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West Kowloon confirms performing arts collaborations ahead of 2027 centre opening

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) has signed five new Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with international performing arts organisations, marking a significant step in … Read more

A shared calling

As they prepare to step away from Music@Menlo after 25 years, Wu Han and David Finckel speak to Juliette Barber about the artistic principles that … Read more

Diary: a week with Jasmin Kent Rodgman

Monday Monday usually kicks off with all things Manchester Collective, checking in with the team and hatching plans. We’re currently busy finalising details for our … Read more

Six in Sixty: Simon Wales

Early bird or night owl?  Definitely an early bird, as it’s when I feel that my thinking is clearest and I tend to work best … Read more

OperaUpClose

Intimate in scale, mighty in mischief: Gianni Schicchi hits the road with OperaUpClose Based at Mayflower Studios in Southampton, England, OperaUpClose has built a national … Read more

sideNotes: The problem with policing joy

It was Friday, 11 April 1958, the final round of the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto was the final work … Read more

From competition to community: Inside RIDCC

ISPA Netherlands Fellow Maya Roest is the Co-Artistic Director of the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition In 2017 I co-founded the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography … Read more