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ARTS. WORK. LIFE. by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals
Let’s leave the “starving artist” trope firmly in the past -- The stories in Episode 2 are all about money: staying in the green while promoting pay equity, doing the hustle, healthcare scares, and making money by making change.Introduction: “In The Green” with Lynn Neuman, who lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan and is the artistic director ... See more
Claire: Lynn Neuman has spent her entire adult life in New York City. but it didn't have everything she was looking for.
Lynn: As food prices are rising astronomically. I'm like, I want to grow my own food. I wanted a garden, and I wanted my dog have a little more space.
Claire: So when the pandemic shut down the city, she decided to temporarily relocate to Michigan.
Lynn: I thought I’d try my hand at growing something, so I stuck some tomato seeds and some pepper seeds and some arugula seeds in the ground.
Claire: Lynn is the artistic director of Artichoke Dance Company, which is based in Brooklyn. Even though she left the city behind, she didn't abandon her dancers.
Lynn: And the dancers, all their gigs, other gigs had dried up. They rely on lots of things to make money teaching yog
ARTS. WORK. LIFE. by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals