Sweet treats: chocolate-covered audience
Theatre isn’t like the cinema; usually you can’t take snacks to your seats. However a new production has found a way around this: cover the … Read more
Acting stars celebrate Shakespeare
A special gala concert in Stratford-upon-Avon on Saturday marked the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Performers included David Tennant, Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian McKellen and … Read more
Drama at La Scala
The highest court in Italy has ordered that La Scala re-hire a dancer they sacked in 2012. Mariafrancesca Garritano claimed the company’s training methods encouraged … Read more
Reid takes the reins at SCO
Gavin Reid is to lead Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) from August, with Roy McEwan calling it a day after almost a quarter of a century … Read more
14 #Shakespeare400 events to die for
Ex Cathedra: Garrick Ode @ Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon What often happens with Shakespeare is that artists end up reinterpreting existing reinterpretations of Shakespeare, blurring … Read more
Australian artists protest potential cuts
Arts Industry Council of South Australia (AICSA) has called for artists to protest against possible funding cuts in a demonstration outside the state’s Parliament House … Read more
No money for Micronesia
The Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture (CCAC), which supports arts projects across Micronesia, has been told it cannot receive National Endowment of the Arts … Read more
The Composer is Dead
Orpheus Sinfonia will make the London premiere of Nathaniel Stookey’s The Composer is Dead tomorrow (16 April), with text by children’s author Lemony Snicket and narration by Nicholas … Read more
Kyung Wha Chung signs new recording deal
After a 15-year hiatus Korean violinist Kyung Wha Chung is to release her first album of complete solo Bach recitals this autumn, 45 years after her … Read more
Major composition prizes awarded
Kate Soper and Lewis Spratlan have received two of the biggest prizes in modern composition. Soper has won the Virgil Thomson Award in Vocal Music, … Read more