The joint initiative will provide thousands of 14 to 25 year olds with masterclasses, work experience placements, talks and career advice on the theatre, dance, music, arts and film industries.
The restoration, funded by the Monument Trust, involved raising the ceiling, refreshing the interior, and the introduction of a high-tech lighting system. Critic Richard Dorment said the renovated...
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Feature
There have been very few progression routes in the performing arts for young, disabled people who want to make a career in the arts, but Claire Hodgson is aiming to change that.
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Sarah Cassidy investigates an initiative that is trying to open up the world of classical music to a wider pool of talented young people.
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As he takes the helm at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, American Jeffrey Sharkey discusses his leadership style and why he is excited to be in Scotland.
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News
Arts organisations and those connected to them must be sure not to do anything that could damage ACE’s reputation as a Government sponsored body, else their grants could be at risk.
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News
Tate has faced an Information Tribunal to defend its right to keep details of its financial relationship with the oil company a secret.
After nearly 18 months of negotiations, the centre has dropped plans to relocate the skate park from the Elizabeth Hall undercroft as part of a £120m redevelopment project. Southbank still...
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Artistic Director and co-founder of learning disability theatre company Mind the Gap, TIM WHEELER, is stepping down to pursue other interests. He leaves the company after 25 years, branded with a...
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The Welsh government reshuffle has seen JOHN GRIFFITHS, Minister for Natural Resources, Culture and Sport, leave the cabinet. His role has been split between two deputy ministers, with KEN SKATES...
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NICOLA OSMOND-EVANS is the new Press Manager for Rambert. Previously Senior PR Manager for English National Ballet, she replaces CAT MCNAUGHT who leaves after two and a half years in post.
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The Barbican Centre Trust has appointed Founder and Chief Executive of Redleaf PR EMMA KANE as its new Chairman. Kane has worked in corporate and financial PR for over 25 years and is also a Fellow...
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Manchester’s new culture hub, HOME, has appointed KEVIN JAMIESON as Senior Producer: Theatre, and JASPER GILBERT as Technical Director and Head of Production. Jamieson leaves Harrogate Theatre...
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GEORGE SALLIS, Artistic Director of North London’s Lion and Unicorn Theatre, is stepping down after almost seven years in post. He will be replaced by the fringe theatre’s Executive...
Brighton Hippodrome, Plymouth’s Palace Theatre and the Victoria Theatre in Salford top the latest Theatre Buildings at Risk Register. Six venues have had their futures secured and four have...
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News
A quarter of a million pounds of savings will be made from the Arts Council’s internal budgets, but further cuts will be passed onto arts organisations.
The theatre has become the first arts venue in Northern Ireland to be rated a five-star experience by Northern Ireland Tourist Board. It was assessed across a number of criteria including hospitality...
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Arts People
Director of The Pleasance Theatre Trust, Anthony Alderson, looks back on a career that has taken him all around the globe.
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Feature
Applying for Creative Europe funding for a Cooperation Project requires real commitment and many hours devoted to completing the application form, warns Lorraine von Gehlen.
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News
The cost of tuition is still a major barrier to children from lower socio-economic groups learning to play an instrument, report concludes.
The town's borough council is negotiating with a bidder looking to build a roller coaster, botanical gardens and cave-themed attraction on the theatre’s site. The theatre was closed in...
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Opinion
Glen Pearce reacts to one theatre’s decision to grant press tickets only to critics who generate it enough website traffic.
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As cultural organisations rely more and more on volunteers, they risk becoming the exclusive domain of the middle class, argues Sam Reyes.
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Thirty years ago the US began allowing artists to retain the copyright of their publicly purchased artwork. The consequences? Well, have you ever heard of Portlandia, asks John Locanthi.
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Actor Sam West and ConservativeHome website editor Mark Wallace discuss why artists tend to be on the left politically.