Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Is opera in cinemas for a fraction of the cost drawing audiences away from live performances, asks Alice Lagnado.
The “climate of fear” in the arts is preventing open discussion about corporate sponsorship, argues Mark Ravenhill.
Thursday, 24 April 2014
The new writing scene is awash with Americans. It’s not that the British can’t muster the goods, so what’s going on, asks Dominic Cavendish.
A music video by B-Classic in which five young women ‘twerk’ to Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 has received almost 2 million views.
Chief Executive Cindy Sughrue explains how Scottish Ballet faces the task of balancing the books.
Despite skyrocketing real estate costs, Hong Kong is creating a flourishing arts scene. Michelle Jana Chan examines how.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Mike White explores pathways to “new understanding” in the field of arts and health.
Matthew Bourne won’t consider touring his all-male Swan Lake to Russia, but will a boycott help LGBT Russian artists, asks Judith Mackrell.
London Music Masters hosts a debate on 'Class, Race, and Classical Music' with panelists Candace Allen, violinist Tai Murray, and LMM’s Executive Director, Rob Adediran.
If the arts are to earn more space in the public eye then academia needs to be courted, argues Deborah Bull.
Why is ageism seen as an acceptable form of discrimination in the art world, asks Ally Wallace.
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
A dancer shares what it is like to work closely with a choreographer and how it feels when things go wrong.
The potential of "digital native" theatre is ripe for investigation, but is only being tapped by a few pioneering artists and companies, says Cathy Westbrook.
Bankers have played “an heroic role” in the private funding of artistic excellence for centuries, says Marc Sidwell, who welcomes the appointment of banker Sajid Javid as Culture Secretary.
Monday, 14 April 2014
The two Nicks reflect on their time at the helm of the National Theatre, and Sir Nicholas Hytner looks forward to people no longer asking his opinion.
Creative Scotland’s ten-year plan leaves important questions unanswered, says Joyce McMillan.
Now that National Portfolio bids have been submitted, Three Johns and Shelagh give some advice to Arts Council England.
Thursday, 10 April 2014
From archetypal English ballerina to Strictly Come Dancing, Darcey Bussell looks back and explains how she’s found inspiration in teaching the over-fifties to dance.
The media takes a generally negative view of the ex-Culture Secretary’s achievements in office and calls (almost) unanimously for Sajid Javid to inject a passion for the arts back into the post.
Tuesday, 08 April 2014
The William Morris Gallery explains how it applied for, and won, the prestigious £100,000 Art Fund award for Museum of the Year.