The Performing Arts

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Reference The Performing Arts: Rockefeller Panel Report Problems and Prospects "If the arts are vitai to a mature civilization, how do they best flourish? What organizations are needed to nourish them? How are they to be supported and maintained? Questions such as these, especially when applied to the performing arts, need public discussion and are worthy of thoughtful inquiry and debate. For these reasons, in the fali of 1963, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund asked a group of citizens from all parts of the country who are identified with many segments of American life to jóin in a study of the future development and support of the performing arts in the United States. "From the beginning, the panel had particularly in mind a study that would be useful to those responsible for the direction and management of performing arts institutions. We alsó wanted to be helpful to foundation and corporate executives who are considering support for the arts. We hoped, too, that the study might be... Tovább

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Reference The Performing Arts: Rockefeller Panel Report Problems and Prospects "If the arts are vitai to a mature civilization, how do they best flourish? What organizations are needed to nourish them? How are they to be supported and maintained? Questions such as these, especially when applied to the performing arts, need public discussion and are worthy of thoughtful inquiry and debate. For these reasons, in the fali of 1963, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund asked a group of citizens from all parts of the country who are identified with many segments of American life to jóin in a study of the future development and support of the performing arts in the United States. "From the beginning, the panel had particularly in mind a study that would be useful to those responsible for the direction and management of performing arts institutions. We alsó wanted to be helpful to foundation and corporate executives who are considering support for the arts. We hoped, too, that the study might be of value to local, state, and federal officials as the arts become increasingly important to the well-being and happiness of the people. And finally, we wished to serve priváté citizens who are working to enhance the qualíty of life in their communities."-John D. Rockefeller 3rd From the Foreword to The Performing Arts: Problems and Prospects Vissza