Despite the general tenor and tension of such challenging times, it’s not often these days that the arts seem to return to first principles, to questioning their own purpose and shaping of meaning, and the ways they operate within the world and its structures of power. And yet, in a climate of seemingly permanent cuts, it’s often at that primary level – where we most profoundly shape and reflect the complexities of the collective and the personal – that cultural practice can make the best case for its own continued existence and relevance.
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