New Book "Creative Production and Management in the Performing Arts: Modus Operandi"

In the context of the Modes of Production - Performing Arts in Transition, the new book Creative Production and Management in the Performing Arts: Modus Operandi was published by Editora Routledge, which consolidates the research work developed by author Vânia Rodrigues, integrated researcher at CEIS20. The publication is now available for consultation in the Center's library.

This volume takes stock of the ways in which the regimes of artistic creation and production intersect, lending special attention to emergent discourses and work models of producing and managing theatre, dance, and performance – through the lenses of creative producers. This book suggests that social protection failures, longstanding institutional shortcomings, and the dilemmas of social and environmental sustainability are pushing arts management and production modi operandi towards a review of its expansionist assumptions and managerial hyper-productivist processes. By documenting singular ‘counter-management’ experiences in Portugal, Belgium, France, and Brazil, this study makes a strong claim for a reassessment of the role of producers and art managers as reflective practitioners and as pivotal elements towards more sustainable artistic practices.