1st Edition

Street Performance and Alternative Organisation Aesthetics, the Arts and Humanistic Management

By Marta Połeć Copyright 2026
230 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The book presents a description of the phenomenon of organising street performances, both informal and within formalised structures, as well as its interpretation from the point of view of humanistic management. The book is a result of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Polish and European cities from 2014 to 2024. The central focus is the aspects of organisational aesthetics of the activities... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1. Humanistic Management, Arts Management, and Organisational Aesthetics

Chapter 2. From Street Performances to Street Festivals

Chapter 3. Informal Organisation: Performing on the Street

Chapter 4. Formal Organisation: Performing at the Festival

Chapter 5. Alternative Organisation

Conclusion

Biography

Marta Połeć holds a PhD in Social Sciences in the field of Management and Quality Sciences from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. She is a laureate of the Minister of Science and Higher Education scholarship for outstanding achievements, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage scholarship, and the Rector of the Jagiellonian University scholarships. An alumna of doctoral studies in Humanistic Management at the Jagiellonian University and the Jagiellonian Interdisciplinary PhD Programme, she holds an MA in Culture and Media Management from the Jagiellonian University and a BA in Management and a BA in Ethnology from the University of Warsaw. Currently, she works as an assistant professor in the Department of Management at Kozminski University.