Majority of Arts and Culture Organizations Expect In-Person Performances to Resume by October 2021
June Study Reveals Programming, Safety Protocols, and Pricing Strategies to Welcome Audiences
Download the full Comeback StudyThe study was refreshed and expanded in June 2021 and represents 226 organizations’ (163 in the U.S.,15 in Canada, and 48 in the U.K.) current scenario plans for returning to in-person paid performance. The study also reveals programmatic changes, safety precautions, and consumer ticket price adjustments anticipated upon reopening. Responses reflect arts and culture organizations across all disciplines of arts and culture in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The study does not contemplate how client organizations will operationalize live in-person performances. TRG has learned the delivery methods and specifics for returning to in-person performances are highly variable and rely on national and local guidance.
Majority of Organizations Planning Live, In-Person Performances this Autumn, with U.K. Most Optimistic
As the U.S. and U.K. governments publish more definitive guidelines on social gatherings, arts and culture leaders are finally able to plan live, in-person performances. 55% of U.S. organizations plan to host performances before October 2021. U.K. arts and culture organizations are even more optimistic, with 83% planning a return to performance before September 1.
Canada’s slower vaccination rate has pushed plans for reopening for performances in that country until late autumn. Only 40% of participating Canadian organizations plan in-person performances prior to November.
Table 1: Organizations planning 2021 in-person performances, by country
|
Organization Country |
% Expecting In-Person Performances, Q3 2021 |
Q4 2021 | Not Until 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 20% | 67% | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| United States | 55% | 39% | 6% |
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