Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Matt Trueman asks if events such as #HOFEST, a three-week festival of work by one choreographer across London, could be a blueprint for theatre – showcasing playwrights, actors and directors.
Monday, 12 October 2015
Sixteen New York arts institutions are currently looking to fundraise more than $3bn. Robin Pogrebin examines how they plan to do it.
The new Chief Executive of English National Opera, Cressida Pollock, talks to Glenn Close about resilience, audience development and banishing chaos to the wings.
Friday, 09 October 2015
The era of ballet as a standalone discipline could be a thing of the past, and traditional choreography may survive only when merged with contemporary styles, says Hannah Furness.
Thursday, 08 October 2015
Programmers still treat work by BAME or disabled playwrights as niche. We need concrete policy action to change this, and to make inclusivity a cornerstone of the arts, says Lyn Gardner.
Tuesday, 06 October 2015
A shortlisted artist for the Turner Prize in 1997, Christine Borland, explains why the requirement to fit the “lumbering Turner Prize machine” systematically stifles art and artists.
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.
Greg Moskovitch explains why ticket providers refuse to give customers the final price up front: it’s bad for business.
Monday, 05 October 2015
Julie McCalden and Mark Robinson report on discussions at the No Boundaries symposium on the role of arts and culture.
Nicholas Wroe talks to Peter Gelb, General Manager of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, about business models and death threats.
Friday, 02 October 2015
David Lister fails to see the logic in Rufus Norris’s scaling back of Sunday performances at the National Theatre.
Yes, says Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, the funding environment is hostile – but artists must not compromise their integrity by readily and uncritically accepting corporate donations.
In an era of falling subsidy, courting philanthropy becomes more and more necessary. Jennifer Radbourne & Kenneth Watkins list the eight qualities needed to pull in donations.
Hilary Clinton’s biggest worry in the race for the democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders, becomes the first candidate to outline a vision for the arts in the US.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Faced with rising debt and a budget deficit, one theatre in Seattle took a novel approach to combatting austerity, says Misha Berson – it started programming more quality, large-scale shows.
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
With the appointment of new Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, the country has an opportunity to heal the damaged relationship with the arts, says David Pledger.
After the success of Olafur Eliasson's Weather Project in the Tate Modern, curators have fought hard to replicate the ‘experiential art’. But is it possible to predict engagement, asks Will Gompertz.
The National Theatre’s new Artistic Director, Rufus Norris, talks to Sarah Crompton about his first season, arts cuts, and making theatre for everyone.
Monday, 28 September 2015
Has Australia’s artist-centric arts funding model led artists to produce what benefits them, rather than what the citizens who pay for it all actually want to see? Jason Potts makes the case.
Sunday, 27 September 2015
William Powhida and Magdalena Sawon use their combined experience to deftly pull apart the art world’s ‘it’ book for the summer: Management of Art Galleries, by ‘art market expert’ Magnus Resch.