Leadership During Crisis: Kelly Tweeddale, Executive Director, San Francisco Ballet
Kelly Tweeddale, San Francisco Ballet’s ED: “We have to take care of our workforce. This is a public health pandemic. Health care has to be at the forefront and compensation – for our staff and dancers.”
Coronavirus and Your Insurance Program
Take a close review of your company’s insurance policy to check on coverage for liability, workers’ comp, employer’s liability, event cancellation.
Leadership Corner: Douglas Scott, Artistic/Executive Director, Full Radius Dance
“I’m embracing the term ‘radical bodies,'” says Douglas Scott, founder of Full Radius Dance about language for physically integrated dance. “I’m very clear about the terms we prefer.”
Leadership Corner: Thaddeus Davis, Co-Artistic Director, Wideman/Davis Dance
We can’t move fast enough toward equity and inclusion, says Thaddeus Davis. “It’s going to change how the field looks and that’s a good thing.” Read more here.
Leadership Corner: Alejandra Duque Cifuentes, Executive Director, Dance/NYC
Dance/NYC’s Alejandra Duque Cifuentes talks about immigrant artists, looking at your relationship to oppressive systems before taking on social justice work, and the state of dance today … and tomorrow.
Questions and Answers for Dance Organizations about Sexual Harassment
If your company doesn’t have a sexual harassment policy, this Q&A with BalletMet’s Sue Porter will help get you started or review your policy.
Caring for Your Artistic Legacy
Are you protecting your artistic legacy? How do you preserve programs, photographs, moving images, costumes and other materials? Read about Dance/USA’s archiving services.
Engaging New Audiences for Unconventional Works
UMS shares lessons from their Wallace Foundation project on engaging new audiences for unconventional works. This performing arts organizations shares takeaways that you can apply to your own work.
Dianne McIntyre, Dance/USA 2019 Honor Award Recipient
Dance/USA Honoree Dianne McIntyre says, “A dance company is like a family; emotions rise and fall — clashes, love and all kinds of things in between.”
Think Opera’s Not for You? Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Says Think Again
Learn how one performing arts organization’s engagement of young people and diverse communities is reaching new audiences and paying off.
