Sentence examples for elaborate performance from inspiring English sources

Shaped by the codes duello, the Italian duel was an elaborate performance in which civility and justice played equal parts.

But all sorts of other car parts were conscripted for this elaborate performance: suspension coils, ventilator screens, cranks for tire pumps.

From very early on, General Idea used fashion as an underlying reference, like in the elaborate performance "Ms. General Idea Pageant 1971".

Worse, the film will  include the duping of the media in what the veteran prankster describes as "a very complicated and elaborate performance".

"YOU were ESPECIALLY chosen for this elaborate performance and – news blast – these things don't happen to random people – only those who are WORTHY of such acts are picked.

A clever switcheroo, aided by a deceptive marketing campaign, saw Kingsley's villain Mandarin revealed to be an elaborate performance and his real character unmasked as a buffoonish actor.

The most elaborate performances of the three main cults were held by groups living along the coast.

He started attending colour guard competitions and while he watched the mesmerising, elaborate performances, he became inspired.

Often their elaborate performances are parcelled out in clear-cut divisions, usually called fits or cantos, in order to forestall tedium and build up suspense by delays and piecemeal revelations.

The recording academy has labored in recent years to make the Grammy Awards show more entertaining, pushing for elaborate performances, like Nicki Minaj's "Roman Holiday" that evoked "The Exorcist".

And it has been quite a big tent, featuring elaborate performances that have included rock bands like the Who, musical numbers from Broadway shows, and an expertly choreographed dance routine starring a network programming chief (Stephen McPherson of ABC) and a scantily clad professional dancer.