Lyn Gardner calls for a more in-depth discussion about big prospects in theatre, noting that initiatives like NT Live and the building of the Factory are often double edged swords.
There were lots of inspirational speakers at Arts Council England’s No Boundaries conference last week, which took place simultaneously in Bristol and Manchester, with a live link-up between the two. The technology alone was a small miracle, and the format (short presentations, no panels) reminded one of a better-funded version of Pilot’s terrific and enormously influential Shift Happens conferences.
Inspiration was found in numerous presentations. Natalia Kaliada of Belarus Free Theatre pointed up the fact that in her country artists fear speaking up for risk of losing their lives, while in the UK artists fear speaking up for risk of losing their funding. Poet and playwright Jackie Kay spoke movingly about art and identity, and Basma El Husseiny persuasively detailed the place for art convoys, not just aid convoys, in the refugee camps of the Middle East... Keep reading on The Guardian
There were lots of inspirational speakers at Arts Council England’s No Boundaries conference last week, which took place simultaneously in Bristol and Manchester, with a live link-up between the two. The technology alone was a small miracle, and the format (short presentations, no panels) reminded one of a better-funded version of Pilot’s terrific and enormously influential Shift Happens conferences.
Inspiration was found in numerous presentations. Natalia Kaliada of Belarus Free Theatre pointed up the fact that in her country artists fear speaking up for risk of losing their lives, while in the UK artists fear speaking up for risk of losing their funding. Poet and playwright Jackie Kay spoke movingly about art and identity, and Basma El Husseiny persuasively detailed the place for art convoys, not just aid convoys, in the refugee camps of the Middle East... Keep reading on The Guardian