Performing Arts
Aboard the Artrain
Why is it that in times of plenty, we forget how important art is for survival and nourishment, but in…
Still Young At Heart: Rebuilding the Young Vic
With the Old Vic a London institution, what’s its little sister down the road playing at?
Arts journalism in the UK
You've probably heard of the argument that says newspapers, even the high brow broadsheets, are dumming down their coverage of…
Arts in the aftermath
For five years, performing arts organizations have been attempting to change a rather glaring imbalance in FEMA crisis policy. Now,…
ACE turns 60
“Imagine England without the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Angel of the North or the City of Birmingham…
Arts marketing for all
In 2003, the European Year of Disabled People, Arts Council England’s New Audiences Programme invested £1.8m in 112 projects supporting…
Eisteddfod Culture
“Hey, let’s put on a show!” Call me old-fashioned but nothing fills my heart with more theatrical gusto than Sir…
NEA – Redux or Renew?
President Bush wants Dana Gioia at the helm of the NEA for another term. Will this be good for America’s…
Access All Arias
Making the opera relevant to a larger audience, a new audience, is a practice happening around the states. Far from…
Look Out He’s Behind You: It’s Pantomime Season
More than any other country, Britain has a long and colourful pantomime history and Christmas pantos – amateur, professional, and…