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...

In Australia, cultural policy settings differentiate between purported 'small-to-medium' and 'major' performing arts organisations, primarily in relation to their revenue size and institutional stability. This article publishes a quantitative analysis of the relative creative outputs of these...

This research examines three political moments in the Australian theatre sector as turning points in contemporary understanding of the sector's financial foundations. Socio-cultural and economic conditions leading to the establishment of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1954, the...

This research analyzes Taiwan data from a national attendance survey of four performing arts categories - music, dance, contemporary drama, and traditional theatre - and uses econometric models to examine the determinants of performing arts attendance for these four genres from various aspects. We...

This survey-based cross-sectional investigation explores the socio-demographic, school and student, extracurricular, and family factors associated with Australian high school-aged adolescents' attendance at live theater, music, and dance events (receptive arts participation) outside of school....

This article uses data collected from a telephone survey of Taiwanese residents to investigate the live performance attendances at four types of performing arts: contemporary drama, traditional theatre, dance and music. We estimate a Multivariate Probit (MVP) model to characterize the audience for...

Performing arts organizations are characterized by different objectives other than revenue. Even if, on the one hand, theaters aim to increase revenue from box office as a consequence of the systematic reduction in public funds; on the other hand, they pursue the objective to increase its...

Despite evidence of improved overall efficiency recent work provides evidence that diseconomies for larger performing arts organizations exist. Research suggests that the larger the organization the higher the administrative and wage costs. This paper presents an analysis of the relationship...

The performing arts are an integral part of the economies of many communities and often highlight the cultures of places visited. Because of this, studies on performing arts have been actively conducted in the arts management and marketing fields. Yet, little research has examined the benefits of...

The Italian economy experienced dramatic economic growth in 1988 and the entertainment and performing arts sector was no exception. The total spent by Italians on performances, entertainment and television licences rose by 12.8% in current values. The increase in expenditure was due principally...