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Perhaps it is time the marketing departments of dance companies stopped employing insiders who know a lot about dance but not much about audiences, and started taking on people with wider professional experience.

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It seems that in many arts organizations jobs go to the spouses of high-ranking administrators or board memebers.

As a former donor who has been sitting on the sidelines, I would have expected at least a minimal contact, some information, and assurance by now that Colorado Ballet will survive and an attempt to get donors onboard with the new program.

I'm a current donor and I have received a couple of letters from the Board, most recently yesterday. Basically it's just standard PR garbage. Things like "we have a great plan for the future" (with no hints about what it is) and "we're going to move the Colorado Ballet into the 21st century" (I guess they think that 'Dracula' and 'Earth Tribe' were too 20th century).

If you're thinking about donating money again, be warned that they've drastically cut back on perks. No more 'Dance Celebration'. No dress rehersal tickets unless you donate at least a $1000. About all that's left for most of us is a couple of free glasses of wine. And a few dollars off parking at the DCPA for one performance.