These are the performances which draw a line in the sand.
Second, there are the performances, which are so dextrous as to be unnerving.
A six-member group of period instruments will accompany the performances, which will be sung in English.
The pacing wandered almost as much as the performances, which ranged from the wooden to the flamboyantly hammy.
Tickets went on sale Monday for the performances, which will begin Aug. 26 with "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".
In a way, that characterised everything about the performances, which started with good ideas but never followed them through consistently.
This weekend Steven Beck, pianist, and Colin Jacobsen, violinist, anchor the performances, which involve four other string players.
Now for the performances, which are a testimony to phenomenal strength in depth and to the accuracy and inconspicuousness of Simon Langton's direction.
The romance that blossoms between them is sexy and volatile, as are the performances, which are absolutely convincing even when the story is not.
And then there are the performances, which so far are equal parts hip-hop history, contempo vamping, and affectionate schlock hilarity.
Audiences may enter and leave the theatre as they wish during the performances, which are expected to run for five hours each.
