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_Acclaimed Burton-on-Trent Guit...

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...

_New jobs created in 2012 as lo...

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Despite the economic downturn, scores of local jobs have been saved and created, thanks to the Harborough Innovation Centre, which first opened its doors six months ago. The Centre, based at the entra...

_PHG appoints Punch Communicati...

8th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Performance Horizon Group (PHG), a leading provider of performance marketing technology, has appointed Punch Communications to handle its national, trade-specific and online PR. Established in May 201...



A magical journey begins Underneath the Floorboard...

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ A newly commissioned performance for Under 5s, Underneath the Floorboards is the latest show from North-East based Dance Company balletLORENT. This interactive show - which will take place at Déda in Derby - is the perfect introduction to contemporary...

Culture at Coopers comes to Burton

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ This February, Coopers Square Shopping Centre in Burton Upon Trent is bringing the art gallery direct to you, with an exclusive pop-up exhibition, giving Burton shoppers the opportunity to view the latest works from local artist, Alistair Kennedy...

Readers' Studios: Jane French

2nd Feb 2012 ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the studio of Jane French, a contemporary artist who specialises in portraits...

Host of celebrities join DMU for the return of Cul...

30th Jan 2012 ⁄ A host of arts and media celebrities will visit Leicester later this month for De Montfort University’s (DMU) annual student-run Cultural Exchanges Festival. This year’s festival will include public lectures and performances with most events free of charge, and guests including...

Michael Clark dance company at Curve

27th Jan 2012 ⁄ Michael Clark Company returns to Curve with the latest instalment of his critically acclaimed dance production made primarily to the music of David Bowie - come, been and gone. The piece also embraces the work of key collaborators..

Retina Dance Company returns to Déda with brand ne...

26th Jan 2012 ⁄ Nottingham-based Retina Dance Company returns to Déda on Saturday 25 February with their latest work Layers of Skin. Having established itself as a leading contemporary dance company on both the British and European contemporary dance scene...

Graduate’s collection to hit Paris catwalk for wor...

23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate’s biker-style collection is to appear on the runway at one of Europe’s most renowned fashion trade shows after winning a prestigious competition. Lauren Pharoah, a fashion design graduate from Leicester’s DMU, is one of...