Introverts do NOT want to be in the spotlight. They do not want what they do to be unappreciated, but they do not want to be "noticed" or "pointed out" in some any way that draws attention to THEM, personally. That is, they want the attention to be brought, if deserved, to what they have done, not to their "personal selves." You may wonder, Well how can a dancer or other performer who is an introvert not want to draw attention to themselves? That sounds impossible, right? But it is not impossible. I am not a performer, but being an introvert is not the reason. And if I were talented, skilled, and interested enough to be a performer of some type, I do not think being an introvert would get in the way at all, no matter how many hundreds or thousands of people might watch me perform. This is because when you are performing you are not your "personal self." It is an act you are performing. It is not everyday life being lived. As soon as the performance is over, you go back to being your personal self and do not want to be noticed (you are not your act). So you may turn the spotlight onto the act being (or that has been) performed but not onto the person who enacts the performance, at least if that person is an introvert. This goes not only for introverts in the performing arts, but for all of them, no matter what they do.
"Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté." -- Margaret Atwood, novelist and poet (b. 1939)
"Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté." -- Margaret Atwood, novelist and poet (b. 1939)
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