Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Thanks to virtual reality, the Dutch National Ballet’s ‘Night Fall’ sees the audience become part of the piece. Sarah Bellman reports from the show.
Independent cinemas accounted for almost a quarter of all screens nationwide last year. Rob Walker explains how themed weddings and community spirit got them back on track.
The whole purpose of private seats, at places like the Royal Albert Hall, was to finance construction of the building. There’s no problem with the owners profiting from their investment, says Ross Clark.
Radio 3 is too afraid to ask questions about the humiliation of ENO and the ‘preposterous’ London Concert Hall – this needs to change, argues Damian Thompson.
It’s often impossible to understand creative people when they talk or write about their work. It’s time to cut the pompous jargon from theatre marketing, says Lyn Gardner.
Documentary theatre is the key to responding to Trump’s election, says Melissa Bergstrom.
The Saatchi Gallery’s new ‘selfie exhibition’, run in partnership with a mobile phone manufacturer, is clearly self-promotion – but is also an interesting juncture between business and art, says Will Gompertz.
Friday, 20 January 2017
Good funding bodies, like good parents, prepare their charges for a time when they are no longer around, says Sam Kitchener.
A new visual identity based on Simon Rattle’s distinctive conducting style is part of the orchestra's bid to position itself as an accessible, passionate and progressive force in classical music, explains Patrick Burgoyne.
Trump's proposed cuts to the arts feel more like a vindictive slap in the face to liberals than effective budget measures, says Laura Bradley.
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Can putting early Baroque music in a jazz club setting help the genre reach a new audience? Michael Wilkinson meets those giving it a go.
The Telegraph’s Louisa Buck gives an insight into Tate’s new Director, a ‘one-woman powerhouse who has been a pivotal figure in the cultural regeneration of Manchester’.
Do you connect more with art after doing jumping jacks and listening to the Bee Gees? Brian Schaefer joins a run-through at the Met museum in New York.
Createquity sums up everything known about the impact of the arts on mental health, education and personal development.
Arts Council England’s Grantium funding portal is still full of holes – any system that needs you to print out an 88-page-long pdf to use is hardly intuitive, says Dan Thompson.
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Public galleries should ditch the stigma and collaborate more with private collectors, says Jo Baring.
Monday, 16 January 2017
The V&A’s appointment of Tristram Hunt may turn out to be inspired, but is the museum really the best place for him to cut his directorial teeth, asks Thomas Marks.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Despite opening seven years late and €600m over-budget, Hamburg’s new Elbphilharmonie has sold out for practically every performance. Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim reports on the spectacular building.
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
El Sistema has been transformation for arts education. But why is it only focused on music, asks Eric Booth.
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Why are leading arts organisations focusing on Brexit for 2017? And what work is on the horizon? Rosamund Urwin reports.