On the field, the attractive, free-form play continued into the second half.
It's a potent reminder that LEGO's old slogan "It's a new toy every day" could be equally augmented with "It's a different toy for everybody". Re-focusing on more free-form play isn't just a good strategy...it was the entire point of The LEGO Movie.
In other words, it shouldn't matter if it's Waldorf instruction or a free-form play group, or if it's in a school or a living room.
Plus, improvisation is not just free-form playing – there has to be a mastery of structure and discipline.
In the 1980s, women playwrights challenged the presumption that "if it's domestic, it isn't political" in free-form plays, often with all-women casts; and, while the great subject of mid-1990s "in-yer-face theatre" is masculinity in crisis, there is (in Mark Ravenhill, particularly) a steady note of lament for lost political certainties.
Aside from a few short bursts of enthusiastic free-form playing, with no tonal or rhythmic center, the collective soloing was rooted in vamps and modes; the music never became a mess, and the trio of Mr. Lesh on bass and Warren Haynes and Jimmy Herring on guitars -- the nerve center of the band -- kept their dynamic balance, watching for lulls in one another's statements to jump in.
On his record Cure (ECM), you can hear him striking out into inspired free-form playing without ever leaving the melody entirely behind.
The annual Catalina Camping Trip will take place Aug. 24 to 27 and will give campers a chance to hike, kayak, snorkel, create natural art souvenirs, rock jump, learn essential camping and survival skills, and participate in the free form play and relaxation that camping in nature provides.
BUT the very characteristics that appear to make The Sims popular among girls — free-form game play and everyday setting — may also help explain why many girls stop playing The Sims once they actually start living young adult lives.
Now that most children no longer participate in this free-form experience — play dates arranged by parents are no substitute — their peer socialization has suffered.
And with a pro's earning capacity determined more by his personal stats than by his team's record, who can be surprised by the preponderance of free-form, uncoached play?
