The extension of Broadway's shutdown forces dancers to make difficult choices, and prompts some venues to ask whether they should be allowed to reopen earlier. Confronting racism regularly in their creative work can have a profound effect on Black dancers' mental health. Ballerina Kathryn Morgan reveals she left a top ballet company following a series of weight-based casting decisions. Tap icon Dormeshia leaves a voice message for the dance community.
Show Notes
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode:
-Brian Spitulnik's essay on the potential end of his Broadway career: https://www.dancemagazine.com/broadway-reopening-2648141693.html
-New York Times story on larger performance venues hoping to reopen: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/theater/theater-reopenings-new-york.html
-Sydnie L. Mosley's conversation with Dr. Erlanger A. Turner about how Black dancers can protect their mental health: https://www.dancemagazine.com/racism-and-mental-health-2648108358.html
-Melanin & Mental Health site: https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/
-Therapy for Black Girls site: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
-Kathryn Morgan's video on why she left Miami City Ballet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdYTvsPpG4
-Garnet Henderson's piece about ballet's obsession with thinness: https://www.dancemagazine.com/ballet-body-2646451850.html
-New York City Center's Fall For Dance page: https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/FallforDance/
-Dormeshia's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/dormeshia/
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