Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre, Second Edition [Second edition] 9780773559950

Depicting the fortunes of the arts in Canada through the prism of the National Arts Centre. Depicting the fortunes of

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Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre, Second Edition [Second edition]
 9780773559950

Table of contents :
Cover
ART AND POLITICS The History of the National Arts Centre
Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Prelude
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
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index

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