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Thrown Under A Bus! Article19 has received transcriptions, from an anonymous source, of several emails between Alan Davey (Chief Executive of ACE), Janet Archer (National Director of Dance Strategy) and Alistair Spalding (AD of Sadler's Wells). The emails were flying back and forth following Mr Spaldings ill-advised comments about woman being a bit weak willed (or words to that effect) Published Monday, 3 August, 2009 at 02:40
The Jackass Most regular people hate to repeat themselves. It's pointless, it's irritating and it just proves that the person you were speaking too wasn't paying any attention and is therefore completely ignorant and undeserving of any respect. Published Thursday, 14 May, 2009 at 05:05
The Idiots Guide To Classical Ballet If you think contemporary dance is confusing just you try wrapping your head around classical ballet! It lasts for hours, costs a fortune to make and watch and makes about as much sense as Boris Johnson* winning an election. Never the less, millions flock to see it, well......... millions gently trickle to see it over a very long period of time, and it's lasted for centuries, so there must be something to this ballet lark then eh? Published Wednesday, 27 August, 2008 at 05:12
It's In The News! It Must Be True! Dance news, when there is any, is usually a little on the dull side. But if you look real hard the best stories are buried in the side bars because the editors don't care for them so they put them where they think nobody will notice. Published Tuesday, 25 March, 2008 at 01:16
Conversation With Christopher Wheeldon Christopher Wheeldon is the bright new hope for classical ballet. Some say he is the new Balanchine, some say "never heard of him!" when asked pointed questions. The following conversation between Mr Wheeldon and a bloke from Arts Council England never happened, but maybe it should have! Published Sunday, 23 September, 2007 at 05:14
The Idiots Guide To Funding As the summer grinds on and Autumn looms upon the horizon like...... like something that looms, we thought it prudent to present you with an indispensable guide on how to get money out of Arts Council England. Cutbacks are... Published Sunday, 29 July, 2007 at 04:51
ACE vs Top Cat Arts Council England has expressed shock and amazement regarding the reported hostile take over bid of the organisation by the cast of Top Cat, the popular 1960's cartoon series. Published Tuesday, 10 April, 2007 at 07:34
Anything But The Truth Part 3 Part three of our completely accurate and ultimately useless directory of information on the worlds top dance makers continues with yet another installment in the series that refuses to lay down and die. Finding the skinny on todays creative types... Published Friday, 9 February, 2007 at 10:44
Conversation with Sebastian Coe A conversation between Sebastian Coe (Lord), man in charge of the London Olympics for 2012, and the bloke from ACE, it didn't happen, but maybe it should have! Hello Mr Coe, come in, sit down, nice to meet you,... Published Sunday, 3 December, 2006 at 01:59
Anything But The Truth Part 2 Article19 continues on its quest to better inform the dance students of this world about the current crop of dance makers that nobody has written a book about. Even if they have we'll bet you all the money in our... Published Friday, 20 October, 2006 at 03:06
Conversation With Liam Steel(e) A conversation between Liam Steel(e), from Stan Won't Dance and a bloke from Arts Council England back in the day. It didn’t happen, but maybe it should have? Hello Mr Steel(e) nice to see you, have a seat please.... Published Tuesday, 17 October, 2006 at 03:24
ACE & The Matchbox Sources have uncovered photographic evidence - below - that Arts Council England’s plans for a brand new ‘Capture’ organisation to handle the complex, time consuming and utterly incompressible plan to develop ‘dance and the moving image’ were written on the... Published Friday, 4 August, 2006 at 05:17
Anything But The Truth Dance students are ill informed we feel about the current crop of, so-called, top dance makers and let's face it, most dance books will probably kill you with tedium before you get half way through. So we bring you our... Published Wednesday, 5 July, 2006 at 01:34
8 Months and Counting Since it’s April we felt, here in The Lab™, that it was time to use our often vaunted clairvoyant skills (or mental illness as some call it, Ed!) to see what might be happening in the wacky world of dance... Published Saturday, 8 April, 2006 at 06:32
London, Feel The Love Here in the Lab we tend to give London a hard time. It’s big, it smells funny and an awful lot of folks are under the impression that it’s the centre of the dance universe. A nasty, and mostly... Published Sunday, 5 February, 2006 at 06:13
Conversation With Akram Khan A conversation between Akram Khan and a bloke from Arts Council England back in the day. It didn’t happen, but maybe it should have? Come in Mr Khan, sit, sit, now........ tell me, how can I help you? (pausing... Published Sunday, 8 January, 2006 at 01:18
Conversation With Wayne McGregor A conversation between Wayne McGregor and a bloke from ACE back in the mid 90's, it didn't happen but maybe it should have! Hello Mr McGregor, thank you for coming in today Cyber! Beg Pardon? It's Cyber man...... Cyber!... Published Monday, 2 January, 2006 at 01:09
Let's Take A Survey Now some people say we, here in the Lab, like making fun of folks a little too much and to be honest and fair with you that hurts. We do have to say though that making fun of things is... Published Wednesday, 24 August, 2005 at 02:56
Idiots Guide to Contemporary Dance There are few things in the world as confusing as contemporary dance. All right! There are lots of things in the world that are a lot more confusing than contemporary dance, the popularity of celebrity chefs for one, but there... Published Thursday, 3 March, 2005 at 01:49

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