Movement, Mixture, Music: Stimulating Effective International Cultural Interaction Through the Performing Arts
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Date
2013-02
Authors
Lorbach, Johanna
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Abstract
The goal of this master’s research capstone is to speculate how international performing arts
touring and presenting in the United States might stimulate international understanding. It first
introduces the context and impact of globalization and the resulting increasing importance of
cross-cultural communication competence. It then explores the environments of and factors
surrounding cultural diplomacy and the performing arts industry, considering whether one
specific area of the performing arts industry–international performing arts touring and
presenting–might also be effective if employed more intentionally as a cultural diplomacy tool,
increasing cross-cultural communication competence and encouraging meaningful international
cultural interaction. An exploratory paper, it raises some of the questions and issues that arise at
the intersection of these broad conceptual areas and lays groundwork for future research that is
focused on a specific location or situation.
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51 p. Examining committee chair: Dr. Patricia Dewey
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Performing arts, Cultural diplomacy, International cultural interaction, Globalization, Cross-cultural communication