Funding the arts is a constant challenge, which is why we launched our Kickstarter Spotlight series to shine a light on worthy projects looking for help. This week, we turn to a similar crowd funding site, "Go Fund Me," which caught our eye thanks to a shout out from a Tweeter extraordinaire.
We knew Questlove, drummer for the Roots, is a fan of many musical genres, mastering everything from jazz to trance to rock and roll. We did not know, however, that his love of the performing arts includes an affinity for ballet. Then we got this intriguing tweet.
The student in question is Nicole Zadra, a New York-based ballerina who was recently offered a traineeship at Russia's famed Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Zadra told the Huffington Post in an email that she recently completed a six-week summer intensive program run by the Academy and the U.S. Department of State,...
We knew Questlove, drummer for the Roots, is a fan of many musical genres, mastering everything from jazz to trance to rock and roll. We did not know, however, that his love of the performing arts includes an affinity for ballet. Then we got this intriguing tweet.
The student in question is Nicole Zadra, a New York-based ballerina who was recently offered a traineeship at Russia's famed Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Zadra told the Huffington Post in an email that she recently completed a six-week summer intensive program run by the Academy and the U.S. Department of State,...
- 9/4/2012
- by Katherine Brooks
- Huffington Post
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