An act of faith: two cases studies of street festivals as examples of development

This essay discusses the relation between urban spaces and street festival as an example of a creative industry. To begin with, several terms are presented as part of a theoretical approach to fully understand the concept of street festivals, then two cases studies of street festivals will be presen...

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Autor Principal: Chaur Romero, Andrés Guillermo
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Desconocido (Unknown)
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:http://babel.banrepcultural.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17054coll23/id/644
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Sumario:This essay discusses the relation between urban spaces and street festival as an example of a creative industry. To begin with, several terms are presented as part of a theoretical approach to fully understand the concept of street festivals, then two cases studies of street festivals will be presented and analysed: The Iberoamerican Theatre Festival of Bogotá and Rock al Parque Festival both from Bogotá, Colombia. The essay has a chapter dedicated to the relationship between festivals and economic development.