Wahzhazhe is the Native American name for the tribal people we know as the Osage. The scene that resonated with viewers there, was the last one, where the performers demonstrate walking in two worlds, the Osage world and the other white people world, she said. “This (ballet) is part of a Native American series (at the Fort). '”Ballet: an Osage TraditionThe first five prima ballerinas in the United State were Native Americans, two of them Osage, Tinker-Smith said. The rehearsal was a prelude to the three performances, today, Friday, through Saturday at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 Horton St.

Source: New York Times July 22, 2023 04:31 UTC