In this episode of Coffee Chat, Susanne Puerschel talks about the perplexing structure that we have put in place in ballet companies in terms of how corps, soloists, principals, and up the ring are getting paid. She expresses displeasure at the chasm in pay between corps, soloists, principals, and artistic directors. She questions if it’s a helpful incentive for people to rise to their best potential or if it’s hindering them. Susanne devises means of turning performing arts into a sustainable model that people can actually have a living, citing R.I.S.E Media as a potential industry game changer.

Other talking points include:

• A comparison between the pay of artistic directors in A-level ballet companies and C-level executives of World Food Program and World Health Organization.
• The role of platforms like Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee in solving this issue.
• R.I.S.E Media, its vision, and the example its setting.
• Creating opportunities for yourself as a performing artist.
• Tapping into media and advertisement for performing artists.
• R.I.S.E Media crowdfunding campaign launching on November 9
• Serendipitous comparison between R.I.S.E Media crowdfunding campaign and the Berlin wall coming down on November 9, 1989.
• Building a different structure and way of doing performing arts.
• What’s next for Pointe to Rise.

Thank you for listening,

So much ♥,

Susanne

• R.I.S.E Media

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