A force for festivals
As one of the oldest cultural networks in Europe, the European Festivals Association’s mission has always been centred aroun…
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Shouting in the street
A huge vocal work is premiered this weekend in Birmingham, followed by performances in Berlin and London. Stephen Newbould describ…
A dream fund
Mark Hewitt couldn’t believe his luck when he received funding from the Artists’ International Development Fund to col…
International travel
Part of the Brighton Festival, 'caravan showcase' presents contemporary English theatre to international programmers. Cath…
On the wilder side of Europe
On an arts programme secondment with the British Council in Ukraine, Liz Pugh has been witness to the turbulent geopolitics of the…
Writing in a hidden world
Lucas Stewart reports on the difficulties involved in ‘Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds’, a British Council project in Burm…
New next door neighbours
A new gallery for visiting international artists has recently opened in a terraced house in South Shields in the north east of Eng…
A sister in Sydney
Black theatre company Nitro has recently opened a sister company in Sydney, Australia. Felix Cross tells how it has all been possi…
European cooperation
Christoph Jankowski introduces Creative Europe, the new EU funding progamme for the cultural and creative sectors.
Bringing it all back home
Chris Bannerman tells how he reluctantly became a key driver in a complex collaboration involving choreographers, dancers and…
Not out of Africa
Working in partnership with a Ugandan arts organisation has been a fraught experience (an understatement) for Blackpool’s Tr…
Exporting the arts
Mark Fisher charts the global success of ‘Made in Scotland’, the programme which showcases dance and theatre comp…
Acquiring Latin American art
In a relatively buoyant global art scene, Mauro Herlitzka looks at the increasing interest in Latin American art, aided by an acqu…
Collaboration à la Française
Charlotte Gregory describes how a cross-border, Interreg-funded exchange has shared the French passion for contemporary circus.
Freedom writers
Cila Warncke discusses the role of literature in promoting democracy and social change in a country like Myanmar. &…
Art in the desert
Lisa Ball-Lechgar describes how Abu Dhabi has placed culture as a vital element in its ongoing development and growth.
Letter from America
Helen Marriage reports on her first six months at Harvard on a Loeb Fellowship and explains the practice of ‘placemaking&rsq…
Successful cities
The World Cities Culture Report reveals how culture is as important as finance and trade to the success of a city. Munira Mirza ex…
Bienvenue la danse!
Why do we see the world’s finest contemporary dance companies in our theatres across the UK? Because Dance Consortium has ma…
A new image for Africa
Five years ago, the Arterial Network, a pan-African arts network, was set up to address poor government policies, the marginalisat…
Intercultural connections
The impact of participatory art on the experience of new migrants and their interaction with a new cultural environment is now the…
Cultural economy
Yvette Vaughan Jones looks towards a Creative Europe 2014 – and beyond
Open doors
Across the UK and US the prison arts community is forming a transatlantic network. Becky Mer examines the ins and outs
Illuminating conversations
Nicky Webb describes the birth, development and culmination of a European collaboration that has led to dialogue and exchange betw…
