The Show Must Go On!Zabiti Relief Effort
Zabiti: An Immersive Circus Adventure had to cancel their test audience show since their space – a 100 year old building – leaked water and flooded during severe thunderstorms that occurred on August...
View ArticleCARES Act Provides Supportfor Artists and Arts Organizations
Two weeks ago, Congress passed the historic CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), a $2 trillion relief measure designed to provide resources and supports in the wake of the...
View ArticlePivoting Your Programs Increases Possibilities: A Case Study from Regional...
Regional Dance America (“RDA”) is a nonprofit organization composed of pre-professional dance companies throughout the United States. Its mission is to elevate the future of dance in America – giving...
View ArticleHand Sanitizer: An Unforeseen Fire Risk
In this time of modified operations, businesses and organizations of all types are faced with enormous challenges in labeling anything as “business as usual.” For the performing arts community, this...
View ArticleWildfire Preparedness & Defensible Space
In these unprecedented times, with emergency situations seemingly occurring more than ever before, it is important for performing arts organizations and outdoor festivals to maintain an all-hazards...
View ArticlePulling the Strings of Resiliency Planning
As performing arts organizations around the world shut their doors to in-person performances in early 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia was...
View ArticleReshaping an Organization’s Structureand Programming with a Focus on Equity
When the Madison Children’s Museum, located on Capitol Square in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, closed in March, 2020, President and CEO Deborah Gilpin had to suspend all programming, lay off 54 of its...
View ArticleCity-Wide Emergency Planningin Las Vegas
The Office of Cultural Affairs for the City of Las Vegas received an emergency planning grant from the Performing Arts Readiness project in 2020 to assist with the development of a Continuity of...
View ArticleA Phoenix Rises in the U.S. Virgin Islands – The Full Circle Story
Charlita Schuster and Kayla Harley sitting on the stairs of the Government House in St. Croix Note: In October of 2018, dance scholar and community leader Kayla Harley wrote a PAR Case Study “Keeping...
View ArticleWildfire Smoke Encroachment and the Performing Arts
Wildfire smoke has had a definite impact on communities worldwide in the past five years. The severity of wildfires exposes individuals to hazardous levels of smoke, which may lead to significant...
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