The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory (NBC) in Torrington (Connecticut) has renamed performance of iconic ballet “La Bayadère” and assured no stereotyping in its presentation during upcoming Graduation Performance Series (May 18-21) after a protest from Hindus.
After Hindu protest, Connecticut conservatory renames ballet & assures no stereotyping | Udaipur News | Udaipur Latest News udaipurkiran.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from udaipurkiran.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hindus urge Connecticut Ballet Conservatory to drop culturally insensitive ballet “La Bayadère”
Hindus are urging The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory (NBC) in Torrington (Connecticut) to withdraw “La Bayadère” from its upcoming Graduation Performance Series (May 18-21), which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions.
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that a renowned ballet conservatory like NBC, whose sponsors reportedly include State of Connecticut, should not be in the business of callously promoting appropriation of traditions, elements and concepts of “others”; and ridiculing entire communities.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that this deeply problematic ballet was just a blatant belittling of a rich civilization and exhibited 19th-century orientalist attitudes. He also urged NBC to apologize for such an inappropriate selection.