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Everyone and Anyone

IETM Hull

This series is curated by IETM (International network for contemporary performing arts) as the organization gets ready to host its Plenary Meeting in Hull, UK, exploring the reality of inclusion in today’s societies in artistic representation and in the process of creation. These articles, featuring various stances on the topic, are meant to nourish the ongoing debate on the contentious issues of inclusion, diversity, participation, and cultural democracy.

three actors on stage behind a clock
Escaping the Imaginary of Engaged Arts
Essay

Escaping the Imaginary of Engaged Arts

21 March 2019

Goran Tomka looks at how arts and culture organizations can best engage with their communities.

a group of performers posing for the camera in dim red and green lights
Encouraging New Voices in Theatre Criticism
Essay

Encouraging New Voices in Theatre Criticism

19 March 2019

Jamie Potter from Middle Child Theatre discusses how their New Critics' Programme is helping grow and diversify theatre criticism in the UK. 

a group of people in costume at the Porthcawl Carnival
Should Our Funds for the Arts Pay for Cultural Democracy?
Essay

Should Our Funds for the Arts Pay for Cultural Democracy?

17 March 2019

Nan van Houte expresses a desire for funding bodies to take their responsibility and support cultural democracy without compromising the existing subsidies for the arts.

large installation
Rethinking the Purpose of British Arts Institutions
Essay

Rethinking the Purpose of British Arts Institutions

17 February 2019

Lyn Gardner, theatre critic for the Guardian, looks at how several British theatre companies are redefining their mission and expanding in ways to be of greater benefit to their communities.

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Series are collections of content curated around a specific theme. HowlRound works with curators to develop topical pieces meant to spotlight current events and happenings within the commons.