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Michael White on country opera: “not always comfortable, but curiously English.”
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David Patrick Stearns wonders what time the curtain should go up on performances in a world where time is precious and our habits have changed.
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A £215k grant from Arts Council England will bring a large-scale intergenerational dance project to Milton Keynes.
Scotland’s Perth Theatre is set to close for £15m refurbishments at the end of this week. The work is expected to take up to three years and will include a new studio theatre and entrance...
Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Birmingham Royal Ballet are among ten arts organisations in the city to experience funding cuts of 20% this year. The annual budget for arts groups will fall from...
A campaign is underway to save the £2.5m state-of-the-art Turner Prize gallery in Ebrington from being turned into offices, in an attempt to maintain a physical legacy from Derry’s year...
English National Opera’s income for 2012/13 totalled over £40m in the year to the end of March. Box office receipts saw an 18% boost up to £9.7m and there was a 71% increase in...
An unnamed benefactor has offered to purchase and renovate the former Axiom arts centre in Cheltenham into a new community music and arts venue. The centre has been derelict since it closed 13 years...
Leicester City Council has agreed the sale of a £200k building to Leicester Print Workshop for the price of £1. The building will be refurbished for use as a studio and exhibition space...
Sarah Derbyshire, Managing Director of the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, is arguing for talented young musicians to be given the same support and opportunities as Olympic...
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Arts Council England prepares to cut NPOs again next year, but strategic funding will take the hit from 2015/16.
Part of the Apollo Theatre’s plaster ceiling collapsed onto the audience at a performance of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ in London’s West End. Of 76...
Londonderry has been given £450k by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, which has been matched by Derry City Council, to continue the work which began during its year as UK City of Culture....
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has extended its ticketing arm with the purchase of ticket agency Ticket Machine Group (TMG). ATG said the acquisition of TMG will “increase the ability of both...
Artists’ costs tend to appear low on budget lists for exhibitions, according to new research by a-n The Artists Information Company and AIR Artists Interaction and Representation. Not all...
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Answers from the cultural sector to seventeen questions on four specific themes will form the basis of an investigation by the Warwick Commission on the Future of Cultural Value. The Commission has...
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Four projects will provide greater access to the arts for people living in residential and nursing homes.
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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has appointed MARK BATHO and CHRIS VAN DER KUYL to its Board of Directors. Van der Kuyl is currently Chairman of 4J Studios Ltd, and Batho, the recently...
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After almost 12 years in the BBC, most recently heading up the Marketing and Audiences team for BBC Sport and Radio 5 live, MARGARET HENRY has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Audiences...
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After six years working at Birmingham Royal Ballet’s press office, SIMON HARPER is leaving to pursue a freelance career in arts PR.
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MARTIN KETTLE from the Guardian and SAM JACKSON, Managing Editor of Classic FM, have become the most recent Board members to join Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
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ASHLEY WOODFIELD is starting a new role as Head of Press at The Royal Ballet. He has spent the last six years at the Design Museum as Senior Press Manager.
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Tailored support is being made available to non-profit arts organisations wanting to access social investment to develop commercial opportunities.
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The problem consumers have with ticket fees is that the total cost is rarely declared up front, says Chris Cooke.
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Is it the “incomplete life” hypothesis or a case of keeping up with the Joneses? Aaron Gervais explores motivations for arts philanthropy in the US.