Michael Kaiser
Michael Kaiser
Michael M. Kaiserwas the president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Artsin Washington, D.C...
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His creation, which has become an American icon, along with his work on film and on Broadway, has provided this nation with some of its greatest comedians,
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The Festival of China . In terms of what we are trying to do on the international scene, this is the largest manifestation of that goal.
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China enjoys 5,000 years of history and cultural diversity that stems from its vast population, ... What we're presenting is a comprehensive sampling of the best that China has to offer, large and small ensembles from many regions of China, as well as artists of Chinese descent from the United States.
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As the new Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill does not include an allocation of funds for the Kennedy Center Plaza Project, the Kennedy Center is placing the project on hold. The Center is aware that budget constraints have made it difficult for Congress to fund this particular project.
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Membership has not grown. Women were once the backbone of the symphony audience, but that has shifted over the last three decades,
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Orchestras are having trouble across the country. Lots of orchestras have deficits, but the larger ones have a better cash flow and are not threatened. All orchestras have very large fixed costs, but the smaller ones have the challenges of fundraising and meeting those costs.
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When I arrived, I felt we were trying to fit family programs into our theaters whenever there was time. My feeling was that we shouldn't have to fit them into other theaters. They should have a theater of their own.