Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters

• One of the challenges for theatres (and any not-for-profit arts organization) is distinguishing between operating money and capital.  Andrew Taylor on The Artful Manager suggests that organizations need to understand better the difference between money to build, money to buy, and money to bolster
• All of my favourite stage combat instructors talk about how things like character and narrative inform the best fight direction.  On HowlRound, Meron Langsner talks about “fightaturgy”, understanding violence in a play, and how it informs effective stage combat

Theatre Ontario Talent Bank instructor Daniel Levinson
and stage combat training at Rapier Wit

From The Wire

• The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts 2013 Audience Survey presentation is now available as a PDF—none of the five key findings really surprised me by themselves, but the overall case is quite compelling
• Toronto sound designer and composer Richard Feren revealed himself to be the author of the @TOMayorFrod parody Twitter account

TO Toasts

• Congratulations on the official opening of Artscape Youngplace

In Case You Missed It

• Health and safety awareness training is mandatory for Ontario’s theatres
• Deadline extended for nominations for the 2014 Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture

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This column is off next week – we’ll see you on December 6th!