austere
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The 43-minute work for four couples is set to austere and mechanistic piano pieces, inspiring a succession of solo, duo and grouped choreographic configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
He was brought up in Protestantism, to which was often attributed his austere demeanour, but gave up religion in his teens.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
According to the location scouts, the success of such austere settings lies in their aesthetic, practical and economic value.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
And though the songs are austere, their performance is far from it.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
From the walls, the painted eyes of former Directors seemed to follow him, their faces austere, their lips unmoving.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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