The games of the dance world, the games of the show, the tone (and the comps)
Politics, Art, Sport
The form is experimental, the story is classical, operatic.
It is a drama but it will not be without its comedy (rat video or image)
This is a sports story but not simply the sports story as we know it in the current Western media landscape, in that sense, it is more eastern. (debating the inclusion of this).
The Focus of the characters, how does one move, why, and, in the case of the dancers, the core troupe, what levels of success does one find as they interact with themselves, eachother, and the larger forces of the dance world.
The engines
The philosophy
(if not included in the overview), the use of the repertory to mirror and provide insight into each character.
Leading into… the State / lines of surreality.
Sports meets church meets music video