Art of the Turnaround Creating and Maintaining Healthy Arts Organizations

Name: Art of the Turnaround Creating and Maintaining Healthy Arts Organizations
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ISBN: 9781584657354

ISBN-10: 1584657359

ISBN-13: 9781584657354

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael M. Kaiser

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Many arts organizations today find themselves in financial difficulties because of economic constraints inherent in the industry. While other companies can improve productivity through the use of new technologies or better systems, these approaches are not available in the arts. Hamlet requires the same number of performers today as it did in Shakespeare's time. The New York Philharmonic requires the same number of musicians now as it did when Tchaikovsky conducted it over one hundred years ago. Costs go up, but the size of theaters and the price resistance of patrons limit what can be earned from ticket sales. Therefore, the performing arts industry faces a severe gap between earnings and…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 204
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


The Art of the Turnaround: Ten Rules



Kansas City Ballet (1985-1986)



Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Foundation (1991-1993)



American Ballet Theatre (1995-1998)



Royal Opera House (1998-2000)



The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2001-present)


Conclusion


Index of Names