Sentence examples for intense performance in from inspiring English sources

Mr. Gere gives a good, intense performance in a role that has been written more in terms of action than interior development.

Bizarrely, his intense performance in The Verdict failed to gain him an Oscar — a fact taken harder by his wife than by the star.

"It's a small, intense performance in a vast, crumbling space," says Walsh. "There has to be the sense of a world disintegrating as well as a mind unravelling".

It was time to woodshed, time to build an audience through constant, intense performance in clubs, small theatres, and university gyms.

The prime attraction is the company's astonishing production of Philip Glass's "Satyagraha" on Tuesday at 7 45 p.m. Then Wednesday brings another chance to see Karita Mattila's intense performance in the title role of "Salome," from 2008.

His new work, "One Sweet Morning," a 30-minute song cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, had its premiere on Friday night, with the magnificent Stephanie Blythe as soloist and Mr. Gilbert conducting a colorful and intense performance in a program that included works by Barber and Dvorak.

He'll be on the big screen again as ace archer Hawkeye in Captain America: Civil War next year but it's often forgotten that he started out as more of a character actor, with intense performances in smaller films, often playing unstable characters.

And Ms. Leigh, celebrated for her bold and intense performances in such films as "Last Exit to Brooklyn," "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" and "Georgia," was soon to join him onstage for her Broadway debut, replacing Natasha Richardson in the starring role of Sally Bowles.

For Gyllenhaal, 34, "Southpaw" promises to continue his run of committed, intense performances in films such as "End of Watch," "Prisoners" and "Nightcrawler".

Essential Music, the percussion-and-piano ensemble that organized the event, delivered an intense performance of "Credo in US," a tightly structured work from 1942 with a searing climax.

The program concluded with a committed, intense performance of the magisterial Quartet in C sharp minor (Op. 131), framed by Mr. Niziol's singing tone and expressive control.