The aim of this paper is to bring new contributions to the analysis of efficiency and productivity in the performing arts. Firstly, we consider how the behaviour of a performing arts company can be analysed using multi-output production technology, given that these companies offer different...

While public support for culture, and performing arts in particular has become a less self-evident privilege all over Europe than in the past, the economic evidence for benefits a society gains from those goods has become essential for both of the following: scientific research in the area of...

During dance, endorphins, the so-called happiness hormone, are released-a fact that undoubtedly favors contacts with others as well as is an excellent opportunity to establish or strengthen them. Nowadays, with dynamically progressing digitization, dance has also found its place on the Internet....

Cultural institutions are the main creators of cultural goods and services and are responsible for their accessibility; cultural institutions are also the main beneficiaries of public funds for culture. The aim of this study is to evaluate the division of public resources into different branches of ...

Cultural institutions are the main beneficiaries of public funds for culture. However, cultural policies suffer from 'adhocism' in the administration of institutions, which are often publicly owned and receive little recognition of the benefits that society gains from their use. The aim of this...

This article examines performance and theater artists' reactions to and attitudes toward the decisive measures taken by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Poland. It traces the transformation of these attitudes over the different stages of the pandemic, from the initial...

This research note aims to address the lack of research that focuses on the significance of amateur choral singing in the emotional sphere of adult life from an individual's perspective and over a longer period. The majority of the published research results concerning amateur choral singing refer...

In the present study, we examined mood changes following dancing. Previous works suggested that contextual factors may influence affective states; it has been shown that changes in mood following competition differ from those following recreational exercise. The study has been conducted in Warsaw,...

The aim of the article is to investigate the sector of cinema distribution in Poland, especially to identify the degree of concentration within the Polish film distribution market, and to evaluate the effects of the Hollywood dominant position in distribution on the performance of national...

This article attempts to answer which factors influenced the popularity and success of open air, located in forest areas theaters, in the former lands of the German Empire. The main subjects of study are two theaters: The Forest Theatre in Gdansk Wrzeszcz and The Forest Opera in Sopot, which are...