Co-founder and Author of #FinalBowForYellowface | @kencen Next50 Arts Leader
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Five years ago, one of the world’s most influential people in ballet invited me to his office to talk about the Nutcracker. Those 40 minutes ended up radically changing my life and the entire dance industry forever 🧵 1/
I joined @Twitter 9 years ago because this cute guy I went on a couple dates with was active on the site and I didn’t want to miss out. Now he’s my husband.
So nice to connect with so many of you, often IRL, after meeting here. Hope you’ll continue to follow me and my work!
High praise indeed, thank you @wperrondancemag 🤩🤩🤩
I worked with the brilliant Caroline Hamilton to put together and exhibition at @JacobsPillow that will be up all summer, but if you can’t make in person, I hope you’ll check out the digital exhibit danceinteractive.jacobspillo…
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The Trump audio:
"See as president I could have declassified it. Now I can't, you know, but this is still a secret."
"Now we have a problem," a staffer responds.
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Because David Byrne really, really loves the '80s, because choreographer Annie-B Parson is genius, because its off-B'way run was spectacular, may "Here Lies Love" reap all the luck in the world vulture.com/article/here-lie…
I wonder why I’m being slammed before I’ve even set a single step, yet the White choreographers who have continued to revive the canon “as is” — racial caricature and all — escape unscathed?
It's a hot afternoon here in London, so why not pour yourself a nice cool drink and read our latest post? If you're elsewhere in the world, get yourself a nice tea or coffee 😉 📖🫖🍹🍺☕️ 📖
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Actually, I’d go a step further if @Theatrely is serious about being more than just an adverb. A great demonstration of atonement would be to employ AAPI writers and EDITORS.
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Seeing people that look like me and my family on stage in shows that are traditionally led by yt ppl will never be “a clever bit of social justice marketing”. It’s okay to feel seen even in the slightest of ways it can change a story, it can be representation-
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This shirt can be read both as “Black is Beautiful” and “Beautiful is Black” 😭😭😭 Where do I get one @marcusryder ?!?
On my way to see the screening of “Barrel Children” the untold story of the children of the #Windrush by @Nadine_Writes
(Those that know, know. Where’s my Black Chinese crew at? ✊🏾)
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Throwing it back to turning up the heat @waddesdonmanor_nt with @philschan’s Ballet Des Porcelaines à trois Never underestimate the power of a heroine 😎 and AAPI Princess Dreams instagr.am/p/Ct2r-_Bg6uX/
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41 years ago, #VincentChin was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by two White autoworkers in Detroit.
His killing became representative of the violence, racism, and discrimination that #AsianAmericans have long endured in the US.
It also sparked a movement.
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"If you were good friends, what were you doing ruling on his case?" said Charles Geyh, an Indiana University law professor and leading expert on recusals, told ProPublica. "And if you weren't good friends, what were you doing accepting this?"
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Yes, it really is. @philschan has written on Orientalism in ballet in "Final Bow for Yellowface: Dancing Between Intention and Impact." Fascinating analysis, and he has also choreographed new ballets and advised companies on removing yellowface from their repertoire.
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Donald Trump has been indicted more times than he's been elected. @MSNBC
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would restrict gun ownership — raising the minimum age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, mandating universal background checks, and banning civilians from buying assault weapons. @NBCNews