A treasure trove of data
For the London International Festival of Theatre customer data is power. Libby Penn describes how taking control over ticketing an…
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Job Ladder
Louise Emerson explains how she ended up as CEO of Cheltenham Festivals, after beginning her career designing broadband amplifiers…
Building blocks for success
With so many festivals in the UK what makes for a successful and sustainable festival? Holly Lombardo discusses some vital buildin…
A force for festivals
As one of the oldest cultural networks in Europe, the European Festivals Association’s mission has always been centred aroun…
Cash boost for Edinburgh festivals
The major public funders of Edinburgh’s festivals are collaborating to invest an extra £1m into the festivals’ 2…
Dancing in the air
Lindsey Butcher discusses the issues that emerging aerial dance artists face in an artform that itself is just emerging.
Job Ladder
Jenny Harris, a freelance creative producer, describes her career in music and arts festivals.
A festival frenzy
Meurig Bowen sees no problem with the current proliferation of festivals in the UK.
Festivals in the frame
Why do we need festivals? In the first of two articles about festivals, Holly Payton-Lombardo asks if we simply enjoy coming toget…
The hot outdoors
Maggie Clarke believes that this is a good time for outdoor arts, with investment, partnerships and networks raising the bar and r…
Festivals for the future
Gillian Taylor looks at how festivals can involve communities in making site-responsive works that create a sense of pride in lost…
Exporting the arts
Mark Fisher charts the global success of ‘Made in Scotland’, the programme which showcases dance and theatre comp…
Resetting the Stage: Public theatre between the market and democracy
Christopher Maughan values this reflection on the dichotomy between commercial and public theatre.
Agents behaving reasonably?
2012 was a tricky year for the UK’s many music festivals but Steve Heap reports on how they are determined to ride out the s…
Exploring the festival model
The British Arts Festivals Association’s Capacity to Endure conference last year focussed on how festivals should be va…
State of play
Tina Mermiri examines recent research to discover what the arts – and its sponsors – can learn from their audiences
Job ladder
Maggie Clarke tracks the progression of her career
Green measures
A new set of environmental performance benchmarks for performing arts venues and major festivals have been published by environmen…
Illuminating conversations
Nicky Webb describes the birth, development and culmination of a European collaboration that has led to dialogue and exchange betw…
A fine balancing act
Outdoor arts have risen in profile over the past ten years. Bill Gee examines the position of the sector in relation to the curren…
No more excuses
The rationale for making environmental sustainability a strategic priority, and the resources to help do it, are all available now…
Leading by example
Ben Twist examines the impact that Edinburgh’s Festivals are having on the attitudes and behaviour of its audiences and its arti…
Science in the spotlight
Artichoke is driving forward international debate about the scientific and aesthetic aspects of light. Nicky Webb explains how.
Good chemistry
Dr Frank Burnet argues that arts festivals are the best place to showcase the interface between science and performance
