Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Questions on Diversity

Michael Kaiser | Posted 10.26.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Kaiser

When large, white organizations produce minority works they typically select the "low hanging fruit," the most popular works featuring the most famous minority performers. This invariably hurts minority arts organizations.

The Power of Joint Ventures

Michael Kaiser | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Kaiser

In my travels across the nation I have been hearing a lot of discussion about the glut of arts organizations and the need to "thin out" the field. This scares me greatly.

One Approach to Reducing Health Care Costs: The Discipline of Dance

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


Michael Kaiser

Children who dance are far more likely to appreciate their own physical selves. Dance training helps address the obesity problem currently facing our nation.