Template:Did you know nominations/In the Countenance of Kings

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 18:28, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

In the Countenance of Kings

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... that although Justin Peck's ballet In the Countenance of Kings is plotless, the dancers are credited with superhero names? Source: "They’re named, as originally by Stevens, who thought of them as superheroes arrayed against an evil empire builder, Robert Moses (once a major public-works figure)." ([1])

Reviewed: Patricia Bowman

Created by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:46, 22 April 2021 (UTC).

Article creation versus filing date okay. Article length okay at 2657 B (442 words) readable prose size. Article neutrality and sourcing are good and no evident signs of copvio. Hook length is good, hook language is neutral and verified with online source. QPQ done well.

@Corachow: Nice article. The biggest question I was left with is, why did a ballet made by a New York-based choreographer about a New York highway and imagined around a famous/infamous New York public figure, get put on in San Francisco? Seems odd. Also, while the female dancer names do sound like superhero names, the male dancer names are archetypes from every dramatis personae ever, normals included. Wasted Time R (talk) 22:04, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

@Wasted Time R: The ballet is not about New York. It is plotless, simply people dancing, but set to a score inspired by New York. I’ll remove the line about Robert Moses to avoid confusion. However, I can’t find anything that explains why he decided to make it in San Francisco. Also, the source that I referenced said it’s superhero names, so that’s what I went with. Corachow (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

I wasn't suggested you remove anything – if the choreographer mentions Moses, leave in Moses. I just found it curious. Wasted Time R (talk) 23:12, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

@Wasted Time R: Well, when I look at it again, it does seem confusing, so it’s probably better this way. The choreographer never mentioned Moses. The composer came out with this idea when he wrote the score years prior, and I thought it would explain the names. Corachow (talk) 23:21, 23 April 2021 (UTC)