These were introspective little pieces, and there were moments when Ms. Helstroffer appeared to be lost in a private world totally closed to her audience.

Balanchine's "Valse Lente," on the other hand, is an airy introspective piece, and better than you might expect.

Instead of the joyous work expected of him, the composer produced a quiet and introspective piece.

One wondered what these dancers might be like in dance-dramas or introspective pieces.

Miriam had not much to do, so she found time for her beloved reading, and for writing little introspective pieces which interested her.

"Anytime" became a moody, introspective piece, with the chorus of the tune repeated occasionally: "Do I ever cross your mind?"

Two solos in which the dancers who choreographed them spoke as they moved were the most notable of the introspective pieces.

This introspective piece was published in the Morning News the day after her husband's death.

The six works on the program were slow, introspective, melancholy pieces, cast in the thoroughly tonal post-Minimalist language that is now fashionable around the world.

This was an introspective piece that used the lighting technician/projectionist as a third actor with a wired console providing the only illumination.