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Festival studies - researched works by theme (own elaboration)
| Theme | Authors |
|---|---|
| Festival tourism | Cudny (2016); Cudny (2013); Falassi (1987); Getz & Page (2016); Getz (2010); Getz (2008); Mohr (2017); Quinn (2006); Tighe (1986); Tighe (1985). |
| The core phenomenon: experiences and meanings | Biaett (2013); Getz & Page (2016); Getz (2010); Getz (2008); Hastings (2015); Morgan (2007); Turner (1974). |
| Political and social/cultural meanings and discourse; social change | Crespi-Vallbona & Richards (2007); Getz (2008); Gotham (2005); Jackson (1988); Quinn (2003); Sharpe (2008); Waterman (1998). |
| Authenticity (identity, commercialisation, commodification) | Biaett (2013); Chhabra (2005); Chhabra, Healy & Sills (2003); Cohen (1988); Elias-Varotsis (2006); Getz (2008); Matheson (2005). |
| Community, culture, place identity, and attachment | Davis & Martin (2014); De Bres & Davis (2001); Derrett (2003); Getz (2010). |
| Communitas, social cohesion, sociability | Biaett (2013); Hastings (2015); Matheson (2005); Turner (1974); Turner (1969). |
| Festivity, liminality, the carnivalesque | Abrahams (1987); Biaett (2015); Flinn & Frew (2013); Getz (2010); Getz (2008); Ravenscroft & Matteucci (2003); Turner (1983); Turner (1974). |
| Rites and rituals; religion | Abrahams (1987); Addo (2009); Falassi (1987); Nygren (2007); Turner (1974). |
| Pilgrimage | Getz & Page (2016); Matthews (2016); Nolan & Nolan (1992). |
| Myths and symbols | Bottorff (2015); Quinn (2003); Turner (1974); Turner (1969). |
| Spectacle | Addo (2009); Crespi-Vallbona & Richards (2007); Gotham (2005). |
| Motivations and constraints | Reic (2017). |
Transformational festivals theoretical support – main works by theme (own elaboration)
| Theme | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| The core phenomenon | Concept | TEDxTalks (2011); Mohr (2017); Ruane (2017); Taylor (2015). |
| Transformation | Bannerman (2016); Bottorff (2015); Mohr (2017); St. John & Baldini (2012). | |
| Transformational experiences | Bannerman (2016); Bottorff (2015); Mohr (2017); Reic (2017); Taylor (2015). | |
| Political and social/cultural meanings and discourses; social change | Bannerman (2016); Connell (n.d.); Howard (2014); Mohr (2017); Taylor (2015); Yeganegy (2012). | |
| Authenticity (identity, commercialisation, commodification) | Flinn & Frew (2013); Gauthier (2013); Ruane (2017); St. John (2015); Yeganegy (2012). | |
| Community, culture, place identity and attachment | Bannerman (2016); Mohr (2017); St. John (2015); Taylor (2015). | |
| Communitas, social cohesion, sociability | Bannerman (2016); Hastings (2015); Mohr (2017); St. John (2015). | |
| Festivity, liminality, the carnivalesque | Biaett (2015); Flinn & Frew (2013); Gauthier (2013); St. John (2015); St. John & Baldini (2012); St. John (2011); Yeganegy (2012). | |
| Rites and rituals; religion | Bannerman (2016); Bottorff (2015); Gauthier (2013); Hastings (2015); Mohr (2017); Ruane (2017); St. John & Baldini (2012); Yeganegy (2012). | |
| Pilgrimage | Mohr (2017); St. John & Baldini (2012); Bottorff (2015); Yeganegy (2012). | |
| Myths and symbols | Bottorff (2015); Flinn & Frew (2013); Taylor (2015). | |
| Spectacle | Bannerman (2016); Mohr (2017); Schmidt (2015); St. John & Baldini (2012); Yeganegy (2012). | |
| Motivations | Bennett, Taylor & Woodward (2016); Bottorff (2015); Gauthier (2013); Hastings (2015); Mohr (2017); St. John (2015); St. John & Baldini (2012); Yeganegy (2012). | |
Artistics’ critical success factors (own elaboration)
| CSF | A - NA | Chi-square | p | Mdn | Mann-Whitney | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives to new experiences/alternative activities | ||||||
| Overnight stay/accommodation conditions | 3.4%–0.0% | 8.815 | 0.003 | 160.88–155.5 | 7112 | 0.003 |
| Event quality | ||||||
| Value | ||||||
| Spirit | ||||||
| Festival philosophy | ||||||
| Festival ideology | ||||||
| Environmental logistics | ||||||
| Message that transmits | 1.7%–0.0% | 4.393 | 0.036 | 158.69–156 | 7239 | 0.036 |
| Cultural offer | ||||||
| Temporal period | ||||||
| Beach | ||||||
| Noise |
Ravers’ critical success factors (own elaboration)
| CSF | R - NR | Chi-square (X2 (1)) | p | Mdn (R - NR) | Mann-Whitney (U) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The option of preference at the moment | 7.1%–0.0% | 21.354 | 0.000 | 167.14–156 | 1937 | 0.000 |
| Organisation | 7.1%–0.7% | 5.881 | 0.015 | 166.14–156.05 | 1951 | 0.015 |
Generation X’s critical success factors (own elaboration)
| CSF | X - NX | Chi-square | p | Mdn | Mann-Whitney | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue commodities | ||||||
| Fewer people than big festivals | ||||||
| Offer | 5.9%–0.0% | 17.409 | 0.000 | 165.18–156 | 2360 | 0.000 |
| Possibility to see all the artists and not simultaneously | ||||||
| Show type | ||||||
| Availability | ||||||
| Landscape | 5.9%–0.3% | 7.755 | 0.005 | 164.68–156.03 | 2368.5 | 0.005 |
| Musicians | ||||||
| Organisation | 5.9%–0.7% | 4.572 | 0.033 | 164.18–156.06 | 2377 | 0.033 |
Spiritualists’ critical success factors (own elaboration)
| CSF | S - NS | Chi-square | p | Mdn | Mann-Whitney | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives to new experiences/alternative activities | 4.3%–0.0% | 11.349 | 0.001 | 162.14–155.5 | 5962.5 | 0.001 |
| Outdoor space – welcoming | 4.3%–0.4% | 6.304 | 0.012 | 161.64–155.59 | 5986 | 0.012 |
| Food conditions | ||||||
| Party | ||||||
| Personal taste | ||||||
| Organisation image | ||||||
| Informality | ||||||
| Message that transmits | 2.1%–0.0% | 5.656 | 0.017 | 159.32–156 | 6095 | 0.018 |
| Where one feels at home | ||||||
| Temporal period | ||||||
| Performers | ||||||
| Being outside the box | ||||||
| Show type | ||||||
| Costs | 4.3%–0.8% | 3.865 | 0.049 | 161.14–155.68 | 6009.5 | 0.05 |
Hippies’ critical success factors (own elaboration)
| CSF | H – NH | Chi-square | p | Mdn | Mann-Whitney | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food conditions | ||||||
| Festival philosophy | ||||||
| Festival ideology | ||||||
| Rural location | 7.1%–0.0% | 21.354 | 0.000 | 167.14–156.05 | 1937 | 0.000 |
| Option of preference at the moment | ||||||
| Local sustainability | ||||||
| Accessibility | 7.1%–0.3% | 9.729 | 0.002 | 166.64–156.02 | 1944 | 0.002 |
| Toilet conditions | 7.1%–0.7% | 5.881 | 0.015 | 166.14–156.05 | 1951 | 0.015 |
| Music/musical offer | 35.7%–14.8% | 4.433 | 0.035 | 187.71–155.03 | 1649 | 0.036 |
| Conditions | 7.1%–1.0% | 3.978 | 0.046 | 165.64–156.07 | 1958 | 0.046 |