But everybody was 6 feet tall and slim, very young and very beautiful, and paraded with the same pleasing, well disposed manner and well paced gait through the perversely austere production.

Robert Wilson's austere production at Lincoln Center Festival '96 was in his Germanic mode.

The Aldeburgh Festival, which Britten helped found, is presenting a grippingly austere production of the opera, its first staging here in nearly 30 years.

Although companies have occasionally performed "Concerto Barocco" in fancy costumes, austere productions are now the norm.

In this austere production, the set designer, G. W. Mercier, has trimmed his own imagination, using interchangeable chairs and tables for courtroom, street and shelter.

But for esthetic and financial reasons, she surprised with an austere production that was the antithesis of the spectacular trappings in which such dances are usually staged.

But, of course, he says this in English, adding another confusing element to an austere production in which time and place are often difficult to detect.

Music writers have noted the album for its nostalgic tone, austere production, and Nas' detailed narratives.

Like their previous tours, The Joshua Tree Tour was a minimalistic, austere production, and they used this outlet for addressing political and social concerns.

In place of U2's austere and minimalist productions of the 1980s, the Zoo TV stage was a complex setup, designed to instill "sensory overload" in its audience.