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Culture after Brexit: "Art for art's sake is no longer an option"
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Playlist: Dance and circus productions breaking traditions
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Open call: Attend a performing arts networking event in Croatia
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Open call: Three opportunities to attend arts events in Europe
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Catch up with the latest stories about this year's Edinburgh Showcase
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UK theatre and dance festivals in 2019
We're the British Council’s Theatre and Dance team.
We share the best of contemporary UK performance
and we develop relationships with other countries
through projects such as tours, workshops and collaborations.
From our Blog
"Art for art's sake is no longer an option"
Exploring the arts, inclusion and Brexit, IETM Hull was a wake-up call, says Lyn Gardner
Round up: Get ready for Edinburgh Showcase 2019
Catch up with the latest stories on our Edinburgh Showcase, which kicks off at the Edinburgh Festivals in August
UK theatre and dance festivals in 2019 - update
Outdoor arts, live art, the Edinburgh Festivals. Use our guide to plan your festival-going for the rest of the year
“Culture has always been crisis in Greece”
Following the financial crisis in Greece, how is its theatre scene surviving? Lyn Gardner visits Athens
Featured Projects
Announcing the winners of our International Bursaries for Bloggers
Discover which UK arts bloggers have been awarded bursaries to travel to Lagos, Romania and New York
Announcing the Edinburgh Showcase 2019 programme
We’re excited to reveal our programme of 30 compelling productions, featuring burgers, blood and #MeToo influences
From disability arts in Nepal to hip hop from Uganda
Coming up this spring… Find out what artists are up to around the world with the British Council
International event in Hull to explore the reality of inclusion
IETM Hull 2019 is a major European arts networking event that takes place as the UK departs the EU
Featured Artists & Companies
Candoco
25 years young, Candoco Dance Company is a leading company of disabled and non-disabled dancers that commissions world-class choreographers
Kneehigh Theatre
Based in Cornwall, Kneehigh tells stories and creates theatre of humanity from an epic and tiny scale. It works with an ever-changing ensemble of performers, musicians, artists, technicians and administrators
Forced Entertainment
At the forefront of experimental performance for many years, Forced Entertainment aims to reinvent theatre to speak about the times we live in
Stopgap Dance Company
With originality and a dash of poetic realism, Stopgap makes new discoveries about integrating disabled and non-disabled people through dance
Opportunities
Current international opportunities
A list of British Council arts opportunities for artists, creatives, professionals and organisations
Create new UK-Africa collaborations
nAnA (New Art New Audiences) is calling for proposals for new art created in collaboration by the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline 19 June.
Attend a performing arts networking event in Croatia
We're offering bursaries for minority ethnic creative pracititoners to join IETM Rijeka
Three opportunities to attend arts events in Europe
We're awarding bursaries for UK D/deaf and disabled artists to participate in major conferences and a festival in Europe.
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@UKTheatreDance "Taking place in a city that voted overwhelmingly for Brexit, #IETMHull served as a wake-up call" – @lyngardner C… https://t.co/9HEkQXPmWJ
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@UKTheatreDance "Throw things out there, be unguarded and be fearless in doing so" @InuaEllams speaks about what creativity means… https://t.co/eruK3y3ZBH
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