Oregon Ballet Theatre, in Portland, has raised $853,271, surpassing the $750,000 it needed to raise by June 30 to survive, the Oregonian reports.
The ballet company, which was in danger of shutting down, conducted an emergency fund-raising campaign over the past three weeks that culminated in a gala performance on June 12 with guest dancers from the country’s leading dance companies.
Another dance company, Texas Ballet Theater, has raised $2-million, the amount it needed to shore up its finances and get out of debt, according to the Star-Telegram.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra sold $11-million in tickets, a record for the orchestra, for its recently completed season, and many of the tickets sold were to first-time concertgoers, reports the Dallas Business Journal.
Others are not faring as well. The struggling Arizona Opera, in Phoenix and Tucson, has implemented administrative staff layoffs and consolidated several staff positions, says the Phoenix Business Journal. The opera company has also reduced staff salaries and implemented furloughs for some employees.






