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Video: The Kid Critics Nourish Their Souls at WHITE GOLD
May 16, 2024
In this video, watch as Lilah (8), and Tess (9), and Lennon (10) who recently headed to the New Victory Theatre to check out White Gold. Curious about what they thought of the show? Find out here!
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I'm at New Victory at Stage 42 and I'm about to watch White Gold to find out what it's all about. See you soon
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White Gold is a show put on by the Cambodian Circus. Through art, acrobatics, dancing, and music, it tells how rice is important to the Cambodian people
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It's a tribute to the people of Cambodia and their culture. The rice that they use in the show is called White Gold because it represents wealth
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It was used to make a picture on the stage in the beginning. Then they used it to throw it at each other
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They also had a little shower that came down and they danced around in it. They juggled it and they even swam in it
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It was a whole stage of different people playing different instruments. Also, every little section was focused on an art piece that kind of helped you through the story
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At the end, they put all the art pieces together in a frame, kind of like a puzzle
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There was one piece missing, so they brought out the piece and then they completed the puzzle
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My favorite circus act in the show was where a guy stood on four cans and bounced for a long time and kept it sturdy while it was wobbling a lot
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I think that takes a lot of strength and practice, which I thought was really cool
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My favorite act in White Gold was the rice shower act where they had a tarp filled with rice
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It went all the way up and it had little tiny holes in it. All the rice went through the holes and it was like a shower
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They were swimming in it, splashing each other with it. They were taking these baskets called jaggies and they were pushing it underneath it, the rice shower
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They were pulling it out and throwing it up into the air. I think my favorite circus act is when they brought out a seesaw
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One person stood on the part that was low and then one person stood on someone else's shoulders, jumped onto the other part, launched the other person in the air
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Then they did a somersault and landed on another person. It was really cool
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What White Gold taught me is that in the Cambodian culture, they bow to each other as a sign of respect
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My great-grandma was born in Cambodia and it was nice to see her culture be represented
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I think other kids would love White Gold because the lesson is wonderful and it's one that we don't hear all the time
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Plus, it's told in a really fun and unique way. What I think kids will enjoy the show is because you get to experience the Cambodian culture and there's amazing stunts and acts
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At the show, you can make a necklace where it has a teensy bit of rice in it and you can put a memory inside and wear it as a necklace
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You can see White Gold off-Broadway at the new Victory Theatre. Check back later for more from Broadway World's Kid Critics
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