Opera

Opera and ballet review exposes venue/company friction

Photo of a ballet production of Swan Lake

04 Jul 2014

The failure to share data is hindering audience development and must be addressed as a condition of funding, says ACE.

Audience development

Let’s talk about rest

Image of the Hub publicity

16 Jun 2014

Artists and scientists are to explore the subject of rest in a residency at The Hub at Wellcome Collection. James Wilkes explains the role of the arts in the investigation.

Cinema screenings fail to create a new audience for opera

Photo of the Barbican foyer

30 May 2014

Live broadcasts are attracting a dedicated older audience who value affordability and accessibility, a new survey has found.

Lottery funding landscape laid bare

Photo of Durham

25 Apr 2014

The distribution of Lottery funding for the arts is a closed system, operating for the benefit of a small number of arts organisations but to the detriment of wider society and the economy, according to a new report by the authors who recently revealed England’s regional arts funding imbalance.

Local authorities

It’s England, Jim, but not as you know it

Cover of Arts council England's 'This England' report

13 Mar 2014

Liz Hill concludes that Arts Council England’s ‘This England’ report is based on a carefully constructed analysis designed to disguise a London-centric funding strategy and preserve the status quo.

First among equals?

20 Feb 2014

In an era of cuts, what choices would you make? Three arts professionals make the case for their priorities.

Participatory arts

Live streaming explored

Image of filming ballet dancers

10 Feb 2014

Live streaming offers exciting opportunities for both small and large arts organisations in many different ways, believes Andre Portasio.

‘ENO Screen’ follows the digital trend

Opera performance

12 Dec 2013

The latest cinema initiative will see English National Opera’s productions broadcast live.

European cooperation

Image of Robots and Avatars

21 Nov 2013

Christoph Jankowski introduces Creative Europe, the new EU funding progamme for the cultural and creative sectors.

Lottery Wars take a new turn

National Lottery sign

04 Oct 2013

A new threat to arts funding is emerging as the Health Lottery partners with the betting industry in its battle to take a bigger slice of the market.

Health and wellbeing

New research into cinema broadcasts of opera planned

English Touring Opera production of Simon Boccanegra

28 Aug 2013

Pedagogical predicament

A theatrical performance

06 Jun 2013

Alan Clarke is working on a training programme for artists who want to work in prisons. He outlines some of the challenges faced so far.

Birthday grants to diversify regional audiences

Liverpool Philharmonic

09 May 2013

Paul Hamlyn Foundation marks its quarter century with funding for audience development to widen participation.

Changes to Gift Aid

Image of blue calculator

11 Apr 2013

The Small Charitable Donations Act has just been introduced but this change to Gift Aid is not such good news, according to Bill Lewis.

UK crowdfunding sector creates self regulatory body

5p coins

22 Mar 2013

Spotlight on payroll data

07 Mar 2013

Mahmood Reza explains ‘real-time information’, a significant change to payroll operations to be introduced in April.

Better cooperation benefits small scale arts sector

Potter

13 Feb 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Stark facts on ACE severance package

Image of The Royal Opera House's Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Facility at High House Production Park

17 Jan 2013

ACE foots the bill for director’s eleventh-hour sabbatical costing taxpayers up to £200k

Cheaper tickets to the ballet courtesy of The Sun and the Helen Hamlyn Trust

Royal Opera House

12 Nov 2012

Scots to scan Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

24 Oct 2012

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