Arts News
Exclusive download: Mice ParadeMonday, 15 April 2013We're extremely happy to be able to offer a free download of this live track by New York collective... Read more... |
Preview: Denovali Swingfest LondonThursday, 11 April 2013We're pleased to announce The Arts Desk is a media partner of the Denovali Swingfest London on 20... Read more... |
Ex-Bolshoi star Natalia Osipova joins The Royal BalletMonday, 08 April 2013The Russian superstar ballerina Natalia Osipova is to join the Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera House... Read more... |
Bolshoi full casting up as box office opensSaturday, 06 April 2013General booking for the Bolshoi Ballet's Covent Garden season this summer opens on Tuesday (9 April... Read more... |
The arts' search for funding goes digitalWednesday, 27 March 2013Even visitors from distant galaxies will be aware that, when it comes to the arts, state... Read more... |
Will ballet public boycott the Bolshoi?Sunday, 17 March 2013Is the Bolshoi Ballet going to have trouble selling its tickets for its London tour as a result of... Read more... |
Video Exclusive: Hauschka live in NairobiFriday, 15 March 2013Regular readers of theartsdesk will know that we have a lot of time for Volker Bertelmann, the... Read more... |
Kinoteka: The Polish Film FestivalThursday, 14 March 2013Over the last few years the Poles have been pumping money into the arts, partly as a way of... Read more... |
The fiery poetry of flamencoThursday, 14 March 2013When Sadler's Wells 10th Flamenco Festival opens tomorrow night with thudding heels, swirling... Read more... |
Opinion: Crime and moral evasion at the Bolshoi BalletThursday, 07 March 2013So the man who specialises in dancing Bolshoi ballet villains has been arrested and confessed to... Read more... |
Write about music for The Arts DeskMonday, 25 February 2013When we started theartsdesk in 2009, one of our goals was to give opportunities to talented young... Read more... |
Anniversary Special: The Dark Side of the MoonWednesday, 20 February 2013The sound of a heartbeat. A metronomic ticking. Two men confessing that they’re mad (even if they’... Read more... |
Altitude Festival 2013Wednesday, 20 February 2013The sixth Altitude Festival takes place on March 18-22. The festival of Alpine comedy started in... Read more... |
Oscars 2013Friday, 15 February 2013Film fans will not need reminding that next weekend knees all over Tinseltown start quivering at... Read more... |
Local Hero's 30th birthdayThursday, 14 February 2013“I wonder what the poor people are doing tonight.” This weekend is the 30th anniversary of one of... Read more... |
The Hour Axed by BBCWednesday, 13 February 2013There is much anguish in some quarters at the news that the BBC has axed The Hour, the Abi Morgan-... Read more... |
Save The Conservatoire: Blackheath and the Arts Funding ClimateMonday, 11 February 2013As a south-east Londoner and a parent, I was overjoyed recently to discover the Blackheath... Read more... |
Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2013 launchedWednesday, 30 January 2013The line-up for this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival has been announced. The festival... Read more... |
Bankruptcy won't stop the balletMonday, 28 January 2013The Mikhailovsky Ballet's general director, Russia's fruit tycoon Vladimir Kekhman, may just have... Read more... |
Special guest presenters announced for Radio 3's 'The Choir'Thursday, 24 January 2013After seven years, Aled Jones is stepping down as presenter of Radio 3's Sunday evening programme,... Read more... |
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