Stages presents Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson, an innovative new work that blends spoken word, dance, music, and theater for a vivid and intimate look into Anderson’s rise to ballet royalty and her eventual triumphant rise to accept her authentic self.
In 1990, Anderson became one of the first Black principal ballerinas of a major ballet company when she ascended to Principal Dancer of the Houston Ballet. Unknown to her adoring audiences, she brought with her on stage the weight of her own tumultuous relationships, abuse, and battles with addiction.
In Plumshuga, audiences will share a conversation with Anderson at home, where she breaks the fourth wall to discuss her greatest trials and successes by reliving them in memories painted by music and dance. This is Lauren Anderson’s story in her words, for the first time ever.
Stages presents Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson, an innovative new work that blends spoken word, dance, music, and theater for a vivid and intimate look into Anderson’s rise to ballet royalty and her eventual triumphant rise to accept her authentic self.
In 1990, Anderson became one of the first Black principal ballerinas of a major ballet company when she ascended to Principal Dancer of the Houston Ballet. Unknown to her adoring audiences, she brought with her on stage the weight of her own tumultuous relationships, abuse, and battles with addiction.
In Plumshuga, audiences will share a conversation with Anderson at home, where she breaks the fourth wall to discuss her greatest trials and successes by reliving them in memories painted by music and dance. This is Lauren Anderson’s story in her words, for the first time ever.
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$15-$85