The wellbeing benefits of theatre attendance later in life
This research was conducted by Suzanne Meeks, Russell J. Vandenbroucke and S. Kelly Shryock at the University of Louisville, USASummaryThis paper looked at the impact of theatre attendance on the wellbeing of a group of Americans aged over 60. The researchers found that attending live theatre ‘may contribute significantly to living well in the latter decades of life’. They used a detailed survey to untangle the various factors that led to increased wellbeing. Theatre performances improved the
Singing can facilitate foreign language learning
This research was conducted by Karen M. Ludke, Fernanda Ferreira and Katie Overy at the University of Edinburgh and the University of South Carolina, USA
Summary
This research examines the phenomenon of language acquisition. The paper concludes that 'a 'listen-and-sing' learning method' can improve verbatim memory for spoken foreign language phrasing. This improvement was not associated with other factors such as the student's gender, age, mood or other competencies associated with memory or
Summary
This research examines the phenomenon of language acquisition. The paper concludes that 'a 'listen-and-sing' learning method' can improve verbatim memory for spoken foreign language phrasing. This improvement was not associated with other factors such as the student's gender, age, mood or other competencies associated with memory or
People like performances with large casts and small ticket prices
This research was conducted by Kristien Werck and Bruno Heyndels at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Summary
This paper tries to explain what motivated people to attend the theatre in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. A sense of artistic growth and development in recent decades has been accompanied by steadily declining audience numbers. From analysing box office data the authors found that audiences preferred plays by Dutch-speaking playwrights, productions with large casts, and revivals
Summary
This paper tries to explain what motivated people to attend the theatre in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. A sense of artistic growth and development in recent decades has been accompanied by steadily declining audience numbers. From analysing box office data the authors found that audiences preferred plays by Dutch-speaking playwrights, productions with large casts, and revivals
Using Twitter to measure audience reception to a performance
This research was conducted by Deborah Agostino at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.SummaryThis study looked at tweets associated with a 2015 run of performances of
Aida at La Scala in Milan. It extracted and downloaded all the tweets in English
and Italian that mentioned the name of the opera, the venue, the name of the
conductor and the artists who were performing. The study picked out four
indicators that could be used to analyse the audience’s reactions. The first
was related to ‘content
Aida at La Scala in Milan. It extracted and downloaded all the tweets in English
and Italian that mentioned the name of the opera, the venue, the name of the
conductor and the artists who were performing. The study picked out four
indicators that could be used to analyse the audience’s reactions. The first
was related to ‘content
Taking a work online may increase audiences but not diversify them
This research was conducted by Pablo De la Vega, Sara Suarez‐Fernández, David Boto‐García and Juan Prieto‐Rodríguez at Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Oviedo, SpainSummaryThis paper examined the difference between people who attended performing arts events in person and those who watched them online. Specifically, the paper looked at people who were interested in live and online versions of theatre and musical performing arts (classical musical concerts, opera, Spanish