François Matarasso

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  • Do not yet fold your wings

    In many ways, art is a young person’s game. It’s central to how children process and share their discovery of life. In adolescence young people use art to explore the world and express identity. Sometimes that unleashes world-changing energy. None of the Beatles was older than 30 when the band separated in 1970. Their subsequent…

  • Fruitless arguments from entrenched positions

    On Monday, Arts Council England published its new strategy for the coming decade. Judging by the consultation document and the media coverage so far, it’s an important (and welcome) attempt at change. But I haven’t read it yet, because I’ve other things to do right now and – well, it’s going to be around for…

  • Trusting the process

    We thought we were making a play, when we started this process a couple of years ago. Instead, we’ll present a film this afternoon, at The Lawnmowers Arts Centre in Gateshead. A Dead Good Life is a 30 minute drama about growing older with learning difficulties. It was devised and performed by five artists with…

  • Culture is a right, not a solution

  • Next steps for ‘A Restless Art’

    The publication of A Restless Art, long-delayed, is now almost a year in the past. Time has flown, and the book has taken flight. For better or worse, it is finding its way without me (I’ve just seen it listed as a ‘bestseller’ on Central Books, which is very exciting). Occasionally, I hear some feedback…

  • In praise of podcasts

    What the world of podcasts shows, above all, is that anyone can make good radio, if they put their mind to it.