Word: staccatos
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...Seurat had a longer arc in mind. He wanted to adapt the bright staccato of Impressionist technique to forms that would be as weighty and enduring as the art he saw at the Louvre. Unlike the Impressionists, who preferred to work as rapidly and spontaneously as possible, Seurat returned to the traditional technique of making numerous preliminary sketches and oils in his studio; there are more than 60 for La Grande Jatte. Many of those are in the show, where they make clear how he conceived the island first as an empty stage - early on he produced a view...
...beginning of the play has a staccato feel, as every song is broken up by bits of dialogue and every scene ends with a clunky set change. As the evening progresses, however, the set changes become less frequent and the action more compelling...
...generation most likely to inherit the kind of powerhouse roles associated with Close and [Jane] Fonda in their 30s and 40s." Those qualities, it turns out, transfer easily onto the stage, making Stiles blaze with hate and pain. She and Eckhart chew into Mamet's fiendishly difficult staccato half-lines with evident relish. Their slow-burning antagonism ignites in the devastating finale. As Stiles gives full vent to her talent for malice, you too feel compelled to scream at Eckhart...
...hauntingly prophetic speech, the last oration he would ever give, King proclaimed in staccato phrases that he had “been to the mountaintop” and that he had “seen the promised land...
...with everyday sounds--and his production skills are first-rate. With frenetic beats below and threatening ambient noises, like sirens and whizzing bullets, hovering on top, I Luv U and Sittin' Here effectively re-create midnight in London's housing projects. When Dizzee lets loose with some of his staccato chirps, the musical tension only increases. His tongue is definitely twisted, but at least his ears are in great shape. --By Josh Tyrangiel