Friday, 07 April 2017
Noting that many highly successful black ballet dancers have lighter skin tones, Theresa Ruth Howard asks whether the industry is avoiding working with dancers with darker skin.
Why do theatres find it so hard to have spacious, acceptable toilets that don’t leave women queuing for the entire interval – non-arts businesses manage it, says Alice Jones.
It seems far easier to find the money for capital projects in the arts than to sustain the budget for making and programming work in these buildings, writes Keith Bruce.
Thursday, 06 April 2017
(IN LITHUANIAN) Can restoring a theatre to its former glory bring thriving culture back to Panevezys, the fifth largest city in Lithuania? Jaunius Pocius talks to Linas Marijus Zaikauskas of the Juozas Miltinis Drama Theatre.
(IN FRENCH) Journalist Clarisse Fabre answers questions about the French presidential candidates’ positions on arts funding, diversity, video games and censorship.
Wednesday, 05 April 2017
Seven years after making predictions about how the arts sector would react to the changing political and funding landscape, Mark Robinson reflects and looks to the future.
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Museums and galleries are increasingly using virtual reality technology to offer visitors new experiences, but curators are cautious about this rapidly evolving medium, writes Hannah McGivern.
Friday, 31 March 2017
The right to remain for EU citizens, an agreed position on travel for musicians and cultural exemptions from visa rules: The ISM’s Deborah Annetts presents priorities for the creative industries post-Brexit.
Unless we include arts in STEM subjects, we’ll produce clones of the robots that will threaten our children’s jobs, says Christina Patterson.
What will happen to artists’ copyright after Brexit? Abby Yolda from DACS offers her insight.
One hospital doctor explains how engaging with artistic activity, which she previously ignored as inconsequential and frivolous, was the key to addressing her depression and anxiety.
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Now the UK has officially triggered Article 50, what does Brexit mean for the arts in the UK? Artists, musicians and policy makers talk optimism and realism with German newspaper, DW.
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
(IN DUTCH) Cultural value is deeper than simple financial returns – the creative industries drive imagination, optimism and connections between people, argues Director of Nederlandse Reisopera, Nicolas Mansfield.
(IN GERMAN) Intense competition between music fans and ticket scalpers for seats at Hamburg’s recently opened Elbphilharmonie raises questions about cultural justice, writes Christoph Twickel.
(IN SPANISH) Slashed funding and reductions in overtime have forced Spanish ballet, theatre and orchestral companies to turn down invitations to perform internationally. Jesus Ruiz Matilla weighs in on the challenges for state-funded art in Spain.
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Jack Hutchinson reports on a new initiative that hopes to create symbiotic relationships between corporations and emerging artists.
Monday, 27 March 2017
Music education is deteriorating, and part of the problem is the overly academic focus of lessons in schools, argues Charlotte Gill.
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Having a baby can leave even the most committed theatregoer feeling unwelcome. But a theatre culture that values families is one that is looking to the future, says Lyn Gardner.
Laura Purseglove talks to Pippa Koszerek about her work bringing contemporary art into churches and cathedrals.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
How should US arts organisations focus their energies to save the National Endowment for the Arts? Barry Hessenius outlines his vision.