yet essentially kindly eye for social satire. It is sometimes difficult to remember that the playwright was also a serious thinker with serious, if now some what outmoded, philosophical ideas that he incorporated in many of his major plays. In this vein, a particularly successful fusion of comedy and philosophy is "Man and Superman," now enjoying a lively and stylish presentation at the American Repertory Theatre...
Suckled on his mother's public disappointment, son Axel pursues power behind the scenes. He becomes one of the capital's gray eminences, "a fixer without portfolio" whose fusion of public and private business seems more like class privilege than conflict of interest...
...numbers maintain the style and feel of the writing, so that the show itself is as varied as its sources. Nearly all of the works are sung, but the aim of the music is to help communicate the author's messages rather than send the audience home humming. The fusion of words and music works well, emphasizing the spectrum of emotions exposed by the writing...
DIED. TONY WILLIAMS, 51, splashy, polyrhythmic jazz drummer; of a heart attack; in Daly City, California. Tapped by Miles Davis to join his legendary quintet in 1963, Williams was a master at blending jazz with styles from blues to classical. His 1969 band, Lifetime, pioneered jazz-rock fusion...