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The aim is to examine artists' experiences of staging life stories within the neoliberal arts market and its implications.

June 12, 2026Open Access

Choreographies of Immobility: Life Stories and Labour Migration in a Neoliberal Arts Market

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Engagement explores artists' life stories and labour migration, suggesting cultural mobility is affected by neoliberalism.

The aim is to examine artists' experiences of staging life stories within the neoliberal arts market and its implications.
Analyzed two choreographies focusing on working conditions and commercial influences.
Conducted an interview with one of the choreographers.
Reviewed case studies related to cultural mobilities in contemporary dance.
Both choreographies highlight the precarious conditions faced by artists in the Central European dance scene.
The research critiques the Eurocentric view of mobility in the arts, demonstrating unequal distributions across regions.
Introduced 'cultural immobility' to reflect on how immobility impacts cultural production and artistic expression.

Castillo et al. (2026) studied this question.

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