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Why any company would be lucky to hire a Performing Artist
By: Robert Aaron Taylor & Michelle Kei Ishuu Taylor We’re some of the most determined people you’ll ever meet Artists are accustomed to rejection. We put ourselves out there every day in an attempt to get gigs. That’s how we pay the bills. We are the product we’re selling, so every rejection is personal. Yet […]
Success at the Kennedy Center for Noli Me Tángere
After an exciting week of technical and dress rehearsals at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., this beautiful group of people – singers, instrumentalists, technical crew, producers, MAFFAA, and the exceedingly capable Union Crews of the Kennedy Center – came together to make two solid, moving, amazing performances in the Einsenhower Theater. Noli Me […]
Please Sign the Petition to SAVE San Diego Opera Today!
As you may know, the board of San Diego Opera recently voted to close the company at the end of this season. This is despite the fact that the company is in the black financially. This closure makes no sense. The company is not out of money and is certainly not in danger of bankruptcy, […]
Why We Artists Do What We Do
Written by David Ackert, LA Times: “Singers and Musicians are some of the most driven, courageous people on the face of the earth. They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year than most people do in a lifetime. Every day, they face the financial challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people […]
Michelle Kei Ishuu 