Quiet Tears of Roses (2025) Photos by
@manoosirivelu
I am beyond grateful to all of the beautiful, passionate, and talented artists who helped make this ballet a reality.
🥀To my cast, thank you for building such a beautiful process with me and bearing your hearts into this work. I am constantly in awe of your artistry and I am so inspired by and proud of your dancing. 🥀 To Paris, I continue to be blown away by your artistry and talent. Thank you for embarking on an often uncertain journey with me, and for trusting me to try something that sounded so crazy. It turned out beautifully and I could not have done this work without you.
🥀To Gabe, thank you for sharing your absolutely INCREDIBLE music with us. You really helped make the piece what it was, and throughout the entire process I was constantly inspired by you and your musical vision. 🥀To Laura, for making this process 1000% smoother and teaching me so much about the technical side of things. You are such a light and brought a lot of joy to both the smooth and stressful moments - I really could not have pulled this off without your dedication, hard work, and awesome email skills!
🥀To Grant, thank you for sharing your knowledge of lights with me and helping me to build the world I had imagined. You really helped bring everything together, and you taught me so much.
🥀To Ariel, thank you for sharing your GORGEOUS designs with us and bringing a beautiful air of femininity to the performance. I had so much fun sitting and sewing with you, and you taught me so much about costumes and designing.
🥀 To all of the women who shared their deepest and most intimate selves with me in interviews, I truly was inspired by you throughout this entire process. I admire you all immensely, and I am grateful for you saying yes and helping me create this story.
And to all of you who watched and donated, thank you for helping to make a difference in the lives of real women. Find the filming at: /file/d/1ebpgjsUdO9oWcxvw8kmpx4wsBJk1lHdY/view?usp=drive_link
