Adelaide's Restless Dance Theatre is battling to survive after its funding was cut by the Australia Council — a decision which has sent a shockwave through South Australia's arts sector.
"I moved to Adelaide for this job and really work has been my life," she said.
"I've had two Zooms [online meetings] today and I ended up in tears, but I'm also quite a strong person when I get a fire in the belly.Almost 150 arts organisations across Australia will get money from the annual allocation of nearly $32 million.To soften the blow, the Australia Council will provide"transitional" funding for one year to companies which missed out.
For Restless Dance Theatre, that equates to about $217,000 — a figure which would lead to job cuts, as well as less paid work for dancers. Beyond that, Ryan fears for the future of the company that had been set to tour internationally again, before travel was restricted to halt the spread of coronavirus.
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