Sentence examples for anachronistic performance from inspiring English sources

There's also a live, blithely anachronistic performance by the band Blues Traveler.

Antiquated tunings, uninteresting repertory and anachronistic performance techniques sent audiences elsewhere for entertainment.

There is also a welcome if anachronistic performance by the present-day Cape Breton fiddle sensation Ashley MacIsaac and an a cappella rendition of an old sea chantey -- sly reminders that out-of-the-way places are not necessarily cultural backwaters.

Ireland, however, gives an anachronistic performance; her tone and mannerisms seem too modern.

Besides Puyana's magisterial, inevitably anachronistic performances, the the 150-page booklet includes color pictures of the magnificent German instrument.

His sole fault is a liking for anachronistic cliché (such as "performance-enhancing drug"), which patronises the past without flattering the present.

Handel's violin sonatas, for example, have been rarities at violin and piano recitals since the 1960's when the advent of the early-music movement made such performances seem oddly anachronistic.

Because Robert's type is increasingly anachronistic in today's sexually forthright society, Mr. Harris's performance reminds you to what degree "Company" -- the most modern show of its time -- is now a period piece.

Making little attempt to shift his vocal inflections or sell the anachronistic dialogue ("Who's bad? Sinbad")., Pitt's bland beefcake performance only takes you out of the film's mythical, ancient world.

Hampson's and Furlanetto's heartfelt performances — and a collection of gorgeous, if slightly anachronistic, sets and costumes — ameliorate the excesses of Verdi's convoluted plot; Fabio Luisi.

(Anderson) Neon Marshmallow Festival (Friday through Sunday) This exhilarating experimental music festival, normally based in Chicago, treads east with performances from the electronic sound artist Tim Hecker, the anachronistic acoustic noise artist Grouper and more.