Economies of Collaboration in Performance

Karen Savage is Head of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Lincoln, UK. She is co-convenor of the Intermediality working group of the International Federation for Theatre Research. She explores interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches in both her practice and research across theatre and film.Dominic Symonds is Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Lincoln, UK. He is co-editor of Studies in Musical Theatre, and the author of several books in the area. Alongside his work in musical theatre, his research focuses on performance cartography, collaboration and migration.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Economics.- 3. Collaboration.- 4. Biopolitics.- 5. Network.- 6. Audience.- 7. Host.- 8. Swarm.- 9. Crowd.- 10. Conclusion.