Editorial opinion from Article19 and other writers, those who choose to speak their truth, or something.
2012, for us at least, started with some trouble after we published a piece that suggested Resolution, The Place’s annual new-dance bun fight, could probably do with an overhaul. Funding the choreographers that take part was one of our suggestions. Some readers disagreed though with one in particular saying; “If you want to patronize, ridicule […]
Op-Ed. Nick Keegan is a professional dancer currently running for a position with Equity as a Dance Specialist. The views expressed here are his own and not necessarily those of Article19 by Nick Keegan As any of you Equity members out there might know, if you go on their website in the members section, there […]
by Neil Nisbet The tale of professional dancer’s pay is a very long story that’s never going away but things have reached a new low with the revelation that dancers working on the English National Opera production ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ are being paid just £327 for what amounts to a 40 hour working week […]
by Neil Nisbet There are many tasks that journalists must undertake during any given day but one of the most fundamental is conducting interviews. Whether it’s discussing the nature of things with a dance maker or a dancer about their work and profession or haranguing a politician or bureaucrat about their policy decisions the interview […]
Following Arts Council England’s announcement of their NPO portfolio on Wednesday March 30th it’s not too difficult, even with a cursory analysis, to determine that, as predicted, ACE has simply rearranged the deck chairs on a certain sinking ship. All the while hoping nobody is going to notice. Looking at the numbers issued by the […]
by Neil Nisbet Arts Council England (ACE) has a plan, a philanthropy plan! Well, it’s not their plan it’s the DCMS’s plan and it was, evidently, dreamt up in a hour during a coffee break while the political hacks were figuring out how to work their new microwave oven. The Department for Culture Media and […]
Should you choose to remember 2010 for anything, as far as the arts are concerned, then it should probably be for the brutal hatchet job meted out by the coalition government on all things artistic and creative. Not only did Arts Council England (ACE) take a beating but cuts to local authorities are already starting […]
by Neil Nisbet Trying to make a salient point on a rapid fire radio programme is no easy task, as I found out the hard way whilst appearing on a live programme a few weeks ago on BBC Radio 4. Summing up important arguments about why funding the arts is actually a really good idea […]
Let’s talk politics! Now, we know what you’re thinking but stay with us, politics are important, sadly, so we’re just going to have to put up with them for the time being so listen carefully and we’ll begin. If you want to be a government minister in the UK then there are five departments that […]
by Neil Nisbet The arts world has been in a bit of panic over the last few days since it became clear that the Conservative Party had, apparently, won the general election in the UK and, in short order, the arts would be doomed. First of all let’s clear something up. The Conservatives didn’t win […]