Overview
- First publication on structural conditions and power asymmetry in German theaters
- Large-scale study of power structures in theater
- Comprehensive solutions for a fair, diverse and sustainable theater landscape
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Structure and power are two defining and interrelated aspects of the German theater business. It is based on the strictly hierarchical organization of 1900 and has undergone hardly any structural changes since then. This not only impairs the innovative capacity of this important institution, but also leads to inappropriately strong power positions of the directors, to conflicts with the ensembles and employees, and hinders the development and renewal of the artistic potentials of this cultural technique. The publication is based on the results of the study 'Art and Power in the Theater' - with 1966 participants the largest study of its kind.
The content
- Power as a decision-making and management tool in the theater
- The connection between power and organization
- Power and abuse in the theater
- Structural power and forms of power containment
- Results of the study
The target groups
- Students, teachers and researchers in the fields of cultural management, cultural and theater studies, dramaturgy, psychology, sociology and anthropology,
- employees of management at the theater and other cultural organization
The author
Thomas Schmidt has been professor and director of the Theater and Orchestra Management program in Frankfurt since 2010. He was managing director of the National Theater Weimar from 2003 to 2013 and visiting professor at Harvard University in 2014.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Thomas Schmidt has been professor and director of the Theater and Orchestra Management program in Frankfurt since 2010. He was managing director of the National Theater Weimar from 2003 to 2013 and visiting professor at Harvard University in 2014.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Power and Structure in Theater
Book Subtitle: Asymmetries of Power
Authors: Thomas Schmidt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42280-6
Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-42279-0Published: 31 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-42280-6Published: 30 October 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 410
Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations
Topics: Cultural Management