Svetlana Petriychuk on trial in Moscow.
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It is the first time a playwright and director have been put on trial for a play in Russia.
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, during his party’s general election manifesto launch.
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There is no doubt that there is mounting pressure for control over broadcasting to be devolved to Wales.
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In a recent two-week tour of China, I was aware of just one major exhibition of foreign art. What does this mean for Australian artists in China?
The Mold Gold Cape was found in 1833 in North Wales and resides in the British Museum in London.
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Increased arts funding, more devolved powers and a strong sense of Welsh culture and pride.
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Football is rooted in the social fabric of our everyday lives, past and present, giving it a strong ability to aid political agendas.
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It is good to read that Labour understands the need for a talent pipeline that feeds the huge potential for growth in the creative industries. But detail is lacking.
The Conservative manifesto had one page on arts and culture.
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Culture is more than just an industry.
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Despite calling the sector ‘world leading’, both Labour and the Conservatives have failed to give any concrete commitments for funding the creative industries.
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If you search for translated books all of them won’t come up in a library catalogue search.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey campaigning in Stockport.
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It is in education policy where the arts and creativity can make the most long-lasting beneficial change.
The Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum.
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The marbles are a physical manifestation of what it meant to be Athenian during the 5th century BC.
The Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, one of the most popular venues for bands in the UK, is a small independently owned operation.
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Smaller live music venues are facing serious challenges to keep their doors open since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. So is it time for proper financial intervention?
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The Australian live music industry is in crisis. Is $8.6 million for Revive Live enough to turn things around?
A.J. Odudu and Will Best present Big Brother on ITV.
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Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
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As a woman who has been working in the ‘boys club’ of the UK music industry for over 30 years I can say it’s been, at best, frustrating and exhausting.
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Gradually, with more life experience, I have gained perspective and poetic nerve.
Cuts at Goldsmiths University in London could threaten up to half of departmental jobs in English, history, music, theatre and visual cultures.
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In the latest higher education funding freeze: sacrificing the arts for STEM subjects makes no sense.
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Government plans to defund arts higher education are detrimental to both the UK’s economy and its future.
Turn up the volume of creativity.
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A focus on core subjects for 16-year-olds should not exclude arts, music or drama.