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Theatre talks to Tyranny
When Ibsen’s 'Ghosts' premiered in London in 1891, it was lambasted by critics and denounced by the London Daily Telegraph…
Pay it forward
The art market can be incredibly lucrative, as galleries and auction houses the world over will attest. As with any…
3 W’s of cultural policy
"It is useful to think about cultural policy across many different fields; that we should be aware it can be…
CinemAfrica
When 'Tsotsi', the powerful film about the quest for redemption in the life of a black teenage African thief, won…
Actor in sex horror death shock
Theatre 'shockers' will tend to divide audiences and critics alike: some will speak positively about almost anything that makes granny's…
Temple conservation
Temple conservation is the preserve of artisans more than artists, yet without it many ancient art forms would be lost,…
Blueprint for a bestseller
Earlier this month, at the Publishing Industry's annual BookExpo America, American author John Updike stated in a speech made to…
To Smoke or not to Smoke? That is the question!
The issues surrounding the banning of smoking in public and the more recent flurries about banning on-stage smoking have been…
Artists with borders
After September 11 and the ensuing ‘war on terror’, the United States and many of its Western allies went into…
Artists clustered around creative industries
In the past artists were supported and directed by patrons. Today it is clients and arts boards that dictate an…