Insegnamento a.a. 2013-2014

20243 - WORKSHOP IN PERFORMING ARTS


ACME

Department of Social and Political Sciences

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 31
ACME (12 credits - I sem. - OBS  |  L-ART/05)
Course Director:
ALEX TURRINI

Classes: 31 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: ALEX TURRINI


Course Objectives

The main goal of the Workshop is to introduce the students to the performing arts sector with a specific focus on theatre, musical, opera, and classical music. Audience arts appreciation, public policies in the arts, marketing management and fundraising of performing arts organizations and events are the main issues we investigate during the course. Students are given the opportunity to visit some of the most important Italian arts organizations and to meet practitioner and experts in the field.


Course Content Summary

 

The Course consists of four main parts, structured as follows:

 

  1. Policies for the performing arts: International comparison among Italian, European and Northern American systems. (Alex Turrini and guest speakers)
  2. Marketing and funding for the performing arts. (Suzanne Giraud Voss)
  3. International perspectives on performing arts: guest speakers and guided tours to the main venues and workshops. (Claudia Tacchino and guest speakers)
  4. Field projects: feasibility studies based on in-depth analysis of International best practices and proposals of innovative solutions. (Anna Merlo)

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

For non attending students:

Written exam on reading materials and one book.Partial exams are not scheduled

For Attending students (for all exam sessions of a.y. 2013/14):

Class participation: 10%

Performance critique: 25%

Written exam: 25%

Field project: 40%


Textbooks

For non - attending students:

T. STEIN, R. J. BATHURST, Performing Arts Management: A Handbook of Professional Practices, Allworth Press 2008

 

For attending students:

Course package
Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites

This workshop is primarily addressed to ACME students. International students willing to attend the course are welcomed but they should evidence strong interest and commitment (as professional/amateurial artists or as spectators) in the performing art field.

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