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Researchers at Coventry University will work with a theatre company on a project aiming to make immersive arts experiences more accessible to people with learning disabilities.
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The guidance for orchestra managers includes a checklist offering advice on different settings, including in social situations and on tour.
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VICTORIA SIDDALL has been appointed Director of London's National Portrait Gallery (NPG), taking up the post in autumn this year. She succeeds Dr NICHOLAS CULLINAN OBE, who left to become...
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BEC MARTIN, Artistic Director of the New Diorama Theatre (NDT) in London, is to step down after only eight months in post, citing "different visions and approaches for the direction of NDT...
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Theatre professionals have reacted with disbelief after music technology company MakeMusic revealed plans to withdraw its popular music notation software program Finale after over three decades....
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A DCMS-commissioned report has recommended a new methodology for assessing the economic value of the heritage sector after a currently-used formula is deemed ‘too narrow of a definition’.
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Spending time in a museum or art gallery can help people feel more relaxed, according to a Japanese study.
In June, researchers led by Izumi Ogata, a professor at Kyushu Sangyo University,...
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Evidence submitted to Holyrood details how Scottish museums and galleries are facing funding disadvantages compared to the rest of the UK and to Scotland's wider culture sector.
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The Donmar Warehouse theatre in London has announced that ADAM KENWRIGHT will be standing down as Chair of the Board.
As Chair since 2020, Kenwright has led the Donmar through significant changes...
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ERROLLYN WALLEN has been appointed Master of the King’s Music.
Wallen is the first Black composer to hold the post. She succeeds JUDITH WEIR, who was appointed for the ten-year term by...
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More than half of UK school librarians have been asked to remove certain books from circulation, a new survey suggests - with the majority of those requests coming from parents.
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The one-day event in Bristol, attended by over 30,000 people, tackled the emissions emitted by transport, food, energy and waste at a music festival.
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West Northamptonshire Council has awarded £45k to 15 voluntary and community sector organisations in the region.
The council said the funding will "expand and enhance the arts and...
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London-headquartered classical music agency Intermusica has announced two new non-statutory directors.
DENNIS GERLACH has been appointed Director, Munich. Formerly Senior Artists Manager at...
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Arts Council England (ACE) says it wants to make improvements to the Illuminate software platform to make it 'straightforward' to use.
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A new £15m centre dedicated to the late comedian Sir Ken Dodd is planned for his home city, Liverpool.
The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre will be home to Dodd's joke books, tickling...
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The listing coincides with the approval of Wiltshire’s first cultural strategy, covering 2024-2030, though some critics have questioned whether the council has the capacity to deliver on it.
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Derby Museums is teaming up with CAMRA to put on a beer festival in the city.
The Derby CAMRA Heritage Beer Festival will take place at the Museum of Making from 13-16 November and...
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JO ROYCE has been named the new Executive Director and Joint CEO of the Actors Touring Company (ATC).
Succeeding former Executive Director and Joint CEO ANDREW SMAJE and interim Executive Director...
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LILLI GEISSENDORFER will become the first director of Theatre Green Book UK in September.
A grassroots initiative, Theatre Green Book offers common standards for sustainable theatre across...
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The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) has appointed YVETTE GRIFFITH as its new Chief Executive Officer.
The London-based orchestra is a charitable organisation dedicated to nurturing the next...
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Creative Scotland CEO Iain Munro said closing the Open Fund for Individuals was “unavoidable” due to uncertainty surrounding of grant-in-aid budgets from the Scottish government.
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This year's Labour Party conference in Liverpool will play host to a range of discussions and debates in a specially created Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion.
The pavilion, which has...
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While this year's GCSE results reveal an increase in the proportion of students taking music, the overall trend is still one of long-term decline across arts subjects.
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The British Museum has received a significant donation of artefacts valued at £103.3m, thanks to a bequest from Sir Joseph Hotung, a Hong Kong businessman, collector and philanthropist.
The...