seldevetiver

I saw Shayer as Espada in Don Quixote last year and I enjoyed his performance. I'm not sure I follow his line of argument: he shouldn't ever have to play a comedic role, a bad guy, or a supplicant due to his phenotype? Does anyone else find it doubtful that ABT only cast nonwhite dancers in the roles he finds so objectionable? They seem like fairly common roles for dancers rising up the ranks. Reading the op-ed, it seems to me that his chief complaint is that ABT sees him as a soloist, while he sees himself as a principal. That would seem to be more of a problem of his ego, not of employment discrimination.

My godparents lived across the street from Lincoln Center, and took me to see many performances at ABT and NYCB when I was a child. Sadly, I never took lessons, although I very much wanted to. Now that I am back in the NYC area, I'm rekindling my love affair with ballet. Grateful this community exists, and delighted to be here.