Advance word had it that the 65-minute piece alludes to pictorial styles from the Renaissance to the 19th century and into the 20th century.

All the pieces in this suite refer or allude to sky and sea in their lyrical content.

The piece alludes to music of the Baroque period, when the harpsichord was a common instrument, both in terms of its melodic and harmonic language and in its structure.

Subtitled "Stories of America," the piece alludes to the lives of three families.

And although each piece alluded to the lives of women, there were no broad themes apparent, only glancing evocation.

The piece ostensibly alluded to Jewish-Arab relations.

The piece, which was presented on Thursday at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schonberg Theater, alludes frequently to Kahlo's paintings.

He then claims that John Macarthur had "begged that the piece of land alluded to if located to anyone might be given to" James Milson.

(In the context of this show, Mr. Hughes's piece alludes to water rituals but, in itself, it suffices as sumptuous form.)

While the music draws on the inflections of klezmer, the pieces performed on Thursday also alluded to everything from tangos to Beethoven.