Sentence examples for silent performance from inspiring English sources

Biddle, who holds degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and Virginia Commonwealth University, takes a process-driven approach when investigating materials like wax, glass, plaster and rubber, prodding them to perform as actors in a Noh-like silent performance.

Gandolfini provides an entertaining backdrop of acid chatter for Travolta, who gives a nearly silent performance.

But, as with that prehistoric opener, the revelations are delivered through montages, which drag, then speed up, revealing without overexplaining, grounded in Coon's brilliantly unsentimental, largely silent performance.

As Mr. Castaneda goes about Jaime's chores in the heat and mess of the overcrowded chicken barn, his silent performance becomes remarkably eloquent.

A variation is the "Jack MacGowran," named for Samuel Beckett's favorite Irish actor, who concluded his silent performance as the philandering title character in Beckett's first television play, "Eh Joe," with a smile made of twitches and cheek flutters.

I expected the easy, silent performance of an electric golf cart, but the karts turned out to be quite peppy, with quick pickup and enough motor noise to make the experience feel like actual racing.

His is one of the great silent performances, which sees him go from wildly throwing himself around to smaller, more nuanced moments, leading up to one of cinema's defining moments (the unmasking scene).

The class is done through silent performances — to overcome language barriers.

Ms Lawrence remarkably manages to illustrate this complexity in a near-silent performance.

His very reactive, often almost-silent performance in The Pianist (pictured) is like watching Buster Keaton getting sent to hell.

His very reactive, often almost-silent performance in The Piano (pictured) is like watching Buster Keaton getting sent to hell.