Performing Arts
Data: the power of facts and figures
As the adage goes – knowledge is power, and for the arts councils of England, Scotland and Wales, it seems…
Across cultures and borders – Culture 2000 and beyond
The European Union's funding strand for pan-European cultural projects, Culture 2000, has been extended beyond 2004 and will now continue…
Bringing museums to life
How does a site-specific performance piece for children become an interactive visual art exhibition? Sue Buckmaster, the Artistic Director of…
Ultrasounds from Iceland
Contact mikes hidden in apples prior to devouring; kettles boiling and the sounds of coffee-making - the imaginative electronic compilations…
Marketing, multicultural-style
Arts organisations need to implement a permanent strategy to successfully increase the size and diversity of audiences for their work,…
Bradford Festival will go on
A dispute between the private company responsible for the Bradford Festival and the City Council was resolved last week when…
The New Napster - Sequel or Sellout?
Napster was the phenomenally successful (and phenomenally illegal) music file trading service that burst onto the scene as a free…
He's a natural
One of Britain’s leading purveyors of street theatre tells Michelle Draper why he is the world’s most unlikely actor. Believe…
Natural Theatre Company descend on unsuspecting football crowds
Who says sport and art can't play alongside each other? At a recent football match in Macedonia, bewildered onlookers were…
Art is 'live and well' in Nottingham
Director of Nottingham’s NOW Festival, Mark Dey, talks about the changes that have taken place since he took up his…