Word: ritualization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...almost forgotten the atmosphere of a Dead concert, but this solicitation brought back the distinctive flavor. Dead Heads--the band's followers--are a unique and dedicated group, with a language and ritual of their own. They see the Grateful Dead as the last bastion of the Sixties' drug culture. Jerry Garcia, the focal personality of the group, presides as a hip, trollish figure who was there and remembers it when it all happened. Garcia generates the energy of the concert, not with sudden dramatic movement, but with a sparkling liquidity, both in his guitar rills and his cool, mirror...
...cramming in Lamont for next year's Generals, (b) pounding away at their typewriters trying to get their Fine Arts papers in on time, (c) tearing their arms off in the wristwrestling tournament last Monday, their counterparts across the country were banging heads together in an annual ritual known as spring practice...
...existential angst. Jed's own formlessness is thrown into relief by his encounters with a cluster of well-drawn minor figures, from the cheerfully mundane Cudworths, whose very name suggests the unquestioning content of cattle, to the impeccable Mrs. Jones-Talbot, for whom the study of Dante is a ritual of appreciation for a lost Italian lover...
Arffa said that when Adams House residents call the police, it "is part of the ritual," which also often included water ballon attacks from Adams and Claverly Hall resident whose windows face the castle...
...slow, calming atmosphere of ritual and myth pervades the Loeb Ex this weekend. Hali by G.V. Desani, a four character play that is perhaps more like a quiet reading than a show, is the traditional Hindu story of a beautiful nature boy and his representations of family, love, and emotional life. With a voice reminiscent of Kahil Gibran, Desani quiets the emotions and stills the action to bring to the audience that famous peace. Performances are tonight through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee Saturday at 3. Free tickets are available at noon the day before the performance...