Strategies for Survival of Performing Arts Organizations : A Study of Three Emergent Dance Companies

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Neuware - Based on thirty months of fieldwork in Boston, thisbook examineshow three recently incorporated dance groupsestablish collectiveidentity, define the roles of leadership, andreconcile privateinterests in social and economic advancement with thedemands offunding from government, corporate, and privatesectors. It showshow individuals and institutions negotiate in orderto find a level ofcommon ground in which an artistic enterprise cansuccessfullyproceed.Research focused on dancers who became entrepreneursby formingcorporations and obtaining funds to realize theirartistic intentions.Described are differing strategies of the threecompanies as they tryto survive: an egalitarian 'bottom up' strategy, ahierarchical 'topdown' strategy, and a co-operative 'parallelprocessing' strategy.Each has merits and problems, which are illustratedby concreteexamples. The ability to innovate as well as surviveis considered,both in social and economic terms.The book will be of practical value to artsorganizations and fundingagencies as well as of interest to social scientists. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783639077285

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