Performing Arts
Slave to the rhythm
When Negro slaves arrived in America from the early 1600s, they brought their culture - its rhythms, music and movement…
Culture is Capital
Tourists are said by some to be nothing more than cultural parasites. Indeed like moths to light, they swarm to…
Willing and Disabled
"The secret is that the disability movement offers a fierce critique of the nature of power in this country, a…
Podcast away!
Podcasting is the latest techno innovation to go mainstream and, just as camera-enabled mobile phones have allowed anyone and everyone…
Culture and the Rings
Sport and culture have long converged in the Olympic arena. The world's largest public event, the Olympic Games, is pillared…
Selling out, or understanding the value? Arts Marketing in the 21st century
Arts administrators have always needed to possess an odd mix of skills including aesthetic appreciation, dogged precision and good business…
Cultural activists are jammin'
In a week that has seen global attention focused on Bob Geldof and the Live 8 series of concerts it…
Two bars
The 2005 Brit Awards were their usual combination of drunk, daft pop singers, pseudo-goth guitarists and drummers who spent much…
Generation W
Western marketing firms have made their business out of understanding generations that come in letters of the alphabet such as…
Listen Up
Hovering on the cusp of the arts world, audio artists manipulate sound to create unique aural landscapes with the aim…