Policy, Research & Politics
Freemuse calls for charges to be dropped against Egyptian poet
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- Thursday, 10 May 2018
The poet is also facing a parallel civil case related to his lyrics being used in a song by Egyptian musician Ramy Essam, who himself has a warrant for his arrest over the song and accompanying video.
Why does art matter? Why should we support the arts?
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- Thursday, 10 May 2018
Economic rationalists would point out that most artists are economically unviable. That is true, unfortunately.
The Ultimate Guide for Cultural Managers
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- Thursday, 10 May 2018
Visas for Third Country National Artists Travelling to the Schengen Area.
Can music bridge Thailand's sectarian divide?
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- Thursday, 10 May 2018
The 14-year conflict between Muslim insurgents and authorities in Thailand's three southernmost provinces has claimed more than 7,000 lives. But can music help bridge the sectarian divide?
Was Cairo’s grand opera house a tool of cultural imperialism?
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- Thursday, 10 May 2018
The new Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman and the brand new Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi revive vital questions. Are these new institutions instruments of Western domination, or are such cultural spaces compatible with Muslim social life?
Connaissez-vous vraiment l'Eurovision?
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- Thursday, 10 May 2018
Présenté par les organisateurs comme "le plus grand spectacle de divertissement télévisé au monde", l'Eurovision détient également le record Guinness du plus ancien concours musical diffusé à la télévision.
European arts organisations defend music as a human right
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- Tuesday, 01 May 2018
A new policy paper calls for continued freedom of movement, and claims music helps promote the values that unite Europeans, such as equality.
In 1932, this opera was a hit. Why has no one seen it since?
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- Tuesday, 01 May 2018
“Opera companies also would have been hesitant to put on a work by a black female composer affiliated with the communist party”.
On Music and Activism
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- Tuesday, 01 May 2018
Musical activism reached its zenith in the wake of the political turbulence of the 1960s and ‘70s.
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