Within the Quota

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."

Item Type:

Art/Design Item

Other Contributors:

Cole Porter (Composer), Simon Morrison, Julia Jansen (Choreographer), Danielle Alio (Videographer)

Other Corporate or Group Contributors:

Role	Name
Musician	Penguin Cafe
Performer	Princeton University Ballet Company
Set designer	Stuart Country Day School

Official URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAyeP1jRmw

Date:

4 May 2017

Funders:

Princeton University, USA

Locations / Venues:

Location

From Date

To Date

Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University

4 May 2017

Uncontrolled Keywords or tags :

politics, political, ballet

Schools:

School of Further Education

Depositing User:

Rebecca Waterworth

Date Deposited:

19 Jan 2018 11:20

Last Modified:

06 Mar 2025 11:11

Waterworth, Rebecca

Art/Design Categories:

Audio work, Performance, Theatre

URI:

https://uca-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/4112

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