Union Dance Company
Heros and Zeroes || Tuesday, 1 April, 2008
Union Dance Company: For not lying down and taking any more nonsense from Arts Council England. The 16 year old company lost their funding in the recent shake up. Instead of walking away quietly they are putting up a fight which, if necessary, will go all the way to the courts.
The company are requesting further documentation from ACE to support the decision they have made. Failing that they want the funding restored or else the courts beckon. It's a long shot, that much is certain, but if you believe in what you are doing then fight for it we say. Fight hard and fight dirty because there's no such thing as a fair fight!
Arts Council England: For removing Union Dance Company's funding because, in their words, they have "concerns about the artistic quality" of their work. ACE then defend their decision by stating they will continue to support the work of Jonzi D Productions, amongst others. Just exactly how is that a defence of anything when talking about artistic quality?
The Stage: In a recent story about the transition of Scottish Arts Council into 'Creative Scotland', whatever that means, The Stage refers to Scotland as a "region". Quote; "A bill which will scrap the current Scottish Arts Council has been introduced into the region’s parliament this week."
For the record: Scotland is a country, it is not a region of anywhere or anything, nor was it ever such a thing and the sooner the London hacks at The Stage understand that the better.
Pubs in Ireland: For declining to take part in 'Earth Hour', whereby businesses and the general public alike switched off their electric lights for an hour to help prevent mother earth from choking to death. Publicans said they couldn't use candlelight in their bars because they feared patrons may "fall down stairs, break their glasses or set themselves on fire".
Because people are just that stupid! Before the introduction of the electric light the number one cause of death in prehistoric times was, in fact, stupid people tripping over broken glass and falling down the stairs whilst on fire, Irish or otherwise! Bubble-heads!
Stumble It!
