catharsis

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I saw the impact of catharsis and relevant, timely theater.

From Los Angeles Times

Aster may ultimately be too much the formalist control freak to achieve the crazy, let-it-all-hang-out catharsis he’s chasing, and the elaborate trap he’s engineered for Beau seems to close, finally, on himself.

From Los Angeles Times

The show signals that if anger is depression turned outward, then one of the first steps to catharsis is reconciling with yourself.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s part of a journey of healing and catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times

Affleck doesn’t break rules with “Air” as much as restore them, obeying principles that have seemed mortally endangered in recent years — about sound structure, recognizably human characters, satisfying catharsis, authentic but not overreaching depth.

From Washington Post