Word: virtuoso
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...goes to the President, who gives a virtuoso performance. If he's gesturing with his right hand, he backhands with his left and extracts a full measure of jelly beans. If his right hand is free, he makes a quick dip into the jar without looking - and comes up with a full measure in that hand. Psychological interpretation: a very secure leader who knows exactly what he wants, and gets...
...predictable New york cultural rite: a gala fund-raising performance by the American Ballet Theater. The audience, lavishly dressed for the party that will follow, sits through a numbing succession of virtuoso turns: gaudy pas de deux and solo flights by resident stars, international étoiles and great names of the past who walk through famous old roles. Even the curtain calls are a production, usually choreographed more carefully than the rest of the show. The balletgoers finally leave, convinced that they have seen something unique but vowing to themselves "Never again...
...literal parody, if ever there was one, of the "sense of touch" in traditional painting. But always he seems to be after a kind of minimalist nirvana where, as he puts it, "every square inch was physically the same, where there was no area of more beautiful brushing or virtuoso art marks...
...response, the peculiarly 20th century phenomenon of the new-music ensemble has sprung up. Such groups consist of virtuoso players who come together for one purpose: to give contemporary music a hearing. One of the best-known is Speculum Musicae (mirror of music), celebrating its tenth anniversary this year with a series of three concerts at Manhattan's Symphony Space...
...outcome of the women's competition was less predictable. Biellmann, fourth-place finisher at the 1980 Olympics, is the most seasoned skater of the current crop. She carried the day with a blend of experienced sang-froid and virtuoso spins. In a contortionist move of her own contriving, she grabbed her left leg behind her back with both hands and stretched it high overhead, while spinning at dazzling speed on her right leg. The Biellmann spin is breathtaking, but she lacks the athletic triple jumps that have become the sport's new measuring stick. With the new emphasis...