Adjective a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet
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Noun
In one bravura sequence after another, Boucard’s camera slams us into walls, tight corridors and stairwells as insurrectionists and cops charge through the buildings, like a dam breaking, releasing a flood of human bodies in claustrophobic spaces. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 Old Seven was the ultimate act of engineering bravura, requiring hundreds of concrete pylons to be sunk into the shifting sands and mangrove swamps between open ocean. Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 With storytelling bravura, Mr. Langer alternates among the points of view of his characters. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 The key to this song's brilliance — besides Toni Braxton's bravura performance and unreal vocal range — is Warren's unexpected B minor to D minor change. Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 2 July 2022 The performance starts off on a note of bravura and then descends into treachery, drug mania, and fear. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 May 2022 But still, Tony voters remembered that star turn, giving O’Connell the trophy for a bravura, fully lip-synched performance that exemplified O’Connell’s unparalleled but often undersung work. Gordon Cox, Variety, 12 June 2022 Even more dispiriting than presenting this crusty comic ballet, mainly beloved for its bravura power, was the way Ballet Theater dusted the cobwebs off something else: gimmick casting.New York Times, 15 June 2022 Soon, Sandie/Eloise is being twirled across the dance floor by the wolfish music manager Jack (Doctor Who’s Matt Smith) in a bravura set piece of swooping camerawork, costuming, production design, and tag-team choreography. Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021
Adjective
No matter how bravura the substance of his disquisitions, this act, predictably, grew tiresome. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian, literally, bravery, from bravare to show off — more at bravado