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Sports that had made me reach for the remote at home were riveting in person.

The five dancers — all male theater artists capable of piercing intensity and precision — were riveting in the series of absurdist and surrealist exercises that characterize much of "The Smala B. B.," the hourlong work they performed on Tuesday night at the Terrace Theater.

While the event was a national tragedy that touched hundreds of relatives of the crash victims, Poles were riveted in particular by the Kaczynskis.

Mr. Raymond is riveting in his personal unattractiveness.

Still, tall and wiry, he is riveting in the role.

Slender and sensual, she was riveting in every scene.

Ms. Palmer was riveting in this profoundly human scene.

The collages are interesting, but the paintings are riveting in their gorgeousness.

She was riveting in the premiere of the American composer Sebastian Currier's "Time Machines".

Still, Ms. Borgogni is riveting in this pantomimic role, not least when explaining her seduction with sexually telling gestures.

(Tommasini) ★ 'The Makropulos Case' (Saturday and Tuesday) The charismatic soprano Karita Mattila is riveting in this operatic thriller.