This paper draws on anthropological fieldwork of a civic parade in Manchester from 2010 to 2012 to argue for engaging with creativity as a process rather than an attribute of a particular sector or individual. It shows how the focus on funding and supporting 'creative industries' defined as '...

The supplement covers performances by six dance, 55 drama and seven opera companies subsidized by the Arts Council in England during the 1983/84 financial year. There were 750, 21 153 and 616 performances respectively of dance, drama and opera, yielding total box office receipts of #38.5 million....

Comparative studies of cultural policy commonly emphasize the way in which states treat the autonomy of the arts. Such studies often claim that liberal states promote autonomy, while social democratic states promote more external, instrumental values, such as solidarity, universalism and equality....

The realm of music festivity has grown into a global circuit that responds to the demand for emotive experiential products and taps into postmodern themes that celebrate a lifestyle attitude of extended youth. This paper investigates the phenomenon of festival culture through a case study of...

Focusing specifically on dance, this study explores the relationship between the arts and sustainable development. Very little academic work has been conducted about artists' role in sustainability, a field that is characterized by intersectionality and cross-disciplinary work. This paper seeks to...

This article examines cultural participation, its metrics and 'drivers' as they are defined through cultural programming for the London 2012 Olympics. The meanings and interpretation of these terms are considered by examining the development of an evaluation framework for the We Play programme in...

Covent Garden is firmly established in London's tourism landscape due to its commercial sector, distinctive architecture and provision of different forms of performing arts including the UK's leading Opera House at its core. This study aims to understand the factors that shape the tourists'...

Event cinema is a very new medium that museums and galleries are only beginning to exploit. It offers new ways to present exhibitions and provides access to a new venue: the cinema. In an effort to understand the communication opportunities it can offer, this article assembles interviews with those ...

Aims: Loneliness and social isolation negatively affect wellbeing and quality of life. Despite the proximity of others, older people living in care homes often experience loneliness and social isolation. The impact of participatory arts on wellbeing is widely acknowledged; however, relational...