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Guest columnist: Dylan Quinn – Dance Corner

Dylan Quinn performing in Dance Corner by Luail

Obituary: Peter Ballance (1971 – 2025)

10th July, 2025

A photograph of Peter Ballance.

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Mexican artist Mar Decena leads Middle Eastern dance celebration at the MAC, supported by The National Lottery

10th July, 2025

Five people standing in a dance pose smiling towards the camera.

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Vona Groarke welcomed as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry

9th July, 2025

Vona Groarke, poses for a photograph. They are wearing a black polo neck jumper and have short hair with a sweeping fringe.

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Spotlight on Theatre and Dance from Northern Ireland at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

7th July, 2025

A group of theatre makers standing together outside alongside the funders.

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4th July, 2025

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Irish-language Theatre Award 2025

3rd July, 2025

Two actors on stage with Votes for Women signage in the background.

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21 D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse artists from NI awarded funding to create new work

3rd July, 2025

A group of people standing facing the camera smiling outside the University of Atypical's office in Belfast.

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Applications for funding for individual artists now open

2nd July, 2025

A group of artists standing outside in St Anne's Square in Belfast smiling towards the camera.

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