Get an insight into hotly discussed issues in theatre and dance and hear from some of the inspiring people we work with – plus our latest opportunities
The UK outdoor arts scene has welcomed European artists with open arms. Lyn Gardner visits the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival, reporting on ambitious new productions from the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, and talking to Artistic Director Bradley Hemmings about his hopes for the future
Continuing her Culture after Brexit series, Lyn Gardner speaks to Ruth Mackenzie, Artistic Director of the Holland Festival, about taking risks, working with communities and discovering differences between working in Britain and the Netherlands
In a new series for Culture after Brexit, Lyn Gardner embarks on a journey to explore the dynamics of theatre in the UK and EU. First, she visits this year's Holland Festival to investigate performances from the UK, Netherlands and Germany that feature topical debate, satirical manifestos – and Cate Blanchett
Techno-fantasy, ecological terrors and political satire. Forest Fringe’s Andy Field takes us through Imagine 2037, our festival of imagined performances on a hilltop in Edinburgh 20 years from now – which launches on 19 August in Edinburgh and online
While the mainstream press cuts arts coverage – including Lyn Gardner’s influential blog at The Guardian – theatre writing is thriving in specialist publications and online. Yet bloggers are often at the bottom of the hierarchy. Alice Saville of Exeunt argues that we must find new ways to back the next generation of theatre writers
Do new artists get more opportunities, or are they at risk of being exploited? Should the performing arts industry find more ways to nurture talent? As Incoming Festival kicks off, Eleanor Turney explores the scene for emerging artists in the UK
Where do artists’ ideas come from? Can art really create change? In Between Time 2017 artists Tim Etchells and Martin O’Brien discuss performance, politics and zombies
Can you skype a performance? Birds of Paradise performed its new reworking of Shakespeare’s Tempest with a live video link between Hong Kong and Glasgow. Exploring reality TV and social media, the production uses four different languages, including sign language. Watch the artists describe how they made the work
What problems do black, Asian and minority ethnic artists face when they want to work overseas? What steps can we take to address these problems? We asked you to help us answer these questions. In the first of a series of two blogs, read the rich range of responses we received from artists and producers
Is punk relevant for UK performance makers in their 20s and 30s? How does this generation view DIY practices and their relationship to technology, race and class? In the second of our two features on punk and performance, Hannah Nicklin speaks to Rachael Clerke and Selina Thompson – both of whom appear at In Between Time 2017 – and to genre-fluid performers Action Hero
