That's incredible. I think that responds very nicely to some smaller organizations.
In the metro Vancouver area, which my riding is part of, there are also what we call the “G-8”, the larger, well-established organizations: Ballet BC, Arts Umbrella, Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Art Gallery, etc.
There's also an emerging player: Ballet Vancouver. It is repatriating some of the top-performing Canadian ballet artists who are coming back from companies like the American Ballet Theatre. Some of them were trained in my riding.
How can these bigger groups meet with your department? Are you accessible and open to meeting with them? What programs can they tap into?
