Superstitious Saturday Dark
One saying I never heard in the dance
world is this one: Saying “Thank you dark”
as a response to a technical director or stage manager warning “Going dark”,
meaning the lights are about to be turned off.
Apparently this is a theatrical
tradition and can also include saying “Thank you ____” to whatever instruction
or information is given to the performers from the crew or stage manager.
I couldn’t find much about this practice
online, but it seems obvious that it is designed both to warn performers and
let the stage manager know the instruction was heard.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Ballet Secret #196:
The phrase “thank you dark” is said in response to “Going
dark”.
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Everyone
is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”
― Mark Twain
― Mark Twain
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