Must we have FBoy Island but not The Tempest?
OPINION: O brave new world that has no Shakespeare in it!
Is William Shakespeare really in danger of being cancelled as the ultimate dead white male writer, wiped from the multicultural 21st century syllabus and condemned as a relic of an imperialist age? Must we have FBoy Island but not The Tempest?
Not quite. But a recent, controversial funding decision from New Zealand’s national arts body has ignited a timely debate.
One thing everyone can agree on is that the arts are underfunded and, as we emerge from the fog of Covid-19 into stressful economic times, Creative NZ (CNZ) is finding its grants are more sought after than ever.
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