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","Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)","College of Arts and Humanities","Theatre","Theatre; Theatre for Young Audiences"]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Children today are increasingly being introduced to tablets and other personal electronic devices at very young ages. Due in part to this, the entertainment industry now has a near ubiquitous presence in America compared to cultural arts. Its influence on the development of children is almost impossible to ignore. My thesis will study an approach to engaging young people by way of location-based projects that synthesize two or more art forms (e.g. theatre arts, literary arts, visual arts) in order to provide a unified effort for cultural arts and also provide balance to the influences of entertainment. Incorporating research, interviews with people instrumental in the creation of this approach, and analysis of the data, I intend to answer several essential research questions: • What are the pros and cons of creating and/or operating these collaborative cultural arts facilities? • Are recently created collaborative cultural arts centers, nationally and internationally (e.g. ImaginOn in Charlotte, NC) successfully addressing the imbalance of cultural influence and if so, in what way? • What are the conditions and steps required to create a collaborative cultural arts facility and replicate a model similar to Charlotte's ImaginOn in other cities in the United States?"]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Providing Cultural Balance for Young Americans"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Listengarten, Julia"],"dc:creator":["Nichols, Mark"],"dc:description":["If this is your thesis or dissertation, and want to learn how to access it or for more information about readership statistics, contact us at STARS@ucf.edu
","Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)","College of Arts and Humanities","Theatre","Theatre; Theatre for Young Audiences"],"dc:description.abstract":["Children today are increasingly being introduced to tablets and other personal electronic devices at very young ages. Due in part to this, the entertainment industry now has a near ubiquitous presence in America compared to cultural arts. Its influence on the development of children is almost impossible to ignore. My thesis will study an approach to engaging young people by way of location-based projects that synthesize two or more art forms (e.g. theatre arts, literary arts, visual arts) in order to provide a unified effort for cultural arts and also provide balance to the influences of entertainment. Incorporating research, interviews with people instrumental in the creation of this approach, and analysis of the data, I intend to answer several essential research questions: • What are the pros and cons of creating and/or operating these collaborative cultural arts facilities? • Are recently created collaborative cultural arts centers, nationally and internationally (e.g. ImaginOn in Charlotte, NC) successfully addressing the imbalance of cultural influence and if so, in what way? • What are the conditions and steps required to create a collaborative cultural arts facility and replicate a model similar to Charlotte's ImaginOn in other cities in the United States?"],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["CFE0006047"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1428"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:subject":["Theatre and Performance Studies","Arts and Humanities -- Dissertations, Academic; Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Humanities"],"dc:title":["Providing Cultural Balance for Young Americans"],"dc:type":["Masters Thesis (Open Access)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:10:18Z"}