In this paper, Finnish tango dance tourism is analysed, taking into account the concept of embodied space (Low 2003) and Lefebvre's (1991) understanding of space on the multi-layered interconnected levels of body, culture and space. The Finnish "culture of silence" is considered in particular in...

Aim: This mixed-methods exploratory study investigates the perceived health benefits of singing in a choir from an international sample of choristers. Method: An online questionnaire including demographic information, 28 quantitative statements and two qualitative questions relating to the...

Festivals have seen a surge in both size and numbers leading to a more business-oriented festival management. Thus, knowledge regarding the audiences and consumption of festivals deserve more attention, and monetary properties such as ticket sales and partnerships have become focal points in ...

The costs of staging a theatrical production are estimated using data from 37 Finnish theatres from 1985-1993. The main points of interest are: whether the production of theatrical performances is allocatively efficient; whether underlying production technology exhibits homotheticity with respect...

This qualitative case study examines the role of word of mouth (WOM) in reputation management in the context of networked festival productions. Particularly, it explores the ways in which WOM marketing (WOMM) is employed in festival marketing and brand-building. The paper links reputation and WOM...

Objectives: This study examined associations between self-rated health and specific forms of leisure activities - i. e. singing in a choir, art painting, playing music; art exhibitions, theatre, movies, concerts; religious events; studying and self-development; voluntary work - and investigated how ...

Purpose: This article examines how spectators describe their expectations of contemporary dance by referring to action. Through discussing a qualitative audience study, the article argues that spectators always have an expectation of being affected by performances they attend. This expectation can...

This study sets out to explore human-nonhuman encounters in the leisure activity of match fishing. Informed by practice theory, studies on the body and the senses, and the human-animal literature, it focuses on analysing the practice-specific, embodied and sensory doings and sayings of both humans...

This article explores how two rural arts festivals, one in the town of Boyle (Boyle Arts Festival), in Western Ireland and the other in the municipality of Mäntyharju, (Salmela Festival) Eastern Finland, contribute to the development of their respective localities and communities via two different...

A study designed to assess and compare participation motives among 308 non-professional folk dancers, competitive ballroom dancers, ballet dancers and modern dancers from Finland [date not specified] is presented. As in many studies of motives for sport participation, the dancers surveyed here...