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Seeking an Active Voice: Enriching and Building Arts Audiences

November 7, 2007

Lynne Conner professor, theater, University of Pittsburgh [homepage]

Lynne Conner discusses her research on contemporary arts audiences and their desire to form opinions and exchange ideas about their arts experiences. Her presentation focuses on the arts experience, audience behavior, psychology, and trends in engaging audiences.

Topics: Art & Architecture | Culture & Identity

Sub-Topics: Art History | Criticism | Drama | Lifestyle | Sports & Recreation

Presented by WGBH and Boston Foundation:

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Cultural History of the Great Depression

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Genes and Jazz: Harold and Jacob Varmus

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Gordana Rabrenovic

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Mary Catherine Bateson: Composing a Further Life

Mary Catherine Bateson

Anthropologist and expert on aging Mary Catherine Bateson discusses her book, Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom.

A Journey Into Jazz: Learning to Listen and Explore (Part 1)

Music journalist Tom Moon uses recordings, anecdotes, critical analysis, and insights from artist interviews to illuminate how to listen to and better understand jazz. Moon reveals artists' signatures, stories, and conversations in the music.

Pittsburgh in Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater

Author: Lynne Conner

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (2007)

Binding: Hardcover, 320 pages

Spreading the Gospel of the Modern Dance: Newspaper Dance Criticism in the United States, 1850-1934

Author: Lynne Conner

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (1997)

Binding: Paperback, 180 pages

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