Cultural Olympiad: Reflections from some arts and entertainment community leaders
Barb Clausen: Co-producer of DanceHouse
“With the help of the Cultural Olympiad, DanceHouse brought in Batsheva’s Deca Dance for the 2009 Cultural Olympiad and Crystal Pite’s Dark Matters and Marie Chouinard’s The Golden Mean (Live) this year for the Cultural Olympiad.
“Without the Cultural Olympiad’s help, DanceHouse could not have afforded to bring in Batsheva and launch a dance series for Vancouver of cutting edge, contemporary dance from around the world.
“I think it’s been a wonderful shot in the arm. I feel that DanceHouse is one of (the Cultural Olympiad’s) legacies.”
Bob D’eith, Executive director, Music BC
“It was a major international showcase for B.C.’s independent music artists such as Alex Cuba, Dan Mangan, Mother Mother, Delhi 2 Dublin and Said the Whale.
“I don’t think Canadians are afraid of excellence now. There was always this thing with arts. We were always apologizing for being second best.
“I was just in Toronto. They felt the same thing. It was a Canadian thing — you could feel it through the TV sets. I think the pursuit of excellence was hopefully instilled in the arts community as well.
“I hope that arts organizations will be healthy enough to carry this momentum forward.”
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