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Exclusive download: Mice Parade

We're extremely happy to be able to offer a free download of this live track by New York collective...

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Preview: Denovali Swingfest London

We're pleased to announce The Arts Desk is a media partner of the Denovali Swingfest London on 20...

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Ex-Bolshoi star Natalia Osipova joins The Royal Ballet

The Russian superstar ballerina Natalia Osipova is to join the Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera House...

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Bolshoi full casting up as box office opens

General booking for the Bolshoi Ballet's Covent Garden season this summer opens on Tuesday (9 April...

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The arts' search for funding goes digital

Even visitors from distant galaxies will be aware that, when it comes to the arts, state...

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Will ballet public boycott the Bolshoi?

Is the Bolshoi Ballet going to have trouble selling its tickets for its London tour as a result of...

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Video Exclusive: Hauschka live in Nairobi

Regular readers of theartsdesk will know that we have a lot of time for Volker Bertelmann, the...

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Kinoteka: The Polish Film Festival

Over the last few years the Poles have been pumping money into the arts, partly as a way of...

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The fiery poetry of flamenco

When Sadler's Wells 10th Flamenco Festival opens tomorrow night with thudding heels, swirling...

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Opinion: Crime and moral evasion at the Bolshoi Ballet

So the man who specialises in dancing Bolshoi ballet villains has been arrested and confessed to...

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Write about music for The Arts Desk

When we started theartsdesk in 2009, one of our goals was to give opportunities to talented young...

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Anniversary Special: The Dark Side of the Moon

The sound of a heartbeat. A metronomic ticking. Two men confessing that they’re mad (even if they’...

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Altitude Festival 2013

The sixth Altitude Festival takes place on March 18-22. The festival of Alpine comedy started in...

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Oscars 2013

Film fans will not need reminding that next weekend knees all over Tinseltown start quivering at...

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Local Hero's 30th birthday

“I wonder what the poor people are doing tonight.” This weekend is the 30th anniversary of one of...

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The Hour Axed by BBC

There is much anguish in some quarters at the news that the BBC has axed The Hour, the Abi Morgan-...

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Save The Conservatoire: Blackheath and the Arts Funding Climate

As a south-east Londoner and a parent, I was overjoyed recently to discover the Blackheath...

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Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2013 launched

The line-up for this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival has been announced. The festival...

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Bankruptcy won't stop the ballet

The Mikhailovsky Ballet's general director, Russia's fruit tycoon Vladimir Kekhman, may just have...

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Special guest presenters announced for Radio 3's 'The Choir'

After seven years, Aled Jones is stepping down as presenter of Radio 3's Sunday evening programme,...

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