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Author Mullen, Molly

Title Applied Theatre
Published London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (281 pages)
Series Applied Theatre Ser
Applied Theatre Ser
Contents Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One; 1 A Narrowing Sphere: Economization and Applied Th eatre; Economy, economics and the economy; 2 Tangled Webs: Applied Theatre and the Economy; United Kingdom -- imposed instrumentalism; Neoliberal contradictions and new modes of production in New Zealand; Far-reaching webs and strangleholds: Theatre for Development and international relationships; The 'diverse economies' of applied theatre63; Conclusions
3 The Economies of Applied TheatreHe who pays the piper: Grants and contracts; A labour of love; Market manoeuvres; 4 Applied Theatre and New Cultural Economies; Corporate giving: Sponsorship, philanthropy and partnerships; Crowdfunding; Introducing Part Two: Asking difficult questions and finding hopeful answers; Part Two; 5 Autogestión, Conviction, Collectivity and Plans A to Z: Colectivo Sustento in Continuous Resistance; The eternal conundrum; A short look back; Chilean context; Autogestión: Autonomous or self-management; Autogestión in Chile; Autogestión and community theatre in Chile
Back story: Teatro PasmiBroadening possibilities; Return to the collective; Entangled with others: Networks, collaborations, trueques and volunteers; The alphabet of plans; 6 Foundation Funding: The Pedagogies of Applied Theatre Projects in Two Toronto Theatres; Our positionality as researchers; Lois at Young People's Theatre: In conversation with the pedagogical, the artistic and the economic; Anne at Tarragon Theatre: In conversation with donor agendas and the institutional benefits from applied theatre work in the context of professional theatre; Conclusion
7 Waiting on a Miracle: The Precarious State of the Everyday in Applied TheatreThe contract environment; Timing of contracting, delivery and the impact on schools; The precarious world of applied theatre workers; Business development; Programme development; The precarious state of the everyday; Relationship with funders; Secondary funders; Everyday ethics; Waiting for another miracle; 8 A Difficult Fit: The Economic Actions of FM Theatre Power in Hong Kong; Producing people's theatre in twenty-first-century Hong Kong; Being a difficult fit in Hong Kong's arts funding system
Acting commerciallyA risky economy? Responding to contextual change; Conclusions; 9 The Long Tail/Tale: Seven Thought-provoking Mind-sets to Reframe your Applied Theatre Practices; Forging the way forward; 10 The ROOTS of US Applied Theatre Economies; Formation context: Community-based theatre artists; Formation context: Federal roots; Distributive network; Growth through partnership -- an economy of each other; The work remaining; 11 The Theatre Dividend: Reflecting on the Value of a Theatre and Social Housing Partnership in Bolton (UK)
Notes Theatre and social housing: Good business and sensible goods
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Subject Theater and society.
Theater management.
Theater -- Economic aspects
Theater -- Finance.
Theater and society
Theater -- Economic aspects
Theater -- Finance
Theater management
Form Electronic book
Author Balfour, Michael
Preston, Sheila
ISBN 9781350001725
1350001724