The Executive Director of the National Theatre has said London theatres could probably grow their fundraising campaigns if they have at least a “reasonably interesting artistic policy”....
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Sunny Widmann says we need to start developing leaders at every stage in their arts career, if we are to persuade them not to leave the sector.
Adults who used to play an instrument have better responses to speech sounds, according to a small study. People between the ages of 50 and 70 who had music lessons as a child had faster responses,...
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The leading dance house has released an ambitious 10-year plan for expansion with £5m earmarked to commission new dance works.
Around 2.8m visits to the UK include a trip to the theatre, musicals, the opera or ballet, according to new research by VisitBritain. The research shows theatre tourists spend £2.7bn while...
Space for 100 artists will be created in a former navy building at the Royal William Yard in Plymouth, after the project won more than £2m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It...
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Michael Kaiser questions the future of performing arts in an era where technology is changing everything, especially theatre.
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Jaime Weinman asks: should there be more streamlining for orchestras and opera companies as funding diminishes?
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A Charity Commission report recently revealed that the average trustee is white, male and aged 57. To coincide with Trustees’ Week, Neal Green urges everyone to find out more about sitting on an arts board.
This year’s project has expanded to include 25,000 young people from 1,000 schools, including more children from primary and special schools than before. Their own interpretations of...
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RUSS TUNNEY has been appointed as the new Director at Pound Arts. He has experience as a writer and director, having worked previously at Chester Gateway Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath, Salisbury...
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STEPHEN JAMESON has been appointed as Artistic Director and Principal of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where he will take on the role in January 2014. He joined Mountview in 2012 as Director of...
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Perth and Kinross Council have announced MAGNUS LINKLATER, former Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council, as Chairman of Horsecross Arts in Perth. This follows the resignation of IAIN HALLIDAY, and...
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Steven Bode compares the current boom-time for artists’ film and video with the very different situation 25 years ago.
Copeland Borough Council says it can no longer afford to subsidise the community and entertainment venue due to £2.6m budget cuts. Copeland Amateur Theatrical Society has until the end of April...
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Even if geographic boundaries are less relevant in the digital era, questions about where art is made, who makes it, with whom, and for whom are still important in the arts funding debate, says Marcus Romer.
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ACE blames local authorities while DCMS points to the Lottery as the sector starts to examine the regional arts funding imbalance.
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Shadow Minister rejects Government vision of using national institutions to redress regional imbalance.
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Collaboration and partnerships are seen as key to achieving the overarching goal of “achieving great art and culture for everyone”.
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Individuals working as actors, singers or musicians will now pay Classes 2 and 4 National Insurance Contributions, aligned with other self-employed workers.
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Music and entertainment brands and youth sector organisations from the UK are joining forces to bring positive changes to the lives of young people.
Demolition of Chester’s Commerce House has begun to make way for a new £37.5m theatre, library and cinema complex. The city’s only theatre, the Gateway, closed in March 2007. The...
The Shell Theatre on Southbank, designed by Cecil Beaton, has been described by the Trust as an “important cultural resource”. It has criticised Lambeth Council for failing to properly...
A 12-month public arts project at the site of a former MG Rover car factory in Birmingham has been launched as part of a £1bn redevelopment in Longbridge. Birmingham-based EC Arts will lead the...