Balme, Christopher and Ali, Roaa (2022) Festivals in the COVID Age of Crisis. Contemporary Theatre Review, 32 (3-4). pp. 336-341. ISSN 1477-2264

Abstract

This article examines the impact of COVID on festivals and the future of the industry. Analysing more than 50 items of online news, scholarly reviews and reports, and governmental guidance, this article examines the immediate effects of COVID in the industry as a whole, and particularly on its precarious artists and workforce. It also explores the changing behavioural attitudes towards festivals. Importantly, the article looks at the long-term institutional changes that might emerge in the festival industry including the future of collaborative working, artistic support, precarious working, and diversity.

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Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/gctr20
Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID, crisis, institutional change, diversity, festivals
Subjects:	Producing History of Theatre, Dance and Performance Audiences
Depositing User:	Carlos Garcia-Jane
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2026 13:38
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2026 13:38
URI:	https://repository.cssd.ac.uk/id/eprint/2084