Determining heterogeneous behavior for theater attendance

In this paper we propose and estimate a model of theater participation using the data contained in the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts from the USA, a dataset widely used to study the determinants of cultural participation. Our contribution relies on the use of an estimation technique that respects the count data nature of the attendance variable (number of theater performances that an individual attended) and allows for heterogeneous behavior. By using a Zero Inflated Negative Binomial Model, we can characterize two distinct behaviors for the observable attendance: a group of never-goers (who never participate) and a subpopulation that has a positive probability of attending. For this latter group, we can estimate the effect of certain personal variables on the probability of highest frequency. The results suggest that the proposed model is appropriate for estimating cultural participation.

Broadway productions and the value of a Tony Award

This article investigates the effect of a Tony nomination or win on the demand facing a Broadway production using a panel of weekly revenues for Broadway productions from 1996 to 2007. Our results indicate that the effect of a nomination or win is positive in the week of the announcement and gradually increases in successive weeks, presumably due to publicity and word-of-mouth. Winners experience an increase in demand as late as 1 year later when awards are publicized for the following season. Moreover, nominees that do not win the award are penalized heavily in the weeks following the Award announcements. We find that winning a Tony Award increases a production’s revenues by 12% in the week immediately following the Awards.

Demand for and productivity analysis of Turkish public theater

We estimate a demand function for live theater provided by the General Directorate of State Theaters in Turkey. We show that demand is more elastic in less developed cities, that attendance is not significantly affected by various qualitative variables, and that the government's practice of offering free passes to government officials is an ineffective way of increasing paid attendance. Comedies and musicals both show significantly higher attendance. Having a Turkish author does not significantly affect attendance. Having a known author significantly increases attendance for more developed cities but not for less developed cities. Being the opening season significantly reduces attendance in less developed cities but has no effect in more developed cities. We also present evidence of inefficiency in state theaters in Turkey through a performance of plays equation in which we evaluate the determinants of the number of performances per play.     

客家戏剧在台湾——以客家剧本《吴汤兴》为例

客家三脚采茶戏自大陆江西赣南传入至台湾后,随时代演进与观众品味,逐渐发展为客家改良戏与客家大戏,放眼台湾客家剧团当今的发展,唯有荣兴客家采茶剧团一枝独秀,而其它的客家戏团仍旧以宗教活动的演出为主,对于客家戏曲的演出仍然是以传统戏目与在外台的戏剧演出的模式为基本。本文以台湾大竹堑地区为研究区域,选择荣兴客家采茶剧团的客家大戏舞台剧演出《乙未丹心─吴汤兴》作为研究对象,从客家戏曲在台湾的演进、仪式与戏剧的关系、与此剧团的表演,来探讨客家戏团今日的发展,剧本意涵分析,以及表演方式、角色诠释、音乐与舞台设计。申论在当今全球化与资本主义旅游表演兴盛的21世纪前10年,为求生存,这个剧团加入现代剧场表演形式与元素,呈现台湾戏剧由简朴逐渐发展到精致的风格。     

邕剧戏棚官话语音系统

邕剧是流行于广西南宁一带的皮黄戏曲剧种,已被列为国家级非物质文化遗产。“戏棚官话”是邕剧演出时使用的一种艺术化的舞台语言,具有独特性、夸张性和包容性等特点。文章从剧本、音像材料和实地调查中整理出4600多字,列成同音字汇。     

大同大剧院大剧场的音质控制

介绍大同大剧院大剧场的声学设计和音质控制,重点剖析大剧场墙面钢丝网和悬浮吊顶的声学处理方式。     

布莱希特与梅兰芳

本文论述了布莱希特与梅兰芳两个现实主义大师，运用的戏剧手段却各有巧妙不同，布莱希特戏剧理论的最基本特征是：主张演员和角色之间，观众和演员之间、观众和角色之间必须保持一定的距离，梅兰芳是中国传统戏剧最具代表性最成熟的代表，这种传统戏剧同西方戏剧区别甚大－确实根本不同。     

Using performance methods to enhance students' reading fluency

The quasi-experimental study examined the effects of pairing Rock and Read with Readers Theater and only Rock and Read on second grade students' reading fluency scores. The 51 subjects were pre- and post-tested on five different reading fluency measures. A series of 3 × 2 repeated measures ANOVAs revealed statistically significant interaction effects on three of the five outcome measures: expression and volume, phrasing, and pace. The analysis of simple effects showed large mean difference effect sizes in both treatments.     

Letters,Libraries and Broadcasting-They Go Back Together a Long Way

Letters, and the library which reposits them, have been ambivalent in their reactions to the various communications technologies which have emerged in the 20th century. Some have seen them as ortending the death of rint. Others have seen in each P of these an a ly which can enhance 0th the printed word and the role of the library. This article, based on what the periodical press of the early 1920s reported, looks at how the first of the electronic technologies, radio, was initially perceived in the world of letters and libraries.