Art and politics : the history of the National Arts Centre /
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Author / Creator: | Jennings, Sarah, 1941- author. |
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Edition: | Second edition. |
Imprint: | Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019] |
Description: | 1 online resource (511 pages) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12590783 |
ISBN: | 0773559957 9780773559950 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 29, 2019). |
Summary: | "The year 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Arts Centre. In this new and revised edition of Art and Politics, Sarah Jennings covers the highs and lows of Canada's most important national performing arts institution over the course of five decades, bringing the story up to the present. Art and Politics is a riveting tale of Canada's finest musicians, actors, and dancers and efforts to put their art at the forefront of both the national and international scene. Through over 150 interviews with artists, top officials, senior politicians, and others who affected the fate of the National Arts Centre, the book recounts the organization's early years; the impact of government monies first lavished and then withdrawn, which resulted in its near collapse in the late 1990s; and how in the past two decades, its CEO, Peter Herrndorf, a gifted leader, brought it back from the brink. The most recent transformations revealed by this new edition include the architectural makeover of the organization's Brutalist-style building in Ottawa, responses to the changing cultural milieu in Canada, and the launch of a national Indigenous Theatre Department in the fall of 2019. Told through the voices of those who created the organization, Art and Politics affirms that the National Arts Centre embodies its motto: "Canada is our stage.""-- |
Other form: | Print version: Jennings, Sarah, 1941- Art and politics. Second edition. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019 0773559507 9780773559509 |
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