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Author Jennings, Sarah, 1941- author.

Title Art and politics : the history of the National Arts Centre / Sarah Jennings.

Publication Info. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]

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Edition Second edition.
Description 1 online resource (511 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Arts Centre, the book recounts the organization's early years; the impact of government monies first lavished and then withdrawn, which resulted in its near collapse in the late 1990s; and how in the past two decades, its CEO, Peter Herrndorf, a gifted leader, brought it back from the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.""-- Provided by publisher.
Contents PART ONE The Southam Years -- 1 Genesis of the Dream -- 2 The Real Task Begins -- 3 Making It Happen -- 4 New Regime in Ottawa -- 5 Open at Last -- 6 Growing Pains -- 7 Festivals and Financing -- 8 Elegance and Operas -- PART TWO The Difficult Years -- 9 New Man in Town -- 10 A Cultural Investigation -- 11 Change and Loss -- 12 The Reality of the Plight -- 13 Rudderless Months -- 14 Times Get Tougher -- 15 Television: The Longed-For Panacea -- PART THREE The Renaissance -- 16 Stumbling Forward -- 17 A Short Run -- 18 Upset and Renewal -- 19 The Road to Recovery -- 20 The Reblooming of the Arts -- 21 The Pinchas Factor -- 22 The Art of the Possible -- PART FOUR The Herrndorf Era -- 23 The Ship Sails On -- 24 Architectural Renewal: Anatomy of a Project -- 25 Keeping Up with the New Canada: Indigenous Theatre -- Epilogue: Fifty Years On
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Subject National Arts Centre -- History.
National Arts Centre.
History.
Performing arts -- Canada -- History.
Performing arts.
Canada.
Centers for the performing arts -- Ontario -- Ottawa -- History.
Centers for the performing arts.
Ontario -- Ottawa.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Jennings, Sarah, 1941- Art and politics. Second edition. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019 0773559507 9780773559509 (OCoLC)1096468538
ISBN 0773559957 (electronic book)
9780773559950 (electronic book)