Brochure designed for the public that spotlights the many programs of the Music Center and its resident companies—Los Angeles Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum/Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Music Center Dance Program, Music Center Education Division Includes program descriptions, and ticket and contact information.

Report of a study to learn what comprises the existing system of dance documentation and preservation, how transactions are conducted within the system, and to what extent the needs of the dance community are being met. By focusing on the needs of users, it was hoped, the study would better equip both artistic and archival communities in their efforts to build, strengthen and/or extend dance documentation and preservation efforts at the local, regional and national levels, thereby ensuring that the legacy of dance endures. (Summary).

This handbook is designed for the specific use of present and future sponsors of performing arts companies on tour. These companies - theatre, opera, ballet and modern dance, offer sponsors an immense variety in scale and technique as well as present diverse production requirements. Knowing how to select the proper production for the proper facility helps both the sponsor and the performer to succeed.

Today, presenters face the future with a greater sense of uneasiness. Audience growth has waned. There is more competition for people's recreational time, and it is increasingly difficult to lure many out of their homes and away from their televisions and VCRs. Costs for presenting the performing arts have escalated while revenue has not kept pace.... societal needs in the last decade of the twentieth century have become so overwhelming in most parts of the that presenters are often being asked to do their part in addressing them. This has meant, at the very least, taking a hard look at

Review by Gregg Stull of the book Theatre Management and Production in America: Commercial, Stock, Resident, College, Community and Presenting Organizations (New York. Drama Book. 1990. 707 p.)

Proceedings of the Central Opera Service National Conference, New York City, October 19-20, 1989.

This book attempts to present a comprehensive approach to theatrical producing and management in America. It provides historical background to shed light on current practice, describes the various methods now used to produce theatre, and explains the managerial systems necessary for successful production.... Although the historical materials in this book deal almost exclusively with live theatre, the contents are otherwise applicable to the management of any type of performing arts company or institution.

This book profiles 21 performing arts presenting organizations selected because the content-based approach to their work would give rise to a discussion of the art of presenting.

CONTENTS
Festival concept and organization.
Introduction.
Mission.
Why do an arts festival?
Who does the festival benefit?
Defining mission: Community assessment.
Drafting mission, goals, and objectives.
Festival concept: what kind of event will it be?
Program: What will the festival present?
Festival format: duration, dates and location.
Personnel and organization.
The festival producer.
Corporate and media sponsorship.
Leadership.
Organization.
Implementing the festival plan.
Programming.
Working with artists.

Proceedings of the Central Opera Service National Conference, New York City, October 22-23, 1987.