The improvement theater dance while indicators lose almost 7,600 spectators in a year
The Valencia boosted revenue heads, spectators functions for the Performing Arts in 2013 . although figures still are well below those prevailing in 2008, the beginning of the economic crisis
<- PHOTO LITTLE! A -> <- / PHOTO LITTLE! A ->
This is reflected in the ‘SGAE Yearbook 2014′, presented Wednesday in Madrid by the General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), which gives a snapshot of the various sectors of culture in Spain with details year 2013.
The report notes that the stage activity by regions shows similar behavior years ago, concentrations of shows to the vast majority located in Madrid (30.9% of representations) and Catalonia (21.7%). At some distance, Andalucía (8.8%) and Valencia (6.7%, resulting in overall numbers in 3,478 shows, 183 sessions over the previous year) appear. In fact, Valencia, followed by Murcia and the Basque Country were the CCAA where more activity was increased, pointing analysis SGAE.
The Valencia also increases the number of attendees compared with 42,305 spectators in 2012 and, in terms of revenue, also leads to increased billing 292,109 euros.
However, if the 2008 data are compared with those of 2013, the numbers give an idea of the effects of the crisis in the sector. Thus, if at the beginning of the time series, performing arts Valencian obtained 1.8 million viewers and 10.3 million, five years later the numbers fall to 1.3 million viewers and 8,819,966 euros .
By genres, theater, Valencia has the highest rise of functions (over 182, 5.8%). Also rose by 4.7% the number of attendees (up to 1,220,268) and revenue, an increase of 387,159 euros in 2013 compared to 2012.
However, the improvement of theater in contrast to the performance of dance, which gets worse its data to lose almost 7,600 spectators 2012 to 2013 In fact, if in 2008 recorded 111,256 spectators SGAE dance scenarios in Valencia, in 2013 this indicator is 55,214.
LYRIC
As for the lyrics, yearbook, consulted by Europa Press notes that viewers of opera and operetta in Spain have been declining steadily since 2008 and in 2013 reached the lowest level of all the series. The trend is also true in the Valencian Community, which in 2008 drew nearly 83,000 people for this type of assembly in 2008; just over 72,500 in 2009; about 69,000 in 2010; In 2011 56.546; 40.807 and 36.189 a year later in 2013.
As regards national data, the SGAE Yearbook reveals that cinema and popular music concerts (including various genres like pop, rock, electronic or jazz, among others) have been the hardest hit in revenue during 2013, the year that has begun to implement in full the VAT of 21% in these shows.
In particular, the collection popular live music (including macrofestivals) fell by 13.6% over the previous year, reaching 148.4 million euros. The number of spectators was also down 11.4%, with 22.8 million people attending these shows.
Meanwhile, to film a total of 76.7 million tickets sold , leading to a decrease of 17.8% over the previous year. As for the collection, drops to 498.7 million euros, 18.5% less than the previous year.
Lack of public support
In a press conference in Madrid, the president of the SGAE Foundation, Antonio Onetti, explained these data due to the lack of public support, in addition to the aforementioned increase in tax rates on inputs.
“The question we should ask is why classical music does not fall much is meridian: because it is much more supported and funded by the state.”, indicated
In general, the declines have occurred in all disciplines, but, as clarified by the director of the SGAE, perhaps has not been a similar decline the previous year. In any case, in addition to pointing to the crisis, Onetti lamented the “absence of a cultural policy” to support the sector.
No comments:
Post a Comment