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Is Covid the end of arts and culture as we know it?
A bronze theatre mask on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
TENS of thousands of workers were sent home when museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas and other cultural venues closed.
Thousands of artists and freelancers saw their contracts and commissions paused or dropped. Self-employed educators, tour guides and technicians were left without an income.
Many of them did not qualify for furlough, small business grants or self-employment support as they often combine two or more precarious jobs with their freelance work. Countless workers were left with sick pay or no pay for self-isolation and sickness.
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