I’m in disbelief every day thinking about what this is gonna be like when it comes out. It should do for ballet what The Queen’s Gambit did for chess. While it's certainly an important issue to highlight, Oren (played by Barton Cowperthwaite)'s struggle with bulimia was a surface level plot point. 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I mean at one point Shane was insensitive to tell Oren to eat a sandwich, but there is NOTHING happening that comes after that. I sent in my dance tape, and I was like, I don’t have time to send you the actual self-tape because I’m understudying in the lead role and I’m learning an entire script for [Romeo and Juliet]. Order your copy here. Tiny Pretty Things is available now on Netflix. ​“I personally have not had that severe of an obstacle in that area, but I know a lot of people who have, coming from the dance world.”. Don’t let the name fool you, Tiny Pretty Things is far from tiny or pretty. Barton Cowperthwaite is an unstoppable primo ballerino, My inbox doesn't receive enough newsletters. The episode after bette dumps Oren he's flirting with neveah but she said she didn't want to start drama with bette but then the next episode they're a thing to many things were pushed in this show if it didn't have the excessive nudity then maybe it would have time to develop the plot. Tiny Pretty Things’ sex and nudity aren’t included for shock value, though—or at least, not exclusively. What is the most interesting aspect of the show for you personally? Parents need to know that Tiny Pretty Things is a series about a prestigious ballet school and the young dancers who study there. When I was doing the interviews for the character, I understood a lot of what Oren was going through. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. We had an intimacy coordinator, Casey Hudecki, on set with us all the time. It really is not as sexy when you’re on set and the cameras are rolling. So what’s going through my mind is, is there’s safety if I need it? Yet, as each episode tried to top the previous one's outrageous moments, the show got increasingly more crazy. Thin white women are the face of eating disorders which reinforces … So I put this tape together in Chongqing and sent it in. Prior to its release, Tiny Pretty Things was described as "Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars." For more context, the series kicked off with newcomer Neveah (played by Kylie Jefferson) joining the Archer School of Ballet, where a star student mysteriously fell from a rooftop. From the get-go, the Netflix original series Tiny Pretty Things invites us into the ugly American world of professional dancers and how some dancers would do literally anything for their chance at the spotlight. In this show, it’s incredibly important to give people more opportunities who otherwise wouldn’t have that. ‘TINY Pretty Things’ is a miniseries on Netflix based on the young adults novel by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. The show utilizes its familiar premise to explore the way the world of dance exploits the … ... Chapter 2: Shane finds out about Oren’s eating disorder. Our producers and Netflix did a fantastic job of providing us with resources to make sure that we were comfortable. Bette (Casimere Jollette) and Oren (Barton Cowperthwaite) This makes for an exhausting watch. What’s going through your mind during those times? We mean, at one point, the ballerinas tried to take down a predatory benefactor who assaulted a student. You watch sex scenes in films all the time, but you don’t really know what it’s like to be on set and to like have the cameras rolling and have the pressure on. I was in China on tour with An American in Paris, the Broadway musical, and my manager sent me the information for the [audition]. I was taking a lot of different styles [of dance], and also my parents really wanted me to go to college. Mature content is frequent, including self-harm and many references to eating disorders: Dancers have their eating and bodies monitored and are criticized for being too thin or … And the in He is a strapping prince of a man, wealth and good looks gave him great roles, Bette as a girlfriend, and primed him for success, but beneath this veneer lies crippling anxiety, a dysfunctional obsession with his body, and a need for physical perfection. “I remember my dance teacher asking me what I wanted to do when I grew up, this was when I was a sophomore in high school,” Cowperthwaite recalls. It was just, how can I be the most honest version of the character? For example, main prince-like dancer, Oren, often vomits up food and is obsessed with his weight, but his eating disorder gets lost in the plot, and it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Oren is paired with Neveah for rehearsals, which exposes a crack in his power-couple fling with privileged ballerina Bette. 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