IMPROVING THE STATUS OF PERFORMERS-EFFORTS AND PERSPECTIVES

摘要

"I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all I need for an act of theatre to be engaged."1 Peter Brook's famous statement may also be appropriate in considering the legal status of performers, as performances can be viewed from many different angles, considered in different lights.First, performances are intimately related to intellectual property (IP) rights. There are rights in the performance itself, but also rights in the pre-existing literary and artistic works being performed - be they music or text of both. Second, performances shape, transmit and preserve cultural identities and traditions. Performances are clearly linked to cultural diversity but also to cultural industries, which have a significant impact on economic development.