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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol
Intellect
©2012, 2012
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 190 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781841505473 1841505471 |