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April 3, 2022 A Restless Art / England / Opera

Renewing opera

The problem of opera Opera is a problematic art. It’s not just the extravagant cost of producing it, or the

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February 10, 2022 A Restless Art / Cultural democracy / England / Northern Ireland / Scotland / social change / Theatre / Third generation / Wales / Writing

Signal Fires

In another time, I was asked by Fuel Theatre to write the introduction for a book called Signal Fires, collecting

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December 22, 2021 A Restless Art / England / First Generation / Music / Theatre / Writing

Innocence and experience: John Fox’s songs

Regular readers (thank you for your interest) will know my admiration and affection for John Fox, Sue Gill and the

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October 2, 2021 A Restless Art / Cultural democracy / England / First Generation / Research

Other People’s Books: some recommendations

Over past year or two, I’ve had a series of conversations with people about books they’ve been working on. Some

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September 20, 2021 A Restless Art / Art and older people / England / Second generation / Writing

‘Wish You Were Here’ – A community art project during lockdown

In late January 2021, in the depth of winter and the midst of lockdown, a small group of people gathered

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August 21, 2021 A Restless Art / Art and older people / Cultural democracy / cultural diversity / Dance / England / Music / Second generation / Theatre / Visual art

Better together

Last night I sat in a Dublin B&B for watching a performance unfold in Leeds Playhouse through a laptop screen. It was

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May 11, 2021 Art and older people / England / Writing

‘Wish You Were Here’ – coming summer 2021

There’s no moment quite like this. So much of community art is in the journey, the being-together, listening, learning and

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January 25, 2021 England / Guest contributions

Guest blog: Art as vaccination against the Covid misery

Tony Stacey is Chief Executive of South Yorkshire Housing Association, which provides over 4,000 homes in Sheffield and the wider region.

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November 13, 2020 England / Music / Northern Ireland / Opera / Research / Scotland / Wales

Understanding community music – can you help?

About five years ago, a group of musicians and academics set up an international research platform to foster understanding of the social

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September 1, 2020 A Restless Art / Cultural democracy / England

Talking with Northern Heartlands

In February, I spent a couple of days in County Durham, meeting artists and local people involved in the Northern

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