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| | Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:10 +0000 | | | The Wolfson Foundation was set up in 1955 and makes grants to registered charities in the UK. The foundation supports projects across the fields of science and technology, education and the arts, and medical research and health. Its Arts & Humanities programme includes categories for performing arts, museums and galleries and historic buildings.
For more [...] | |
| | Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:22 +0000 | | | The John Ellerman Foundation makes grants to UK registered charities which work nationally, not locally in the following areas:
• Health and disability;
• Social welfare;
• Arts;
• Conservation;
• Overseas.
At present the focus of its arts funding is directed towards:
• Music and opera;
• Museums and galleries;
• Theatre and dance.
The Foundation is particularly interested in charities which can demonstrate [...] | |
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| | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:59:21 +0000 | | | 30 November – 2 December (3 days) 10am – 4pm
Bouffon is an artform that originated in medieval times but really came into its own during the renaissance period. It’s where the ‘ugly’ people or social outcasts (due to physical deformity etc) were invited to perform for the entertainment of the ‘beautiful’ people at festivals or [...] | |
| | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:54:33 +0000 | | | For Artists, Arts Co-ordinators, Arts Educators, Local Authority Officers and Project managers working with disabled people in the Arts, Media or Heritage Sectors
Places are limited to eight participants!
•Do you know how to make your workshop & project inclusive to all participants including deaf and disabled people?
•Do you understand the benefits and limitations of inclusive and [...] | |
| | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:26:30 +0000 | | | Baghdad Zoo is a play written by Kevin Dyer for The Playhouse Festival (2009), a National Festival that focuses on new writing for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to perform, run each year by Polka Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Dundee Rep and Theatre Royal Plymouth.
The play is based on the true story of what [...] | |
| | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:15:12 +0000 | | | UK Youth, a member of NCVYS in partnership with FutureLab and St Georges House, supported by The Royal Society of Arts, are hosting an international conference at Windsor Castle on 18th-20th November 2009.
This consultation focuses on the increasingly significant contribution that non-formal learning is likely to play in the future provision of education and [...] | |
| | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:09:43 +0000 | | | Minister for the Olympics and Paymaster General Tessa Jowell MP launched the ‘Guide to Giving for Business’ on behalf of HM Treasury, The Office of the Third Sector and HM Revenue & Customs.
The guide highlighted the benefits for the private sector working closely with charities. It explains how the private sector can contribute money, [...] | |
| | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:28 +0000 | | | Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Rt Hon Ed Balls MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, Baroness Delyth Morgan have announced the nationwide launch of ‘ContactPoint’, an online directory which holds basic contact information for all children, their parents and for any professional working with children and [...] | |
| | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:04:18 +0000 | | | Get into Theatre has three copies of Auditions: a practical guide by Richard Evans CDG to give away.
Richard says: “This new book contains invaluable advice, resources and tried and tested techniques to maximise success before, during and after every audition. From training to triumph, nerves to networking and camera to casting couch, it is an [...] | |
| | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:59:50 +0000 | | | Artefacts Edutainment are providing intuitive seminars, aiming to: offer ideas on ways in which the arts can be made more accessible, investigate barriers to social and educational inclusion, as well as looking at how the arts can contribute to inclusion.
This programme is modular and consists of a series of workshops, focusing on diverse community [...] | |
| | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:49:37 +0000 | | | Recruiting high-quality trustees so that you have a balanced and dynamic board can be a challenging task. Launched this week, Trustees Unlimited offers charities a professional and cost-effective service to recruit people from across the private, public and voluntary sectors. All candidates are selected from a large database of high-calibre candidates who will be interviewed [...] | |
| | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:06:12 +0000 | | | The National Young Filmmakers’ Award (NYFA) returns for it’s 7th year showcasing the best new filmmaking talent in the UK and they’re looking for the best short films from the movie geniuses of the future.
Films can be of any type – fiction, documentary or animation and any genre – horror, comedy, drama, sci-fi, fantasy, [...] | |
| | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:13 +0000 | | | Physical Theatre Skills Workshop led by PETA LiLY Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 November 2009, at LAMDA, just around the corner from Barons Court. This two-day course costs £80.
This two-day course is suitable for newcomers and also for performers wishing to further stretch their ability to transform themselves and enthral their audiences. A weekend of [...] | |
| | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:16:44 +0000 | | | Youth Music Theatre UK is the country’s largest and most vibrant musical theatre company for young people.
Youth Music Theatre UK are currently looking for enthusiastic team members to join their London office to assist as they prepare for Summer 2010 auditions, plus exciting Christmas projects. Productions include an original musical adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’ transferred [...] | |
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