Repertoire as a Governance Framework for Artistic, Financial, and Civic Impact in Performing Arts
By Diego Barbosa-Vásquez Programming for an artistic organization cannot be understood merely as the selection of works; it must be understood as the construction of a living governance system for a Cultural Commons. In this sense, repertoire is not a byproduct of artistic vision—it is the primary document through which the entire performing arts ecosystem is organized, activated, and sustained. Much like a river system that shapes the life, economy, and culture of the commun
Orchestrating Community: Artistic and Social Governance for Today’s Orchestras
Evaluating and Guiding Impact Beyond Financial Metrics to Cultivate Sustainable Cultural Commons. As a society, we have entrusted our orches
The Art and Science of Performance: Unlocking Mentor-Mentee Tradition in Arts
Music and Performing Arts are by nature oral traditions with not absolute truths! Because of the enormous complexity around them, all...
Model for the Creation and Leadership of Sustainable Opera Camps
Opera Camps: An experiences where all Opera stakeholders (communities, students, and professionals) can interact and be part of the Opera.
The Orchestras' Artistic Constituency
An in-depth analysis of the Artistic Constituency within the Symphonic Orchestras and its role in the current and future society. A...
The Future of the Orchestra Field by Framing Orchestra Enterprises as Cultural Commons
Para Versión en Español Click Aquí! This is a summary of my professional perspectives about the future of the Orchestra Field shared on the Plenary Closing Panel of the League of American Orchestras 2023 Conference The future has always amazed humans in ways we can barely understand. Perhaps, the enormous amount of possibilities of the unknown, perfectly paired with personal dreams and the human desire for utopian worlds, are part of the reasons. And for us as artists, t
Necessary changes on Fundraising Logics and its Goals Metrics for Artistic Performing Enterprises
Money should not be the unique dimension to evaluate Fundraising Success Fundraising goals metrics must embrace the full complexities of...
Clues for Artistic and Financial Sustainability in Performing Organizations
What: Clues for Artistic and Financial Sustainability in Performing Organizations / Doctoral Dissertation Defense When: March 31st, 2023,...
How to get 147000 diversified audience for a single show? Learnings from the For-Profit Sector
Building bridges between communities and art practices has been in the center of my job and life since I accepted my first Music...
“Need for Broader Analytic Frameworks for Real Diversity Development"
“Need for Broader Analytic Frameworks for Real Diversity Development - An analysis of Ardila-Pineda’s Un Mar de Fueguitos” by Diego...
