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June 28, 2026Cultural TrendsOpen Access

Negotiating creative futures – professional identity formation of “behind and around the scenes” students

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MWMarzena Wos

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The article explores how behind-the-scenes students navigate career identities, suggesting new identity ideals through qualitative interviews.

Key Points

  • The article examines how performing arts students in BAS roles form their professional identities and future career orientations.
  • Conducted biographical interviews with 20 BAS students from Sweden and Denmark
  • Analyzed data using cultural sociology and identity theory perspectives
  • Identified intersections of 'bohemian' and 'entrepreneurial' identities
  • Students adapted their professional identities to future careers in public institutional theatres
  • Challenges to symbolic structures around artistic work emerged, proposing new identity ideals
  • Three alternative identity ideals were suggested: 'the flexible creative', 'the socially conscious performing artist', and 'the sustainable artist worker'

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Marzena Wos (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40bb1461bb0a67205c6ae0https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2026.2683803
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