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"Australia’s performing arts sector has long been recognised as an ecosystem.
It is a community of artists, arts organisations and institutions, all affected
by factors such as education and training, audiences, policy and revenues.
It comprises commercial organisations; not-for-profit, government subsidised
companies; independent grassroots ventures and amateur groups making and
touring creative works for audiences locally, nationally and internationally.
Every species in this ecology has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we
transit from crisis to recovery, and the dust settles on a post-COVID terrain,
it’s likely we’ll see a mass exodus of despairing freelance workers leaving the
sector for good.
The demise of small companies lacking the infrastructure to survive is also on
the cards. A decimation of university theatre departments has already happened.
Taken together, this paints a bleak future."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
