Performing Arts
Editor's Greeting
It's a great joy to be spending my days and nights finding out what's going on here and now in…
The Artful Truth: John Fugelsang and 'All the Wrong Reasons'
It’s often said you can’t be true to your art without offending your mother -- John Fugelsang, comedian, actor, ex-TV…
Brown’s Budget Giving the Arts the Blues
Another budget, another chance to moan. Except this year the arts really do have something to lament. Or to put…
Asylum seekers
Asylum Monologues puts a name to the statistics and a face to people who just want to get on with…
A bird's eye view
Fiona Fletcher is a programmer for the Birds Eye View film festival, which was held a few weeks ago in…
Will and the world
First in a series of book reviews that presents a group of well-received books on Shakespeare that have come out…
Patient Pop for an accelerated age
Take That are back, and Tara Brabazon, our resident pop expert, is on the boy band case.
Disappearing labour and the triumph of ‘practice’
The Arts Council of England's Arts Debate is calling for submissions that will help shape its future, and highlight issues…
Making A Move
How does community dance affect a dancer’s identity – Most professional dancers, are probably doing a lot of community dance,…
Pop goes the gallery
With museum exhibitions now taking in pop stars, sports and fashion icons, Hannah Forbes Black looks at the trend for…