Arts in Washington and Beyond
Michael M. Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, answers questions on how the economic crisis is affecting the arts community.
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We have heard the stories of fiscal doom and gloom. With no federal bailouts forthcoming, the arts are navigating the economic crisis without a safety net, as galleries close, publishers' imprints are shuttered and opera companies file for bankruptcy.
And yet, out of those financial ashes, there are signs of opportunity, of reinvention and of shifting trends. As always, creativity -- on the page, on the stage and in the marketplace -- springs eternal.
And yet, out of those financial ashes, there are signs of opportunity, of reinvention and of shifting trends. As always, creativity -- on the page, on the stage and in the marketplace -- springs eternal.
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