dexterously
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But on that album — and its lively, dexterously picked opening track — Wellington reclaims the instrument’s African origins while adding his own modern flair.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2023
For his part, conductor Christopher Rountree, the company’s new music director, led a performance that was dexterously alive to every twist, be it Handel’s, Darrah’s, Washington’s or the very individual singers’.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2022
First and foremost, it’s an enthralling show that marries story and song as dexterously as “Fun Home,” “Hamilton” or this year’s Tony-winner, “The Band’s Visit.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2018
Autoworkers of color in a cutthroat economy provide the characters and premise of Morisseau’s well-made play, set in the plant’s employee break room and dexterously mounted on Studio Theatre’s Mead stage by director Patricia McGregor.
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2017
Milton Stephanides, a twenty- year-old college student, stood at his own bedroom window, dexterously fingering his clarinet.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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