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Singing and Dancing with Pain
As reported by Dinitia Smith in The New York Times of September 1996, lead performers in popular Broadway shows including "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk," "Rent," and "Victor/Victoria" are experiencing knee and back injury, sprained ankles, fractured heels, pulled muscles, laryngitis, and exhaustion from the rigorous demands of the shows.
Smith cites some specific problems including the fact that singers in "Rent" are not trained in vocalizing warm-up techniques, that the supporting dancers in "Bring in Da Noise" must keep pace with the virtuoso Savion Glover. Also, shows like "Rent" has programmed an extra performance on the weekend, raising the weekly schedule to a total of 13 performances.
Warming up, vocally for singers, and physically for dancers may alleviate some problems.
Art Hazard News, Volume 19, No. 4, 1996
This article was originally printed for Art Hazard News, © copyright Center for Safety in the Arts 1996. It appears on CAR courtesy of the Health in the Arts Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, who have curated a collection of these articles from their archive which are still relevant to artists today.