Arts and Cultural Leadership in Asia [Paperback]

Arts and cultural activity in Asia is increasingly seen as important internationally, and Asias growing prosperity is enabling the full range of artistic activities to be better encouraged, supported and managed. At the same time, cultural frameworks and contexts vary hugely across Asia, and it is not appropriate to apply Westerns theories and models of leadership and management. This book presents a range of case studies of arts and cultural leadership across a large number of Asian countries. Besides examining different cultural frameworks and contexts, the book considers different cultural approaches to leadership, discusses external challenges and entrepreneurialism, and explores how politics can have a profound impact. Throughout the book covers different art forms, and different sorts of arts and cultural organisations.

Introduction Jo Caust Part 1: Politics, Art and Culture  1. Contesting Artistic Leadership in the Global City Terence Chong  2. Re-negotiating the Arts in China: Creating a New Space Luqiang Qiao  3. Growing into Failure: The Hong Kong Arts Development Council Oscar Ho Hing-kay  4. Interlocution and Engagement: Cultural Public Sphere and Culture Policy in Taiwan Hsin-tien Liao  Part 2: Integrity, Adaption and Entrepreneurialism  5. Cultural Leadership: The Play of the Indigenous and the Contemporary: Two Case Studies from Bandung City, Indonesia Sonny Rustiadiand Isti R. Mirzanti  6. Leadership in a Transition Period: The Case of Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre in Vietnam Thuy Do  7. A New Concept of Organizational Structure and Leadership Practice at BishaudBanglain Chittagong: the Challenges and the Potential Alam Khorshed  8. ThlsÑ