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The coronavirus crisis has pushed the arts to the ‘point of no return’, Andrew Lloyd Webber warned today. The composer and theatre impresario lamented the impact of lockdown and social distancing, saying it had made it economically ‘impossible’ to run theatres. Lord Lloyd-Webber complained that the Government had given him ‘no satisfactory answer’ over ‘anomalies’, … Read more
Nailed It host Nicole Byer to host five-night 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards virtual ceremony By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:01 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 04:01 BST, 28 August 2020 Nicole Byer has been named the host of the upcoming 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Television … Read more
An arts centre and museum, which includes the house in which controversial colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born, has changed its name following Black Lives Matter protests. The Rhodes Art Complex in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, has severed its 82 year link to the controversial imperial figure, who was born in the building which now houses Bishop’s … Read more
‘Why is he standing about like a fool behind Scotty?’ Viewers slam Guy Sebastian for attending Scott Morrison’s arts funding announcement – and claim he doesn’t represent ‘struggling artists’ By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:41 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 04:41 BST, 25 June 2020 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a … Read more
Coronavirus may have flown into the UK a month before the first case was identified. An antibody test has revealed that a London Arts director, who fell ill on January 6 after returning from a skiing holiday in Austria, has suffered from the disease. Susannah Ford, 53, said she is convinced she caught it while … Read more
Skyfall director Sir Sam Mendes calls on the Government to help the ‘mortally wounded’ arts sector throughout coronavirus lockdown By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 18:37 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 18:37 BST, 5 June 2020 Director Sir Sam Mendes has called on the Government to help the ‘mortally wounded’ arts sector throughout coronavirus … Read more
Notting Hill Carnival is cancelled but organisers still promise ‘celebration of Carnival culture and arts’ for August bank holiday weekend By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 13:52 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 13:58 BST, 7 May 2020 The Notting Hill Carnival has been scrapped this year due to coronavirus for the first time in its … Read more
Buddhist monk’s secret Japanese garden tucked away behind British A-road bursts into life with stunning pink and white blossoms Buddha Maitreya has spent 35 years transforming his two-acre plot in Nottinghamshire into Japanese garden Maitreya paid £13,000 for the old farmhouse on a weed-infested plot after travelling and studying meditation His stunning garden is a … Read more
Culture In Quarantine: BBC unveils programme of classical music as part of ‘virtual festival of the arts’ to be broadcast on TV, radio and online amid coronavirus lockdown Highlights include broadcast of Max Richter’s ‘Sleep’, an 8-hour orchestral work BBC said it will encourage listeners to ‘relax and sleep’ overnight on April 11-12 TV concert … Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio reunited with his Django Unchained co-star Jamie Foxx to present him with a prestigious award on Sunday night. DiCaprio, 45, presented Foxx, 52, with the American Black Film Festival’s Excellence in the Arts Award on Sunday night. His new film Just Mercy also walked away with Movie Of the Year honors, beating out … Read more