Rethinking the Non-Profit Model
I came into dance in the early 90’s, close on the tails of the (relative) surfeit of 80’s modern dance, and inherited a set of assumptions of how the business of dance is done. In 2002, when I got serious about choreographing and presenting work, I duly founded
Khecari Dance Theatre, filed for 501(c)3 status, collected a board, courted donors, wrote grant applications, auditioned dancers, and began cranking out two shows a year.
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