Dance company loses appeal over 100% funding cut
A Northern Irish dance company has lost its appeal against a decision to axe 100% of its funding from Arts Council of Northern Ire…
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Rambert chair to step down
Rambert Chair Dame SUE STREET will step down at the end of June 2026 after seven years in the role, coinciding with the company’s…
Welsh dance ‘elitist, tokenistic and non-diverse’, review finds
Dance in Wales has been found to be “elitist, tokenistic and non-diverse” and in urgent need of “reimagining, rebuilding and…
Doran among new Northern Ballet trustees
The former artistic director of the RSC, GREGORY DORAN, has been named among Northern Ballet’s latest cohort of board members. D…
One Dance UK appoints new chair, vice-chair and trustees
One Dance UK, the national support organisation for dance, has appointed a new chair and vice-chair of its board of trustees, alon…
DanceEast appoints new chief executive
ANTHONY MISSEN is to join DanceEast as chief executive and creative director. Missen is currently co-artistic director at Company…
New executive producer appointed at Scottish aerial dance company
EMILI ÅSTRÖM has joined the Edinburgh-based aerial dance company All Or Nothing as executive producer. Åström is an arts admin…
Equity calls on club owner to halt ‘exploitative business practices’
Equity has joined with the grassroots performers’ collective, Cabaret Unpaid, to demand that the club owner, Alex Proud, stop “e…
National dance scheme for young people saved as DfE confirms funding
A dance training scheme for children and young people has been saved after the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that fundi…
Royal Opera and National Theatre bosses knighted
The former artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris and the CEO of the Royal Ballet and Opera, Alex Beard, are amon…
Black Country Touring appoints artistic director as it adopts co-leadership model
GENEVIEVE SAY has been appointed artistic director of Black Country Touring (BCT). She initially joins the organisation on a part-…
Choreography of care: Expanding audiences for dance
While South Asian dance company Akademi values traditional performance spaces, it increasingly brings dance into everyday settings…
Birmingham Royal Ballet selects new chief executive
PAUL JAMES has been named chief executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet. James has been acting chief executive since December last ye…
National Youth Dance Company names guest artistic directors
SADÉ and KRISTINA ALLEYNE have been appointed as the next guest artistic directors of the National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) for…
Scottish drama school goes into liquidation
The Scottish Institute of Theatre, Dance, Film and Television has closed with immediate effect after going into liquidation. The i…
Northern Irish dance company loses core funding
A Londonderry-based dance company has lost all its funding from Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI). Echo Echo, which had prev…
Beyond barriers
Leading dance organisations have formed a working group to address the lack of representation and leadership opportunities for peo…
What do dance producers need to succeed?
Little is written about producing dance. Dance researchers Laura Griffiths and Stefanie Sachsenmaier examine why this crucial part…
Dance company welcomes new board leadership
Candoco Dance Company has announced that SHARON WATSON will head up its board as chair, joined by current trustee PATRICK MCGEOUGH…
A revolutionary approach to dance education
Despite growing awareness of its benefits, dance remains underutilised in schools. As Victoria Collinson explains, a new programme…
REF changes could leave arts researchers’ careers ‘in limbo’
Researchers in performing arts subjects could find their careers “in limbo or potentially ended” due to planned changes to how…
Shift towards shared leadership models in dance organisations
The number of publicly-funded dance organisations operating shared leadership models is increasing, according to new research by B…
National Dance Company Wales appoints artistic director
National Dance Company Wales (NDCWales) has appointed BAKANI PICK-UP as its new artistic director and DAVID WATSON as its interim…
Youth arts projects awarded crime cash
Money seized from criminals will be invested in projects working with vulnerable young people in West Yorkshire, including initiat…
