Adaptation and Resilience in the Performing Arts: The Pandemic and Beyond
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Adaptation and Resilience in the Performing Arts: The Pandemic and Beyond
By (Author) Pascale Aebischer
Edited by Rachael Nicholas
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
28th August 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Theatre studies
Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries
Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)
306.47
Physical Properties
Hardback
232
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
This book offers insights into some of the digital innovations, structural adaptations and analogue solutions that enabled live performance in the UK to survive through the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides evidence of values-led policies and practices that have improved the wellbeing of the creative workforce and have increased access to live performance. Through sections that address digital innovations, workforce resilience and programming live performances outdoors and in community settings, this book provides practical insights into the challenges live performance faced during the pandemic. It shows how, in order to survive, individuals and companies within the sector drew on the creativity and resourcefulness of its workforce, and on new and existing networks. In these accounts, the pandemic functioned as catalyst for technological innovations, stock-taking regarding exploitative industry structures, and a re-valuing of the role of live performance for community-building.
Reviews
This is one of the first books to directly address the impact of Covid and its possible long-term effects on a range of cultural forms. It covers a very wide range of practices from digital arts and dance to live events to participatory arts and more. By taking into account the possible future effects of Covid, as well as reflecting on its immediate impact, the editors have given the book a strong sense of relevance beyond the immediate post-Covid years. Any scholars interested in thinking about Covid, its impact on a wide range of art forms and its possible long-term effects will find much of value in this book.
Dr Alison Jeffers, Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre and Contemporary Performance, University of Manchester
Author Bio
Pascale Aebischer is Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Performance Studies at the University of Exeter.
Rachael Nicholas is Membership and Engagement Manager at Vitae.
