Aims: Recent reviews have demonstrated broad links between performing arts participation (e.g. music-making; dancing; acting) and receptive engagement (e.g. listening to music; attending a dance/theatre performance) and improved health, including reduced disease and mortality risk. However, no...

The statistical approach is used to develop comparable data reflecting public support for the performing arts for seven countries: Austria, France, German Federal Republic, Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweden and the United States. Most data reflect the conditions in the early 1970s. In terms of...

Purpose - This paper aims to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing the performing arts as one element in changing the destination image of the Macau special administrative region from that of the Las Vegas of the East to a "World Centre of Tourism and Leisure". The context is of particular interest ...

Countries are distinguished by their cultural identity and this is normally expressed through their people, heritage, architecture and arts. These attributes have the ability to attract visitors to the country that has the sense of place and imprint the memories on the visitors while instilling...

The paper explores the cultural consumption of teenagers, seen as consumers not yet independent from an economic point of view, but already independent in the choice and tastes. Our results apply to a sample of about 350 students living in the Cuneo province, in North-West of Italy, through a...

It has been reported that some performing arts institutions operate at a less than optimal number of performances and could reduce costs by expanding the number of performances. It is the thesis of this paper that the above definition of output is too narrow, for it is unidimensional. The first...

This paper is about the economic demand for the performing arts in the Netherlands. The analysis concentrates on the period 1970-79 and is confined to government subsidized enterprises that produce works of music and theatre. Trends in the level of demand for the production of the performing arts...

An exploration is made of the merits of, and constraints upon, producers' sovereignty as against consumers' sovereignty in the arts. Conclusions indicate that the burden of audience building for the performing arts is inescapable and permanent unless contraction of the entire performing arts...

The purpose of this study was to identify how leisure-based participation in social circus-arts may impact the health and well-being of children aged between 8 and 14 years in Australia. Research regarding the influence of arts participation has shown positive health outcomes. Performing and visual ...

Consideration is given to understanding the nature of those involved in community performing arts activities, the relationship between performing arts groups and the community they serve, and the effect of government intervention on such groups. Questionnaires were distributed to active members...