Within the Quota
Waterworth, Rebecca (2017) Within the Quota. [Audio work, Performance, Theatre]
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In collaboration with the London-based ensemble Penguin Cafe, Princeton University has reimagined Within The Quota, a pantomime-ballet from 1923. Within The Quota, with a score by Cole Porter, responded to restrictive immigration quotas based on national origin that were enacted in 1921. The ballet has been newly allegorised as an act of resistance to nativist calls within the Trump administration. Students of the Princeton University Ballet will mount the production in Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 7:30pm, and Porter's music will be performed live in a new arrangement prepared by Simon Morrison (Professor of Music, Princeton University) and the Penguin Cafe, whose ten members are travelling to Princeton for the show. Backdrops, based on the famous original design featuring newspaper headlines, have been created by students at the Stuart Country Day School. The performance will begin with selections from Penguin Cafe's newest album, "The Imperfect Sea."
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Musician | Penguin Cafe |
| Performer | Princeton University Ballet Company |
| Set designer | Stuart Country Day School |
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