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Advocacy Alert - 01.21.11
January 21, 2011 Dear Friend, The State has a new administration and all of us have a lot of work to do to make the case for supporting dance in New York. Dance/NYC is joining the New York City Arts Coalition and sister groups throughout the…
National Arts Index Shows Struggles
New York Times Arts, Briefly January 24, 2011 By ROBIN POGREBIN; Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS The health of the American arts sector reached a 12-year low in 2009, according to a report from Americans for the Arts, a national advocacy group. The…
The Lowdown on Arts Downloading
The Wall Street Journal January 24, 2011 By Pia Catton "Thrifty" and "easy" are not usually how the performing arts are described. But thanks to the wonders of modern technology, world-class ballet can be downloaded from iTunes…
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces 2011 Princess Grace Awards Applications
Deadline: Various [Final deadline is June 1, 2011] Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces 2011 Princess Grace Awards Applications in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film The Princess Grace Foundation-USA has announced the availability…
Executive Director of Baryshnikov Arts Center Is Leaving
January 20, 2011, 4:06 pm New York Times - Arts Beat By DANIEL J. WAKIN Stanford Makishi will step down as executive director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center on Feb. 28, the center said on Thursday. Mr. Makishi, 45, a Harvard-educated former dancer,…
Help Design a New Program for Artists - Take the Survey
Our colleagues at the New Jersey Theatre Alliance (www.njtheatrealliance.org), the only statewide service organization for professional, not-for-profit theatre companies in the U.S., are considering developing an individual artist membership for theatre…
From the New York City Arts Coalition: Winter Update and Arts Day Announcements
STATE Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented a State of State speech on Wednesday. You can locate a print copy at http://governor.ny.gov/stateofthestate2011 if you want to read it. The speech contained many things most of us will welcome, or at least be willing…
La MaMa Mourns Loss of Founder, Ellen Stewart
From Nicky Paraiso, Director of Programming, The Club at La Mama and Festival Curator, La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival: To all of our dear friends and colleagues, our Mama, the great Ellen Stewart passed away this morning. Her presence in our lives has…
