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Florida International University

2000

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A Case Study Of The Performing Arts Production Program As A Means Of Inclusive Community Building Within The Performing Arts Management Domain, Kawachi Ahmon Clemons Aug 2000

A Case Study Of The Performing Arts Production Program As A Means Of Inclusive Community Building Within The Performing Arts Management Domain, Kawachi Ahmon Clemons

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem examined in this study involved the lack of inclusiveness within upper level positions in the performing arts production arena. Traditionally, the production domain has centered on a Eurocentric Model where homogeneity is favored.

The study was conducted with three major phases in mind. The first was to bring the reader to an awareness of what it means to build an inclusive community. The second included historical data to confirm the industry's bias practices of exclusion of minorities and women. The third and final phase shows the development and implementation of programming which lends itself to diversifying the performing …