For a few brief weeks, I co-wrote a blog with my former professor and good friend Cal Pritner called “Thank You! Next?” What follows is a post I wrote January 9th, 2009 that I’d like to give a wider readership — something that might be valuable as we consider a revision of theatre education, of [...]
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Rerun: On Sharks and Fish
Posted in Education, Inspiration on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
100 Years Ago
Posted in Education, tagged Education, small and rural communities on July 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In the introduction to Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life, former NEA chair and current interim Chair Bill Ivey writes about piano sales in 1909: 364,545, “an impressive total in a country with a population of less than 100 million.” By 1934, “sales had plunged to just over 34,000 instruments.” Yes, [...]
Knowing the Numbers
Posted in Business Model, Education, tagged Business Model, data, Education, small and rural communities on July 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It is time for arts organizations to get serious about data. We need to know the numbers backwards and forwards. We need to master the data. We need to be bilingual, speaking not only arts-speak, but also data-speak. If you “don’t do math,” as all-too-many arts majors whine as they face even the most basic math class, then get out of the way and let somebody else lead — you’re a drag on the field. If you find research reports “boring and tedious,” then step aside and let somebody lead who takes their field seriously. Until artists begin behaving like adults who run a business, they will be treated like children who have a hobby.
CUNY Applied Theatre Master’s Program
Posted in Education on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This looks like a really interesting Master’s level program in Applied Theatre at CUNY School of Professional Studies.
