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!["In the world of the play, tradition is vital. It keeps the wheels turning, and it gives everyone the security nestled within knowing their place. Groups on the margins of society are often under so much external threat that a need to balance upon a very precarious tightrope seeps into their own practices. Tradition is the glue, and the guidelines. When danger closes in, it can allow people to keep a sense of security. Tradition is crucial to survival.
[However], tradition underscored by fear, like we see in 'Fiddler,' can make us hold on to what we love so tightly that we cause it to shatter. I feel deliriously lucky to have found a special, fleeting balance in which the precious past and the juicy potential of the present can co-exist, neither one forcing the other to shrink."
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