2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can I have a list of Hillary's Pro POC legislation? [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)financial troubles faced by such dance companies and theater companies over the years, Ailey in particular you will find out why that is the only thing that matters.
Here is a piece from 1995 about that very thing in which the director of the Ailey company says everybody wants the arts "nobody wants to pay the light bills."
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/08/arts/dance-dancing-precariously-on-the-bottom-line.html?pagewanted=all
Here is a piece about a Miami dance company that folded last summer after 15 years.
http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/performing-arts/article32468718.html
We could do this all day. Bernie Sanders is the candidate who knows the value of the arts and also knows exactly what the arts needs from government- funding.