Henley reviewed
The recently published Henley Review of Cultural Education could have wide-ranging implications for the arts sector. AP invited Ke…
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Dancing for cash
Mark Skipper describes the development of a fundraising campaign that is securing Northern Ballet’s full complement of dancers i…
High-performance dancing
Daniel Topolski sees many parallels between the challenges facing sports coaches and dance leaders
Hip-op to hip-hop
Pavilion Dance harnessed a booming summer tourist market to help make a place for itself on an emerging cultural scene. Jo O’Con…
My Gurus
Isabel Tamen salutes the inspiring people in her life
Theatrical clap-trap
Lise Smith asks when did UK audiences start walking out?
A permanent record
Deborah Baddoo explains how State of Emergency Productions is working to have the history of British Black dance recognised, value…
Rambert starts to build
Building work has begun on a new home for Rambert, England’s national company for contemporary dance, on London’s Sout…
Inspired to stand firm
There is a thin line between bullying and giving constructive criticism.Nicola Harvey suggests some coping strategies if things st…
Arts at the heart of Young Scots Fund
A National Centre for Youth Arts is to be established with a £5m investment from the Scottish Government’s £50m…
Dance agency proves its worth
Youth Dance England (YDE), whose existence beyond August 2012 is under threat since its omission from Arts Council England’s…
Dance in schools fights back onto the agenda
A parliamentary debate follows up on Ministerial comments devaluing dance in the curriculum
Let Scotland dance
A plea for wider opportunities for dance in Scotland and demands for greater investment to build new audiences are at the heart of…
Dance UK challenges Willetts
Caroline Miller responds to David Willetts’ comments about A-level dance
A new Encounter
This July sees the launch of Encounter, a programme of art in public spaces of North Kent, and the culmination of a long period of…
When the going gets tough…
Ralph Lister on what’s next for Somerset’s arts
Green light for school trips as red tape is cut
Guidance for teachers wishing to organise learning opportunities outside the classroom has been revised by the Department for Educ…
Dance A-level accused of being “soft”
The dance world is in uproar following Universities Minister David Willetts’ comments that traditional, academic subjects sh…
Chantal Guevara
Chantal Guevara shares the websites she wouldn’t be without
Choreography centre stage
A new National Centre for Choreography has been opened by DanceEast at the Jerwood DanceHouse in Ipswich. The new centre will be t…
Consequences of conflict
Rosie Kay explains how a dance project helped her to empathise with and understand the demands that soldiers face on active duty
Cover your back
Paula Hawthorne explains what you need to know about cancellation insurance
A word of caution
A month has passed since Arts Council England announced the 695 organisations that will make up its new National Portfolio from Ap…
Onwards and upwards
Vicki Balaam on how the integrated dance landscape has changed and is continuing to develop
