This is the power of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Founded in the throes of the Gay Liberation Movement, the company runs on the freedom of self-expression and, of…
Multi-hyphenate playwright Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi shares the origin and intention of Black Trans Women at the Center, a theatre festival now in its fifth year.
“In terms of classical ballet — and even most contemporary works — it’s all about the guy saving the girl. That’s the dynamic. It’s always a girl and a guy.…
The mediocrity of Broadway means shows like these have even more responsibility to value basics like character and setting, to ground our stories in all their complexity.
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