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Preview: ReVoice! 2013
Sunday, 29 September 2013
For lovers of vocal jazz, Georgia Mancio's ReVoice! Festival has become an unmissable part of London's jazz calendar. Now in its fourth year, ReVoice...
Brighton Comedy Festival, 4-20 October
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Tickets are now on sale for the Brighton Comedy Festival (4-20 October), which takes place in several venues in the South Coast town.As ever, the...
The arts' search for funding goes digital
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Even visitors from distant galaxies will be aware that, when it comes to the arts, state munificence is not what it was. Cuts are biting deep into an...
Kinoteka: The Polish Film Festival
Setting up a porn site to save the Amazon? One of several Polish films on view this week |
Anniversary Special: The Dark Side of the Moon
Prepare for a week of Floydian analysis as a prog masterwork turns 40 |
Altitude Festival 2013
Alpine comedy festival line-up announced |
Oscars 2013
The Academy Awards are approaching, and theartsdesk is laying on a week's worth of coverage |
Local Hero's 30th birthday
This weekend we celebrate with writer-director Bill Forsyth and stars Denis Lawson and Peter Riegert |
Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2013 launched
GIGF now in its 11th year |
Public's chance to be an Olivier Awards 2014 judge
Free tickets to top shows as dance and opera panels seek the voice of the people |
2013 Jazz FM Music Awards: the nominees
Sonny Rollins, Ronnie Scott's and Roller Trio up for inaugural Jazz FM Awards |
Black Cat Cabaret
New club opens in fabled venue |
David Bowie, 66, releases first new single in a decade
theartsdesk reviews the song, the video and the event, and brings news of the album |
Woodystock and LOCO London Comedy Festival
A Woody Allen celebration warms London up for its very own comedy film festival in January |
Star young choreographer wins leading Royal Ballet role
Liam Scarlett to quit dancing to focus on creating new ballets |
There are more theatre-goers than football-goers - arts awards defiant
Theatre Awards UK acclaim Sweeney Todd, Opera North and Akram Khan |
Swan Lake in world's cinemas tonight launches new offensive on elitism
32 countries will hook up to Royal Opera House relays of opera and ballet |
Ballot opens for Mercury Album of the Year gig
Michael Kiwanuka, Maccabees and Alt-J headline |
Christine Tobin embarks on autumn tour
The jazz vocalist promotes one of the year's finest albums, Sailing to Byzantium |
Opinion: Bazalgette is welcome at the Arts Council
The man who debased British TV now holds the public arts purse - a crazy choice? Not necessarily |
Dancer Nigel Charnock 1960-2012
Untimely death of maverick performer of unique physicality and dextrous verbal wit |
Jon Lord, 1941-2012
Rock's much-loved classical crossover keyboardist has tinkled his last ivory |
theartsdesk Olympics: Let The Games Begin
Introducing our own Olympiad, a new series which takes a sideways cultural look at runners, riders and wrestlers |
Razzle Dazzle Fizzle: Chicago to Close
The West End is losing its longest-running American musical after 15 years |
Thinking of Something Funny: Eric Sykes, 1923-2012
The last of the vaudevilleans, who ignored disability to carry on seeing the funny side |
Diana The Movie: From the Bunker to Buck House
Naomi Watts and the director of Downfall take on the People's Princess |
Alternative National Anthems
As Euro 2012 climaxes and the Olympics draw near, isn't it time to overhaul our out-dated national anthems? |