Holding it together: resilience and solidarity in the economies of Auckland youth performance companies. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mullen, Molly
• Is Part Of: Research in drama education. Volume 26:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 88
• Page End: 104
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Economy -- funding -- precarity -- resilience -- solidarity; Drama in education -- Periodicals; Drama -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 792.071
• DOI: 10.1080/13569783.2020.1815525
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-9783

Abstract

ABSTRACT: When financial resources are scarce and uncertain, youth performance organisations find ways to 'hold it together': to carry on no matter what. Engaging critically with theories of organisational resilience, this article examines how two youth performance companies in Auckland experience and respond to a precarious funding environment. The local policy and funding context compels organisations to 'shape up'; to become more effective in the competitive system. Within this environment, however, the promise of sustainability remains ever-elusive. An alternative response, then, is found in the different ways organisations experiment with localised, culturally responsive community and solidarity economies.