Cheap Seats and Dance: When Children Are Involved
Comparing notes on seeing the same dance performance from different seats, one of the critics recalls being sorely tested, not by a performance but by her own child.
Comparing notes on seeing the same dance performance from different seats, one of the critics recalls being sorely tested, not by a performance but by her own child.
We asked the writers to compare notes via email and below are excerpts.
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