LIVE ART PRODUCTION

This course is part of the master's degree program "Economics and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities" (EGArt) and is dedicated to the processes of cultural production and in particular of live performance.

Knowledge of the main production processes of a live performance, with particular attention to
- technical-organizational requirements
- safety and fire prevention
- administrative management according to tax and social security regulations, constructing a budget that includes the necessary cost and income items.

No prerequisites.
The understanding of the topics will be facilitated if the student has previous experience in acting classes, music or dance, or if he assiduously attends live performances.

To be specified by the assigned adjunct professor.
However, exemplary contents may be along the following lines:
As a general target, the lectures will have the understanding of the organizational processes in the live performance in order to equip the students with a series of evaluation tools and to give them the competence to operate autonomously in theatrical environments in general and in the lyrical productions in particular, both as producers of goods and services and as organizers.
After the first introductory lessons, students will be given the opportunity to devise a general project by working with given budgets and risk analysis.

To be specified by the assigned adjunct professor.

To be specified by the assigned adjunct professor.
In any case, the final exam will evaluate if the students have acquired the knowledge delivered in the course, their argumentative skills, their ability to communicate the different positions with critical awareness as well as their capacity to apply the contents of the course to the relevant contexts.

oral

To be specified by the assigned adjuct professor. In general:
Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of a sufficient knowledge of the course topics, but with a limited capacity for in-depth study and formulation of autonomous judgements. Scores in range 23-26 will be awarded in the presence of a fair knowledge of the course topics and a fair ability to investigate and make independent judgments. Scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of a good or excellent knowledge of the course topics and a good or excellent ability to investigate and make autonomous judgments.

To be specified by the assigned adjunct professor.

The lecturer who will teach the course has not yet been assigned, so this Syllabus will be updated at a later date by the assigned adjuct professor, and this will be done as soon as possible, in any case before classes begin.


Ca ’Foscari applies Italian law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for the support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and you require support (classroom assistance, technological aids for carrying out exams or exams individualized, accessible format material, note retrieval, specialist tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability and DSA office disabilita@unive.it.