This article explores the organizational practices of large dance companies in Europe. To capture intangible and intrinsic aspects, a multi-sited ethnographic study at the Vienna State Ballet and Berlin State Ballet was conducted. By putting artistic processes at the core of the inquiry, the...

Purpose - Word of mouth (WOM) plays an important role for the decision process of customers. This is especially interesting for service-dominant organizations like theaters where quality is more difficult to evaluate. In times of social media, third party recommendations can be given much more...

European theatre and opera houses are mainly financed by public funds. In Germany, in the 1989/90 season, the larger theatre and opera houses received 85% of their funding from public authorities. When performing arts enterprises function within a 'non-market' situation the main agents involved are ...

The article contributes to an understanding of the formation of political identities of asylum seekers within the context of theater in Germany. Thus, this article demonstrates the ways in which the identity of the refugee as a political activist is accomplished through performative exercise for...

The article discusses the level of financial and other support for the arts and museums in the GFR. It begins by outlining the government framework within which policy matters are formulated. Federal government expenditure, Länder government funding and per caput expenditure on the arts and museums ...

Despite generous public funding, arts institutions in Germany are primarily serving a small, educated section of the German population. This article presents findings from arts participation surveys, research from an empirical study on "Intercultural Audience Development" in public theaters and ...

This study analyzes self-other agreement in leadership communication and its relation to knowledge integration across the artistic, technical and administration areas in theaters. Results of a cross-sectional survey among 177 managers and 249 employees of German theaters reveal that managers...

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...

This special issue on arts and cultural branding consists of eight papers that offer insights related to topics such as: how the "in-between spaces" (e.g. art studios) can be key building blocks of a strong artist's brand; the importance of western ideas for the Chinese art market; the adoption of...

Purpose: With film sales markets becoming increasingly popular events where the film business gathers several times each year, the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that they should be understood as events where important gatekeeping process are taking place. That is to say, sales markets are ...