Attracting new audiences to high culture: an analysis of live broadcasted performing arts at cinema theaters

Fernanda Gutierrez-Navratil (), Maria J. Perez-Villadoniga () and Juan Prieto-Rodriguez ()
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Fernanda Gutierrez-Navratil: University of Oviedo
Maria J. Perez-Villadoniga: University of Oviedo
Juan Prieto-Rodriguez: University of Oviedo

Journal of Cultural Economics, 2024, vol. 48, issue 3, No 5, 387-404

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze the potential contribution of broadcasting live performing arts in movie theaters to the democratization of high culture. To accomplish this, we analyze the profile of attendees to these events to explore whether this new form of cultural consumption can attract individuals who do not normally attend live performances, thereby renewing high-brow audiences. Using data from the Spanish Survey of Cultural Habits and Practices in Spain (2018–2019), we find that individuals who frequently attend movies are more likely to attend live opera broadcasts in movie theaters, even those who do not consume live opera or even do not listen to opera at all. This is a positive insight suggesting that this initiative may be successful to engage new audiences to high culture.

Keywords: Opera; Performing arts; Movie theaters; Digitalization; New audiences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 D43 L13 L21 L82 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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