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Originally Posted by Ammi

….for me it isn’t complicated at all …it’s the very opposite of complicated as it’s a representation of support from a voting public…

Complicated in the sense that “award winning” is usually an indicator of quality or impact whereas “popular with the public” is very rarely an indicator of actual quality.

In this case, as I said, taken in isolation the dance is good but I wouldn’t say “award winningly” good. The impact however of the events as a whole (the backlash, and the backlash to the backlash) contribute to a wider artistic “event” that may well be deserving of recognition. Art is often about provocation, after all.

That’s what makes it complicated. It’s not just a great dance piece winning an award, it’s a fairly mediocre dance piece winning an award because of events in the wider social context; but that’s OK - because the dance is intended as social commentary, so clearly worked as intended as a piece of art.