Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts

The Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts represents a truly multi-dimensional exploration of the inter-relationships between audiences and performance.This study considers audiences contextually and historically, through both qualitative and quantitative empirical research, and places them within appropriate philosophical and socio-cultural discourses. Ultimately, the collection marks the point where audiences have become central and essential not just to the act of performance itself but also to theatre, dance, opera, music and performance studies as academic disciplines.This Companion will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduates, as well as to theatre, dance, opera and music practitioners and performing arts organisations and stakeholders involved in educational activities.

Matthew Reason is Professor of Theatre and Performance at York St John University, UK.Lynne Conner is Chair and Professor at the Department of Theatre at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.Katya Johanson is Professor of Audience Research at Deakin University, Australia.Ben Walmsley is Professor in Audience Engagement at University of Leeds, UK.