Curtains?: The Future of the Arts in America

by Michael M. Kaiser

In this clear-minded but sobering book, Michael M. Kaiser assesses the current state of arts institutions--orchestras; opera, ballet, modern dance, and theater companies; and even museums. According to Kaiser, new developments in the twenty-first century, including the Internet explosion, the death of the recording industry, the near-death of subscriptions, economic instability, the focus on STEM education in schools, the introduction of movie-theater...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611687039
• ISBN13: 9781611687033
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"