Audience Engagement through University Programmes. A Case Study of Opera in Bilbao

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https://doi.org/10.5020/23590777.rs.v19i1.e7615

Palabras clave:

arts, cultural audiences, opera, education, university, older adults.

Resumen

The purpose of this research was to explore how university programmes for older adults can contribute to the engagement of cultural audiences. To achieve this aim, a qualitative research approach was employed. The university programme for older adults called “Enjoy the arts”, organised by the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain), was taken as a case study and an analysis of in-depth interviews with 10 participating students was conducted. We focused our interviews on the opera experiences of our interviewees before and after participating in the university programme, and aimed to capture the following changes produced: (a) changes in the duration of the opera experience; (b) changes in the intensity of the opera experience; and (c) changes in the individual. We conclude that university programmes for older adults can contribute to the engagement of cultural audiences by facilitating a path to the enjoyment of cultural experiences, transforming them into high-quality arts experiences. Due to the limited number of interviews, this paper should be considered as an exploratory research that could inspire cultural managers in their practice or that could be the seed for an advanced research.

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Macarena Cuenca-Amigo, University of Deusto

Macarena Cuenca-Amigo, Ph.D., is assistant professor of strategy and business organisation at Deusto Business School, obtained her Ph.D. in Leisure and Human Development and is researcher in the Leisure and Human Development research group within the Institute of Leisure Studies at the University of Deusto. Her main line of research is related to the development of cultural audiences. She has published in several international journals, including Annals of Leisure Research, Arbor, Cuadernos de Gestión, Revista de Ciencias de la Educación, Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies, Quaderns Animació i Educació Social, Revista de Humanidades.

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2019-05-23

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Cuenca-Amigo, M. (2019). Audience Engagement through University Programmes. A Case Study of Opera in Bilbao. Revista Subjetividades, 19(1), Publicado em: 11/07/2019. https://doi.org/10.5020/23590777.rs.v19i1.e7615

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