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Arts admin program hopes to break through iron curtain By Nicole Veenstra For over 40 years the Cold War taught American citizens to intensely mistrust Eastern Europeans. Now, 20 years later, a Rider professor and two students are spending approximately three weeks in the same area Americans once ostracized. Todd Dellinger, director of the arts administration center and professor of arts administration, is travelling overseas to work on research projects with Naomi Vernon, a junior musical theater major and arts administration minor, and Chelsea Stebbins, a sophomore arts administration and history double major. Although the point of each research project varies, Dellinger, Vernon and Stebbins will be working together and sharing what they have learned. “My project is kind of piggybacking [Dellinger’s] project because we’re going to Eastern Europe to do the same sort of thing,” Vernon said. “He’s [focusing on] the broader spectrum of all of the arts in transition while I’m studying the musical theater.” Vernon, a recent recipient of the Undergraduate Research Scholars Award (URSA), is focusing her research on the lack of presence musical theater has in parts of Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Along with Dellinger, she is also investigating what can be done to increase state support for the arts. Vernon titled her project “The Frozen Curtain: Expanding Arts Business in the Former Eastern Bloc” and hopes that researching overseas will be a jumping-off point for her future. She hopes to complete her education at Rider and apply for the Fulbright scholarship, which allows the recipient to deeply explore other cultures. The URSA scholarship began during the 2003-04 academic year and is awarded to approximately five students per year. Each award is $5,000, split between two semesters. Students are asked to present their proposed research project to a panel. The panel then decides what ventures to ultimately support. “It’s a really great opportunity that [Rider] started to help with independent research study projects,” Vernon said. Stebbins was not awarded the URSA, but she still plans to join Dellinger and Vernon on their trip to Eastern Europe for the project with the intention of helping out with anything she can. All three said they plan on communicating to those who are working with or have previous experience in the arts. “Considering the time period, there are not many people alive who were artists or art administrators at the time,” Stebbins said. “We would like to talk to as many people as we can as soon as we can because there’s no greater research subject than someone who experienced the events first-hand.” Dellinger also hopes to improve academics through his trip. “My goal with the arts administration program here is to make it the strongest [arts administration] undergraduate program in the country while incorporating an international component,” Dellinger said. Dellinger added that he hopes to see a development in the project and relationship with Eastern European arts for years to come. Vernon admits that although she is very enthusiastic about the opportunity she has been given, there is also a sense of shock accompanying the realization that her dream is coming true. “I wanted to make a difference in the performing arts in another country and expand some more American influence in that region to build more cultural connections,” Vernon said. “And now it’s actually becoming real, which is exciting and kind of scary.”
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Tá súil ag Ealaíon clár admin a bhriseadh trí imbhalla iarann Ag Nicole Veenstra Chun níos mó ná 40 bliain a mhúintear an Cogadh Fuar saoránach Meiriceánach intensely mistrust Oirthear na hEorpa. Anois, 20 bliain níos déanaí, tá ina ollamh rothaí agus beirt mhac léinn a chaitheamh thart ar thrí seachtaine i Meiriceánaigh cheantar céanna uair amháin ostracized. Todd Dellinger, stiúrthóir ar an riarachán ealaíon lár agus ollamh na n-ealaíon riarachán, ag taisteal thar lear a bheith ag obair ar thionscadail taighde le Naomi Vernon, amharclann mór sóisearach ceoil agus riarachán ealaíon beaga, agus Chelsea Stebbins, a sophomore ealaíon riarachán agus stair dúbailte móra. Cé athraíonn an pointe de gach tionscadal taighde, beidh Dellinger, Vernon agus Stebbins a bheith ag obair le chéile agus a roinnt a bhfuil foghlamtha acu. "Is é mo tionscadal de chineál ar piggybacking tionscadail [Dellinger ar] toisc go bhfuil muid ag dul go dtí Oirthear na hEorpa a dhéanamh ar an saghas céanna de rud," a dúirt Vernon. "Tá [díriú ar] sé an speictream níos leithne de gach ceann de na healaíona i mbun trasdula agus tá mé ag déanamh staidéir ar an amharclann ceoil." Vernon, faighteoir déanaí Gradam an Taighde Fochéime Scoláirí (Béar), ag díriú a cuid taighde ar an easpa amharclann láithreacht ceoil Tá i gcodanna na Gearmáine, le Poblacht na Seice agus an Ungáir. Chomh maith leis Dellinger, tá imscrúdú sí freisin cad is féidir a dhéanamh chun cur le tacaíocht stáit do na healaíona. Vernon dar teideal di tionscadal "An Cuirtín Reoite: Méadú Ealaíon Gnó sa Bloc an Oirthir Iar" agus tá súil go mbeidh an taighde a dhéanamh thar lear a bheith ina phointe léim-uaire a son todhchaí. Tá súil ag sí a chur i gcrích aici oideachas ar rothaí agus iarratas a dhéanamh ar an scoláireacht Fulbright, a cheadaíonn an faighteoir a iniúchadh go domhain chultúir eile. An scoláireacht Béar thosaigh i rith na bliana acadúla 2003-04 agus tá thart ar bronnadh cúig mac léinn in aghaidh na bliana. Tá gach dámhachtain $ 5.000, roinnte idir dhá sheimeastar. Iarrtar ar dhaltaí a gcuid tionscadal taighde atá beartaithe a chur i láthair painéal. Chinneann an painéal ansin cad chun tacú le fiontair sa deireadh thiar. "Tá sé deis gur mór go [Rider] thosaigh chun cabhrú le tionscadail taighde neamhspleách staidéar," a dúirt Vernon. Ní Stebbins bronnadh an Béar, ach pleananna sí fós a bheith páirteach Dellinger agus Vernon ar a thuras go dtí Oirthear na hEorpa don tionscadal agus é ar intinn ag cabhrú amach le rud ar bith is féidir léi. Gach trí dúirt siad ar intinn in iúl dóibh siúd atá ag obair le nó a bhfuil taithí roimhe seo leis na healaíona. "Smaoineamh ar an tréimhse ama, nach bhfuil go leor daoine a bhí beo ealaíontóirí nó riarthóirí ealaíne ag an am," a dúirt Stebbins. "Ba mhaith linn buíochas a labhairt le daoine agus is féidir linn chomh luath agus is féidir linn mar níl aon ábhar taighde níos mó ná mar dhuine a bhfuil taithí acu ar na himeachtaí chéad-láimh." Dellinger súil freisin chun feabhas a chur ar lucht acadúil trína turas. "Is é mo sprioc leis an gclár riarachán ealaíon anseo chun é a dhéanamh ar an láidre [riarachán ealaíon] clár fochéime sa tír agus ina gné idirnáisiúnta," a dúirt Dellinger. Dellinger leis go raibh súil aige a fheiceáil i bhforbairt an tionscadail agus caidreamh leis an Oirthir ealaíon na hEorpa do na blianta atá le teacht. Vernon admhaíonn go cé go bhfuil sí an-díograiseach faoin deis di a bheith tugtha, tá freisin tuiscint ar turraing a ghabhann leis an réadú go bhfuil a aisling ag teacht fíor. "Theastaigh uaim chun difríocht a dhéanamh sna taibh-ealaíona i dtír eile agus roinnt tionchar níos mó Meiriceánach sa réigiún sin a thógáil naisc níos cultúrtha a leathnú," a dúirt Vernon. "Agus anois tá sé ag éirí fíor i ndáiríre, atá spreagúil agus de chineál ar scary."