Word: spirited
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Lysistrata” managed to stay loyal to the classical Grecian comedy’s plot while integrating modern allusions. The sequin-clad women use a metaphor for spinning wool to illustrate the necessity of negotiations and peacekeeping and also consult the Oracle of Delphi. But while maintaining that spirit of conscientious pacifism, “Lysistrata” snidely pokes fun at modern gender stereotypes. “Did your wife redo the den into a living room and paint it eggshell?” one Athenian gripes to another. “And what the fuck...
Serving up some spirit with your spirits and spicy conversation with your Doritos, the owner of Louie’s Superette–the local convenience store and go-to for many residents of the River Houses–has more in store than most casual shoppers might imagine...
...grace comparable to that of any professional company.When Diaghilev was asked about the ensuing riot some 90 years ago, he allegedly stated that it was just what he wanted. On Saturday night, the Harvard Dance Program attempted to put on a show centered on the “spirit of the Ballet Russes,” a spirit Diaghilev’s words truly encompass. The show was skillfully performed and the combination of traditional ballet movements with modern interpretations set to such brilliantly scored music made the evening very entertaining. Perhaps a more interesting way of paying tribute...
Raleigh is part of a new generation of South African filmmakers determined to take back the country's stories and invest them with a spirit that goes deeper than skin. He produced 2005's Tsotsi, a film about a township hoodlum who steals a car - and the rich black couple's baby in its back seat - which shattered once and for all the naive but, among outsiders, popular notion that all South Africa's stories can be framed in terms of black and white. Another is director Michael Raeburn, who has just released Triomf, a bleak examination of a poor...
...This Saturday, the two crews once again demonstrated their competitive spirit, fighting respectively to maintain the heavyweight Compton Cup and the lightweight Haines Cup, honors they won last year. Both crews held onto their prizes, keeping them in Newell Boathouse for the second year...