Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
The Future of the Subscription Model in Theatre According to Patrons | by Damian Bazadona
by Damian Bazadona | Sep, 2023 | Medium: At the time I was reading the article, over 500 people had commented. And those comments were heavy, descriptive, and passion-filled. Most commenters self-described as theatre patrons and had deeply held perspectives on what they believe was happening in the world of the performing arts. As I read and scrolled, it was like being in a real-time focus group.
WDBJ7 Investigates: Blue Ridge Rock Festival canceled after nearly 200 stagehand workers strike
www.wdbj7.com: A strike ended the music at Blue Ridge Rock Fest, but it may not have been from lightning. WDBJ7 is investigating what some are calling the ‘nightmare’ Blue Ridge Rock Festival (BRRF), and what led to its cancelation. The organizers stated they canceled the festival because of the weather. But some people are saying that’s not the full story.
Pre-Professional Pipeline—or Purgatory? Who Do Apprentice and Trainee Programs Really Serve?
Dance Magazine: For ballet dancer Megan Hug, landing a company job was a journey—but not an unexpected one. Last season, she was an unpaid apprentice with Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins, Colorado; before that, she paid tuition for three years as a trainee at BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio, and for one year in the Professional Division at Nashville Ballet. Now she’s an artistic associate with Canyon Concert Ballet—her first paid contract.
US Open 2023: All Celebrity Sightings in Stands
jezebel.com: It’s time we recognize these celeb-packed seating charts for what they are: works of art. According to a 2016 ESPN article, a handful of different things contributed to their creation
How unions could help reality TV cast and crew win better pay and working conditions
theconversation.com: “Just because you can exploit young, doe-eyed talent desperate for the platform TV gives them, it doesn’t mean you should.” Original Real Housewives of New York star Bethany Frankel recently issued this rallying call for unionisation of reality TV. She hopes to instigate a “reality reckoning” that will help other unscripted TV performers realise their rights to better pay and working conditions.
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