Independent Performing Arts in Europe. Between Institutional Consolidation and Precarity
Working Paper Nr. 12/2022
Autor
Thomas Fabian Eder, M.A., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Abstract
The independent performing arts are becoming entrenched as an organizational field operating throughout the European continent. A Europe-wide comparative analysis focusing on structural characteristics that institutionally define the field has not yet been produced. This paper is intended to inspire the discussion. A prominent place in it is given to the field’s socio-economic conditions, especially given the new challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Subsequently, the measures taken by performing arts advocacy associations to improve the precarious status of the artists will illustrate the development of mutual awareness, patterns of international coalition and isomorphic alignment in the structuring of the field beyond nation state boundaries. Finally, the achievements made in cultural governance, and thus the constructive interaction between the state and advocacy organizations in addressing the challenges posed, are presented. The research is based on 1,031 survey responses from cultural professionals as well as expert interviews with executives of independent performing arts advocacy organizations from twelve European countries.
Am 25.03.2022 findet ein Vortrag zu diesem Working Paper statt.
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