Ireland’s Making Great Art Work
Seven innovative new projects have been granted a total of €800,000 in the Irish Arts Council’s Making Great Art Work scheme. The projects awarded, chosen … Read more
US celebrates National Dance Day
John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC hosted National Dance Day (NDD) celebrations on 30 July, with other events taking place across the US. Its … Read more
IAMA Toronto to address cultural crossroads
IAMA is heading north to Toronto for its second conference of 2016. Whereas its April meeting focussed on how artist managers could ‘shake it off’, … Read more
Olympic opening ceremony is all about inclusion
Olympic Games Rio 2016 kicks off this Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony at the iconic Maracanã stadium. Rio is a city famous for its … Read more
Heart of Glass revitalises St Helens through women-led art projects
A new project will see women make art for, with and about the people of St Helens. Arts Council England (ACE) has just awarded Heart … Read more
Shortlists announced for Gramophone Awards 2016
British bastion of classical music publishing, Gramophone, has released the shortlisted recordings to make the 12 main categories in its hotly contested annual Awards. This … Read more
Vivienne Westwood designs new outfits for Monteverdi Choir
Vivienne Westwood has designed new outfits for the Monteverdi Choir, one of the world’s most well-respected vocal groups. Her Wrap Jackets will be worn by … Read more
Pokémon symphony to play Paris and London
The launch of Pokémon Go on 6 July has sent a Pokémon craze across the world that has been hard to avoid. Now fans have … Read more
Edinburgh International Festival offers refund before opera opens
Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) has offered the audience for Così Fan Tutte a refund before they have even seen it performed. That’s because Christophe Honoré’s … Read more
Fantasy gaming and theatrical action collide
A classic Japanese game is to go on tour as an entertainment extravaganza Dragon Quest Live Spectacle Tour, a live-action adaptation of Yuji Horii’s classic role-playing … Read more