《Destruction Of A Goddess》作者： - Kristine Kathryn Rusch【EPUB】

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The Destruction of a Goddess by Kristine Kathryn Rusch _Bodies never lie_ --Martha Graham Vi sat in the back row of the Performing Arts Center her clipboard on the seat beside her. Shewasnt taking notes. There was no point. Everything was wrong. She shook her head wishing shehad never agreed to this job. The piano was out of tune and the accompanist was massacring quotLChiamquot one of the best-lovednumbers in _Fiddler on the Roof_. No one was singing --this was a dance rehearsal --but someoneshould have been at least to cover up the noise. On stage four grown men were attempting the low kicks of a kazatski dance. Their hands were onthe ground for balance while they kicked outwardly with their feet. The move was harder than itlooked it took great strength and coordination. The dancers were in their forties and two had never danced before. They were surrounded by agroup of men of varying ages none of whom could dance and the shows star Guy Stephens. Hewas thin and trim --which he should not have been for the role of Tevye --and he could probablydo the Russian folk dance the men were attempting. But Tevye was an observer in this scene nota participant. Vi rubbed her nose with her thumb and forefinger. Another headache was comingon. She had twelve weeks to whip these men into shape. Twelve weeks to do the impossible. Ifonly the Jetty Street Theater Company hadnt chosen _Fiddler_ as its spring musical. If onlythe company had had enough common sense to bring in a few professional dancers besides her. Ifonly if only. She had tried to explain to the companys creative director that any musical with JeromeRobbins choreography would be impossible for a repertory company to do well. He cited exampleafter example of companies doing Robbins shows from _West Side Story_ to _Fiddler_. But sheknew better. Shed seen some of those performances and the dance was also adequate at bestexcruciating at worst. Robbins copyrighted his choreography and the shows which featured his work on Broadway alsoinsisted that the local rep company use the same choreography. It made performing works like_Fiddler_ difficult at the local level and impossible when the dancers were middle-aged men whod neverhigh-kicked before. quotMiss Hodelquot The male voice was nearly hidden by the pounding chords of the piano. She lookedsideways. A man stood in the darkness near the doorway. He wore a rumpled raincoat and he wastall. His face was in shadow. quotCan