Performing Arts Presenting: From Theory to Practice

Performing Arts Presenting: From Theory to Practice by Foster, Kenneth J.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780979183706.

Based on 20 years of experience in the field, Foster has written the first ever fully-developed examination of performing arts presenting as a specific practice. Understanding and emphasizing the transformative power of the performance experience, this book focuses on discerning the connection between art, artists, audience and community and the presenters role in creating that connection. Foster makes the examination both accessible and relevant to performing arts presenters as well as anyone who appreciates the power of the performing arts. Performing Arts Presenting: From Theory to Practice puts forward a comprehensive definition, much more thorough and representative of the vast role of performing arts presenting in todays world and articulates a theoretical grounding for the field.