The Japanese government has recently launched a number of new research funding schemes. We are already familiar with two types of funding mechanisms: non-targeted research funding channeled into the academic sector through a system of peer-review selection, and establishment of independent laboratories designed to meet specific demands in the manner frequently practiced by government laboratori...

This paper argues that the entrepreneurial leader in non-profit PAOs has received too little attention in literature pertaining to these organisations. This criticism also applies to museums. The paper explores how leaders in non-profit performing arts organisations balance the interests of the various funding sources and market opportunities to service their revenue requirements. It reviews a ...

Music plays an increasingly important part in medicine, such as in specific care for performing artists. But what about the representation of medicine in music? A systematic search in theatrical reference books yielded 40 operas from three centuries in which physicians appear on stage (see table on bmj.com). I selected several operas as specific examples in the history of opera. I analysed the ...

Many artists are intrigued by the creative possibilities presented to them by virtual worlds populated with autonomous agents. Artists wishing to explore these possibilities face many obstacles including the need to learn artificial intelligence programming techniques. The Emergence Engine allows artists with no programming experience to create complex virtual worlds. Using behavior based actio...

This study examines precariousness among cultural workers during an ongoing crisis. A survey of Norway's largest trade union for performing artists 1 year into the pandemic shows that before was amplified Lack economic buffer and social benefits rendered insecurity most burdensome those with precarious work arrangements. For future crises, we suggest authorities need to develop better targeted ...