THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC: A CASE STUDY OF THE REBIRTH OF AN URBAN CULTURAL CENTER (NEW YORK).
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Title
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THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC: A CASE STUDY OF THE REBIRTH OF AN URBAN CULTURAL CENTER (NEW YORK).
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Identifier
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AAI8319743
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identifier
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8319743
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Creator
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BAUM, MARLYN V.
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Contributor
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Stanley A. Waren
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Theater
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Abstract
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This study concerns the interrelationship between art and utility as reflected by the history of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). More precisely, it presents an analysis of the means by which a unique cultural center has survived, faced by fiscal, artistic, and environmental problems during a period when its role as artistic center of intrinsic merit as opposed to its use as a catalyst for urban renewal has become somewhat ambiguous.;To gain a clear understanding of what is basically an exercise in the politics of survival, the work takes a historical and analytical approach. That is, it sets forth a detailed history of the Academy from its incorporation in 1858 to its present-day artistic and fiscal condition. At the same time, however, the work goes beyond pure description to focus analytically on the role of a cultural center such as BAM in a changing urban environment.;The period chosen for closest analysis is 1966 to 1982, a time of virtual rebirth yet also a period of severe stress on the institution. It was a period marked by innovative programming, creative financing and dynamic administration under the aegis of Harvey Lichtenstein. Mr. Lichtenstein became administrator of BAM on February 15, 1967.;The result is a picture of a center whose successes and failures, near extinction and continued survival reflect in microcosm the issues faced by similar inner-city cultural institutions around the entire country.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Theatre
