Dear Judie and Richard,
The Executive and Membership of the Australasian Association for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies is dismayed and appalled at the proposal by the Arts Council of Wales to withdraw funding for the Centre for Performance Research.
For many years, the work of you and your colleagues has provided stimulation, provocation and inspiration far beyond the boundaries of Wales, contributing to an apprehension of Wales as a progressive, sophisticated and innovative site of performance culture and research. The CPR is itself a model to which many of us aspire, and it is deeply shocking that such a vibrant, dynamic site of international excellence could be so unceremoniously chopped off at the knees.
We urge the Arts Council to reverse any decision it has made about defunding the CPR, and offer you our deepest and sincerest support in what must be testing times. We are confident that sanity will prevail, and look forward to many, many years of your contribution to our discipline and artforms, and to the maintenance of Wales’ reputation and profile as a proponent for and advocate of all that is exciting and worthy in culture and the arts.
Please let us know what we can do to support you further, and keep us posted on events as they unfold.
Yours sincerely
Dr Jonathan Bollen,
ADSA President On behalf of the Executive and Membership of ADSA
Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies
www.adsa.edu.au
ADSA is the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies. It is the peak academic body in the western Pacific region promoting the study of drama in any performing medium.
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