Festivals and other events
are often seen as important means for contributing to the positive image
of a place and for increasing visitor numbers, for involving the local
community and for creating job opportunities. Organising an event
involves the temporary coordination of performers, an audience,
volunteers, sponsors and other partners, and in the end an event is
simultaneously produced and consumed. When the music has stopped or the
actors have come off stage, when the audience has gone home and the
premises have been cleared of rubbish, there might be few signs of an
event having ever taken place. However, the value of an event is seen to
extend beyond its immediate boundaries.
This dissertation looks at
event organising from a resources perspective. Which resources are
engaged, and how do they contribute? Key questions that emerge concern
the event’s connection to the place where it is held, how different
actors are included or excluded and finally how the aesthetic aspects of
an event attract resources.
The study draws on
observations of five cultural events and interviews with artistic
directors, managers and collaboration partners.
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