California Arts Council gets budget boost
California governor Jerry Brown has signed a new state budget that sees a significant increase in arts funding. An extra USD10.8m (€9.7m) will go to … Read more
Nelsons backs out of Bayreuth
Andris Nelsons has pulled out of conducting Parsifal at this year’s Bayreuth Festival, just weeks before opening night. It is not the first time such … Read more
Gabriel van Aalst joins New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) has named St Martin in the Fields chief executive Gabriel van Aalst as its new president and CEO. Van Aalst … Read more
Spider-man meets Evita
Opera North (US) has captured and all-star cast for its upcoming production of Evita. Brandon Rubendall – known to superhero nerds everywhere as Spider-Man – … Read more
Huge donation for World Trade Centre arts space
A performing arts centre that was part of the original plans for the World Trade Centre site in New York now looks like it will … Read more
Arts survey offers little comfort for creatives
A measly nine per cent of English adults think the arts should receive more money, according to a new survey undertaken by ComRes on behalf … Read more
Taishin Arts Award honours interdisciplinary pieces
Hsu Che-Yu has won the Taishin Arts Award and TWD1.5m (€42,000) for his piece Microphone Test, which premiered at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in … Read more
Film in focus: Barbican release 2017 programme
Jude Law, Japanese architecture and music from John Adams are all part of Barbican’s just-launched 2017 season. Film and ‘the power of moving image’ is … Read more
The British arts sector: should we be worried?
When I catch up with Graham Sheffield, director of arts for the British Council, he’s trying to make the most of the last few days … Read more
Barenboim says Europe must unite after Brexit
Celebrated pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has blogged about Brexit, and while he said it is a ‘sad decision’ he added that Europe must proceed in a … Read more