![]() ![]() Choreographer Claudia Schrier’s “Passage” was commissioned in 2019 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first ship of enslaved Africans arriving in North America. At some moments, a voice from the audience would whoop with approval, or someone would enthusiastically begin clapping along with the beat, but they were met with almost defiant silence from the crowd.Īfter a short intermission, the audience returned much more ready to react, surprisingly, to a piece that was superior in technique but much more somber in tone. If there was any drawback at all to the Wonder-ful set, it was the audience’s curious hesitation to cheer when cheers were earned. “He was so excited and honored that we were premiering this ballet here in his hometown.”
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