bravura

noun

1. A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect.
2. A display of daring.

   “Yet just as, in opposition to the majority, I admired Fosse's Nightsongs and The Girl On The Sofa, so I found myself absorbed by this 70-minute play; and, whatever it may mean, there is no denying the production's visual bravura.”

adj

1. Highly showy; ostentatious.

   “Look closely, and the minute interconnectedness of her novels is a bravura achievement.”

   “But that won't stop the breakout star of the A&E reality series Dallas Three Ways from delivering one of his bravura, impromptu mini-lectures on the subject of Murphy's history of homophobic stand-up comedy.”