Opera companies are being challenged by "a repertoire that is frozen in time and an audience that is continuing to evolve", writes Caitlin Vincent. How can they respect the classics while respecting difference?
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Dutch Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus said a reduction in festivals would help police tackle illegal drug use. The Netherlands has one of the world's largest festival markets, with 19.5...
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The grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund will help the theatre collect and conserve costumes, photographs, posters and scripts amassed over the past 80 years. The collection will be...
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Education think tank EDSK says it is time for "a new approach to school performance measures that goes beyond fighting the battles of 2010 and instead focuses on what needs to happen in 2019 and...
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ERIK BOEKESTEIJN, Senior Advisor at the National Library in the Netherlands, and LOUISE TOWERS, a chartered accountant with more than 15 years' experience in the commercial, not-for-profit and...
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PRS Foundation, the UK based funder of new music and talent development, has appointed JOE FRANKLAND as its new Chief Executive, replacing VANESSA REED who is joining New Music USA. He joined...
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The Royal Exchange Theatre has announced ROY ALEXANDER WEISE, Associate Artist at the Donmar Warehouse, and BRYONY SHANAHAN, Associate Artistic Director at the Exchange, as its new joint Artistic...
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Culture and heritage budgets across England are starting to settle as unitary authorities spend more.
In Mexico, a shrinking national culture budget has encouraged networks of independent theatres to form. Mariela Lopez Flores talks to theatremakers about the challenges - weather and crime rates included - of creating a theatrical culture.
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A major transformation of the theatre is "taking shape", Artistic Director James Brining said. Leeds City Council has given £5.6m to the project but the theatre must still raise...
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Several hundred staff could strike at six Science Museum Group (SMG) sites this summer over a pay dispute. SMG says it is "disappointed" by the vote, noting it has already increased...
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The GLA has agreed to underwrite a budget shortfall of up to £12m, which is expected despite a £9m a year boost in funding from DCMS.
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An LSE researcher said children’s development is being thwarted by Government policy, but argued the situation could be improved if recent welfare cuts were reversed.
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“Our carefully laid plans…would be wasted” if the UK leaves without a deal, says an organisation awarded €1.3m to lead a collaborative project.
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While some in the UK may believe we have little to learn from European collaboration, Anne Torreggiani and Jonathan Goodacre have found cross-border networks to be a force for innovation and change.
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What might a no-deal Brexit do to the independent grassroots networks that currently flourish across the continent, asks Martin Cox.
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Many British musicians fear that Brexit will reduce their ability to travel easily and cheaply around Europe for work. Francesca Treadaway calls for action to protect their livelihoods.
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With metropolitan bias prevailing at both a national and European level, the best hope for rural arts organisations lies in collaboration, argues Ralph Lister.
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The outdoor arts sector has experienced growth over the last decade, but could a no-deal Brexit put the brakes on this? Maggie Clarke and Irene Segura share their concerns.
Bringing same-sex and gender non-conforming works to the fore tells stories that were once actively suppressed. It also raises questions about whose histories museums represent, writes David Shariatmadari.
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The Association of British Orchestras has called on the next Prime Minister to make systems and processes for a no-deal Brexit situation a priority. An open letter to the Conservative Party said...
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Stiltskin's Soapbox Children's Theatre in Plymouth fear the council traffic orders will force its closure after similar restrictions contributed to "a substantial decline in weekday...
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The city's Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for culture, Wendy Simon, attributed continued growth in the value of tourism - a 10% rise on 2017 - to major events including the Terracotta Warriors...
Traditional ballroom dancing is "a caricature of socially prescribed gender roles", writes Britt Peterson. Same-sex partnering challenges norms in dance - and the dancers themselves.
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US music festival AfroFuture Fest dropped plans to sell half-priced tickets to people of colour after its ticketing partner, Eventbrite, threatened to remove the event from its listings. Festival...