Ballet dancers gambol across the stage in displays of grace and precision, a feast for the eye.
At this stage of Djokovic's state of grace, that almost seems like a fair handicap.
There were the nods and winks when Vinokourov rode the Dauphiné Libéré stage race in a state of grace, seemingly winning or setting his team-mates up to win as and when he chose.
/ You must always face the curtain with a bow!" In the absence of divine certainty, the director Mike Nichols and his deft assembly of Merry-Andrews have stage-managed their own act of grace, calling down from the heaven of their imaginations a taste of youth's eternal spring.
It's not planned, it just happens: the tempo shifts down and it becomes time for a few dozen audience members — mostly retirement age, probably sharper looking than you — to go down in front of the stage and dance together, full of grace.
Endless styles of performance grace the stages of burlesque.
The first animal to ever grace the stages of Broadway was a dog named Sandy who found fame through the original production of Annie.
Charlotte's Shorts is the freshest showcase of creative writing and storytelling to grace the stages of Hollywood in a while.
In recent years this Finnish choreographer's group has graced the stages of the Joyce, Bard College and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Chroniclers record gorgeous costumes appearing in 17th-century ballet, opera, and dramatic offerings; gold brocades covered with lace, diamonds, emeralds, ribbons, and immense trains graced the stages of France.
While it is thrilling to imagine the many famed thespians who have graced the stages of these historic theaters, if only for one-night stands, it can be chilling to imagine some performers who "never leave".
