And the gold-rush stage of Western investment in Asia is over.
And when they first rush the stage of the Union Square Theater in the opening minutes of "Traces," the appealing show that opened on Monday night, you feel that mad, pulse-raising magic that you associate with cool, busy nights in big cities.
* "SUITE SAINT-SAËNS": Gerald Arpino, who choreographed this ballet in 1979 to music by Saint-Saëns, helped create a company style with dances like this -- a froth of rushing stage crosses, springy, daredevil ensemble performing and individual star turns.
One such protest was of a young Ohio man (Thomas DiMassimo) who rushed onto the stage of a Trump rally whilst the property tycoon was addressing the audience.
Then two bangs sent off confetti, and a troupe of Chinese acrobats rushed a stage in front of City Hall and gave a stunning exhibition of mock fighting and contortionism from one of the festival's productions, "Monkey: Journey to the West".
David Cameron's announcement at the weekend to rush through the next stage of Help to Buy was also aimed at placating the middle classes, despite the risk of creating another housing bubble.
Downing Street made clear the is no rush to convene the second stage of the Leveson inquiry.
In a telephone interview from his car as he left the conference center, he said he was "sorry that the militants had to rush the stage instead of listening, but that is their prerogative".
The figures are said to be passing in review as they rush through the stages of life, and include soldiers, frolicking children and kissing couples.
My sister and I rushed the stage with a few of her friends, screaming with glee as the little athletes beat each other to smithereens mere feet away.
It is much more likely that these millennials are either in college, have a job or are looking for post-college employment -- and they don't want to rush head-first into their next stage of life.
