Abstract

This article examines the impact of COVID on festivals and the future of the industry. Analysing more than 50 items of online news, scholarly reviews and reports, and governmental guidance, this article examines the immediate effects of COVID in the industry as a whole, and particularly on its precarious artists and workforce. It also explores the changing behavioural attitudes towards festivals. Importantly, the article looks at the long-term institutional changes that might emerge in the festival industry including the future of collaborative working, artistic support, precarious working, and diversity.

中文翻译：

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COVID危机时代的节日

摘要

本文探讨了 COVID 对节日和行业未来的影响。本文分析了 50 多条在线新闻、学术评论和报告以及政府指导，审视了 COVID 对整个行业的直接影响，尤其是对其不稳定的艺术家和劳动力的直接影响。它还探讨了对节日不断变化的行为态度。重要的是，本文着眼于节日行业可能出现的长期制度变革，包括协作工作的未来、艺术支持、不稳定的工作和多样性。