Kevin McKenzie, Ballet Theater's artistic director, returned the compliment.
(That director returns soon enough, with pictures like "Shock Corridor" and "Naked Kiss" in the early '60s).
In his in-competition "Terraferma," the director returns to the small island world off the south coast of Sicily, the scene of his 2002 "Respiro".
Bruce Pask, our men's fashion director, returns each season from the catwalks with a stunningly precise map of the trends and twists.
August 26 2011 August 27 2011 Aug. 26-2727 at 8: Louis Langrée, the festival's music director, returns to conduct the orchestra in a finale that offers great music about lives cut short.
Last summer, when Bruce Pask, our men's fashion director, returned from the European collections, we sat down to talk about what he had seen on the catwalk.
On Thursday Lorin Maazel, the former music director, returns to lead Mozart's "Prague" Symphony and Concerto for Flute and Harp and Debussy's "Jeux" and "Ibéria".
In keeping with an annual tradition since moving west, Director returned to root for the Giants, who lost to the Jets, 20-12, in their preseason meeting.
Christiansen had this and a lot more information in mind last fall, when Philippe de Montebello, the Metropolitan's director, returned from vacation and was immediately shown the Duccio transparency.
Mr. Eyre, the veteran director, returned to the Royal Opera to work with the cast for this revival, and he drew nuanced performances from the singers.
