Research in management and leadership practices is abundant in business fields. This research should be applied to the management of the theatrical arts, so that the research findings and best practices from other fields ...

Women have historically had relationships with dance organizations as committed audience members. With the increase in women’s economic power that has come with social change over the past century, women have the capacity ...

A growing field of research shows that arts in schools have positive impacts on students, teachers, the whole school environment, and even extend to families and the community. The National Endowment for the Arts has also ...

Ballet was established as a performing art form in fifteenth century French and Italian courts. Current American ballet stems from the vision of choreographer George Balanchine, who set ballet standards through his educational ...

To elevate the diversity dialogue among students, the arts community, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), with the intent purpose to combat rhetoric that prolongs, or even proliferates the diversity ...

Social media is an integral element to our day-to-day lives and has forever changed how we communicate, socialize, and consume content. Societal trends have proven that social media is ideal for reaching masses of people ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) mandates enforceable guidelines to modify the built environment to make it accessible for individuals with disabilities. While critically important, the ADA does little to ...

Arts organizations looking to serve rural communities must address challenges unique to rural audiences. Through collaboration with organically congregational centers, arts organizations can capitalize on the particular ...

Today, no standard list of performance metrics exists for performing arts venues. Comparing performing arts venues is nearly impossible when each venue determines its individual performance metrics to define success. ...

The negative impact of stress and the positive impact of making art was researched for this paper to benefit nonprofit leaders and the organizations they serve. Stress is believed to be associated with poor individual ...