Trust and flexibility – working at the British Council
Gregory Nash, Director Arts Wider Europe for the British Council, on what he loves about his job, what he learned in Australia and what UK practices he'd like to export...
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Making a better world? A report.
On 30 October 2013, the British Council, Culture+Conflict and the Royal Court Theatre hosted a panel discussion called Making a better world? around Abhishek Majumdar's The Djinns of Eidgah running at the Royal Court until 9 November.
Casting light on a difficult subject
Shreela Ghosh, Head of Arts, India, explains why The Djinns of Eidgah at the Royal Court is an important and relevant play
#EdShowcase: A week in view
What's it like working behind the scenes at the Edinburgh Showcase? Our intern Laura Holmes tells all...
Six countries and counting
Gary Hills has delivered training in Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is about to travel to Kazakhstan. He tells us about catching the travel bug and having to think on his feet.
Scottish taste in Sao Paulo
The seventeenth Festival Cultura Inglesa in Brazil will have a distinctly Scottish flavour as it showcases what the UK has to offer culturally. Liliane Rebelo tells us what audiences can expect.
Dance to die for
Neha Jaiswar, Senior Arts Manager in India, talks about the contemporary dance scene in India and what she's got out of her trip to the UK so far.
London calling
Neil Webb, Director Theatre and Dance, on the job that lured him back to the UK after 15 years overseas...
Challenge and change: arts and disability in Qatar
Carole McFadden reports from the second week of the first ever Arts and Disability Festival in Qatar
"China is still seen as an adventure"
David Elliott – Director Arts for the British Council, China – talks new buildings, dealing with censorship and why he loves his job...
