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Combined arts

Mandinga Arts performing at the Thames Fetival's Night Carnival, 2008

The way many artists want to work – and audiences to engage.

Dance

Dance plays a key part in contemporary culture

Literature

At its core is the book and the page, yet even the written word is in flux

Music

Music has never before been so universally available…

Theatre

Forced Entertainment. Photo: Hugo Glendinning

English theatre has astonishing variety and is admired worldwide

Visual arts

Seizure, Roger Hiorns

Encourages us to think about our place in the world in new ways

Each artform has its own distinctive qualities: our definitions are contemporary, open to new trends in emerging - and sometimes challenging - arts practice.

Touring

Touring is one of the most flexible and creative ways of bringing live performance to people. Art, artists and audiences are all developed through touring.

We fund touring work so that people across the country have the opportunity to see and experience great art. Find out more and download relevant publications at our touring page.

Arts Council Collection

New Acquisitions 2008–09

The Arts Council Collection supports artists in this country through the purchase and display of their work. Since it was founded in 1946, the Collection’s ...

Arts Council Collection 2008–09

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Ghost Stories

Written by Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) and Andy Nyman (co-creator of Derren Brown's TV shows), Ghost Stories proved an unprecedented success at Lyric Hammersmith. Following an extended run, it moves to Duke of York's Theatre. You're advised to wear your finest pair of brown trousers.