1.   Produced and performed by Britannia, a locally-based company of professional actors.

2.   It has been shown that endoscopy is safe even in high risk groups if performed by a skilled practitioner.

3.   An equally compelling English version followed, performed by child singer Denny Mershman.

4.   Appropriately, music of an Italian composer opens the auditions, albeit performed by a Frenchman.

5.   As performed by Francisco Velasco, it was exciting for the way its moments of stillness suddenly burst into excitement.

6.   As performed by Ms. Shaw, Richard is a petulant, insufficient king, a man in thrall to his own helplessness.

7.   As performed by Ms. Voigt and Domingo, that moment is indeed touching and deeply felt.

8.   Besides her own songs, she plans to perform songs by Bonnie Raitt, Suzy Bogguss and maybe even Tina Turner.

9.   By the time it had reached Abidjan, though, the dance was performed mostly by young women who bent and shook in ways that men could never duplicate.