Filed firmly under the category of ‘you must be bloody joking’ a television company called, wait for it, ‘Just Fabulous TV’ (stop giggling at the back!!), is launching yet another television show to revel in the abject humiliation of the masses via the medium of dance. The show, for that is what it is, states […]
The recent internal review by Arts Council England (ACE) that led to the decision to uphold its own ruling on refusing access to detailed financial information about MJW Productions and Channel 4 Television illustrates that ACE is more concerned with protecting big name clients than it is in answering concerns about a funding and decision […]
We begin a detailed analysis of dance funding over the last 12 months and then some with a look at Article19 ‘s local region (the North East of England) covered by Arts Council England North East (ACE NE). Reading press releases, hyperbole and gushing praise from the high and mighty in the arts world you […]
The World Cup is well underway in Germany and if you have never had the mis-fortune to experience this particular sporting event from the viewpoint of the UK media then you are missing a treat. Never has one country’s assembled journalists and presenters – and the public – so expertly managed to make a mockery […]
We have published many audition notices here on Article19 but not one of them has ever included the paragraph, or anything approaching it, like the the one quoted below taken from an email notification for an audition with Stan Won’t Dance; “The audition process is physically and mentally demanding and we are auditioning you on […]
Should you ever be unfortunate enough to be invited around to Mark Baldwin’s house for movie night then we strongly advise you to say ‘thanks, but no thanks!’ In a recent ‘interview’ (we use that word in the loosest possible terms) on LondonTrance.com the Artistic Director of Rambert told a willing readership about his favourites […]