<B>Talent drain is crippling dance</B> <P>by Alexa Baracaia in The Stage<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>English dance is facing a crisis similar to that of the regional producing theatres, which will lead to a "drain of expertise and experience" out of the sector, a new report has predicted.<P>In a study, enitled 21st Century Dance and commissioned by the Arts Council of England's dance advisory panel, author Dance UK director Jeanette Siddall says that the issues highlighted by the Boyden review are also relevant to dance.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR><A HREF="http://www.thestage.co.uk/paper/0124/0101.shtml" TARGET=_blank><B>more...</B></A><P><BR>Here is the outline from the Arts Council of England website: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>21st century dance: Present position, future vision<BR>by Jeanette Siddall <P>21st century dance summarises dance’s current position in this country, and sets out a vision for dance in the 21st century. This vision calls on all those who work in, enjoy or support dance to consider shifts in approach to address the future, and offers approaches for strengthening core support. The book has been commissioned by the Arts Council’s Dance Advisory Panel and presents the policies of focusing on individuals and companies, looking to the future and creating the climate in which dance can thrive. <BR>2001, 68 pages, ISBN 0-7287-0816-7, £7.00.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P>You can order the book from here:<P><A HREF="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/newsindex.html" TARGET=_blank><B>Arts Council publications</B></A><P>And there is also a pdf summary which you can read if you have Adobe Acrobat Reader.<P><BR> <P><BR> <P> <BR>