• In this crucial period of rebuilding for the dance industry, choreographer Kimberly Bartosik argues that it's time to completely rethink our funding models. (Dance Magazine)
   
• Texas Ballet Theater has shut down its Fort Worth headquarters after "catastrophic" damage from the recent winter storm. (CultureMap Fort Worth)
   
• A grim new report reveals that employment in New York City's arts, entertainment and recreation sector fell 66% from December 2019 to December 2020. (The New York Times)
   
• Though its theaters remain closed, Lincoln Center plans to create 10 outdoor performance and rehearsal spaces on its NYC campus this spring, with programming from arts institutions across the city. (The New York Times)
   
• Standout choreographer Rena Butler has been named Gibney Company's first-ever choreographic associate, a full-time, three-year position. (Dance Magazine)
   
• The streaming special "Black Renaissance," a celebration of Black changemakers and cultural figures that premieres today on YouTube Originals, has a star-studded lineup, including luminaries from many corners of the dance world. (Dance Magazine)
   
• Choreographer Robert Moses and International Association of Blacks in Dance leader Denise Saunders Thompson discuss how the dance world can move toward equity for Black artists—from asking better questions to completely abandoning old structures. (San Francisco Classical Voice)
   
• Applications are now open for Cultural Solidarity Fund micro-grants, which provide emergency relief to individual artists and cultural workers. (culturalsolidarityfund.org)

Magnetic [mag-net-ik], adjective: exerting a strong attractive power.
(Tatiana Melendez photographed by Jayme Thornton for Pointe)