Performing Arts
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…
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…
Festival season gets a lift
The voices and views of children from the UK and as far afield as Palestine, Malaysia and Sierra Leone are…
It's OK to play
For the past three years, London Bubble theatre company has been experimenting with the techniques pioneered by American teacher and…
'I think design is very close to art'
London-based design consultancy Priestman Goode has designed everything from award-winning radiators to large-scale products like the new fleet of Virgin…
Making youth music matter
Earlier this year, the Scottish Executive announced it would provide £17.5 million over three years to remove instrumental tuition fees…
Tessa Jowell speaks at Culture and Creativity conference
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, recently spoke at the Culture and Creativity conference organised by…
Creativity in the classroom
When it comes to responding to calls to integrate the arts across the curriculum, 'outreach', 'access' and 'partnerships' are the…