Our theater group is creating a performance piece about global fool traditions, but we can't agree on whether we should cast people from those specific cultures or if that's tokenism, and the whole project has stalled while we debate authenticity versus accessibility.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group's artistic vision is caught between the competing values of authentic representation and inclusive participation.
“Where Are You with The fool tradition across cultures?”
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