Funding the ‘nation’ in the national theatre of Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12340780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Charlotte Robinson (University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-58 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10286632.2011.567333 |
| OpenAlex | W2037105112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) is a an innovative and ground‐breaking, non‐building‐based, commissioning and producing cultural institution, established in the wake of the devolution of the Scottish Parliament. This article sketches the contours of this new model of a national theatre, exploring the complex dialectic between various economic, political, social and artistic choices, forces and factors that have influenced, and continue to influence, the formative years of the NTS. The article charts changes to the company during these early years and, most significantly, notes the potential effect that the change from arm’s length to direct government funding might have on the company’s long‐term development. It is argued that direct funding aligns the arts too closely to political agendas rather than supporting artistic freedom and expression
Cultural institution · Cultural policy · Devolution (biology · Dialectic · Formative assessment · Government (linguistics · Institution · Media studies · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Project commissioning · Publishing · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |