Word: rhythms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...make A Lie of the Mind a theatrical gem. Every performer seems to spit out a Western drawl with ease. Martin's character is particularly demanding because Beth is physically as well as verbally handicapped, and Martin performs as though her disability is real. Hayes handles the fast-paced rhythm of Shepard's dialogue almost flawlessly and commands the audience's attention every time she appears on stage. And Jeanne Simpson is convincing as Beth's airheaded but well-intentioned mother...
...Onyx, a rhythm and blues a capella group composed of Harvard students, opened for the Callbacks. Performing three original songs, a popular cover and an encore of "Down by the River-side," Onyx wowed the audience with exciting vocals and a relaxed sense of humor. The Middlebury Dissipated 8, a nine-man group which also performed before the Callbacks, sang their tunes with polish and wry humor, except for a dreadful version of Smoky Robinson's "Tracks of my Tears...
...Sesame Street, but too young for Madonna? Give them a dose of Vitamin L, a wholesome pop-rock group of three teens and three grownups led by songwriter Jan Nigro. Their new album covers such serious matters as playground putdowns and pollution, but still has enough rhythm and soul to appeal to today's hip youngsters...
...victims as "not fit to be alive" and then repeatedly punching them, despite their denials of homosexual conduct. "She asked me why do I make friends with white people?" said Kgase. At one point, he said, she struck him with a whip, "humming a tune and dancing to the rhythm." Kgase testified that some of the worst beatings were reserved for James Moeketsi ("Stompie") Seipei, 14, whom Mrs. Mandela accused of being a police informant. The youth was later found dead. Jerry Richardson, head of Mrs. Mandela's bodyguards, has been convicted of the murder...
Seated on the floor, her back very straight, her legs crossed, she is attentive. "Continue stretching and recharging. Find the rhythm of your breath." Deep sighs engulf the room...