Australian budget cuts could cost hundreds of jobs
Industry body Live Performance Australia (LPA) has warned that proposed budget cuts could cost hundreds of jobs and cause permanent damage to Australian performing arts. … Read more
Female arts mentors redress gender imbalance
A new mentoring programme for female students studying in art disciplines across the UK has been launched. University Women in the Arts will link 15 … Read more
First RPS Duet Prizes for Young Composers and Instrumentalists announced
18-year-old composer Freya Ireland and 16-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Maso have won the first RPS Duet Prizes for Young Composers and Instrumentalists respectively. The biennial prize … Read more
Alsop offers Olympic alternative
The Olympic Games will be held on South American soil for the first time in 2016, with Rio de Janeiro – or as locals call … Read more
Wayne McGregor brings Britain and Boston together
Royal Ballet and Boston Ballet have announced a joint production of Obsidian Tear, a new work from Royal Ballet’s resident choreographer Wayne McGregor. The world … Read more
Sonya Yoncheva replaces Netrebko as Norma
Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva has stepped in to replace Anna Netrebko in Royal Opera House’s (ROH) new production of Norma. Netrebko pulled out of the … Read more
Kramer takes on ENO challenge
English National Opera (ENO) has announced Daniel Kramer as its next artistic director, following the departure of John Berry in July last year. Kramer takes … Read more
Send in your songs for Neuss Organ/Song competition
Neuss Organ/Song competition is now open for applications. It is the competition’s third instalment, and runs from 5-8 September as part of the Neuss Church Music … Read more
Chunky Move announces Next Move
Australian dance group Chunky Move has announced the 2016 participants in its Next Move mentoring programme. Now in its ninth edition, Next Move commissions new … Read more
Birkbeck Arts Week 2016
The fifth edition of the festival will feature its widest range of award-winning academics and writers for the stage and screen to date. What’s more they’re … Read more