Thursday, 05 October 2017
Professor Medwin Hughes has hit out at critics, including the Arts Council of Wales, who labelled his review into the country’s publishing infrastructure imbalanced and inaccurate, and said he was “shocked” by some of the accounts he was given of the industry.
Wednesday, 04 October 2017
Glasses that display pre-programmed subtitles will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing theatre goers for any performance on all three of the theatre’s stages from October 2018.
Wednesday, 04 October 2017
Research into the use of music, dance and drama in 17 care homes across Surrey found the arts can bring back memories, and improve self-esteem and cognitive ability.
Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Planning permission has been requested for a major revamp at the West End venue that will see capacity reduced from 2,200 to 2,000, a new restaurant created, and the public areas restored to designs from 1812.
Monday, 02 October 2017
The Hatton Gallery will re-open next weekend after installing temperature and humidity controls, a new gallery entrance and new doors as part of a multi-million-pound revamp.
Friday, 29 September 2017
Plans to build flats on Womanby Street, which is home to several live music venues, have been withdrawn following a high-profile campaign that warned the development would result in noise complaints.
Friday, 29 September 2017
Researchers at University College London monitored twelve audience members during a West End musical, finding their hearts beat at 50% to 70% of the maximum rate for half an hour – equivalent to a professional tennis rally.
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Following a rise in the number of international singers employed in leading roles at Opera Australia – from 10 in 2009 to 29 in 2016 – the Government has in principle backed a recommendation made in a national opera review that companies should employ an “appropriate balance” of singers or face fines of up to $200k against core funding.
Federal Government responds to National Opera Review (Limelight magazine)
Thursday, 28 September 2017
New foundations such as the Dundard Fund 2016, which has given £8m to Edinburgh International Festival and supported a new concert hall in the city, are part of a trend that saw funding allocated by UK foundations increase by 12% to £2.9bn last year.
Grants handed out by foundations hit record high (Third Force News)
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Contact Theatre will create a 110-seat space dedicated to exploring health and wellbeing issues that affect local communities and young people after receiving a £600k grant from the Wellcome Trust. The development forms part of a £6.5m revamp of the venue, which will involve expansions and improvements to its three existing performance spaces.
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The Welsh representative of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain has criticised theatres, including Theatr Clwyd in Mold and the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, for a lack of commitment to the Welsh language and called on the Arts Council of Wales to address the problem across the sector.
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The New York museum has pulled two videos and an installation featuring animals – artworks that have been shown before in Asia, Europe and America – from an exhibition of Chinese conceptual art, citing concerns for the safety of staff, visitors and artists.
Monday, 25 September 2017
The Times Higher Education’s world university rankings placed Oxford University fourth for arts and humanities, and Cambridge University and University College London joint fifth. However, applications for arts and humanities courses have fallen since the introduction of higher tuition fees.
Stanford and MIT lead THE arts and humanities ranking (Times Higher Education)
Competition eases for arts degree places (The Times)
Monday, 25 September 2017
Protests against the appointment of Chris Dercon, a former director of Tate Modern, as Director of the radical Volksbühne theatre reached a climax on Friday when art collective ‘Dust to Glitter’ moved into the auditorium. Since his appointment was announced in 2015, Dercon – who took up the reins last month – has been harassed on social media, a petition has been started against him and faeces... read more
Monday, 25 September 2017
The Queen has granted the title to the venue, which will now enter an elite bracket of performing arts institutions and become known as the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Birmingham Conservatoire granted royal title (The Stage)