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The 5 Man Show
In 2006, DanceXchange presented The 5 Man Show. This highly popular all male dance show, originally staged in-the-round, sold out nationally and internationally, and is being revived for a Spring tour...
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Arts and culture bodies in cuts appeal to Cameron
The leaders of Britain's most prominent cultural bodies are to appeal directly to the prime minister not to cause irreparable damage to the arts.The chief executive of Arts Council England, Alan Davey,...
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Pools of money
Follow the link for a brilliant article from Article 19 that contrasts the unquestioned and wasteful extravagance of London 2012 Olympics spending with our modest - and soon to be be slashed - arts...
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Wherever the arts axe falls it will take off limbs
... the vast majority of arts institutions run on a barely break-even basis, with staff that are paid handsomely in professional fulfilment but poorly in cash.A 10% cut for them doesn't mean halving...
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Ivan Vasiliev
As I so often do on a Sunday morning, I watched the Andrew Marr Show this weekend. He quite often ends the show with a guest from the arts and this week it was a young Russian - actually he is from...
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What's so wrong with proscenium arch theatre?
We're told that modern audiences are after interactivity and intimacy – but are traditional theatres really so bad?There is widespread enthusiasm for immersive, site-specific performance, as well as a...
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Looking ahead to the Rambert's Rainforest
While there is little dance on in Manchester over the summer - but do not miss this weekend's Urban Moves International Dance Festival (23 - 25 July) - here's something that looks forward to September,...
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Streetdance on the stage: A craze or high art?
Streetdance has taken Britain by storm in recent years, with performances on stage and screen wowing audiences up and down the country. [BBC Gomp/Arts]As a new streetdance show opens at the Barbican in...
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More on cuts anyone?
Arts cuts must be made, but made with careThe days of plenty are over, but too-brutal cuts would sap the cultural lifeblood that makes our country prosperMunira Mirza writing in The Guardian
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Ballet thriller Black Swan to open Venice film festival
Ballet thriller Black Swan to open Venice film festival [BBC]Psychological thriller Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, will open this year's Venice film festival, organisers have said.The film, from...
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Not a summer of dance
It is 23 July.I've just had a look at The Lowry website to see if by some miracle something of interest has slipped beneath my radar.There is no dance scheduled at The Lowry until the Rambert Dance...
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Images from Urban Moves - Saturday
Urban Moves International Dance Festival - follow the link for the full galleryMotionhouse perform Cascade at Urban Moves in Piccadilly GardensKoine - Sempre e costante e il mio amoreÂ
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Images from Urban Moves - Sunday
Rootless Roots - UNA Unknown Negative Activity (Greece)Rootless Roots - UNA Unknown Negative Activity (Greece)La Mov - Como o Vento (Spain)La Mov - Como o Vento (Spain)
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Urban Moves 2010 - the review
I managed to get to see most of the acts I wanted to over the course of the two-and-a-bit days of the festival. It was generally a very good experience despite the mostly overcast weather. Every...
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New Art Club
Comedy-contemporary dance duo New Art Club are appearing at the Royal Exchange Studio in September. There is an interesting piece about them and their unique approach to comedy using dance - they are...
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Wayne McGregor's new work goes FAR
The marvellous Wayne McGregor | Random Dance has announced tour dates right up to the end of 2011 for their new work FAR.Hopefully a Manchester date will get slotted in at some point as I had to...
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NWDA cuts cash for key projects | News | Manchester Confidential
NWDA cuts cash for key projects | News | Manchester ConfidentialManchester International Festival to lose funding, among many capital investment projects now facing the axe as the North West...
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Arts funding cuts reveal the government's poor business sense
The arts are affordable and profitable, costing as little to fund as half a pint of milk a week per person. The government would be idiotic to cut them.Whenever there's an economic squeeze, the arts...
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The Arts - expensive luxury or basic building block of the economy?
Arts for everyone is cheap considering its rich returnsA 25% cut won't be plugged by philanthropy. To take this paltry sum is a political gesture, not a financial necessity - full article hereAs every...
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