Becky Schutt

Research & Publications

A selection of my words and contributions

Creativity, culture & capital (2022) •

Power dynamics, collaboration and creativity - Creativity, culture & capital

The relationship between funder and grantee embodies a power dynamic that has a profound impact on the success or failure of a project. It can further reinforce existing structural inequalities that in some cases the project itself may have been set up to address. Our assumption in developing the £2 million DICE Fund in 2018 was that the way in which the fund itself was established and related to potential grantees was as important as the projects that were ultimately funded.


As the UK’s inte...
Financial Times •

Enter stage right, armed with an MBA

As a dancer, Elyssa Dole performed at the Metropolitan Opera as well as with Thomas/Ortiz Dance, a New York-based contemporary dance group. Today however, with her cohort comprising not dancers but business executives, she is one of a growing number of arts professionals seeking to boost their skills in areas such as finance, strategy and accounting by taking an MBA.

For Ms Dole, who is studying at New York University’s Stern School of Business, the decision to take an MBA does not reflect a ch...
Lead Researcher (2016) •

From Live to Digital: Understanding the Impact of Digital Developments in Theatre on Audiences, Production and Distribution
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