It’s time to put on your tuxedo and that big puffy ball gown that you have always been ashamed of and those shoes that make your feet wish that your ankles had never been born because the biggest arts event of the year is upon us. The Pilchards for 2004 have been announced and we […]
The end of the year is nigh and since we don ‘t know what nigh means and we can ‘t be bothered finding out writing an end of year review is probably the next best thing. There have been highs, a few, and lows, far too many and Article19 almost hit the delete key and […]
by Neil Nisbet The notion that The Royal Opera House along with Royal Ballet and Royal Opera, the house ‘s two incumbent companies, should be privatised to reduce the burden on Arts Council England ‘s (ACE) funding stream for dance and music is nothing new. With small-scale and mid-scale companies being squeezed for funding and […]
by Neil Nisbet Many people complain about the arts or dismiss them out of hand because they can see no clear benefit or any sense of importance in artists doing what they do. Joe Public will push even the most celebrated masterpiece aside with the simplistic refrain “what does it matter” or variation thereof. To […]
by Neil Nisbet Following Article19 ‘s recent experience in Vienna covering the Impulstanz festival here in the Lab we feel it’s time for a wake up call. Contemporary dance, for the most part, is just plain dull and Article19 has a radical solution, we don ‘t think a lot of dance makers are going to […]
by Rosie Kay I ‘m sure if you ask any choreographer why they do what they do; they will tell you it is not just because they want to, it is because they have to!” Award winning choreographer Rosie Kay on the harsh reality of creating work in the UK. It seems that there is […]
by Neil Nisbet Since being refused access to film any part of the British Dance Edition 2004 in Cambridge, organised by Dance East, means we are unable to bring you our planned extended feature on the event we are instead bringing you this editorial on why Article19 does what it does and why access to […]
by Helen Parlor “By loving what we do can we excuse the standards of living that our payment offers? ” Helen Parlor asks why dancers should expect such poor financial returns for their skills. When I was 18 and deciding where to go and what to do with my life, I had a thousand possibilities. […]