Dance Magazine: "The show must go on" may be a platitude we use to get through everything from costume malfunctions to stormy moods. But when it came to overcoming a literal hurricane, Houston Ballet was buoyed by this mantra to go from devastated to dancing in a matter of weeks—with the help of Harlequin Floors, Houston Ballet's longstanding partner who sprang into action to build new floors in record time.
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I strongly believe, on the occasion of such natural disasters, cultural activities play an important role in people’s mental conditions. People usually consider entertainments or amusements as something extra to our lives, and not the bare necessities. Furthermore, when it comes to a suffering unfortunate situation, there is no way people would put the fun as first priority. However, forcefully providing entertainments actually have an effect of positively tricking people’s mental state as if they have room in their mind, and making them relax. This is why “The show must go on.” Though it is not mentioned in the article, it is imaginable enough that surrounding buildings and houses also had damage from the flood. The expressive restoration of the stage must have lightened other victims of the hurricane up.
Incidentally, I never thought of the flooring company as a part of theatrical industry before. I am always impressed by how so many different kinds of industry are involved in theatre, and everything seems to be connected.
This is a wonderful story of how a local company helped the ballet performed after their space was destroyed during Hurricane Harvey. Harlequin floors deserves a shout out for everything they did to help the Houston Ballet get on its feet. I’m curious about how the version of the Liberty LatchLok are different. The article mentions that the scenery is especially heavy and that the special version of the floor is designed for the extra weight. Did they have to make any design modifications or did they increase the capacity another way? The idea of a portable solution sounds great in case of another hurricane, however I wonder what the plan is. Does the Ballet have to remove the panels so they do not get ruined or is it intended that the panels get destroyed, but they are easy to replace. Nevertheless, it was wonderful to read about how Harlequin Floors helped the Houston Ballet.
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