Word: ritualized
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...history of music. The eerie sounds shocked the audience; after all, such unusual harmonies and unresolved chords are hardly the accompaniment for a standard ballet. Yet it was this brilliant integration of folk tunes and rhythmic manipulation that was needed to complement accurately a ballet presenting an actual ritual of sacrifice by prehistoric people. The BSO highlighted these obscure rhythms, bringing the piece’s barbaric beauty to life. At the same time, the musicians were expressive and lyrical when they needed to be. With the next concert series not until next year, Levine and the Symphony Orchestra left...
...among a small group who remained faithful to the ritual, even during the early 1990s when attendance was at an all-time low, as the government neglected the stadium and its sport, eventually allowing a private operator take charge. But things have changed dramatically in recent years, with Peru's booming economy having restored the bullfighting arena as the place to be seen on a leisurely November Sunday afternoon. Acho is full to capacity, now with around 10,000 people watching the bullfights, as well indulging in the festivities before and after that rival the best tailgating parties in United...
...William Soberon, first protested outside of Acho more than a decade ago, blamed the news media, wealth Peruvians and the Catholic Church for perpetuating the annual ritual. "I wouldn't care if I were the only one here, someone has to stand up and say enough," he said. "This is not a sport or art. It is cruelty...
...Thank Heaven for Political Opportunism. Emerging from a recent interview with the Shi'ite politician Hadi al-Ameri, I was greeted by an incredible sight in his waiting room: a Sunni member of parliament and two of his aides, performing their mid-day prayer ritual...
...differences, though, it’s reassuring to know that there are still things that link us all. The Game is about football, but it is also about tradition, an annual ritual that brings together thousands of students, faculty, and alumni who would never otherwise interact. I’ll see you there...