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Article: The color of money: when lean times hit artists of color, finding funding becomes a test of community and resourcefulness.
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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Times have been tough economically the last few years, and many dance companies have felt the crunch. Some of the hardest hit have been the small to mid-sized groups that work outside the white mainstream. What obstacles do these companies face? Is the situation changing? Is it improving?
First, a look back. In 1970, there were an estimated 100 dance companies in the United States. By 1994, the number had leapt to approximately 650, according to John Munger, director of research and information for Dance/USA. Most of them were incorporated as not-for-profit organizations, a charitable system developed a century ago by a civic-minded and wealthy establishment of ...