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Despite a thriving theatre scene, Arthur Stafford couldn’t help but feel Manchester’s playwrights weren’t receiving the support they needed. So he set about changing things.
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After moving to a new box office system, an Atlanta theatre secured nearly three times more in donations in the last half of 2015 than its 2014 total. Libby Penn shares the story.
Do Britain's top female choreogrpahers have to be twice as good as their male counterparts to get to the top? Ismene Brown can't find the supporting evidence.
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Orchestra Tax Relief is imminent. Sean Egan explains how it will work and urges those eligible to start planning now.
Advertising images reinforce the idea that theatre is all about period costume and received pronunciation, and that's a real problem for new audiences, says Matt Trueman.
Lydia Kontos celebrates as the US moves away from its "laser-sharp focus" on reading and maths and passes legislation to bring the arts back into the school curriculum.
Luke Jennings tells Akram Khan why advocating for Britain to have more female choreographers is nothing to do with box-ticking or political correctness.
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The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is preparing to shake up its membership criteria in an attempt to bring about “much-needed diversity” following the...
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Physical access and social isolation emerge as key factors linked to a decline in arts engagement among older people.
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A new publication has set out recommendations for paying exhibition fees to artists, based on research findings and ongoing consultation with the sector following the launch of the Paying Artists...
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Are fundraisers too scared to take risks? Michelle Wright examines the issue and asks three arts fundraisers what they’ve learnt from their own failures.
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Is there more to careers fairs than free keyrings and Haribo? Carl Woodward visits two arts-orientated events to find out.
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Tate’s FRANCES MORRIS will succeed CHRIS DERCON as Director of Tate Modern. She joined the organisation as Curator in 1987, becoming Head of Displays at Tate Modern from 2000 to 2006 and then...
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Arts organisations can apply grants of between £500 and £5,000 to work with young people at risk of becoming involved in crime – either as perpetrators or victims – from a new...
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Installations were temporarily switched off and Kings Cross Station was evacuated because of overcrowding at the free festival of lights.
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Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have warned that booming sales for postwar and contemporary and American art have created the potential for a “severe correction” in the market...
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The Dance Teachers Benevolent Fund has merged with the Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund in a bid to expand and strengthen the support it gives to the dance industry.
From student juggler to pioneer of contemporary circus, Douglas McPherson meets the man behind NoFit State Circus.
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ACE’s “new approach” to funding will see £1.5m fed into Luton from 2016 – 2019 to develop its arts and cultural provision.
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A new website is sharing the experiences of an EU-wide project to make contemporary music accessible to wider audiences.
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Meet as many people as you can, and put your self-esteem in your own hands, not the hands of others: advice from Jennifer Jackson for young professionals.
An American museum’s cash bar-infused ‘Science After Hours’ event has been a hit with millennials. Samantha Melamed unpacks what other arts organisations can learn from its success.
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Author Philip Pullman, who is president of the Society of Authors, has resigned as a patron of Oxford Literary Festival, pointing to their refusal to pay speakers. The festival said paying authors...
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Hull City Council is to look into alternative funding arrangements after an Arts Council England (ACE) application for £8.7m to renovate the theatre in time for the city’s year as UK City...
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Manchester City Council has granted planning permission for the arts venue to develop a new performance space, office and front of house areas, and upgrade its technical facilities.