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Written by The Blackbird Theatre
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Monday, 29 March 2010 19:25 |
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 Art is a uniting force in our culture. Each community, no matter what the size, needs a good balance between community arts, educational arts, and professional arts.
So for the theatre, I believe that it has to start at the grassroots, with the schools and local youth groups getting lots of young people involved in theatre and seeing theatre.
The community theatre groups are essential for keeping the local population physically involved in the arts.
The professional groups are not meant to be alienated, off to the side, put on a pedestal, or set apart. A resident professional group, or a facility for touring groups can provide effective leadership for all of these areas, and help guide the community and student groups and work with them directly. I think professional artists, real, experienced, positive people, need to be employed in school and community settings. And community people and students need opportunities to get involved in what the professional groups are doing.
Real arts leaders get their hands dirty. They create great work, and they lead and inspire their communities. At the end of the day, you have hundreds of people, even in small communities, involved in the creation of art. You need one high school, one community theatre, and one professional theatre, and you can create jobs and art in any area.
Barton Bund
Founder and Managing Artistic Director,
The Blackbird Theatre
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Last Updated on Monday, 29 March 2010 19:28 |
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So for the theatre, I believe that it has to start at the grassroots, with the schools and local youth groups getting lots of young people involved in theatre and seeing theatre.
The community theatre groups are essential for keeping the local population physically involved in the arts.
The professional groups are not meant to be alienated, off to the side, put on a pedestal, or set apart. A resident professional group, or a facility for touring groups can provide effective leadership for all of these areas, and help guide the community and student groups and work with them directly. I think professional artists, real, experienced, positive people, need to be employed in school and community settings. And community people and students need opportunities to get involved in what the professional groups are doing.
Real arts leaders get their hands dirty. They create great work, and they lead and inspire their communities. At the end of the day, you have hundreds of people, even in small communities, involved in the creation of art. You need one high school, one community theatre, and one professional theatre, and you can create jobs and art in any area.
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Founder and Managing Artistic Director,
The Blackbird Theatre
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The community theatre groups are essential for keeping the local population physically involved in the arts.
The professional groups are not meant to be alienated, off to the side, put on a pedestal, or set apart. A resident professional group, or a facility for touring groups can provide effective leadership for all of these areas, and help guide the community and student groups and work with them directly. I think professional artists, real, experienced, positive people, need to be employed in school and community settings. And community people and students need opportunities to get involved in what the professional groups are doing.
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Founder and Managing Artistic Director,
The Blackbird Theatre
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