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| re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 09:43 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? - enoch10 07:45 pm EDT 09/06/18 | |
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| And Kevin Spacey is an amazing actor. And Charlie Rose is a superlative interviewer. So what? We seem to be coming to a place where brilliant, exciting talent is no longer an excuse to treat people poorly and be an asshole. Great. I think that's the direction we need to be heading. I know so many brilliant, talented people in many fields who are also amazing people, but who can't seem to get their break or get ahead in a tough business. Let's clear out the brilliant and talented assholes and make room for the brilliant and talented good people. And maybe a business known for chewing up and spitting out people will become a bit more humane in the process. If Finley is found to be guilty of what he's been accused of and loses his career, well...that'll be a lesson to both him in his future endeavors and others coming up in the future. If the company has a few rebuilding years ahead of it due to losing a shining talent, so what? Won't be the first time. |
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| re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 05:44 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 05:41 pm EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? - JereNYC 09:43 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
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| Well, by your reckoning they should also jettision all the Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins (and maybe George Balanchine) ballets between the 2 leading NYC ballet companies. They'd hardly have any repertoire left to dance, as they were known to be really difficult to different degrees. I understand your point, and it's a good one, but some of this outrage and reckoning should also have been directed at the top choreographers and directors over the years as well. Btw, when I've hired singing teachers and acting coaches, etc.,I always ask other people if my prospect is easy to deal with, because frankly, while there are excellent artists who are jerks to deal with, life is too short, and there are many equally wonderful people to work with who are going to build your self-esteem and talent and not try to diminish you as a person. Of course, here we are talking about people in power who are jerks doing the hiring and running the company; I'm in favor of them being held accountable so that they will change their ways and/or be replaced by people who respect their artists and treat them well. |
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| re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? | |
| Last Edit: singleticket 11:14 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
| Posted by: singleticket 11:13 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? - JereNYC 09:43 am EDT 09/07/18 | |
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| We seem to be coming to a place where brilliant, exciting talent is no longer an excuse to treat people poorly and be an asshole. I don’t think so. Treatment on the job has gotten worse for most working people. What we’re talking about here are cases from glamorous or high paying professions. It’s a start if it means that these concerns trickle down to the world of working people without lawyers and a social media following. I don’t see that happening except for the work of a very small segment of politically active people. |
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