I am elated to have been chosen as the Capitol Center’s new executive director. What an amazing institution, and what an exciting time to be joining the organization!As you can imagine, I have much to learn in the coming months. For now, I have the luxury of delving into the Capitol Center’s upcoming season with all the enthusiasm of any new resident of an arts-rich community like ours. I am captivated by the variety of performances on tap, and hope you will be, too.
So what’s first on my agenda? Simply, to listen.
I am anxious to meet you, our patrons, and to hear what you have to say about the shared experience of seeing shows at the Capitol Center. I want to hear what moves you, and what turns you off. I want to hear your vision for the future.
I’m delighted, therefore, to introduce a new feature to our main-stage offerings: Stay and Talk a While. After selected performances this season we will invite you to stay after the show for what we hope will be a lively conversation about what we all gained from the experience.
As a former dancer, I am especially excited that a number of shows will offer us the chance to talk about dance in our lives. I hope you’ll join the conversation after performances of Music at the Crossroads (September 21), a lively Irish concert featuring a team of step dancers; Taylor 2 (May 8), which showcases Paul Taylor’s energetic choreography; and Movin’ Out (June 5), the brilliant Broadway hit that marries the music of Billy Joel to the dance of Twyla Tharp.
We’ll continue this season-long discussion through e-mail and at a new blog we’ve set up, Capitol Conversations (ccaconversations.blogspot.com). When we talk to each other about live performance, the experience becomes so much richer for us all. I’m eager to meet you, hear from you, learn from you and get to know you. I do hope that this season and in those to come you’ll Stay and Talk a While with us!
Sincerely,
Nicolette B. Clarke
Executive Director
3 comments:
Ms. Clarke,
I live in Ipswich, MA, and was very much hoping to buy tickets to the Bromberg show. But I must tell you that your online ticket purchase system is beyond frustrating and maddening. Instead of anything straightforward, such as: "Price category desired? Number of tickets? Click on the seaqts you want," the system is confusingly repetitious, does not offer clear explanations, and is not intuitive, as such an online service needs to be.
Forget the Bromberg performance.
Ken, I'm sorry you had a bad experience attempting to order tickets. We are constantly working to simplify our online ticketing system, especially for first-time users. Thank you for taking the time to share share your experience. It's always helpful to hear from patrons, especially when their experience was not satisfactory.
Ric Waldman
Director of Marketing
Capitol Center for the Arts
I have sent suggestions for musical artists, but noone has responded. Is there a way to have any input into the artists that appear at CCA?
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