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Evaluating work for an international audience can lead to a rethink closer to home, reveals Gavin Stride.
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Taking up a leadership placement in China has opened a whole new world to Harpreet Kaur.
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David Thompson describes the rewards of perseverance when trying to find work in New York.
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Rupert Penry-Jones’ comment (APe-Mail 17 February) that young people need to be lured into a theatre now or suffer empty theatres in 15 years assumes that without free tickets at 20, we won...
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When Andy Burnham announced the government initiative to give away free theatre tickets to young people under 26, I labelled it an elitist gimmick, given that grass roots amateur theatre...
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National reorganisation in England aims to cut ACE bureaucracy.
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Backstage and offstage skills will form the basis of a new agreement between the Royal Opera House (ROH), the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills and the National Centre for...
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The creative industries are predicted to become “a major, high growth contributor to the UK economy over the next five years”, according to figures released by the National Endowment for...
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A mass organised campaign aimed at the Treasury would not be helpful to the arts sector, despite fears that DCMS funding could soon be cut by 1.5%, according to Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham. In a...
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Artist Maurice Agis has been found guilty under the Health and Safety Act of one count of failing to ensure the safety of a person, following the accident in July 2006 when Dreamspace, his outdoor...
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The majority of the public (65%) believes that orchestras are an important part of British cultural life even in a recession, according to an ICM poll carried out in February for the Association of...
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The Board of Derby Playhouse has announced that an agreement has been reached for the University of Derby to acquire the theatre’s lease. The University’s proposals will ensure that the...
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Sadler’s Wells is inviting applications for its international online dance contest, which offers an annual winner £2,000 and the chance to perform at Sadler’s Wells (pictured). The...
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The Conservative party claims that there are “some worrying gaps” in music provision and little clear sense as to how they will be addressed, in a report by its Music Education Taskforce...
Children from schools in London, Sheffield, Preston and Cambridge attended the finale of ‘The Great Art Quest’ (pictured), a national visual arts project designed by Children and the Arts...
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Another day, another restructure. Just how significant will Arts Council England’s (ACE) changes be? Although we’ve stuck rigidly to the conditional tense in our news piece, we know that...
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‘A Night Less Ordinary’ could become more commonplace if venues can make the ACE scheme work, reports
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IT can lead the way in making your organisation greener, as Hannah Rudman explains.
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Any city thinking of becoming a capital of culture should learn from Liverpool’s multifarious experience, says Phil Redmond.
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Verity Haines asks what it will take to keep the arts sector financially healthy.
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Chris Monks will succeed Alan Ayckbourn as Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in April. Monks has worked for The New Vic, The Orange Tree Theatre, Bolton Octagon and the...
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Jane Hogg highlights the importance of creativity for older people.
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Alex Casey highlights the importance of new approaches in the way we look after older people.
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One older people’s group is taking over a theatre and debunking stereotypes, writes Nicky Taylor.
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New research shows that music can help stave off dementia and depression, writes Ann Skingley.