72 Steps | Nashville Ballet | Arts Break | NPT
of the Tennessee State Capitol 100 years ago,
and witnessed the deciding moment to ratify
the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
The Nashville Ballet's second company, NB2,
brings this historic event to life
through contemporary ballet.
Join me as we take a look on this week's Arts Break.
*soft piano music*
- [Gina Patterson] 72 Steps refers to the 72 steps of
the Tennessee State Capitol that the women climbed
to await that final decision.
We've been talking a lot in rehearsal about
yes, 72 steps, but there's like maybe
72,000 more to go, you know, like
we take one step at a time.
Small steps of progress is good.
- [Paul Vasterling] Empowering people, letting young people,
young women know their power and understand
their power in this world is incredibly
important for us, and this story is
pretty timeless, and incredibly relevant.
- [Jordan] This was a deeply personal plight and fight
that was affecting both the movement,
but also the personal engagement of like
"Don't I deserve these rights that you have?"
And it was so interesting to read
some of the anti-suffs, who were like
"Why do I need a voice, I have a husband, or brother?"
- [Gina] There's the issue of women's rights,
but there's lots of discriminations and
inequalities that go across the board
that are tucked into the piece.
- [Jordan] Even now if I said "Do you think I deserve
"equality in this way and the same rights
"as you do?" it's absolutely.
But when it comes down to it, Harry Burn was
voting no, you know he was saying no,
so to have his mother challenge him and say
"Do you really think this?"
- [Gina] Harry Burn changed his vote at the last
minute from against suffrage to for suffrage,
and it's said that he was swayed by a letter
from his mother convincing him that
he should change his vote.
It was something really unexpected and
so I think it's important for people,
and the young people especially,
to know that one vote can make a difference
and not take for granted the right to vote
because their voice does matter.
- [Paul] People don't even know how much
power they have with their vote.
There's a feeling of powerlessness and a feeling
of like futility and "why should I vote,
"it's not gonna matter anyway, right?"
I think when you see this story
danced in front of you and you start
to understand the broader concept
it is incredibly meaningful so,
that's why I think it's an important story to tell.
And how wonderful that we can use this ballet,
as an educational tool for many years to come.
- [Narrator] Commissioned by The League
of Women Voters of Nashville, 72 Steps
will be performed for students in
Metro Nashville public schools.
For more information, visit us online at wnpt.org/arts.
- [NPT Narrator] This NPT Arts Break is made possible
by the generous support of the Martha Rivers
Ingram Advised Fund of The Community
Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
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