Performing arts: the economic dilemma : a study of problems common to theater, opera, music, and dance /

This classic study provides an extensive analysis of the major economic attributes of the performing arts: audience composition, costs, income, organizational structure and remuneration of performers. The authors cleady demonstrate why the cost per performance and per attendance has always risen faster than the economy's rate of inflation, and indicate this situation is unlikely to change in the future. The book concludes with a summary discussion of general policy implications. C O N T E N T S Introduction PART I THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS The Organizations The Cultural Boom: A New Look at the Evidence The Audience The Performer, the Composer, the Playwright and the Choreographer The Financial State of the Organizations PART II THE TRENDS AND THEIR ANALYSIS Anatomy of the Income Gap Trends in Over-all Cost of Performance Trends in Performer Salaries and Other Components of Cost Factors Affecting Demand and Earnings Ticket Prices Trends in the Income Gap PART III SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT Contributions by Individuals Private Institutional Support Government Support in Practice On the Rationale of Public Support Prospects List of Tables List of Graphs List of Appendices Appendices Selected Bibliography Index