Living the Dream

Building a Sustainable Career in the Performing Arts

Kirstin Chávez, Johnathon Pape (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

242 Seiten

2024
Focal Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-60076-5 (ISBN)

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Living the Dream: Building a Sustainable Career in the Performing Arts offers an accessible guide to understanding one’s arts career as a business. This essential companion to the inner workings of the arts world begins with defining the dream, including how to conceive mission statements, branding and business plans. Part II covers sharing the dream with others through social media, networking, and working with agents or artist managers. Part III offers an overview of the financial aspect, including budgets, taxes, and managing risks. Part IV concludes by discussing the realities of an arts career, including work/life balance, preparing for the future, and managing mental health. This practical and insightful overview is a must‑have companion for aspiring and early career professionals in the performing arts, as well as students on a range of arts courses, including Music Business, Entrepreneurship, and Career Skills classes.

Kirstin Chávez has sung leading operatic roles on many of the world’s great stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and the Sydney Opera House. In addition to her extensive performing career, she is Artist‑in‑Residence at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and a Certified Financial Planner. Johnathon Pape is a stage director of opera, theatre, and musical theatre with numerous credits in the US and abroad, including New York City Opera and HaBimah National Theatre of Israel. He has served on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music and most recently was the Director of Opera Studies at Boston Conservatory.

Introduction

About You

About Us

PART I :Defining the Dream

1 Your Career as a Business

What it Takes for a Career

Adopting Best Practices

Portfolio Careers

2 Mission

Why Mission is Important
Assets and Deficits
A Mission Exploration
Values
Questions to Consider
Elements of a Dynamic Mission Statement
Vision
Writing Your Mission/Vision/Values Statement

3 Branding

Brand Identity

SWOT Analysis

Building a Branding Platform

Competitive Landscape

Final Thoughts on Branding

4 Creating Business Plans

Strategic and Tactical Planning

Short‑ and Long‑Term Goals

Strategic Plan Statements

Goals, Tactics, and Timelines

A Business Plan Template

Review, Assessment, and Revision

5 Support and Accountability

Creating a Board of Advisors

Working With Your Board

Evaluation and Evolution of Your Board

Further Reading and Resources on Defining the Dream

PART II: Sharing the Dream

6 Facing Outward While Grounding Inward

Appropriate Professional Communication

Getting Your Materials in Order

Performance Resumés

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Work Resumés

Bios

Repertoire Lists

Quote Sheets

Pictures

Audio and Video Files

Websites

Social Media

7 Business and Artistic Relationships

Networking

Setting up Productive Professional Relationships

What to Look for in Specific Relationships

How to Cleanly End Unproductive Professional Relationships

8 Key Allies

Mentors, Colleagues, and Role Models

Collaborators

Patrons and Benefactors

Agents and Managers

About Contracts

Union Affiliations

Philanthropic, Topical, and Developmental Support Organizations

Further Reading and Resources on Sharing the Dream

PART III: Financing the Dream

9 Budgets (ugh!)

Fixed Expenses

Variable Expenses

Periodic Expenses

Budget Templates

Take on the World…

10 Liabilities, Assets, and Net Worth…oh my!

Liabilities
Assets

Net Worth
Balance Sheets

11 Savings

Reasons for Savings

Different Savings Vehicles for a Smooth Ride to Financial Success

12 Managing Your Risk

What Are Life’s Biggest Risks?

The Risk of Damage or Loss

The Risk of Illness or Disability

The Risk of Dying Too Soon

The Risk of Living Too Long

The Risk of Being Sued

13 “Nothing is Certain Except Death and Taxes”

Taxes

Deductions

Retirement Savings Plans for the Self‑Employed

Tax Credits
14 Plan Your Estate/Leave a Legacy

The Will

Living Will and Advanced Directive for Healthcare

Durable Power of Attorney

Legacy

15 Organizing Your Dream Business

LLC

Partnership (General or Limited)

S‑Corporation

C‑Corporation

Further Reading and Resources on Financing the Dream

PART IV: As Dream Becomes Reality

16 Career/Life Balance—At Home

Choosing a Home Base
Supporting Yourself
Managing Daily Life While Working

17 Career/Life Balance—On the Road

What to Expect as a Working Performer

Maintaining Your Health and Well Being

Getting Re‑Hired

18 Facing the Future

Assessments and Benchmarks

Reconnecting with Mission

Stuff Happens—Cultivating Resilience

Is it Time for a Bigger Pivot?

Pivots within the Industry

Pivots Outside the Industry

Final Thoughts on the Future

Further Reading and Resources on the Dream Becoming Reality

Conclusion: Keep Dreaming!

Erscheinungsdatum	16.04.2024
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
ISBN-10	1-032-60076-4 / 1032600764
ISBN-13	978-1-032-60076-5 / 9781032600765
Zustand	Neuware