Word: holofernean
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...stripped off her black "garments of mourning," decked herself with jewels and sidled forth clad in beige "garments of gladness." Composer Schuman's music took on a sinister cast, Dancer Graham a sinuous, Salome-ish look. The final victory dance, after Judith had whacked off the imaginary Holofernean head, was wildly exultant and percussive. So was the 15-minute applause that followed...
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