Presentations should be around 20 minutes to provide time for a Q&A and discussion.
If interested, please submit a short summary of your topic to info@performingartscollections.org.uk with the subject line 'APAC Symposium 2025'.
Deadline for submissions: Monday 27 October, 5pm
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APAC invites speakers to present their work and share insights and challenges on the following topics:
- Case studies on curatorial projects
- Alternative approaches to curation
- Links between theory and practice 2/3
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Call for speakers! 📣
APAC’s annual symposium is taking place at
Glyndebourne, 21 Nov, 11am-3pm.
We are still accepting submissions for presentations on this year's theme of curation. We will also feature current and past projects that highlight new ideas and challenges in curation 1/3
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APAC's Book of the Month 📖 is Alexandra Wilson's 'Someone Else’s Music: Opera and the British'.
Drawing on research from several APAC members' archives, the book traces opera’s surprisingly close relationship with popular culture
More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Dr. Meggs’ innovative research explores the undocumented era of dancers working in the cabaret nightclubs of Europe in the 1970s/80s from a lived experience perspective.
📷 Read the full thesis here: cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
08.10.2025 08:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’re delighted to celebrate Dr Al Meggs, an APAC Student & Academic Member, who has successfully completed their PhD @uniofbrighton.bsky.social with the thesis: Re(-)collecting Cabaret: A Queer Haunted Autoethnography of Real, Researched, and Imagined Stories of Cabaret Past & Present.
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SAVE THE DATE! 📅
APAC’s annual symposium will take place on Friday 21 November 2025 at Glyndebourne , East Sussex, from 11am to 3pm.
More information on the confirmed schedule and tickets will be circulated soon, with the event free for APAC Members and a small fee for non-members.
07.10.2025 11:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
EVENT REMINDER 🎭
@apgrd.bsky.social presents 'Giorgos Sampatakakis: For the sake of history alone: Queer adaptations of Greek Tragedy in Greece', at the Taylor Institution Library, St Giles', Oxford, and online.
For more information, head over to: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2025/...
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Angela Lansbury at 100
Celebrating her Stardom and Legacy
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Angela Lansbury, Laura Milburn & James Rhodes present the 'Angela Lansbury at 100: Celebrating her Stardom and Legacy' conference.
For more information, head to: angelalansbury100.wordpress.com
19.09.2025 07:42 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Greeks: Radical Reinvention | National Theatre
Explore the staging of ancient Greek drama, reinvented for modern audiences in this free exhibition.
@NationalTheatre have opened their new exhibition ‘The Greeks: Radical Reinvention’! Looking at essential aspects of ancient Greek drama, the exhibition looks at how these plays have been reinvented for modern audiences
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/t...
18.09.2025 16:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sanger 200 - The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition - APAC
EXHIBITION ALERT! 🚨
The National Fairground & Circus Archive marks 200 years of George Sanger, one of the most significant circus proprietors of all time. 'Sanger 200' recounts a life through archived material.
Read more about 'Sanger 200' here: performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
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After the success of our first archive ‘on show’ morning we are running the event again - in the afternoon of Thursday 9 October, 2pm. Booking details here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/16-...
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Sanger 200 - The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition - APAC
Make sure to check out our new Stories post below by @Fairarchives, discussing their new online exhibition, ‘Sanger 200’.
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
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Sanger 200 - The National Fairground and Circus Archive’s first online exhibition - APAC
Read about the National Fairground and Circus Archive's first online exhibition, 'Sanger 200', in our new APAC blog post! ⬇️⬇️
performingartscollections.org.uk/stories/p/sa...
02.09.2025 10:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
JOB ALERT! 🚨
@BorderCrossings is looking for a fixed-term freelance Archivist to lead the development & safeguarding of their archive. The role is London-based.
For full job description & information on how to apply for the post, please email: lucy@bordercrossings.org.uk
02.09.2025 10:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
JOB ALERT!
@FuelTheatre is seeking a temporary Access Consultant to work alongside the archivist to reach a more diverse research audience & to ensure the archive is inclusive & accessible.
Please contact General Manager, Joanne Williams, for more info: joanne@fueltheatre.com
29.08.2025 13:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Project Archivist - Access:Southbank Centre, London
JOB ALERT 🚨
@southbankcentre are looking for a Project Access Archivist for a 7.5-month fixed-term role (4 days per week).
Details & how to apply can be found here: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk/Job/JobDetai...
27.08.2025 10:58 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mark your diaries! 🗓️
Our next APAC members meeting will be on the 18 September 2025, 3-5pm.
Check your emails for info on how to attend.
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Resources - APAC
Have you seen the Resources page on our website?
It includes practical advice for collections on everything from digital preservation to finding similar collections to documenting & storing prompt books.
Check it out now ⬇️⬇️⬇️
performingartscollections.org.uk/resources/
07.08.2025 17:04 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
As we plan members' meetings for the year ahead, we're keen to hear about projects or research that you would like to share with APAC members. If you're a new member, this could be a brilliant opportunity to introduce your collection & the work that you do.
DM us & share!
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Become a member - APAC
Join APAC as an insitutional, individual or student member.
🎭 Students & Academics of Performing Arts — why not connect with the UK & Ireland GLAM community! Join @apac-ssn.bsky.social (Association for Performing Arts Collections) for access to great resources, research & events.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ycb2kdvp
#PerformingArtsArchives #APAC
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Calling all Student & Academic APAC members!
Our Your Voice Matters Survey closes today - check your emails and have your say on how APAC works for you!
18.07.2025 07:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Britten Pears Arts Integrated Catalogue - Archive - CLM
Basil Coleman papers
Proustian flashback to the pandemic just now: a researcher is looking through the papers of director/producer Basil Coleman (www.bpacatalogue.org/archive/CLM) which were catalogued then. Memories of standing on the far side of the Reading Room from our trainee Eleanor as she worked on them, 1/2
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Travel Grants - APAC
Members can apply for travel grants to attend relevant events.
A reminder to our members!
Members are automatically eligible for APAC travel grants to attend APAC events and other relevant events, such as symposia, study days & conferences related to performing arts collections.
For more info head over to: performingartscollections.org.uk/whats-on/tra...
11.07.2025 08:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Home | Dancing with Decolonisation
Welcome to Dancing with Decolonisation (DwD).
DwD is a global dance conference taking place online July-September 2022.
@DDecolonisation is excited to announce their Online Conference for 2025 over the 18-19 July. The conference is free & features a range of talks and workshops.
More info here: globaldanceconfere.wixsite.com/d-w-d
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This is an online event that takes place on Monday 30th June 2025. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. @rcmlondon.bsky.social @cupress.bsky.social
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FREE BOOK LAUNCH EVENT
Join Nils Grosch for a talk to mark the publication of The Glyndebourne Émigrés, which uses archive material to examine the role played by emigrés in the early years of Glyndebourne.
This online event & tickets are available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/insiders-out...
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Music Curator at the British Library and President of IAML (the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres) https://www.iaml.info
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
Welcome to the library, ask us anything, there are no such things as stupid questions. Find us at
ljmu.ac.uk/library
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28k students and 2,500 staff from 100+ countries. Passionate about our city, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds and making a difference.
Developing #LiveArt research, practice and infrastructure. https://www.thisisliveart.co.uk
Graeae is a force for change in world-class theatre, breaking down barriers & boldly placing Deaf, Disabled & neurodivergent artists centre stage.
graeae.org
Since starting in 2000, Rhubarb Theatre have delivered creative and original performances to family's nationwide. We focus on fun, accessible and visual art.
Film & Theatre scholar - Livecasting, remediation, intermediality, medium identity.
Thesis: Both Grand and Intimate - UK Livecasting From 2009 to Now
Actually autistic, sometimes writer, cat person. (She/Her)
News and events from the Theatre Studies team: https://www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/theatre/
The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland.
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
Archives, maps & photography.
Armchair archaeology.
Fascinated by Jacquetta Hawkes & creative archaeology.
Never tired of postcards.
Views are mine, unless reposts.
Become a member via our website www.britishmusichallsociety.com
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Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
Promoting all genres of Scotland's music at home & abroad:
music archive & online shop, talent development, showcasing and events:
Current projects:
HitTheRoadTours, Musicares, Classical Next, Northern Connection ShowcaseScotland, Made in Scotland
Cultural historian and Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick. Researching theatre in the long nineteenth century and queer theatre histories. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Regular theatre, exhibition and museum visitor. Chocoholic 🍫
Associate Professor, Archives and Records Management, UCL. Interested in person-centred and trauma-informed archives and records practice
Research Fellow at Trinity Laban focusing on arts and health, chronic pain, co-produced research, and digital technology
Head of Archive & Library at The Red House, http://brittenpearsarts.org. Archives, music, metadata; side orders of architecture, landscape history & electronic noise.
