catharsis

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The great tragedies permit catharsis, and their ruinous endings are part of that process.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Krivak captures the terror and tenderness of their ordeal, and he builds to an ending of exceptional catharsis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Advocates gave a “know your rights” workshop and Amalfitano led a piñata bashing, what the store owner called “a communal form of catharsis,” encouraging students to let out pent-up emotions in a safe way.

From Los Angeles Times

That elegant dance matches what we see on stage, the kabuki performances melding melancholy and beauty, anguish and catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times

“We grew up in a radical political tradition of theater, where this is where we can rehearse emotional experience — catharsis,” Blenkarn says.

From Los Angeles Times