1st Edition

Independent Performing Arts in Europe Establishment and Survival of an Emerging Field

By Thomas Fabian Eder Copyright 2023
174 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This structural account of independent performing arts in Europe is complimented by an analysis of the challenging social situation within the field. This book presents a neo-institutional examination of the organizational field including its routines, scripts, and expectations which provides a contribution to theatre studies, labour studies, and to social and cultural policy studies as well... Read more

Preface

List of acronyms and abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Institutional Change between Structural Barriers and Agency

Chapter 2: Design and Implementation of a Mixed Methods Strategy

Chapter 3: Exploring the Independent Performing Arts in Europe

Chapter 4: The Future from Here

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

Appendix 6

Index

Biography

Thomas Fabian Eder is a postdoctoral research fellow at the DFG research group Configurations of Crisis (DFG-Forschungsgruppe Krisengefüge der Künste), School of Arts, Theatre Studies Institute at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.

''This book constitutes an impressive piece of original research, using methods which are unusual in the field of theatre studies. It examines in remarkable empirical detail a whole range of questions regarding income, social security, and governance of the independent performing arts in Europe. It will become a benchmark for future research.'' Professor Christopher Balme, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany

''This is the first comprehensive and comparative study into the independent performing arts in Europe. The book is pathbreaking in its empirical richness and institutional analysis. I highly recommend it to all practitioners and scholars who seek to gain a deeper understanding of current field dynamics in the performing arts.'' Professor Axel Haunschild, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany