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Performances of 'Rotterdam' at the Nuffield Southampton Theatre have been called off after one of its cast was injured in a "homophobic hate crime", the show's ...
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Letters from eight artists and a judge said a sponsorship deal with the oil and gas giant provided "a veneer of respectability to one of the world’s worst polluters". The...
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SIR MICHAEL DIXON has announced he will retire as Director of the Natural History Museum in March 2021. A search for his successor will begin this summer.
Dixon has been in the role for the past...
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CHRIS JAEGER will step down as Chief Executive of Worcester Live to focus on projects including the Worcester Festival, which he founded 17 years ago.
The trust’s arts chief for 24 years,...
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Birmingham Royal Ballet First Artist RUTH BRILL is leaving the company to pursue choreography full time. Her final appearance as a dancer will be in 'Hobson's Choice' on 29 June.
Brill...
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The film magazine's Editor NICK JAMES is stepping down after 21 years in the role to focus on personal writing projects. He will continue to contribute to Sight & Sound as a freelancer...
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Cultural leaders have expressed dismay that Lord Kerslake’s inquiry into the UK’s economic imbalances did not make more specific references to the arts and culture.
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Analysis of a decade's worth of data finds that regularly engaging with cultural activities is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline.
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The UK Statistics Authority has called for greater clarity in the way the Department presents statistics, after investigating concerns raised by ArtsProfessional and others.
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Arts Council England’s Deputy Chief Executive has reassured those concerned about its new strategy that they should “be clear that the Royal Opera House is as important as Creative People and Places”.
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Almost half the shows in a touring film and theatre festival have been cancelled at short notice following lacklustre ticket sales and failures to secure public funding.
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The Impact Investment Institute will help people ‘combine financial returns with a social purpose’, potentially boosting funding for the arts.
Great Yarmouth’s art school was closed and turned into flats, but affordable spaces for emerging artists on the Norfolk coast are “a tonic for today’s troubled times”, writes Kate Simon.
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The sudden closure of the city’s Guild Hall, which contained two performance venues, has left large shows in the lurch. Owner Simon Rigby now intends to bring in administrators, but has said...
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The 15 metre high portrait of Greta Thunberg in Bristol was unveiled last week. Artist Jody Thomas said he was inspired by his subject’s “fearless style”.
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New research suggests that cultural organisations are reluctant to admit to failure for fear of losing their funding. To make genuine progress, we need a more honest approach, says Leila Jancovich.
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Many young people dream about breaking into the performing arts industry, but without some work experience it can be almost impossible. Ruby Clarkson offers some guidance on how to find it.
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The ability to write clearly about an organisation’s ethos, approach, and audience needs is an essential skill for effective cultural sector fundraisers, says Caroline McCormick.
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Engaging with young people is a sound investment in future audiences, says Annabel Thomas - provided you are clear about why and how you are doing it.
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Alison O'Neill shares her thoughts on how small arts organisations can acquire the financial expertise that grant-making bodies are looking for.
New research indicates we place different expectations on those who are passionate about their jobs. Gemma Tipton explores the ‘doing more for less’ mentality affecting the sector.
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A Devon theatre director called the Brexit Party MEP’s comment - that science might “produce an answer” to being gay - “vile”. Widdecombe was due to appear at Ilfracombe...
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Henry Hitchings and Fiona Mountford have lost their contracts after 10 and 17 years’ service respectively. The newspaper plans to produce more arts criticism in-house to cut costs.
How do funding bodies determine which proposals are most valuable? How accountable are publicly-funded artists to taxpayers? François Matarasso considers the competing demands in arts funding.
It won top prize at Venice Biennale for its experimental opera exploring the effects of consumerism, mass tourism and global warming, but Lithuania’s usually empty pavilion is a reminder of the financial strain of creating performance art, writes Elisabetta Povoledo.