Monopoly

Choreography by Amy Seiwert
Music by Kronos Quartet, Henryk Górecki
Quasi una Fantasia String Quartet No. 2 Op. 64: Deciso- Energico; Furioso, Tranquillo-Mesto; Quasi una Fantasia String Quartet No. 2 Op. 64: Arioso; Adagio cantabile
Lighting by Jeremy Barr
Costumes by Sue Leason

American Repertory Ballet, March 12, 2002, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ.

Raised to believe the playing field, or game board rather, is level. That we all start at GO with $200. Raised to have faith that hard work and discipline are the tools needed to acquire your dreams. Not knowing that there are those who will only let you have their version of your dream. Not accepting you unless you fit into the conventional world on conventional terms. Wanting you to be simple, one sided, so you can easily be put into a box and understood. So you pick up a different monopoly piece, put on a different costume, try to live on their terms. Try to change the structure from the inside, say what you want in a language they will accept. Sometimes losing yourself in the translation.

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