Word: performances
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that night (which is also too late for visitors) and he spent the rest of the evening adjusting himself to life with a petty despot. The old man entertained his guests with instructions on how to peel oranges and tune television sets--not that he would allow anyone to perform either of these operations on his grounds. These were discorses on the theory of peeling and tuning-expanded at length into the logical basis of racial inequalities. He had forced food upon them, then demanded to know why they were eating him out of house and home. We were spending...
...illness, a pregnant cadet may return to the academy's Colorado Springs campus when her "temporary condition" no longer exists. But she may not bring the baby along with her (women on active duty in any of the services may remain, if, after they become mothers, they can perform their military jobs...
With the conquest of Mecca eight years after the Hegira, Mohammed destroyed the idols and cleansed the sacred house of its pagan deities. He re-established it as a place of worship to God alone. Reverting it to its original use he could then perform the pilgrimage "hajj," setting an example for millions of his followers throughout the ages. All rituals of the pilgrimage are rich in traditions reflecting the religious actions of Abraham (Mohammed...
With the break of dawn yesterday, the tenth of Dhu'l-Hijja, Moslems all over the world rise to celebrate the Bairam Feast. All head for the mosques to perform the feast's congregational morning prayers. The financially able have lambs slaughtered in memory of God's merciful exchange of a lamb for Abraham's intended sacrifice of his son. The meat is then distributed to the poor, the needy relations, and neighbors, leaving one-third for the family. Children eagerly put on their new clothes and collect a bonus allowance to spend during the feast holiday. Families exchange visits...
...play communicates through theater's most expressive medium, poetry. Under the able direction of Oz Scott, every member of the talented cast delivers Ntozake Shange's rich verse with expert precision, rendering intricate rhythmic shifts with mellifluous ease. All seven actresses perform exquisitely, but one deserves specific attention. Trazana Beverley, who plays the Lady in Red (all characters are identified simply by the color of their dress), steals the show with her earthy humor and lusty sensuality. Slightly overweight and less attractive than her companions onstage, Beverley plays the buffoon most of the night, but "a nite with beau willie...