Cultural leaders including Rufus Norris, Samuel West, George the Poet and Dreda Say Mitchell join a roundtable discussion about the cultural response to Brexit.
The Guardian’s film critic watched the first half of Romeo and Juliet on stage and the second half via a livestream in the cinema – which did he think was better? Peter Bradshaw feeds back.
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Computer-generated images reveal how the 550-seat theatre for Sadler’s Wells, 18,000 square metre building for the V&A and second campus for University College London will look on the site...
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The public vote on five shortlisted sculptures will be taken into consideration by the Birmingham Big Art Project steering panel when it decides which work will stand outside Curzon Street Station.
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Arts Council England funding is allowing the Salford venue to create eight artist residence spaces, as well as new large-scale work and exhibition spaces.
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The third biennial summit will gather culture ministers, artists and arts leaders from around the world to discuss the value of the arts, culture and the creative industries this August.
What will the internet of things, mixed reality and immersive VR mean for theatre in the coming years? Researcher Joris Weijdom offers his views.
Artists and curators discuss whether neutral, window-less, open or intimate spaces are the best to view art in. Robert Bevans reports.
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The venue is aiming to raise £1m to restore the multipurpose space, capable of holding an audience of 3,000, which opened in 1875 but has remained closed for the past 80 years.
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A series of comedians, politicians and authors – including Stewart Lee and Ian Rankin – will read sections of the 2.6 million word report in a non-stop, two-week-long performance.
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From empty marquee to lush garden, sculpture artist Nadim Chaudry takes us through the installation of SWATCH.
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Deputy Chief Executive Iain Munro has said that new arts funding models will have to be considered in these unprecedented times.
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Almost 50 new approaches to finance, collaboration and fundraising have been put forward in the Birmingham Cultural Investment Enquiry.
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Two years of discussions with artists and galleries have found overwhelming support for implementing a basic fee framework for visual artists.
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Turner Prize-winning architects Assemble are one of the ‘Creative Agents’ collaborating with schools in a scheme that aims to reach a third of Welsh schools by 2020.
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Seats at the very side of the Festival Theatre’s stalls with no view of the stage have been offered to opera audiences. A Festival spokesperson said people would be happy just to hear the music...
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Works of art from over a thousand museums in 70 countries have been integrated into the mobile phone application, which also supports 360-degree virtual museum tours and can identify a painting in...
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RIC WATTS, an independent producer who has worked with Unlimited Theatre and Chris Goode & Company, is to join Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre as Senior Producer from October. He...
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Creative Director of Imove Arts and Chair of Red Ladder Theatre TESSA GORDZIEJKO is to become Executive Director of Unlimited Theatre. She replaces MARK HOLLANDER, who leaves to become Executive...
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REBECCA KANE BURTON, currently Vice President and General Manager at the O2, has been appointed Managing Director of Really Useful Theatres.
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Currently a Performance Advisor for Inspiring Scotland and Creative Director of Our Creative World, RACHAEL BROWN has been appointed Chief Executive of the Cultural Enterprise Office.
Artists are often involved in ‘R&D’ projects that are incredibly innovative, but don’t result in economic changes or new products. So what does Digital R&D mean in the arts, asks Leila Johnstone.
Dancing with others can bring us closer to the physical and mental health we require to thrive say researchers Jacob Taylor, Emma Cohen and Arran Davis.
Many UK museums are taking advantage of the Pokemon Go ‘phenomenon’, attracting young gamers by advertising their ‘Pokéstops’, says Nicola Sullivan.
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The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors is taking steps to increase the diversity of its British Composer Awards after analysis found that just 6% of commissioned composers are from...