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A committee investigating the positive impact of culture and sport on mental and physical health heard that a lack of funding and the absence of a joined-up strategy prevent initiatives becoming more widely available.
What lengths do actors have to go to survive in the industry? Eleanor Ross details how the rising cost of living and endemic poor pay is forcing artists to max out credit cards, live on rice and take up second jobs.
Can a new immersive experience, which adapts to location, weather and time, put a reader at the heart of a story? Natalie Morris looks into the growing trend of ‘ambient literature’.
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What would the ideal fundraising strategy look like? Michelle Wright discusses the key elements - from inspiring donors with creative content, to keeping tactics simple.
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A popular dance-based falls prevention programme offers effective treatment on the NHS, with a growing network of local groups helping older people maintain the benefits afterwards. Tim Joss tells the story.
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Approaches to assessing cultural value are stuck in a financially reductionist ‘value = money’ orbit. We should be examining people’s experiences of culture, and the meaning that comes from those experiences, says Julian Meyrick.
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What exactly do we mean by creativity, and how will the UK measure up when the world education league tables start assessing it in 2021? Bill Lucas examines the evidence.
From issue 318
Case study
London Bubble’s Creative Elders programme has encouraged residents in sheltered housing units to socialise, be creative – and perform in public, says Helena Rice.
A study of the musicians playing in the world’s ‘20 greatest orchestras’ finds 69% are male, with the disparity particularly acute among bassoon players (86% male) double bassists (95%), and trombonists and tuba players (100% male). Oliver Staley and Amanda Shendruk report.
Greek arts leaders reflect on the impact of ten years of economic bailout in the country, and outline their visions for the future.
Ongoing climate change risks destroying vast swathes of cultural heritage. But there are valuable lessons to learn from how communities like those in Majuli, India, have designed heritage sites that can withstand volatile weather, write William Megarry, Jane Downes and Cathy Daly.
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The proportion rises to 40% of non-UK EU artists and 33% of artists from outside the EU, according to new research by the Scottish Contemporary Arts Network (SCAN) and the Federation of Scottish...
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In a survey of 148 theatres by the Theatres Trust, venues predict they will need an average of £1.15m each for capital works by 2023, and 30% say they risk closure without upgrades.
A competition where contestants perform a dance from a region that is not their own is helping to heal bitter divides in Mali. Sebastien Rieussec tells the story.
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The organisation met with theatremakers last week following a scathing open letter that accused it of failing to support Welsh artists. A joint statement described the meeting as “the first of...
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The Imaginarium Arts Centre in Newry will provide arts and creative activities for children and young people aged between 0 and 17, six days a week.
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The venue has withdrawn its application to create a pop-up bar on the roof of the Royal Festival Hall. The move follows criticism from heritage groups including Historic England, which described the...
Arts People
After a long relationship with Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), first as a Development Producer and then as Artistic Director and CEO, DAVID JUBB has announced he will “head off on a new adventure...
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After 20 years as Artistic Director, SIMON STOKES is leaving the Theatre Royal Plymouth, to explore new opportunities and artistic challenges. During his time at Plymouth, the theatre has won more...
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One Dance UK has appointed LAURA NICHOLSON as Head of Children and Young People’s Dance, to lead on the strategic planning and delivery of programmes with and for children, young people and...
Arts People
PROFESSOR KATE OAKLEY, expert in cultural policy, cultural and creative industries, and regional development, has taken up a new post as Head of School of Culture and Creative Arts. She joins from...
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MANON ANTONIAZZI, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Welsh National Assembly, has joined the Board at The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Previously Director of Culture, Sport and Tourism for...
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LESLIE MCDONALD has taken on the role of interim Chair at New Art Exchange, the Nottingham-based centre dedicated to culturally diverse arts. He has been a Board member there since 2009.
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DR SHIRLEY THOMPSON has been announced as the new Vice Principal (Music) at Birmingham City University’s Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, which she joined in 2001 and was appointed to the role...
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England’s national funder would consider the local, national and strategic importance of organisations in “acute financial difficulty”.