❓ Hon Peter Collier questions the Minister for Culture and the Arts regarding the reason for declining a booking for the Shen Yun dance troupe at His Majesty's Theatre, citing conflicting information.
AnsweredQoN 510Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH THEATRE TRUST —
VENUE HIRE POLICY
510. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Culture and the
Arts:
I refer the minister to his response
to question without notice 406 asked on 4 August 2021 in which he stated that
programming deliberations was the only reason that a booking for the Shen Yun
dance troupe could not be accommodated at
His Majesty's Theatre and to a letter dated 25 October 2019—reference
2019/0121-1—from then general manager of the Perth Theatre
Trust, Duncan Ord, to Mark Hutchinson, which stated in part —
PTT
do not believe that a subsidised State Government building is appropriate for
this commercial product , which has no alignment to WA or national arts
policy. PTT would suggest that a more commercially focussed venue might better
suit your needs.
Does
the minister stand by his response to the Legislative Council on 5 August 2021
that ''programming deliberations'' were the only reason
that the Shen Yun dance troupe could not be accommodated at His Majesty's
Theatre?
VENUE HIRE POLICY
510. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Culture and the
Arts:
I refer the minister to his response
to question without notice 406 asked on 4 August 2021 in which he stated that
programming deliberations was the only reason that a booking for the Shen Yun
dance troupe could not be accommodated at
His Majesty's Theatre and to a letter dated 25 October 2019—reference
2019/0121-1—from then general manager of the Perth Theatre
Trust, Duncan Ord, to Mark Hutchinson, which stated in part —
PTT
do not believe that a subsidised State Government building is appropriate for
this commercial product , which has no alignment to WA or national arts
policy. PTT would suggest that a more commercially focussed venue might better
suit your needs.
Does
the minister stand by his response to the Legislative Council on 5 August 2021
that ''programming deliberations'' were the only reason
that the Shen Yun dance troupe could not be accommodated at His Majesty's
Theatre?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Yes. As per the answer to question
without notice 406 on Wednesday, 4 August 2021, the Shen Yun dance troupe inquired in October 2019 to make a booking at His
Majesty's Theatre from 6 to 20 March 2020. However, the whole booking could not be accommodated due to a Perth Festival booking, and the
Perth Theatre Trust advised that the booking was declined following programming
deliberations.
some notice of the question.
Yes. As per the answer to question
without notice 406 on Wednesday, 4 August 2021, the Shen Yun dance troupe inquired in October 2019 to make a booking at His
Majesty's Theatre from 6 to 20 March 2020. However, the whole booking could not be accommodated due to a Perth Festival booking, and the
Perth Theatre Trust advised that the booking was declined following programming
deliberations.
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