A thriving arts scene generates more money than it costs to run. But cutbacks, restructuring and stagnant budgets risk pushing many practitioners to the brink.
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Behind the recent row over money for a school Shakespeare festival lies the bigger problem of theatre funding in general. Establishing a genuine national theatre could be the solution.
Art has value well beyond the financial, including proven health and well-being benefits. It’s time this was recognised in the way the sector is funded.
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Professor of Communications, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington