One concert cancelled, another gets new producer as UVic venue grapples with budgetary concerns.
Budgetary concerns and a dip in provincial arts funding have prompted changes at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium.
As per the terms of the grant proposal and schedule of disbursement, Case said he was not told Voices in Circle’s application was not successful when the Farquhar announced its current season. The university has now re-jigged two Voices in Circle events, cancelling its June 17 performance by the Vancouver contemporary dance company V’ni Dansi and transferring the stewardship of its March 15 performance by Mongolian folk group Anda Union to Victoria’s Caravan World Rhythms.
In February, the university announced it would be cutting its annual budget by $13 million, or 4% of its total operating budget, due to declining revenue from international student enrolment. Staff reductions were expected as a result of the decision. The auditorium is part of a division at the university that includes communications and marketing, alumni and development, and community and government relations, which have also undergone budget cuts or restructuring in recent months.
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