In a joint statement, the unions said that they agreed to wage freezes last year “despite the fact that NYCB’s fiscal problems seem to be caused by questionable artistic and administrative planning, by a development department that isn’t raising enough money, and a publicity department that isn’t selling enough tickets.”
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Atlanta Theatre Sends Up An S.O.S.
Actor’s Express, the highly regarded 23-year-old theater, sent an e-mail plea to supporters on Wednesday afternoon that terms its situation “a true life or death moment.”
A Colombian Version Of El Sistema – Only For Dance
“The children from Cali’s poor communities have a very high level of development,” says Fabian Hoyos, a director of Circo para Todos and a circus performer in Delirio. “Our mission is to offer them a chance, and see if they want to take it.”
Paul McCartney Composes Work for New York City Ballet
“It is a love story titled Ocean’s Kingdom and will have its premiere at the company’s fall gala on Sept. 22.” Peter Martins will choreograph the “‘romantic story’ involving two worlds: the ocean kingdom, representing purity, and the earth kingdom, inhabited by ‘the sort of baddies’.”