Word: performance
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...course, this theory depends on many hypotheses: that Nickerson could possibly be elected; that Kennedy's and Wagner's political aims will not coincide; that Kennedy genuinely wants the Presidency; that he will be able to perform the political miracle of dominating a state convention without the patronage of New York's City Hall and the White House...
...famed Indian troupe headed by his brother, Uday Shankar. At 18, he disposed of all his worldly possessions and settled in a remote village to study the devilishly difficult sitar with a guru. He practiced slavishly 14 hours a day for seven years before he felt ready to perform professionally. Shankar finds the concert circuit a bit frustrating because of the restrictions of time. The real joy of improvising on a raga, which he says is a form of yoga, is to play as long as the spirit moves him. This can mean hours, even days. Though he consciously holds...
...probably the most thoroughly anticipated explosion in history. For years Western experts had been predicting that the Chinese would perform the feat before long. Two weeks ago, Secretary of State Dean Rusk said so again. Last week, with consummate timing, less than a day after Nikita Khrushchev's downfall was announced, the Chinese finally did it. From a steel tower in the desert of western Sinkiang, north of the Himalayas, they exploded a crude nuclear device...
Duerrenmatt's che sera sera fatalism is colored by a little wit, less eloquence, and the kind of oracular vision that informs playgoers that the work of atomic scientists might doom the human race. Cronyn, Tandy, Voskovec and, most especially, Robert Shaw, perform with the unerring precision of fine Swiss watches, but they are sealed in an intellectual Swiss cheese...
...that I am troubled by Robert Kennedy's ill-advised use of his brother's name in this campaign. The Kennedy name, representative of the finest qualities to be found in this country, should not be dragged all over New York state like a pet seal, brought out to perform at will...