Garcia, Giselle ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-876X (2024) Reconfiguring dramaturgies of place: Local authority event management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Adaptation and resilience in the performing arts. Manchester University Press, Manchester. ISBN 9781526172426

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Abstract

This chapter details the findings from interviews with local authority event managers in the UK from June–August 2021, the summer during which England began a phased exit from lockdown. More than having to adjust their working structures to accommodate the immediate and changing responses to government guidelines, I argue that the COVID-19 pandemic urged event managers to reflect on inclusive and sustainable practices for the future in their use of public space in outdoor arts programming. Their tactical responses involved reconfiguring dramaturgies of place, which meant rethinking and restructuring the formats and templates of their previous practices within their local areas. These included experimenting with different interpretations of traditional performance elements such as the space, scale, time, proximity, and audience engagement. Such practices called for an attuned understanding of their own histories, geographies and place-making strategies to curate an arts and culture programme that is community driven and ecologically sensitive. This research makes a case for local authorities to mobilize the city’s creative spirit to collaboratively deliver innovative solutions tailor-made for their own specific localities.

Item Type:	Book Section
Identifier:	10.7765/9781526172426.00017
Keywords:	COVID-19; performance; digital; creative industries; theatre; dance; freelancers; Culture Recovery Fund; accessibility; sustainability
Subjects:	Performing arts
Depositing User:	Eilish McLaughlin
Date Deposited:	10 Jun 2024 13:27
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2024 13:27
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/12046

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