Before he begins a play, he searches for a theatrical image.
Mr. Ek is not much at putting movement together, but he has a feel for the sharp theatrical image.
"There are things that move me and that I need to explain in theatrical images," he said.
To describe his approach, he reached for a theatrical image.
The theatrical double image says everything there is to say about Manhattan glamour.
There were some striking theatrical images and powerful performances in the 14 dances.
But it was a world of theatrical images: a mysterious dream trip to the Victorian past.
That vivid theatrical image so crucial to his best work is cleverly used here against the music's associations.
The only memorable theatrical images came near the end of the work.
His theatrical images have no lives of their own.