Jan McNulty Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, Roberta said: Though Peter Wright also altered it it for BRB as it was not considered appropriate as it stood and nothing to do with the pandemic. And is now back to the way it was at BRB… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 26 minutes ago, James said: Of course we shouldn’t sanitise or bowdlerise the past, but we shouldn’t misrepresent it either, which is precisely what La Bayadere is doing in its current form. i would recommend this article to anyone who wonders what is perceived as unacceptable in that ballet. https://pointemagazine.com/la-bayadere-orientalist-stereotypes/ I thought I had already posted that way back but now can't find it, possibly it got lost in the move from the SF ballet posts. It's a good read. Thanks. The Blackface is easy to deal with, the rest, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 5 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: And is now back to the way it was at BRB… Three men and a woman yes. However, Yellowfaced Chinese men haven't returned and hopefully won't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Just now, Roberta said: Three men and a woman yes. However, Yellowfaced Chinese men haven't returned and hopefully won't? The Chinese dance was revised before the pandemic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: The Chinese dance was revised before the pandemic. Yes I said so in a post way back. Thankfully no yellow makeup and the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHazell2 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) I just think that this discussion is all something or nothing. It is just a ballet. Let's not overthink something too much and just enjoy them Edited February 18 by CHazell2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalletcoForum Moderators Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Several posts on this thread have been hidden while they are discussed by the Moderation team. The thread has been locked. It is a highly emotive subject and is now going around in circles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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