A Time of Ashes
(Winter Dance Concert '93)
February 25 - 28, 1993
tags: Women's Issues
Show Summary
This piece, choreographed by Doug Bentz, accurately depicted the pain, frustration, and loneliness that comes from a miscarriage. The mother's agony was heard from her poignant screams and was shown from her dramatic and emotive movements. Four other dancers were on the stage to help express all of the feeling that the women was going through. The show raised awareness of the psychological and physical effects of a miscarriage.
Notes on the Show
In 1990, the risk of early pregnancy loss, or miscarriages, 17.8% (add a superscript and a note on the website). There is a stigma surrounding miscarriages. Shame, guilt, and anger gets directed towards mothers, by medical professionals, peers, and/or themselves even though miscarriages, in most cases, can not be prevented. The stigma behind pregnancy loss in 1993 was high? and a lot of mothers were left to their own to deal with the loss of their child. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to prepare mothers for an unexpected loss and to provide women with resources and counseling services to assist and guide women in times of need.
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