Rehearsal, 2025, mixed media, 36 x 36 in. / 91.44 x 91.44 cm.

Rehearsal, Phyllis Jenkins, 2025, mixed media, 36 x 36 in. / 91.44 x 91.44 cm.

What we don't see: before the performance are hours and hours of work, toning and stretching the body, building synapses, muscle, and memorizing moves that later will enchant and delight. Hopefully. When the mind/body fails, the audience is unforgiving. Here, a moment in time.