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<p>The local theatrical offer is the result of all the theatre companies which perform shows in each other’s venues. Theatre hospitality is an inherently relational phenomenon, and besides big national and international tours, it is an important part of the local cultural landscape. Aiming at contributing to the literature on network analysis applied to the inquiry on culture, the research adopts the network perspective to test hypotheses on companies’ relational behaviors and mechanisms of network formation in a local context in Italy. The analyses show that companies which get more public funding tend to host more; there is a homophily effect based on audience levels; companies tend to reciprocate hospitality relations and form clusters of close collaborations.</p>
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The local theatrical offer is the result of all the theatre companies which perform shows in each other’s venues. Theatre hospitality is an inherently relational phenomenon, and besides big national and international tours, it is an important part of the local cultural landscape. Aiming at contributing to the literature on network analysis applied to the inquiry on culture, the research adopts the network perspective to test hypotheses on companies’ relational behaviors and mechanisms of network formation in a local context in Italy. The analyses show that companies which get more public funding tend to host more; there is a homophily effect based on audience levels; companies tend to reciprocate hospitality relations and form clusters of close collaborations.

Strategic and Genetic Networking: Relational Endowment in a Local Cultural Offer

Connections

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The local theatrical offer is the result of all the theatre companies which perform shows in each other’s venues. Theatre hospitality is an inherently...

Strategic and Genetic Networking: Relational Endowment in a Local Cultural Offer

Published Online: Jun 04, 2018

Page range: 69 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/connections-2017-005

Keywords
cultural production, theatre, social network analysis, ERGM, arts

© 2017 Andrea Gallelli published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Strategic and Genetic Networking: Relational Endowment in a Local Cultural Offer

Published Online: Jun 04, 2018

Page range: 69 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/connections-2017-005

Keywordscultural production, theatre, social network analysis, ERGM, arts

© 2017 Andrea Gallelli published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cultural production, theatre, social network analysis, ERGM, arts