From issue 147
After several years of underfunding and dwindling support, poetry readings and storytelling performances are blossoming. Tom Chivers takes the pulse of the live literature scene and finds it alive...
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Has direct mail had its day in the digital era? Jo Cottrell thinks not, and explains why.
Direct mail has always had its critics. Dismissed by some as being largely untargeted, it is often perceived...
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When targeted correctly and designed well, direct mail can be the most responsive form of marketing communication and it need not be too expensive. Stuart Searle reveals how a mailing house can...
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Mike Maran, who is producer, performer and company manager of Mike Maran Productions, lists those who have inspired him.
Arthur Oldham, choirmaster and music teacher
I sang for Arthur at school...
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With all the talk of a squeeze on arts funding, Paul Bogen proposes that more Government funding is the only sustainable way forward.
Everyone in the arts seems to only have two topics of...
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It is all too easy for training needs analysis to be ineffectual, but by following a clear process that focuses on the needs of the organisation as well as the individual, it can deliver valuable...
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Theatres abrupt closure leaves furious co-producers in crisis.
In a shock move, the Bristol Old Vic has announced that it is to close for refurbishment on 1 August, citing essential structural...
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The Royal Opera House (ROH) will rename the Floral Hall as the Paul Hamlyn Hall to acknowledge a £10m donation from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. This is one of the largest donations ever received by...
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Connecting with foreign markets is being seen as an increasingly popular way to build audiences and participation. Claiming that the sector is finally waking up to the opportunities presented by...
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Music in the Round has appointed Andrew McCaffer as its new Director of Development and Administration. Previously he was working as a freelance marketing, fundraising and organisational development...
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From Peter Bolton, Programmer of Nottingham Classics and Founder of Ovation Partners
It was excellent to read in AP issue 145 (7 May) that the English orchestras want to bring orchestral music to...
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The first comprehensive study of how Englands population spends its leisure time has revealed that more than nine out of ten adults have engaged in at least one form of cultural or sporting...
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A consultation document aimed at defining a national framework for Arts Council Englands (ACE) relationship with local government is said by ACE to signal the recognition of a need to improve our...
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A petition on the 10 Downing Street website has been launched in an attempt to stop Lottery money being used to plug the funding gap in the 2012 Olympics. It has already passed the minimum 200...
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Manchester Camerata will next month become Professional Partner in Residence at the Royal Northern College of Musics (RNCM) new wing on Oxford Road. This strategic alliance between a professional...
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The Scottish Arts Council (SAC) has introduced radical changes to its package of financial support to the arts in Scotland. The changes, which came into effect last month, see SACs former Core...
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£28m of the £40m earmarked for culture and sport in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics will be allocated to cultural activities across the UK. Making the announcement, Culture Minister Tessa Jowell said...
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Cardiff-based theatre companies Sgript Cymru and the Sherman Theatre (pictured) have merged. The new organisation is operating under the interim name of Contemporary Theatre and New Writing...
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With the Western world finally woken up to the potential of China, Rachel Parslew describes the opportunities for successful collaborative work that this can bring.
My work with China began in...
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Sally Lai and Vanessa Rawlings-Jackson reveal the findings from the first leg of a cultural exchange between the East Midlands and South West China.
A cultural exchange taking place between the East...
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Michael OSullivan looks at the work being done by British organisations to build cultural links with China.
Chinas embrace of the global economy is matched by a growing interest in international...
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Yvette Vaughan Jones reveals the results of a survey designed to illuminate how cultural connections between China and the UK might work.
Chinas growth is well documented and, according to...
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Is it possible for a capital development project to come in on time and on budget? Jack Tilbury says yes, and explains how.
A metaphor to start with, if I may...
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Paul Renyard talks to Anne-Marie Clark about how simple changes in the day-to-day running of a theatre can have a big impact on the theatres relationship with the environment.
Has the theatre...