Free safeguarding training for UK dance sector
The national support organisation for dance is offering free safeguading training for the sector. One Dance UK has partnered with…
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Gateshead’s Trinity Centre to undergo £1.4m redesign
A former church in Gateshead is set to become a community and arts hub after restoration plans secured funding from the National L…
Dance school to create new courses
Dance centre The Place has secured specialist education provider funding from the Office for Students (OfS). The OfS funding progr…
Drama school ‘faces closure in weeks’
A drama school in Reading has warned that it will be forced to close by the end of the year if it cannot raise sufficient funds wi…
Performing artists need policy support
How can cultural policy support freelance performing artists? It's a question Cecilia Dinardi has been asking in her latest re…
Tottenham Hotspur embarks on youth theatre drive
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) and football team Tottenham Hotspur will work together to improve theatre engagement in young peopl…
‘It’s OK to be me’
Safeguarding young people has become a live issue in schools. Scottish Ballet’s Safe to Be Me® programme is tackling the…
Dance’s unique place in the arts touring ecology
Dance Consortium has just embarked on its 50th tour. Its Chief Executive Joe Bates shares how the universal language of dance…
Equity calls for contracts to be honoured during mourning
Employers that cancel productions during the mourning period should honour contracts with workers, performers' union Equity ha…
Creative Scotland reopens touring fund
Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance has opened for a seventh round, inviting applications from companies,…
Training the next generation: filming performance bootcamp
Natalie Woolman explains how a bootcamp to develop a talent pipeline for the multicamera teams of the future will address a s…
Arts exam entries paint ‘worrying’ picture
While entries to arts subjects at A Level increased this year, entries to GCSE arts exams fell across all creative subjects, with…
Royal Ballet to feature dancer who uses a wheelchair
The Royal Ballet is to stage a performance next month in which one of its dancers will duet with a dancer who uses a wheelchair. J…
Global dance teacher register goes live
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has launched a global Register of Teachers. Inclusion in the register will mean the dance teacher…
Equity advocates for diverse dancer opportunities
Trade union’s new guide provides advice to dance companies on how to reach diverse talent, making auditions and rehearsals a…
Supporting health workers through dance
Can the arts help restore wellbeing and resilience to health workers? Becky Wright shares a pilot project addressing this que…
Dance school drops ballet from auditions
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) in Leeds has announced that it will no longer require candidates to perform balle…
Cairn: a new association for performing arts professionals
Following the resignation of the majority of Equity’s Scottish National Committee last year, a group of creative arts profes…
East London creative hub for music and dance opens
A new £4.1m creative hub for young musicians and dancers has opened as part of efforts to support diverse talent. The Talent…
Scottish Ballet pilots new care home initiative
A pilot programme called SB Duet will be launched in three Independent Sector Care homes within Inverclyde Health and Care Social…
It’s your move
Rebranding isn't just refreshing visual identity, it’s part of a strategic jigsaw in articulating your purpose. Rambert…
Arts Council chief among Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients
More than 100 people working in the arts and culture sectors have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Phoenix Dance Theatre reverses layoff decision
Phoenix Dance Theatre will no longer lay off four employees in June as previously planned. Under plans revealed by performers'…
Leeds theatre lay-offs ‘appalling’, says Equity
Phoenix Dance Theatre Leeds’ decision to lay off its creative team has been branded “appalling” by Equity’…
