Tag: artists
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Stronger Proposals” and Silent Shelves: The Reality of Being a Marginalised Theatre Artist in Manchester
By Sid Akbar I’m not writing this from a place of polish. I’m writing it from the shelf – where yet another piece of work, another application, another vital story has been quietly filed away as “unsuccessful”. Recently, my project Besharam [shame-LESS] was turned down for a Manchester commission. The feedback? It was “solid and…
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Funding, Futility, and the Fire to Keep Going!
By Sid Akbar Following on from my last blog post, I didn’t expect to be writing again so soon. But here I am — because I’ve just received the news that our Arts Council application for The Wrath of Khandan wasn’t successful. Not because there was anything wrong with it. In fact, they said it…
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