Dual careers as sustainable careers for performing artists in times of crisis. A contextual approach to the construct of a sustainable arts career.

ABSTRACT: For an individual, a sustainable career is a sequence of events in one's professional life that both brings professional satisfaction to the career actor, but also allows them to stay healthy, fit, satisfied with their non-work life, feel stable and secure, and free to decide their professional future. It is challenging to pursue a career as a performing artist in such a way that the artist can say of their career that it is sustainable. Indeed, research shows that artists struggle with job instability, being paid below expectations, high competition for lucrative career opportunities and the loss of psycho-physical fitness, which is important in the profession. Dual career is one of the paths for artists to build a conscious sustainable career. Inspired by research on dual careers for ath

SUBMITTER: Mizera-Peczek P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620584 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature