25 February, 2008

Live Art under Threat

From the Live Art Development Agency

We greatly value our partnerships and collaborations within the Live Art sector.  Like many organisations the Live Art Development Agency relies on a healthy infrastructure that supports and nurtures Live Art.  We are therefore disappointed to learn of two organisations that are currently under threat and we urge you to lend them your support.  Below are postings which we are forwarding to others who we hope will act upon them.

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Contemporary Performance Practice (CPP) at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow
"A leading theatrical course at Scotland's most prestigious performing arts academy is taking no new students for the next academic year. The multi-disciplinary course in Contemporary Performance Practice (CPP) at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow will not have a first-year intake in 2008/2009. Yesterday, the cash-strapped academy admitted that recruitment to the cutting-edge, four-year degree has been "put on hold" as part of the "change process" at the conservatoire." (Glasgow Herald)

read on - http://www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.2032090.0.rsamd_freezes_leading_course_as_part_of_drive_to_save_600_000.php

Please follow this link to see a speech made by Guillermo Gómez-Peña at the NRLA's Performing Rights, Glasgow on Sunday in support of the threatened Contemporary Performance Practice BA (Hons) at the RSAMD.

To support the students and staff email letters and statements of support for the CPP programme to friendsandgraduates@googlemail.com. 



CPR - the Centre for Performance Research, Wales
 'the Aberystwyth-based powerhouse of international theatre' (The Guardian)

Arts Council of Wales have announced intended funding cut to CPR which threaten CPR's continuing work.  CPR has launched an online petition for support.  Read about the funding history and cuts at:

 

 

CPR request that you circulate this email to colleagues, associates and friends who you think would be concerned with CPR's situation.  In addition, at this extremely difficult and precarious moment, CPF would greatly welcome hearing from those wishing to write in support, encouragement and advocacy of the value and integrity of our work - past, present and future.

 

Letters of support may be addressed to Judie Christie and/ or Richard Gough
or by post to:  CPR, The Foundry, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, SY23 3AJ 

 


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