20 Questions: songwriter and composer Tim Phillips
Name: Tim Phillips Occupation: Composer and songwriter working mainly in stage and screen. Co-artistic director of London’s Filter Theatre Age: 36 Place of birth: Terrace, BC, Canada … Read more
Name: Tim Phillips Occupation: Composer and songwriter working mainly in stage and screen. Co-artistic director of London’s Filter Theatre Age: 36 Place of birth: Terrace, BC, Canada … Read more
While money is gradually being invested in finding a treatment for dementia, the arts can help improve sufferers’ lives right now, says Maria Parsons Dementia now affects … Read more
Arts festivals should engage local communities, but they also have global responsibilities, writes Kathrin Deventer, secretary general of the European Festivals Association Every festival today … Read more
Inspired by El Sistema, UK initiative In Harmony provides creative, innovative music education for the children who need it most, says project manager Richard Shrewsbury Old … Read more
George Gershwin’s most adventurous music is showcased in Porgy and Bess, argues British conductor Tim Murray. Here he explains why it’s a true operatic masterpiece of … Read more
It’s easy to see social media as the hipper, switched-on sibling of the humble email. But regarding the lowly inbox as yesterday’s technology is a big … Read more
Blending dance and music reaches the core of the Cuban experience, says Havana-born guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas I relish being able to do my part … Read more
Elitist, excluding, ineffective communicators – they’re just a few of the charges levelled at classical music. And in some ways it’s true: orchestral marketing can often … Read more
Choreographer Yuki Aoki explains how dance can help men living on the streets overcome fear and hopelessness When I started working with homeless people in 2007, … Read more
‘The audience’ isn’t one homogenous mass – so we need to tailor our marketing to different groups of people. Data expert Michael Nabarro explains how … Read more