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JANET STEEL has stepped down as Artistic Director of Kali Theatre Company after fifteen years to pursue her own projects. HELENA BELL, previously at Pursued By a Bear Productions, has been appointed...
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Arts Council England has committed £5.3m to a scheme aimed at developing greater resilience among organisations contributing to wider diversity in the arts.
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The company will be one of the founding partners of Dundee's new V&A Museum of Design. A gallery showcasing the museum's innovation and learning programme will be named after Michelin for...
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£15m will be awarded to 12 pilot places in England with schemes for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the pipeline.
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A new Strategic Equality Action Plan has been drawn up after researchers found that some aspects of the arts in Wales are becoming less diverse.
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New analysis of official statistics reveals good progress made by the cultural sector in comparison with other creative sectors under the DCMS.
Artist development can’t happen if theatres are eternally obsessed with the next big thing instead of supporting and sustaining existing talent, says Lyn Gardner.
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The programme is successfully engaging people in areas of low arts participation, although this has not yet led to an increase in Grants for the Arts awards, researchers have found.
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Curator DAVID SINCLAIR is taking an 18-month secondment from the Gallery@ The Civic, Barnsley, to lead on the visual arts programme for Hull City of Culture 2017. In his absence, JASON WHITE, of...
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After three years as Director of Development for One Dance UK, FERN POTTER is leaving to pursue other interests. Development Manager JESSICA CHOI will take over her role until a successor is found.
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The new Chair of Leicester Curve’s Board is former journalist and broadcaster IAN SQUIRES. He has previously been a board member for Birmingham Hippodrome and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
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Development organisation Plymouth Culture has appointed DAVID COSLETT, the former Interim Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive for Plymouth University, as Chair of its Board.
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LIZZIE NIXON, Group Leader at New Writing North for the past two years, has been appointed as its new Participation Manager.
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A website providing advice and best practice for using technology to aid creativity has been launched for the disability arts sector.
In the wake of the Brexit vote, the UK needs to celebrate its world-class cultural reach – and what better way than by completing London’s new concert hall, asks Nicholas Kenyon.
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The Broadway Theatre may remain closed until late October after a blaze broke out in an electrical substation adjoining the theatre on 26 July, damaging the building’s studios and workshops.
After speaking out about being sexual harassed by a colleague, orchestral musician Lauren Pierce discusses the sector’s reaction and how to improve gender equality in music.
Would the UK City of Culture 2021 title be just the “kick up the backside” that Perth needs? Nick Higham investigates.
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The Australian opera house plans to recycle 85% of its operational waste and become carbon neutral by 2023, according to its new Environmental Sustainability Plan.
How can theatre producers make the most of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Lyn Gardner asks leading producers for their top tips.
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From September, theatres with suspended fibrous plaster ceilings will face enforcement measures if their ceilings are not properly inspected and maintained.
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The Information Tribunal has overturned a decision made by the ICO last year and given Tate 35 days to reveal the details of its most recent sponsorship deal with BP.
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ArtsMinds, a joint initiative between the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, Spotlight, The Stage and Equity, is to provide creatives with advice on relationships, health, careers and...
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The move will enable expanded seating, a new bar and new offices, as part of wider plans to redevelop the Queen’s Yard creative hub.
In an era of depleted funding for youth services, more and more community-focused musicians are working with ‘at risk’ young people. But do they have the skills required, asks Anita Holford.