{"id":20415,"date":"2013-01-21T16:45:45","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T21:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=20415"},"modified":"2013-01-21T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T21:46:25","slug":"dramatic-arts-prof-interviewed-on-q","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2013\/01\/dramatic-arts-prof-interviewed-on-q\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic arts prof interviewed on national radio"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Karen<\/a>

Karen Fricker, assistant professor of Dramatic Arts, was inteviewed on CBC Radio's Q Monday morning. <\/p><\/div>\n

A Brock University dramatic arts professor was interviewed on national radio about the current state of affairs of entertainment giant Cirque du Soleil.<\/a><\/p>\n

Karen Fricker was a guest Monday on CBC Radio’s Q<\/a>, a daily arts and culture magazine. The assistant professor talked about the implications of Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil’s recent announcement that it was laying off 400 people.<\/p>\n

“This is significant because Cirque du Soleil is a very strong brand and usually the coverage around it is positive,” Fricker said.<\/p>\n

The segment of the show, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, looked at whether the company was in crisis and if the layoffs meant the end of a Canadian success story made world famous for its performances that incorporate gravity-defying acrobatics and stunning choreography.<\/p>\n

From Fricker’s perspective, Cirque du Soleil isn’t going anywhere but it has grown at an unsustainable rate.<\/p>\n

The company has even admitted to not having appropriate control over its spending.<\/p>\n

“That’s an important admission,” Fricker said. “They’re making money but they’re spending too much and (cutting jobs) is a line in the sand, a signal their practices need to change .”<\/p>\n

Fricker was joined by J. Kelly Nestruck, a theatre critic for the Globe and Mail, on the show.<\/p>\n

The segment will air again Monday night on CBC Radio One at 10 p.m. and can be heard online<\/a> or as a podcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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