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The theatre impresario’s company, LW Theatres, is challenging a £280k charge incurred for suspending parking facilities while the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is revamped, accusing the...
(IN SPANISH) There has been a drastic collapse in the number of concerts, plays and film screenings in Spain over the last 10 years as ticket sales have struggled to recover from the recession. And no one knows if things will ever get back to normal, writes Tomasso Koch.
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A survey of 3,000 adults by Americans for the Arts finds most people in the US approve of doubling federal government funding to the arts, and supporting the arts in general.
Historian David Olusoga on why it’s perfectly compatible to care about both returning looted artistic treasures to their place of origin and protecting Britain’s art and heritage.
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‘Love Culture, Hate Cuts’, a petition created by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the MAC and Town Hall Symphony Hall in protest at council plans to cut arts funding by 50%, has...
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Any young person aged 17 or under will be able to get a free ticket in balcony seats on Saturday nights, as part of the organisation’s push to tackle elitism and encourage young audiences to...
Many of the key players in the Gulf's art ecosystem are women. Danna Lorch speaks to three female museum directors in the region to discuss cultural tourism, connecting with local communities and the limits of risk-taking.
British East Asian writers have historically been unable to contribute virtually anything of note to UK theatre. To understand why, we should look to the sector’s layers of white, middle class gatekeepers, says Daniel York Loh.
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A music teacher who played an integral role in turning around the fortunes of a Bradford primary school through a new creative education programme is one of three teachers from England on the...
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In real terms, institutions sponsored by DCMS have increased their income by over a quarter in the past decade, despite a 19% reduction in direct funding.
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A new culture strategy outlines plans to increase access to the arts and ensure London is renowned for its culture internationally.
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The new qualification will be available from 2022/23, offering students who do not want to take A Levels a choice between pathways in craft, production and cultural heritage.
Arts People
EMMA STEWART-JONES will be joining Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, as Chief Executive. Her new role will start in February next year, following five years at Creative Scotland...
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The new Artistic Director of Artsadmin will be RÓISE GOAN. Currently working as Guest Dramaturg at Vooruit in Belgium, she is also Artistic Director of The Local Group, which creates performance...
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Previously Artistic Director of New York’s Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, dance artist BENOIT SWAN POUFFER has been appointed Artistic Director of Rambert. He became Guest Artistic Director of...
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RACHEL GIBSON, formerly Interim Director Dance Strategy at Arts Council England and Interim Executive Director at English National Ballet School, has been appointed Executive Director of South East...
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After 14 years in post, LUKE JENNINGS has announced he will be leaving his role as dance critic at The Observer.
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The Federation of Scottish Theatre has appointed co-Chairs of the board. They are BELINDA MCELHINNEY, Executive Producer of Glasgow’s new festival of contemporary performance, Take Me Somewhere...
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ALTHEA EFUNSHILE, previously Deputy Chief Executive of Arts Council England, has been appointed as Ballet Black’s new Chair.
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Research aims to increase understanding of the hidden challenges facing disabled artists and musicians when recording, performing and applying for funding.
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Leading industry figures will be linked with schools and colleges to raise awareness of employment opportunities in the sector.
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In a change of direction for major plans to replace the venue, which was badly damaged in a 2014 fire, Derby Council has approved a £24m project to remodel the building’s entrance and...
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SODA, the proposed five-storey £30m institution, is due to be built behind Manchester Metropolitan University’s student union by 2021. The project – which will include digital...
Opinion
As Tate Modern's latest art installation starts to melt away, AP's Jonathan Knott reflects on how art can play a role in tackling environmental challenges.
The way funding is distributed in the UK means there’s no money for community groups to organise their own cultural activities – such as the juvenile jazz bands that used to be common in working class towns across the North East of England. It’s time for change, argues Stephen Pritchard.