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Tag: Coronavirus

10 April 2022 Community arts / Thinking / This changes everything

‘If not pure, then at least useful.’

Read this book. It is probably the most important book about art that will be published this year. Or about

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8 February 2022 Culture and devel / Thinking

Culture, development and Covid-19

The cultural and creative sectors were among the hardest hit by the pandemic, with over 10 million jobs lost in

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7 April 2021 Experiences / Thinking / This changes everything

In a New Light – European theatre in lockdown

Theatre faces an existential crisis: doors closed, auditoriums empty, stages silent. That much is obvious. But theatre, like all the

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14 April 2020 This changes everything

Company Three and the Coronavirus Time Capsule

The measures taken to contain the coronavirus epidemic have affected almost everyone, but in very uneven ways. Whilst it’s true

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7 April 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

Right now, being kind might be more important than being creative

Yesterday was the 21st day of confinement here in France. It’s currently extended to 15 April, but I don’t know

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2 April 2020 Community arts / Thinking / This changes everything

This is what we’re trying to protect

Everyone knows the theatres are closed, along with cinemas, concert halls, museums and galleries. Yesterday, the 2020 Edinburgh Festivals were

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1 April 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

Normal service will not be resumed shortly

The pandemic is changing us in all sorts of ways, some obvious, others less so. It’s changing how I use

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31 March 2020 For itself / Thinking / This changes everything

Invisible city

The window in front of my desk looks onto a bank with a hedge of hazel, ash and hawthorn. At

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25 March 2020 Thinking / This changes everything

Let's use this breathing space wisely

Take a breath. Two weeks ago, I was talking with friends in the local café about the worsening situation in

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22 March 2020 This changes everything

The needs of artists and cultural organisations in a crisis

On Thursday 19 March 2020, I received a request from Arts Council England to take part in an online meeting

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    1. jennifer hinves on Principles of co-creation24 March 2023

      Brilliant project! Well done all the co-creators.

    2. François Matarasso on Radical Hope: Carol Bebelle on Belonging, Becoming, and Healing21 November 2022

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Fx

    3. fionahope on Radical Hope: Carol Bebelle on Belonging, Becoming, and Healing20 November 2022

      Thank you Francoise for this inspiring talk of Carol's Fiona and Mark xxxx

    4. anthonysargent0 on Watch the making of ‘La Gata Perduda’6 November 2022

      What a beautifully made film - it really captures the dynamic of this kind of intense journey ...

    5. Rebecca Manson Jones on A time of endings31 October 2022

      Thank you for all the work you share here. Wishing you well. Pondering the Twitter deletion. Haven’t been there much…

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