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Arts Council's budget cut by 30%
Arts Council England (ACE) is having its budget cut by almost 30% in the government's Spending Review.The Arts Council - which distributes money to hundreds of arts venues, theatre groups and galleries...
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Rehearsals: revealed - Switch - Phoenix Dance Theatre
Phoenix Dance Theatre will be performing Switch as part of their Refelected tour at The Lowry on 22 March 2011.
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Pleasure's Progress
Pleasure's Progress ROH2 The Lowry Studio22 October*****Stunning show created by the Royal Ballet's Will Tuckett, based on the drawings of William Hogarth depicting London life and society in the...
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Amour, Acide et Noix by Daniel Léveillé Danse (Canada)
On this week at Dance Umbrella this show is not something we're ever likely to get a chance to see outside London I suspect. But this is something I would love to see - being the perfect marriage of my...
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From the BBC...
Manchester International Festival 'will survive' cutsMIF appears to have established a robust mixed funding base on which to ensure a secure future. Other than to support political campaigning to...
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Flesh Dance
From the Telegraph:A choreographer who describes himself as the "enfant terrible" of the dance world, and whose previous shows have featured scenes of simulated masturbation, is set to bring his work...
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Royal Opera House North on hold | News | Manchester Confidential
Royal Opera House North on hold | News | Manchester ConfidentialBoth sides are still committed to the idea when the time is right The time is unlikely to be right for a while.
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Arts cuts will cause local pain
From the Guardian:It will be months, years even, before we know how severe the effect of the arts cuts will be, and yesterday's announcement of a soft start – a 6.9% first-year cut for most arts bodies...
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New Lowry Season
Some good news from the arts - The Lowry have announced their new 2011 season - just for My Lowry customers for now. If you're not signed up for My Lowry then it's easy to do so on their website.They...
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Emmanuel Gat - Winter Variations (or lack of?)
WinterVariations by Emmanuel Gat gets a proper pasting here, but I think it looks rather mesmerising from the clip below.Having said that, a contemporary dance piece with two dancers - even male...
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Arts Council England to introduce funding applications
The way the arts are financed in England is to be transformed with the introduction of an applications system from the main public funding body.Arts Council England, which distributes cash to about 850...
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The Turn of the Screw: Opera North – The Lowry, Salford
My first attempt at reviewing opera...The Turn of the Screw: Opera North – The Lowry, Salford
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Blood Sweat and Tears - Ballet Lorent
I'm reviewing this at The Lowry for The Public Reviews on Monday. The subject matter is rather alien to me but I have enjoyed Ballet Lorent before so I'm looking forward to it.
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Balletboyz announce 2011 tour
Balletboyz have announced a 2011 tour featuring a mixed bill performed by their new young male company The Talent. 2011 marks the company's 10th anniversary.There is no Manchester date as yet....
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Blood, Sweat & Tears: Ballet Lorent – The Lowry Theatre, Salford
I liked parts of this production and like Lorent's dancers very much - it was especially good to see Gary Clarke again - but a subject which probably has great resonance for people who have or have had...
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The dark side of Cinderella
Cinderella: you shall go to the bombing Move over, Nutcracker. Cinderella is the big ballet this festive season. Judith Mackrell reports on four ambitious new productions – one of them set during the...
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The Nutcracker: Northern Ballet – Palace Theatre, Manchester
The Nutcracker: Northern Ballet – Palace Theatre, Manchester
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New home for Cornerhouse and Library Theatre in £19m arts centre plan -...
It would seem that the Library Theatre plan to move into the former Theatre Royal has been discounted on the grounds of redevelopment costs. Now the plan is for a new building to house the Library...
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Royal Ballet to perform at O2 Arena
The Royal Ballet is to perform a series of shows at London's O2 Arena in June, it has been announced.It is the first time the world famous ballet company has performed in a UK arena.Carlos Acosta,...
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