In the Arts: Choreographer’s Death Complicates Legacy Plan
July 28, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
With the dance legend Merce Cunningham’s death July 26, his foundation will have to simultaneously raise funds for a recently announced plan to safeguard his artistic legacy and to implement it, says the Los Angeles Times.
The Cunningham Dance Foundation said yesterday it had raised about $2.5-million for the Living Legacy Plan, an $8-million program Mr. Cunningham unveiled last month to provide for the smooth transition of his dance company’s assets when he is no longer able to lead it.
In other arts news, The New York Times reports on the upheaval in the lives of 11 dancers laid off this year by the New York City Ballet.
Also, the Orange County Register reports on the financial struggles of classical-music organizations in the Southern California county.
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