Resetting the stage : public theatre between the market and democracy /

Commercial theatre is thriving across Europe, while public theatre has suffered under changing patterns of cultural consumption - as well as sharp reductions in government subsidies for the arts. At a time when the rationale behind these subsidies is being widely reexamined, it has never been more i...

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Main Author: Klaić, Dragan
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Chicago : Intellect, [2012]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Commercial theatre is thriving across Europe, while public theatre has suffered under changing patterns of cultural consumption - as well as sharp reductions in government subsidies for the arts. At a time when the rationale behind these subsidies is being widely reexamined, it has never been more important for public theatre to demonstrate its continued merit. In Resetting the Stage, Dragan Klaic argues convincingly that, in an increasingly crowded market of cultural goods, public theatre is best served not by imitating its much larger commercial counterpart, but by asserting its artistic dis.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781461928423
1461928427
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1783200480
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