But whatever the reaction to these videos, no one could argue about Mr. McQueen's sensational showmanship and his exceptional techniques.
Hendrix transformed guitar playing, both in technique and showmanship.
Still, despite his very considerable technique, his good showmanship and his terrific timing, he's physically and stylistically eccentric.
Instead, we got superlative technique married to elaborate showmanship and escapism.
In a sparkling serving of technique, talent, will and showmanship, Manning became the first N.F.L. player to throw five touchdown passes in three games in one season.
As someone who developed the language of modern cinema, he's unrivaled, using showmanship to promote his works and cinematic techniques to manipulate the viewer imbuing his films with violence, intrigue, casual misogyny and a great wit.
By now a goodly portion of the world with access to any form of media and advertising has an inkling of Lang's extraordinary technique and his gift for showmanship.
In the first-movement cadenza and the brisk finale Mr. Markov let his fiery technique and fully developed sense of showmanship prevail.
"It was not a terribly smooth transition," he says, in his understated way, of his arrival there; his restrained approach and attention to the refinements of classical technique represented a big change from the flashy showmanship of the previous director, Michael Smuin.
These kids are changing the face of juggling, evolving a culture whose values — speed, numbers, athleticism, technique — are distinct from the traditional juggling values of balance, expression and showmanship.
