The global pandemic has severely disrupted the performing arts sector, with research
documenting economic, professional, and health impacts on musicians. The psychological …

The pandemic Covid-19 has highlighted the precarious working conditions that freelance
performers and artists have always worked under. The aim of this article is to understand …

Recent commentaries on the music industry have emphasised the importance of social
media in creating a monetisable fan base. However, no quantitative evidence yet exists …

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, performance venues worldwide were shuttered,
and many arts organisations “pivoted” to digital performance platforms. While existing …

Making a living as an artist, whatever the discipline, is challenging. In addition to skills and
talents, artists need resilience, adaptability, creativity, and the ability to withstand endless …

Interest in sustainable careers has grown substantially in recent decades as a host of
external and personal forces has increasingly disrupted individuals' continued employment …

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 …

Background. Singing in choirs, which previous research has identified as supporting
wellbeing, has been restricted and altered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Purpose. The …

The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic was expected to be particularly detrimental
for performing artists, given the nature of their work. The scarce literature on the precarity …

The social restrictions prompted by COVID-19 disproportionately impacted creative
industries that rely upon live performance as a main source of revenue, including the …