Is COVID killing the arts? Part I: Emerging companies

The current state of things is the biggest seismic shift in the dance world seen yet for many, if not most, dance artists and enthusiasts: theaters shut down, staged productions turned to films, regular classes taken over Zoom rather than a favorite studio, time in the studio spent masked and physically distant. Resources to keep dancers and staff paid, performances scheduled and community initiatives running can be, to put it mildly, tight — tighter than ever, in an industry that’s