New York's struggling performing arts community is facing financial setbacks. From theater to dance, we're seeing cuts and changes, with nonprofit organizations among the hardest hit. DaveCarlinTV reports.
From theatre to dance, we're seeing cuts and changes, with nonprofit organizations among the hardest hit.The Public Theater paused its prestigious Under the Radar Festival then announced layoffs for 19% of its staff.The Brooklyn Academy of Music laid off 13% of its staff, and BAM's Next Wave Festival will shrink."There is a crisis," said Howard Sherman, theatre writer and managing director of the Baruch Performing Arts Center.
"We're part of this economic engine that makes this city what it is," said Robert Battle, the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Battle announced Thursday his prestigious company return for a full five-week season at City Center starting Nov. 29."So it is troubling to see the demise of so many companies," said Nancy Umanoff, with Mark Morris Dance Group.The Mark Morris Dance Group is beginning a run at the Joyce Theater starting Aug. 1.
Arts organization administrators say another injection of federal support is desperately needed right now before it's too late."We need support as we still continue to come back," Battle said. This industry always ebbs and flows, they say, and with audience support and federal funding, we can get it flowing again.
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