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Article: INTERLOCHEN STUDENTS SAY SUBSIDIES KEEP ARTS ALIVE.(ACCENT)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 2, 1995
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Byline: JOHN FLESHER Associated Press
INTERLOCHEN, Mich. Dance student Libby Harris cares more about ballet than politics; she prefers ``The Nutcracker'' to Newt.
But nowadays she can't keep her mind off a debate raging in Congress. The issue: whether to continue federal funding of the arts, a policy that opponents say is as outdated as the Charleston.
``I want to dance professionally. It's who I am, it's my life,'' Harris, a 17-year-old senior at Interlochen Arts Academy, said after donning a leotard and ballet slippers for a recent dance class.
``I'm not worried about the art itself dying. You'll always have the New York City ...