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Applied Practice: Evidence and Impact in Theatre, Music and Art engages with a diversity of contexts, locations and arts forms - including theatre, music and fine art - and brings together theoretical, political and practice-based perspectives on the question of 'evidence' in relation to participatory arts practice in social contexts. This collection is a unique contribution to the field, focusing on one of the vital concerns for a growing and developing set of arts and research practices. It asks us to consider evidence not only in terms of methodology but also in the light of the ideological, political and pragmatic implications of that methodology. In Part One, Matthew Reason and Nick Rowe reflect on evidence and impact in the participatory arts in relation to recurring conceptual and methodological motifs. These include issues of purpose and obliquity; the relationship between evidence and knowledge; intrinsic and instrumental impacts, and the value of participatory research. Part Two explores the diversity of perspectives, contexts and methodologies in examining what it is possible to know, say and evidence about the often complex and intimate impact of participatory arts. Part Three brings together case studies in which practitioners and practice-based researchers consider the frustrations, opportunities and successes they face in addressing the challenge to produce evidence for the impact of their practice.
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GEORGIA – A TRUE LESSON IN THEATRE AND LIFE (International Theatre Festival – Sighnaghi Showcase – International Theatre Festival, Tbilisi, 2024)
Russian actor, director, and educator Michael Chekhov is renowned for his significant contributions to the art of acting. The system he developed promotes a creative, expressive, and internal approach to acting, assisting actors in creating authentic and memorable characters. Photo credit: Antonella Cornici (images are from the workshop led by Natalie Yalon on the topic of the Michael Chekhov System in Nancy, France, Erasmus program, November 2022).
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Emotional Valence from Facial Expression as an Experience Audit Tool: An Empirical Study in the Context of Opera Performance
This paper aims to explore the potential offered by emotion recognition systems to provide a feasible response to the growing need for audience understanding and development in the field of arts organizations. Through an empirical study, it was investigated whether the emotional valence measured on the audience through an emotion recognition system based on facial expression analysis can be used with an experience audit to: (1) support the understanding of the emotional responses of customers toward any clue that characterizes a staged performance; and (2) systematically investigate the customer’s overall experience in terms of their overall satisfaction. The study was carried out in the context of opera live shows in the open-air neoclassical theater Arena Sferisterio in Macerata, during 11 opera performances. A total of 132 spectators were involved. Both the emotional valence provided by the considered emotion recognition system and the quantitative data related to customers’ satisfaction, collected through a survey, were considered. Results suggest how collected data can be useful for the artistic director to estimate the audience’s overall level of satisfaction and make choices about the specific characteristics of the performance, and that emotional valence measured on the audience during the show can be useful to predict overall customer satisfaction, as measured using traditional self-report methods.
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Philanthropy patterns in major Australian performing arts organizations
Taking a management perspective in the field of philanthropy, this study examines 12 Australian major performing arts organizations over 19 years (2000–2018), which were identified as vulnerable and struggling with overreliance on public grants. Underpinned by theories that integrate understandings of external and internal resource management—resource dependence theory and the resource-based view—we uncover insights into what drives the increase in their philanthropic income. Using data from 228 annual reports and interviews, we present an original taxonomy that identifies organization-donor relationships and organizational efforts in nurturing philanthropy. We uncovered the interplays between donor engagement and positioning philanthropic staff in terms of organizational structure. Longitudinal financial and narrative data demonstrate that external resource management through donor engagement and internal resource management through organization structure emphasizing philanthropy have a significant impact on the growth of organizational philanthropic income.
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Art and Alternative Dispute Resolution Rome, 12 October 2018
On 12 October 2018, the Italian Arbitration Association (Associazione Italiana per L’Arbitrato [AIA]) and the German Arbitration Institute (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtbarkeit [DIS]) hosted the conference Art and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Rome, Italy.
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Collegiate Marching Band Artists Self-Report Previous Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) is commonly observed in endurance athletes, where prolonged physical exertion combined with being unaware of personal hydration needs can lead to excessive water consumption or inadequate sodium intake. Marching band (MB) is an emerging setting for sports medicine professionals. However, there is little research on non-musculoskeletal illnesses among these performing artists. This study is part of a larger cross-sectional study and seeks to examine whether MB artists have previously experienced EAH and the presence of known EAH risk factors (e.g., pre-existing medical conditions, medication use, nutritional behaviors). Active collegiate MB members (n = 1207; mean age = 19.6 ± 1.3 years) completed an online survey that characterized demographics, medical history, and nutrition behaviors. Statistical analyses included descriptives (mean, standard deviation) and frequencies for all data. Binomial logistic regressions analyzed the relationship and determined the odds ratio (OR) between previous EAH and EAH risk factors. Participants were from 23 different states, predominately White (82.9%), female (56.7%), and at NCAA Division I institutions (92%). A total of 74 (6.1%) participants reported previously experiencing EAH, 32 (43.2%) within the past year. Previous EAH occurrence was greatest among individuals who had kidney conditions (χ2(1) = 5.920, R2 = 0.013, OR = 15.708, p = 0.015); mood/neurological conditions (χ2(1) = 7.508, R2 = 0.017, OR = 2.154, p = 0.006), particularly anxiety (χ2(1) = 7.651, R2 = 0.017, OR = 3.590, p = 0.006); used mental health medications (χ2(1) = 7.512, R2 = 0.017, OR = 2.220, p = 0.006), particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (χ2(1) = 13.502, R2 = 0.030, OR = 3.297, p < 0.001); and who dieted (χ2(1) = 6.121, R2 = 0.014, OR = 1.913, p = 0.013) or perceived they had an eating disorder (χ2(1) = 9.502, R2 = 0.021, OR = 2.729, p = 0.002). Healthcare providers should be aware that MB artists may have pre-existing medication conditions, use medication, and have inadequate nutrition. Targeted hydration and nutritional education for MB artists is essential for effective prevention and early EAH recognition, improving health and performance for MB artists within demanding environments.
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The Tokyo Festival World Competition 2019
During the fall of 2019, as part of its annual theatre festival, the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre hosted its first “World Competition,” featuring six works from five continents and Japan that were curated by leading artistic directors from their respective regions. An artists’ jury chaired by Juliette Binoche selected three winners for best technical artist, best performer, and best overall production. Cody Poulton served as member of a second, critics’ jury that selected a single production as the best work. Here he describes the aim of the competition, the individual works, and the process at selecting the best performances.
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The effect of mother-infant group music classes on postnatal depression—A systematic review protocol
Postnatal mental health problems affect 10-15% of women and can adversely impact on mother-infant interactions and bonding, the mother's mood, and feelings of competence. There is evidence that attending performing arts activities, such as singing, dancing, and listening to music, may improve maternal mental health with potential for an effect on postnatal depression. A systematic review will be conducted to assess the effect of mother-infant group music classes on postnatal depression compared to standard care, no control or wait list control. Studies will be included that report on postnatal depression. Further outcomes of interest include anxiety, stress, parenting competence, confidence and self-efficacy, perceived social support and mother-infant bonding. Infant and child outcomes measuring cognitive development, behaviour and social and emotional development will be included. This systematic review will identify and synthesise evidence of the measured effect of postnatal mother-infant interventions involving music on maternal psychological and psychosocial outcomes and infant/child outcomes. This protocol was registered with Prospero on 18 October 2021 (registration number CRD42021283691). https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021283691.
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Patients With Left Spatial Neglect Also Neglect the \Left Side\ of Time
Previous research suggests that people construct mental time lines to represent and reason about time. However, is the ability to represent space truly necessary for representing events along a mental time line? Our results are the first to demonstrate that deficits in spatial representation (as a function of left hemispatial neglect) also result in deficits in representing events along the mental time line. Specifically, we show that patients with left hemispatial neglect have difficulty representing events that are associated with the past and, thus, fall to the left on the mental time line. These results demonstrate that representations of space and time share neural underpinnings and that representations of time have specific spatial properties (e.g., a left and a right side). Furthermore, it appears that intact spatial representations are necessary for at least some types of temporal representation.
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