Why is it that the higher up the ladder you go in dance, the fewer women you see? Rachel Moss examines an industry still seemingly stacked in favour of men.
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Arriving ahead of the EU referendum, Vote Art – the initiative created by artist Bob and Roberta Smith – will place 15 billboards across the UK to inspire people to think about arts and...
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The toy company said the decision not to sell a bulk load of plastic bricks to the artist was “an internal mistake” caused by an employee who misinterpreted the company’s policy on...
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The 85-seat fringe theatre will lose its home at the end of July, as the building housing it has been sold to a developer.
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Director Gabriele Finaldi said the gallery plans to take over an adjacent office block – currently home to a hotel, a cinema and an Indian restaurant – because it now has 50% more...
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The impact of streamed, screened and on-demand broadcasts on live theatre and touring is to be assessed by a new study.
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Pilot projects in Kent and Gloucestershire have revealed procurement approaches are leaving arts and cultural organisations at a disadvantage, according to NEF.
Arts People
PATRICK HARRISON, currently Executive Director of Cambridge Arts Theatre, is to join English National Ballet as Executive Director from 27 June. He will lead on the company’s move to London...
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Romanian Culture Minister Vlad Alexandrescu has resigned, citing heavy resistance to reform in cultural institutions, after management changes at the Romanian National Opera led its Artistic Director...
While there’s still a long way to go before gender equality is achieved in the visual arts, Dany Louise is cheered by some recent high-profile appointments. She talks to these women leaders about the issues.
Arts People
Director of Development and Commercial Investment at the Young Vic, ALAN STACEY is to join Headlong as Executive Director in July. He replaces HENNY FINCH, who joins Hofesh Shechter Company as...
Arts People
Performance Programme Director at Sage Gateshead, ROS RIGBY is to leave the organisation in July after 15 years. TAMSIN AUSTIN, who currently leads the organisation’s popular and contemporary...
Arts People
ELIZABETH MACDONALD, Managing Director of East Lothian-based event management company Anwyl Ford, is to become Music at Paxton festival’s new Festival Manager.
Arts People
Northern Ireland’s Young at Art has promoted EIBHLIN DE BARRA, who has been Programme Officer at the organisation for the past four years, to the role of Director. She succeeds ALI FITZGIBBON,...
Arts People
JAMES RUNCIE, author of ‘The Grantchester Mysteries’ and previously Head of Literature and Spoken Word at the Southbank Centre, will join BBC Radio 4 as Commissioning Editor for Arts from...
Arts People
Formerly of Soho Theatre, AMY SMITH has been appointed General Manager of Spare Tyre.
Arts People
CEO of Streetwise Opera MATT PEACOCK has stepped down, but will remain with the organisation as Artistic Director. General Manager and Development Manager, SUSIE GORGEOUS and BRIDGET RENNIE, have...
Arts People
HELEN LAWS, former Manager of the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science, is to become Head of Industry and Artist Support at One Dance UK. She is joined by CLAIRE SOMERVILLE, formerly...
Arts People
From Ovalhouse to Hoxton Hall, Karena Johnson reflects on her career making theatre with cojones.
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It is not trade that binds Europe together, it’s culture, argues Eric Lane. He explains how a reading campaign is engaging with the EU referendum debate.
Case study
When Exeter Corn Exchange had to become financially self-sufficient, its busier programme required a fully rounded box office management system. Libby Penn reports.
Feature
A fundraising audit can help unlock your organisation’s potential. Wendy Smithers explains exactly how to conduct one.
As Londoners prepare to vote for their new mayor, The Stage talks to four candidates about their views on the arts.
Curve theatre boss Chris Stafford reveals why he turned down a £492k capital funding offer.
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The artist said he found plans to install a slide on his Olympic Park sculpture “problematic”, but Mayor of London Boris Johnson “insisted”.