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- John Goding, Washington Ballet Master, Passes Away
- Joyce Theater Foundation Receives $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation
- The Sustainability Formula for Not-for-profit Organizations
- O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation Commissioning Program Announcement
- Why the Arts Don't Pay for Themselves
- Lakeville ballet company's costumes and props stolen -- but why?
- PNC opens the vault for 23 arts groups, awarding $5 million
- Ballet Florida files Chapter 7
D.C. Ballet Master Also Had Comic Side
by Sarah Halzack
July 15, 2009
The Washington Post
John Goding, 50, a founding member, ballet master and former principal dancer for the Washington Ballet, whose career with the company spanned more than 30 years, died July 10 at his vacation home in Cape Coral, Fla., after suffering a pulmonary embolism. He was an Ashburn resident.
From The Washington Ballet:
A memorial service is being planned for the fall; details will be released at a later time. A tribute page to Mr. Goding is posted on the Ballet’s website, http://www.washingtonballet.org/johngoding/ and TWB has set up a new email account, rememberingjgoding@washingtonballet.org, for those who wish to share memories of Mr. Goding. These thoughts will be collected and shared with his family.
Mr. Goding is survived by his partner of 30 years as well as his parents, siblings and numerous nieces and nephews. In his honor, The Washington Ballet has established The John Goding Memorial Fund in honor of Mr. Goding’s contributions. Donations may be sent to The Washington Ballet, c/o the John Goding Memorial Fund, 3515 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016.
Joyce Theater Foundation Receives $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation
Congratulations to Dance/USA members The Joyce Theater and Sydney Skybetter!
by Dave Itzkoff
July 10, 2009
The New York Times - Arts, Briefly
The Joyce Theater Foundation said that it had received a $100,000 grant through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In a release, the theater said that the funds would be used for its Joyce SoHo Artist Residency Program to support new dance works.
The Sustainability Formula for Not-for-profit Organizations
TCC Group announced the results of an analysis of the factors that predict sustainability for approximately 700 nonprofit organizations that were surveyed using its Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT). The CCAT is an online survey taken by an organization’s senior staff and board members to assess an organization’s leadership, management, adaptive, and technical capacities, strengths, and challenges. The Sustainability Formula a new paper by TCC Group Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Peter York, highlights the factors that predict a nonprofit’s sustainability. “Sustainability is not just about fundraising,” says York, “but strong, motivational, and vision-centered leadership combined with financial adaptability, effective learning practices, and good sense.”
O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation Commissioning Program Announcement
The O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation announces the second round of a commissioning program to support collaborations between choreographers and composers, culminating in presentations of new music and dance to be presented in live performance during 2010. The program is open to dance companies in the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, who may apply for one of 3-6 grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 each.
Why the Arts Don't Pay for Themselves
by Michael Kaiser
July 20, 2009
The Huffington Post
One of the questions I receive most often whenever I write about the arts is, "Why can't the arts pay for themselves? Why are public or private contributions required?" (These questions are frequently asked in far more colorful language.)
There is a simple answer rooted in two economic problems that affect all arts organizations.
Lakeville ballet company's costumes and props stolen -- but why?
by Heron Marquez Estrada
July 19, 2009
Star Tribune
Almost $20,000 in ballet costumes and props are missing from the Lakeville City Ballet, and ballet officials and police said Sunday that they're stumped about who might have taken the items and why.
"There's no logical explanation," said Rick Vogt, chairman of the board of the Lakeville troupe, which began operations in 2003. "We are asking ourselves, 'Why would anybody do this?' We can't come up with any motive, at least not one that makes any sense."
PNC opens the vault for 23 arts groups, awarding $5 million
by Stephan Salisbury
July 14, 2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The first 23 recipients of the $5 million PNC Arts Alive grant initiative will be announced today, providing funding for the expansion of audiences, programming and technology in the region's cultural arena, according to PNC Foundation officials.
Announced in March, Arts Alive is a five-year pilot for PNC Financial Services' charitable arm. If it is deemed a success in and around Philadelphia, the bank intends to start it up elsewhere.
"It really couldn't have come at a more fortuitous time," said Mark Packer, director of Appel Farm in Elmer, N.J. Appel was awarded $40,000 to support VirtuARTSity, a Web-based project designed to extend the center's reach and draw more artists to it via podcasting and Webcasting of master classes and similar offerings, blogging and postings of all kinds.
"It will eliminate our remoteness in a very significant way and draw us closer" to different audiences and users, said Packer.
The Philadelphia dance company Group Motion, recipient of $35,000, will expand its effort to move from stage to street. "We've for a long time been working on - and occasionally realizing - the idea of bringing the dance into public spaces, and in particular public art spaces," said Manfred Fischbeck, executive and artistic director.
The latest, most ambitious effort, will feature dancers performing on and around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, moving with their own music - via iPods and speakers attached to their bodies. Performances will launch at the Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe and continue next spring.
Ballet Florida files Chapter 7
by Paul Brinkmann
July 13, 2009
South Florida Business Journal
After years of teetering on the brink of financial disaster, Ballet Florida filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in West Palm Beach on Friday.
According to the nonprofit group’s bankruptcy petition, it has more than 100 creditors, debt of $1 million to $10 million, and a similar range for assets.
For years, the organization has been bleeding money. It lost $1.5 million on total revenue of $3.1 million, according to its 2007 tax returns, the most recent return found.
