Creating harmonious communities in Northern Ireland
Founder of Beyond Skin, Darren Ferguson, on why he set up a global education arts and culture organisation to tackle sectarianism in Northern Ireland. Nine months on … Read more
7th World Summit on Arts and Culture to take place in Malta
IFACCA has announced details of the 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture, which will take place in Valletta, Malta, next October. The theme for … Read more
World Premiere of Mata Hari by Dutch National Ballet
The turbulent life of Dutch spy and dancer Mata Hari will lead the bill at Amsterdam’s Dutch National Ballet (DNB) in 2016, opening with its … Read more
Placemaking demystified
Placemaking is the arts buzzword of 2016 – but what is it exactly? Dr Stuart Andrews explains. Artists have long created artworks in response to particular places … Read more
Jaap van Zweden named music director at NY Phil
After months of speculation Jaap van Zweden has been appointed as the next music director of New York Philharmonic. He replaces Alan Gilbert, who is … Read more
Berklee and Boston Conservatory combine
Berklee and Boston Conservatory have merged to form one of the world’s top training centres for music, theatre and dance. It follows a successful six-month … Read more
Festival Academy launches pilot training programme
Festival Academy has launched a new training scheme for festival production managers. Run under the umbrella of European Festivals Association (EFA), the idea is for … Read more
Classical:NEXT 2016 programme revealed
The first details of Classical:NEXT’s 2016 programme have been announced, with Martin Cullingford from Gramophone Magazine and Naxos founder Klaus Heymann two of the big names … Read more
Dissenters make big noise over proposed London concert hall
Plans for a new GBP278m (€377.6) concert hall in London have been criticised by the leader of one of the city’s orchestras. Jonathan Rose, director … Read more
Choreographer Matthew Bourne gets a call from the Queen
A number of notable figures from performing arts have been acknowledged in the New Year’s Honours list released by UK government. Among these is choreographer … Read more