Friday, 03 January 2014
David Patrick Stearns wonders what time the curtain should go up on performances in a world where time is precious and our habits have changed.
Michael White on country opera: “not always comfortable, but curiously English.”
David Osa Amadasun suggests why black people don’t go to galleries and poses some ‘awkward questions’ surrounding cultural value, taste and minority groups.
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Michael Quinn on two events marking a pivotal moment in the relationship between British theatre and crowd-funding campaigns.
Is it the “incomplete life” hypothesis or a case of keeping up with the Joneses? Aaron Gervais explores motivations for arts philanthropy in the US.
The problem consumers have with ticket fees is that the total cost is rarely declared up front, says Chris Cooke.
Monday, 16 December 2013
Jude Kelly shares her thoughts on what’s missing from the arts education policy debate in the UK, and how culture should be positioned to make the greatest impact in the future.
Friday, 13 December 2013
Dany Louise asks what Derry’s legacy will be for art and artists in the city, as its year as UK City of Culture draws to a close.
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Rachel Spence reports on the contemporary artists who are responding to the hike in tuition fees for university arts courses by creating their own art schools as an extension of their work.
Monday, 09 December 2013
Johnny Gailey wonders if Creative Scotland has it in itself to ‘grasp the thistle’, a year after its implosion and a year before the independence referendum.
People are biased against creative thinking and “unexceptional ideas are far more likely to be accepted than wonderful ones” says Jessica Olien.
Andrew Horwitz on the American fundraising model and artists as entrepreneurs, who want money so they can make more art, not more money.
Michael White says if we can finally get Britain’s children singing, it might just filter upwards and no longer be ignored.
Thursday, 05 December 2013
Eric Gibson asks if the latest trend in museum photography and posing with art for selfies is ruining ‘the art experience’.
Tom Jacobs on new research from Germany which presents evidence that improved academic performance “truly is a result of musical training.”
Sarah Crompton speaks to Michael Grandage about the popularity of a man who has been dead since 1616 and was once consigned to dusty textbooks.
Wednesday, 04 December 2013
Lyn Gardner says the National Theatre needs to be generous in providing for all artists and theatergoers, even in the country's farthest-flung corners.
Tuesday, 03 December 2013
Tiffany Jenkins says when it comes to public art, the Kelpies near Falkirk gets it right.
Richard Garner reports on the Globe Theatre’s aim to make learning Shakespeare fun.
Monday, 02 December 2013
Rupert Christiansen says ENO spends too much energy on trying to please the critics and should “play it straight and stop tarting about.”