Breathing space
An empathetic scientist can act as a provocateur, editor, lecturer and confidant in devised theatre. Jack Lowe explains
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Bee sing
People in Swansea don’t usually sing to bees: artists Owen Griffiths and Fern Thomas explain why they did
Rising to the challenge
Primary school pupils have been having conversations with world-leading scientists thanks to an award winning science project in p…
Artists and scientists under the microscope
Nicola Triscott looks at the achievements of an open art-science production laboratory
The art of science: Wriggling Rangoli
Science-based projects can reach out to new audiences who wouldn’t normally engage with the arts. Claire Cowell describes a proj…
A giant leap for medical science
Cartoon de Salvo’s next devised show has emerged from a collaboration between an expert on Gigantism, a science historian and a…
Science in the spotlight
Artichoke is driving forward international debate about the scientific and aesthetic aspects of light. Nicky Webb explains how.
Images of Nature
Visual records have always been an important element in the work of scientists, and the Natural History Museum is celebrating this…
Good chemistry
Dr Frank Burnet argues that arts festivals are the best place to showcase the interface between science and performance
Art, science and the coast
How does a small regional arts organisation make the most of an interest in science and a location on the edge of one of the great…
Smoke and mirrors
The Scottish Government’s Spending Review and Draft Budget for 2012/13 contains some difficult news for the arts, both directly…
Better believe it
Julia Farrington argues that we need better support for courageous and controversial artists, or risk losing them and their art
Live and kicking
Live events online – particularly live cultural events – are becoming increasingly popular with audiences around the world, an…
A dramatic approach to job hunting
As a vehicle for building confidence and skills, the arts have a lot to offer to those looking for a job. Lizzie Carter describes…
Good on paper, bad in practice
In the first of a two articles looking at policy initiatives for stimulating fundraising in the cultural sector, Javier Stanziola…
Just for the record
Record keeping is not the topic that sets most pulses racing, but Mahmood Reza explains why it’s important to keep abreast of HM…
Wendy Harris reveals the people who have inspired her most
Kate Rowland Kate gave me my first job at the Everyman Theatre Liverpool, helping to run its youth theatre. Then the Everyman was…
Designed to be different
Tim Foster offers a theatre architect’s view of the process of designing and building spaces for performance
Putting down roots
Steve Whettem on an unusual gallery, run by the artists it exhibits
Juggling with heritage
Jan Winter on the challenges of adapting spaces for circus performances
In the public eye
Neil Butler on how a new fund for the creation of art in public spaces is liberating artists from the traditional gallery setting
Brand identity crisis
Brands and buildings should be linked, and Howard Sherwood says it’s time for theatres to get their act together
Trust New Art: contemporary art in historic settings
The ‘Trust New Art’ programme has been created to provide a framework for the National Trust to work with the arts. Tom Freshw…
Good neighbours
Steve Ball looks forward to Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s ambitious plans for working with community libraries over the nex…
