The Piccolo Teatro of Milan, Italy, is one of the most prestigious theatre companies in the world. Founded in 1947, it offers a diversified and multidisciplinary program that includes over 650 performances a year in the Piccolo's three theatres. In addition to running an acting school, the Piccolo tours in over 40 countries.
Much Ado About Management
This paper analyses the transformation of Italian opera houses from public institutions to private foundations. This reform was imposed by legislation calling for a more managerial approach, including the introduction of private capital.
This paper analyses the transformation of Italian opera houses from public institutions to private foundations. This reform was imposed by legislation calling for a more managerial approach, including the introduction of private capital.
A Multi-country Study
A cross-cultural study was conducted with Austrian, Canadian, Colombian and Italian moviegoers. Based on Hofstede's well-known value framework as well as some findings in the consumer information search literature, seven research hypotheses were put forward and tested.
A cross-cultural study was conducted with Austrian, Canadian, Colombian and Italian moviegoers. Based on Hofstede's well-known value framework as well as some findings in the consumer information search literature, seven research hypotheses were put forward and tested.
Analysing the Market for Periodic Contemporary Art Exhibitions
This paper reports the results of an empirical study to identify criteria for the strategic positioning of the Venice Biennial, a prestigious international exhibition of contemporary art. Four criteria emerged from the qualitative analysis, the method most suitable for exploratory research: the curator, the theme of the exhibition, the personality of the exhibition and the organizational skills of the institution.
This paper reports the results of an empirical study to identify criteria for the strategic positioning of the Venice Biennial, a prestigious international exhibition of contemporary art. Four criteria emerged from the qualitative analysis, the method most suitable for exploratory research: the curator, the theme of the exhibition, the personality of the exhibition and the organizational skills of the institution.
Museums of fine and decorative art are increasingly introducing computer-based interpretation devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and information kiosks into their exhibitions. Museum managers hope that such new technology will help raise visitor numbers, attract new audiences and enhance visitors experience of exhibits.
This position paper endorsed by a diverse range of people - executives, deans, professors, researchers, artists, students - argues that there is an urgent need for a balance between the "professional approach" and the "academic approach" within management schools, whose mission is to train managers who are capable of acting, as opposed to turning out academics who spend their entire career within the walls of the university interacting solely with other scholarly researchers and evaluating each other's work.
Friday, July 08, 2005 - The new state budget allocates $2.25 million to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the largest amount a state agency has given to the performing arts group in recent history.
Business & Arts South Africa (BASA) will be hosting a series of fundraising seminars for artists and arts organisations around the country. There will be seminars hosted in centres in all 9 provinces over a two week period, starting in Durban (25th July), East London (26th July), Cape Town (27th July), Kimberley (28th July), Bloemfontein (29th July), Nelspruit (1st August), Polokwane (3rd August), Johannesburg (4th August, a mini seminar) and Mmbatho (5th August).
Anyone who has ever been to school can remember visiting museums as a child. Memories of being shepherded around quiet, cold rooms full of national treasures may be almost as strong as the frustration that everything was hidden behind glass cabinets.
Many British exhibitions of the past have been standoffish affairs, restricting contact between visitor and artefact as much as possible. But does this "look but do not touch" approach protect the objects of our past, or remove their cultural significance entirely?
Many British exhibitions of the past have been standoffish affairs, restricting contact between visitor and artefact as much as possible. But does this "look but do not touch" approach protect the objects of our past, or remove their cultural significance entirely?
This course is to be held in Mombasa, Kenya from 15 August to 04 November 2005. Organized by AFRICA 2009, a joint programme of the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, CRATerre-EAG, and African cultural heritage organizations, is aimed at improving conditions for the conservation of immovable cultural heritage in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Southern African Theatre Initiative is a regional organisation formed by theatre practitioners who realised the need to come together and work as a unit for the development of theatre in Southern Africa. S.A.T.I. is a network that works as a central co-ordinating body for Theatre in SADC countries.
Museums matter. But who is arguing why they matter depends on the historic moment and the political perspective of the person or group addressed. As Chris Smith, former Secretary of State for Culture, pointed out in his recent keynote address to ALM London on the Future of London's Museums, the Victorian founders of most of our national and regional museums had clear notions of their purpose and importance.
Canadian museums have a growing presence on the internet. Although most museums feel the internet is a valuable tool to reach potential and actual visitors, not much is known in terms of what people are looking for from a museums web space.
Seychelles Minister for Local Government, Sport and Culture, Sylvette Pool, has launched a Cultural Policy for the Republic of Seychelles.
Unveiled on the 1st April, 2005 the new policy, comprises three principal documents...
Unveiled on the 1st April, 2005 the new policy, comprises three principal documents...
Cities and the Creative Class gathers in one place for the first time the research leading up to Richard Floridas theory on how the growth of the creative economy shapes the development of cities and regions. In a new introduction, Florida updates this theory and responds to the critics of his 2002 bestseller, The Rise of the Creative Class.
The Hague / Bergen 3 June 2005: The European Union and Europa Nostra the pan-European federation for heritage today announced the winners of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards 2004 at a European Awards Ceremony at the Håkonshallen in Bergen, Norway.
After the conference an informal European network of civil servants working in the field of national cultural education policy was set up.
In June 2004, an appeal for a Europe founded on its culture was launched by the director of La Monnaie opera house in Brussels, supported by IETM, the European Writers Congress, Europa Nostra and EFAH. The appeal and list of signatories was presented to then EU president Romano Prodi, and stimulated a wide-ranging response from many European heads of state.
From April to November 2005 Audience and Market Development will present Leading Voices across Australia. The program brings some of the latest ideas and thinking about audience development and arts marketing to Australia's arts community in association with www.fuel4arts.com and the UK Arts Marketing Association.