Been around for a bit... Reposted from @aucourantdaily SUNDAY READING | A Noble Move. Au Courant Vol 05. . . "Some people think you have to critique and berate artists and performers in order to get excellence, but I don't believe in that rubbish at all. You do have to be firm but if you push, you often break things beyond repair..." . . Can we shout this on a megaphone in the direction of all the pundits out here, already? . . Wise words by the great Noble Douglas, modern dancer and founder of NDDCI / Lilliput Children's Theatre, Trinidad, seen here in Au Courant Vol 05, in an archival portrait taken in 1982 by Mark Lyndersay @thelyndersayarchive @macmark23 . . Most of her one-time dancers - myself included - can tell hilarious tales of being on the receiving end of her death stares and shouts during recitals. And yet, we all knew there was never any callousness, insult, or harming involved - just a constant, unflinching demand that we challenge ourselves. . . Now in her 70s, it's been decades since she has been on the stage but her company members still dance in majestic fashion. I've heard that later today, Lilliput Theatre will perform at @queenshalltt Queen's Hall in Port-of-Spain in "Question," their first outing since the Pandemic began. . . If you're in Trinidad, you know where you should be this evening. L-M. H. . . #aucourantvol05 #onreflection #aucourantstudio #aucourantvol #independentpublishing #nobledouglas #NDDCI #marklyndersay #Liliputchildrenstheatre #queenshalltrinidad #printisnotdead #publishingpractice #minimalmood #comingsoon #artistpublication #artistmagazine #artistsonartandlifestyle #indiemags (at Woodbrook, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdlwJ5AP81T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=