“It’s A Musical, the kind in which characters burst into song and dance without warning, in which extras spontaneously transform into backup dancers, in which characters treat sets not as locations for action, but as props.”
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Why Misty Copeland Focuses So Much On Being A Black Ballet Dancer
“I think it needed to happen. Dancers in the past have talked about it, but they haven’t had the platform that I’ve had, which makes a huge difference. I think that it’s forcing the conversation to be had, and it’s a part of me, and it’s a part of my experience in my life and my struggles. … Just because I’m a principal dancer now doesn’t mean that all goes away.”
A Difficult Hand To Play: ‘The Gin Game’ Actors Lay Their Cards On The Table
“Depending on the staging, as many as 200 card moves are required over all. And if the wrong move happens during the wrong hand, the actors can easily find themselves in the middle of the wrong act. … Here are the memories and lamentations of some Gin Game survivors – and, in the case of Mr. Jones and Ms. Tyson, future survivors.”