Helene Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 From today's Links, Australian Ballet's David McAllister commented on the disruptions expected from the upcoming renos to the Sydney Opera House. I don't remember if/how much government funds were contributed to Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera during the seismic upgrades reconstruction of McCaw Hall in Seattle, and I've never known about the same for San Francisco Ballet and Opera during the seismic upgrades to War Memorial, but I hope he and his admins have contacted their colleagues whose companies displaced for considerably longer and who suffered financially during these times. Surely there are some transferrable best practices and lessons learned. Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I suppose both companies are fortunate in having well-established Melbourne seasons, so they haven't been left completely homeless, but I'm sure the advice of their colleagues in Seattle and San Francisco would be invaluable. Link to comment
Helene Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 I know they also perform in Brisbane and maybe Perth in the past. Perhaps they could extend the season and/or perform smaller rep in smaller venues in or just outside Sydney, since they wouldn't be cannibalizing their larger venue audiences. San Francisco Ballet performed in two <1000-seat venues for most of their exile -- they had Zellerbach for the season-ender, if I'm remembering correctly -- and did a lot of mixed rep. I saw almost every performance that season, working a great deal in the East Bay. Link to comment
sandik Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I'm embarrassed to say I don't remember what the details were about support for the ballet and the opera in Seattle when they were displaced during the opera house renovations. They performed in a reconverted arena next door to their usual theater, which was a big help in terms of location (audience didn't have to find a new neighborhood, shift their parking/dining habits, etc), but I remember there was a great deal of confusion about seating inside the facility. Lots of ushers, walking you to your seat. Link to comment
mussel Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 POB opted for another venue in downtown Sydney last time it toured there, but I forget which one. May be AB can decamp there temporarily? Link to comment
silvermash Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 14 hours ago, mussel said: POB opted for another venue in downtown Sydney last time it toured there, but I forget which one. May be AB can decamp there temporarily? It was the Capitol Theatre. POB also danced there in 2007. Link to comment
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