I am very confident in the topic I want to write about... Solving the lack of cultural awareness in Mexico, specifically in modern dance for two reasons mainly. First, the interchange of ideas that artists from one country and another would increase and it would be great to have more relationships with artists around the world; it could also expand people’s creativity to solve a wide range of problems ⎯from ordinary to global. Second, artists would be better appreciated and taken seriously, which means they would be better paid and able to sustain themselves economically with one job.
I know that my proposals seem like I want to create a utopia for artists, and that it is unrealistic; but I think that if I at least get an economist to care about art more, then my effort is worth it.
Ways to go about this project are consulting with people from the University of Washington, On The Boards, Spectrum Dance Theater, Velocity and choreographers like Corrie Befort, Amy O'Neal and Amelia Reeber how they have created an audience for modern dance and their collaborative work.
Then, I would like to interview choreographers and dance teachers in Mexico, specifically in the Centro Nacional de las Artes (CNA National Center of the Arts) and ask them how they have created an audience for contemporary dance and how well it is attended in comparison to folkloric dance; if they have toured in k-12 schools and if they have thought about having a Q&A session with the audience (which I have never seen in a performance in Mexico).
I also need to research what the educational program for public schools is in regards to the arts; if they include history of some art since elementary school and if they have a type of lab for an art as a requirement. It seems to me, that if I want to see artists valued more in my country, why not start there? Why should we all be required to study Math and not Painting? Why is the left side of the brain valued more than the right?
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