Healing the Soldier
The dance world has a long history of working with military veterans, from choreographers who have celebrated the heroics of veterans or looked at the vestiges of war, to a range of movement programs for veterans. Read on to learn more.
Leadership Corner: Eduardo Vilaro, Ballet Hispánico
Eduardo Vilaro says: To continue as a culturally relevant organization, if I am doing just salsa, flamenco — what’s comfortable and safe, that doesn’t truly reflect the history, legacy and future of those forms. I’m interested in where young people are now.
Lessons on Using Market Research To Expand Audiences
Get a peak at The Wallace Foundation’s studies on how arts organizations – including dance – can utilize market research to expand their audiences.
Jobs That Matter?
In Sept. 2017, Kentucky Governor Bevins said: “If you’re studying interpretive dance, God bless you, but there’s not a lot of jobs right now in America looking for people with that as a skill set.” Dance professor Karen Bradley disagrees. Find out why.
Highlights from the Dance/USA Staff Residency Program in Kansas City, MO
In 2016 a Dance/USA staff member spent 10 days in Kansas City exploring the local dance community. Learn about the Dance/USA Staff Residency Program and the Kansas City dance community.
Dance Criticism Needs a Paradigm Shift
Who do critics write for? Do informed arts patrons need something different than artists? What about the artists, who decry the demise of dance criticism, yet blast the critic as ill-informed when a bad review runs?
Development Dialogue: Summer To-Do List
Summer: a time to relax, renew, recharge and reset. Read Kansas City Ballet Development Director Ron Fredman’s advice on how to make the most of your summer “down time” only in From the Green Room.
Leadership Corner: Isabel Miranda, President, Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company
In her five years with Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company, Isabel Miranda increased the budget from $5,000 to $150,000. I ask: ‘What are the golden dreams?’ She says, ‘We have to dream big to succeed.’ Read on.
Overcoming Blind Spots in Striving for Diversity
Despite the increased numbers of minority-focused artistic ventures, it is still whites who primarily decide which people and works will be produced or receive mainstream exposure, said Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Zenetta Drew. Read on.
Dispelling Myths and Nurturing New Structures
Measuring organizational success in terms of constant increases in size and scope creates unsustainable structures and programs. A new paradigm is needed, read Anne Dunning’s proposal to learn more.