Kicked in to touch
Article Abstract:
The general director of Welsh National Opera, Anthony Freud, does not believe that the vision of a new Welsn opera house is over, despite a National Lottery grant going to the Welsh National Stadium rather than the Cardiff Bay Opera House, though Opera House Trust members have resigned. According to the Arts Council of Wales' policy and planning director, Michael Trickey, a new opera house is a priority. The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation has received a grant to carry out a feasilibity study for an arts centre at the site of the proposed opera house.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Shopping and Funding
Article Abstract:
The gift of 3 million pounds sterling by the Jerwood Foundation to the Royal Court Theatre in London, England, has attracted considerable controversy in artistic circles, especially with regard to the impact of sponsorship on artistic freedom. The contract between the theatre and the Jerwood Foundation contains detailed conditions regarding the selection of playwrights, and this seems to compromise the theatre's independence and identity.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Merseying on down
Article Abstract:
Liverpool has become a strong commercial centre, and this success is now beginning to stimulate the arts too. The key project is the Queen Square development, which will link the main arts venues. Some 9.5 million pounds sterling has already been invested in the refurbishment of the Philharmonic Hall, and Liverpool is now beginning to take pride in its cultural heritage again.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Schooled in hypocrisy. The school wall won't fall down. In a class of their own
- Abstracts: Land of milk and money. Numbers go up and jobs go down. Women get the jobs but still miss the top
- Abstracts: Still hip to be Squire. Earth calling Orb, come in. The missing link is a magician
- Abstracts: The hole world in his hands. The great exploding artist
- Abstracts: Bad news for torturers. Should doctors sack their patients?