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...when all pilgrims assemble in the Valley of Arafat, 14 miles east of Mecca, between noon and sunset. The road to Arafat is inevitably blocked by heavy traffic and many pilgrims prefer to go on foot. The Saudi Arabian government enlists extra help to manage the traffic for this hectic day, and each year the road is widened in an attempt to ease the jamming...
...reporter he had led since the age of 12. He has spent the past year lecturing and working on his book, which tries to treat his turbulent career with rigorous, journalistic objectivity (see accompanying book review). At the age of 61, he probably will not return to the hectic pace of a daily reporter, although he appears vigorous and much younger than...
Slava rarely practices the cello; he seems always to be warmed up and ready to go. He can run on for days in a row without sleep. Some years ago, during a hectic concert tour, he sat down on a stage to play the Dvorak Cello Concerto and fell asleep during the orchestral introduction. Startled when his cue came, he whispered to the conductor: "You played that so magnificently that I was spellbound. Please start again...
After Tuesday's hectic pace Van Vleck's life has calmed down again. But he says he is "still in a state of surprise"--which may persist until he arrives in Stockholm on December 10 to accept the most coveted of prizes...
Choosing to focus on the company as a whole rather than on the leading dancers, Mazo describes the gruelling company class which begins each day, the hectic rehearsals, the technical preparation of the state, the performances, the union disputes, the endless financial problems. Mazo also recounts some of the tricks of the trade-how an emergency cast change can prove workable, for instance: "standing in the wings, you can hear dancers whispering instructions to their partners, smiling more widely than ever so the audience won't see their lips moving...