Creative Arts Academy will host 420 pupils and teach all subjects in the curriculum “in a creative way”. Ebor Academy Trust has received funding from central Government to open the school, and has been backed by Actress Dame Judi Dench and Arts Council Chair Sir Nicholas Serota.
The Guildford theatre has paid tribute to its “loved and respected” Chief Executive, James Barber, who first joined the theatre as Assistant Stage Manager in 1978.
A survey of 50 creative leaders, conducted by thinktank Global Future, has revealed consensus across the arts that the potential loss of freedom of movement in Europe after a hard Brexit is the biggest threat facing the sector at the moment.
Charles Dutoit, Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, has been released from forthcoming concert obligations after being accused of sexual assault by six musicians. Meanwhile the long-standing leader of New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, has retired amid accusations of abusive behaviour. Both men deny the allegations.
A £7.1m redevelopment of the Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre will see the number of cinema screens doubled and the creation of a larger digital art gallery. Existing spaces for education and filmmaking will also be extended.
The Government has begun the process of criminalising the use of automated software to bulk-buy concert, theatre and festival tickets. Ministers said they were taking action after tickets for the musical Hamilton appeared on re-sale websites for up to £6,000.
The Midmills buildings are being converted into the Inverness Creative Academy by Wasps Artists’ Studios. The new development will include 39 affordable artists’ workspaces, as well as exhibition, performance and events space, a public café and offices for creative businesses.
Front-of-house workers at the London museums took action on New Year’s Day over changes to their contracts, which mean some could work longer shifts and are no longer entitled to paid breaks.
39 reports have been released by the Exiting the EU committee, but the Government has “decided not to publish” the comments and issues raised by the sectors themselves.
Following the release of a Youtube video showing two men climbing into the National Theatre building at night and scaling the Olivier flytower, the venue has pledged to “strengthen security” and affirmed that it liaises with the police on an ongoing basis.
Research by Stage Directors UK found that male directors outnumbered female directors in 21 of England’s 33 largest theatres last year. At Hull Truck and Oldham Coliseum all of the directors of in-house shows were male, and female directors outnumbered male directors at only seven venues.
Croydon Council confirmed the arts centre’s opening will be delayed until at least December 2018. Campaigners who opposed the redevelopment plans, which were meant to be complete by Summer 2018, originally called for a phased work schedule, so at least one venue could remain open.
Restoration and conservation of the venue’s Grade II-listed buildings are included in the £18m redevelopment plans, which have been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and the Government.
Artists’ Union England says Elisabeth Murdoch’s appointment to the arts funder’s National Council is “another example of corporate co-option of a publicly-funded institution”.
After receiving £40k of emergency funding from Belfast City Council to “keep the doors open until the end of October”, the theatre has put out another plea for an additional £300k from public funds before the end of the 2017/18 financial year, and a further £270k in 2018/19.
Shows and exhibitions to mark the 250th anniversary of the artform in 2018 are planned in Belfast, Blackpool, London, Bristol, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Norwich and Great Yarmouth, in an initiative led by Circus250.
