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“Arts and culture modify people’s behaviour.” Northern Soul chats to Bradford’s Brick Box Rooms
The Arts Council likes to talk about hard-to-reach audiences, says Rosie Freeman, director of The Brick Box, an arts organisation which has relocated from London to Bradford.
Read the full story..Review: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel only read one page,” says Professor Kirke at the beginning of The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe.
Read the full story..A design for life: the building of a northern architectural success story
It is said that some of the best success stories begin in failure.
Read the full story..Bradford’s arts-led renaissance: Northern Soul chats to Syima Aslam, the woman behind Bradford Literature Festival
When Syima Aslam first discussed creating a literature festival in Bradford, her daughter’s response was telling. “A literature festival in Bradford? Mum, really?”
Read the full story..Northern Soul talks to Bradford’s Brick Box about gentrification, folklore and community arts
Sitting upstairs at the Forks cafe in front of the enormous window overlooking Bradford’s up-and-coming North Parade high street, Rosie Freeman is holding forth about the many attractions of her newly adopted city.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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- “People are a lot more aware of local businesses.” The founders of Roastea talk to Northern Soul
- “We have a basket that’s 4,000 years old, but looks like you can buy it in B&Q.” Campbell Price, Egyptologist and curator at Manchester Museum
- “It’s given us the time to sit down and realise where we want to go with our music.” The Orielles chat to Northern Soul
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