Why pandemic is 'existential crisis' for performing arts
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Why pandemic represents 'existential crisis' for performing artists
We look to the arts for entertainment, comfort and pleasure -- but they are also an economic engine. According to government analysis, art accounts for almost $900 billion of GDP and over five million jobs. Now, many of these people and organizations face crisis. For our Canvas and American Creators series about rural arts, Jeffrey Brown reports on what happens when the audience isn’t there.
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Why pandemic is 'existential crisis' for performing arts
Clip: 4/23/2020 | 6m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
We look to the arts for entertainment, comfort and pleasure -- but they are also an economic engine. According to government analysis, art accounts for almost $900 billion of GDP and over five million jobs. Now, many of these people and organizations face crisis. For our Canvas and American Creators series about rural arts, Jeffrey Brown reports on what happens when the audience isn’t there.
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