Tuesday, 09 October 2018
Richard Alston Dance Company, based at the Place in London since 1994, will close in 2020. Alston said it is now “the turn of others” to make work at the venue.
Tuesday, 09 October 2018
Leeds Playhouse, the Hepworth Wakefield gallery, Northern Ballet and Leeds Young Film will partner with eight schools over a four-year period, with each arts organisation providing a different pair of schools with an artist in residence each year. A report assessing the personal and academic development of the students involved will be produced by the Policy Institute at King’s College London.
Monday, 08 October 2018
Plans to advertise a horse race on the sails of Sydney Opera House have provoked an angry backlash after the organisation was ordered to allow the projection by the New South Wales Premier. Sydney’s Lord Mayor criticised the move as “blatant commercialisation”, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the decision.
Friday, 05 October 2018
The free glasses, which deliver live captioning for people with hearing impairments, will initially be offered for the shows War Horse and Hadestown, before being made available for all new shows later this month.
London’s National Theatre introduces smartglasses for audiences (Financial Times)
Friday, 05 October 2018
Opera North has been given planning permission for a redevelopment project that will create better facilities for artists and audiences, alongside a new education centre.
Friday, 05 October 2018
20 artworks featuring women who have played a key role in the city’s history will be displayed in more than a dozen public spaces, in a new project announced by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Thursday, 04 October 2018
In the US, the company recently introduced an option to pay for tickets to top musicals over six months or a year, with a 10% annual interest rate that will rise to 20% if the initial promotion lapses.
‘HAMILTON’ FOR NO MONEY DOWN: TICKETMASTER INTRODUCES ‘BUY NOW, PAY LATER’ (Broadway Journal)
Thursday, 04 October 2018
Travelex will no longer support £15 seats from 2019. Artistic Director Rufus Norris said the venue is looking for a new commercial partner for the scheme, which he hopes will “improve on the offer”.
Wednesday, 03 October 2018
Theatre and dance artists are invited to apply for up to £7,000 in grants as part of the new two-year scheme, which has a total budget of £120k and is run by Farnham Maltings, the British Council and the High Commission of Canada in the UK.
Tuesday, 02 October 2018
New data shows that numerous students whose parents earn over £100k are receiving help through the Government’s music and dance scheme, intended to help poorer students pay boarding fees at top music colleges.
Tuesday, 02 October 2018
The festival, which will be held in early 2022, is intended to build on the 1951 Festival of Britain and show “what makes our country great”, according to Prime Minister Theresa May. Twitter users compared the plans to The Wicker Man and expressed hope that there would be enough “adequate food” for the activities.
Monday, 01 October 2018
The Matinee Club, set up by actor Sarah Middleton for parents working in any role in theatre, will run on Saturdays for children aged over four.
Monday, 01 October 2018
Chief Executive Stuart Murphy admitted it was ‘annoying’ that audience members were being asked to empty opened water bottles, but said the move was necessary to prevent people covertly bringing in vodka.
English National Opera ‘bans water’ after patrons smuggle in vodka (Evening Standard)
Friday, 28 September 2018
The veteran presenter criticised the public broadcaster for ‘not catering to all kinds of people’, saying more arts and culture should be shown, regardless of the size of the audience. A BBCArts spokesperson responded that the broadcaster must “look at ways of increasing our income”.
Friday, 28 September 2018
The team behind the theatre in the Calais refugee camp have teamed up with the Museum of Immigration in Paris to open a pop-up performance space, run by refugees, which will operate from mid-October to early November.