Features
Objects to study or ancestors to bury?
Tristram Besterman, Director of the Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester, recently took part in a debate on the…
Remaining Lost - Part 2
Last week, the remains of some 300 Aborigines were ceremoniously handed over to the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia -…
IOU's touring 'Tattoo'
Popular ideas and critical theories about "theatre" have changed a lot since 1976. But at that time, when a group…
Converting the 'next' market
After spending some months visiting major arts facilities across the globe on a Churchill Fellowship to study programming and marketing…
Remaining lost - Part 1
Today, the remains of some 300 Aborigines will be ceremoniously handed over to the Ngarrindjeri people by the National Museum…
Graeae loses core funding
Graeae theatre stands to lose £60,000 a year in core funding, after the Association of London Government (ALG) ignored its…
Staging hip-hop
More than any other popular music genre, hip-hop has managed to survive against all odds, transcending cultural boundaries and even…
Don't Bury the Bones
On May 5, the largest collection of Aboriginal remains will be officially handed over to Australia's Ngarrindjeri people – including…
Making Trax
Manchester's culturally diverse music, theatre, dance and live art showcase, X-Trax, which has previously centred around a street festival, is…
Walking the plank and treading the boards
Salford Quays-based company Walk the Plank have created everything from the lantern spectacular for the closing ceremony of Manchester's Commonwealth…