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FacebookInstagramTwitterYoutubeLinkedInABC AUDITED CONTRIBUTORSTHE ARTS SOCIETYNADFAS House,8 Guilford Street,London WC1N 1DATel: 020 7430 0730 Fax: 020 7242 0686review@theartssociety.orgtheartssociety.orgPatron: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of GloucesterNational Chairman: June Robinson BEMPresident: Loyd Grossman CBEVice Presidents: Martin Drury; Philippa Glanville OBE; Desmond Shawe-Taylor; Alison RichmondChief Executive: Florian SchweizerTHE ARTS SOCIETY REVIEWEditor: Susanna ClarkeArt Director: John Paul YettonEditorial Director: Danielle GreenPublisher: Judith Quiney, NEL Ltd (020 7430 0730, ext 245)Advertising Sales: Judith Quiney, Commercial Director, 020 7430 0730, ext 245, judith@theartssociety.orgDesign: Touchline PublishingOrigination: DL Imaging LtdPrinting: GD Web offset LtdThe Arts Society Review is published quarterly by The Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) and circulated to its membership (ABC audited). The closing date for editorial for the winter issue is 4 September, 2017.The views expressed in The Arts Society Review are not necessarily those of the Chairman, Trustee Board or the Editor. Every effort has been made to check the accuracy of the information in The Arts Society Review. However neither The Arts Society nor NEL Ltd can accept responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions. Articles, photographs, drawings etc in The Arts Society Review may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Chief Executive of The Arts Society. The Society accepts no responsibility for goods and services advertised in The Arts Society Review, whether the advertiser be a member or not. Advertisements are published for convenience of members and members choosing to buy or sell through the medium of this magazine do so entirely at their own risk. © The Arts Society 2017 Average Net Circulation Jan-December 2016, 77,938WHAT'S NEW ON THEARTSSOCIETY.ORGFind out more about the work of local branches of The Arts Society worldwide, including the winners of the new Jane Austen Young Arts Prize for Original Composition created by The Arts Society Winchester, and taster lectures for new societies in Pimlico, Mallorca and Menorca.ALYN SHIPTONNICHOLAS TROMANSMARK FISHERAlyn is a BBC jazz broadcaster, author of A New History of Jazz and Research Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music. On page 30 he explores the continuing influence of jazz.Q. Which jazz musicians do you find most inspiring?A. After my first loves of Fats Waller and Buck Clayton, I remain in awe of Miles Davis for his constant reinvention in redefining what jazz means and is.Q. What is your favourite UK cultural website?A. The mix at royalacademy.org.uk is a matter of constant stimulation.Nicholas joined Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village as curator in 2013 after a career in academia. He led the current exhibition, GF Watts: England’s Michelangelo (see page 42). Q. Which is your favourite Watts artwork?A. It has to be Hope because of the many powerful experiences that others have had. Q. Is there a modern artist who echoes Watts’ values?A. Maybe conceptual artist Jeremy Deller. He wants art to be immediately relevant and to be political in the best sense of engaging people with their choices. Mark is based in Edinburgh and writes for The Guardian as its Scottish theatre critic. On page 40 he examines the rise of live screenings.Q. What first attracted you to the theatre?A. I’d always taken part in school plays and, having got into university to study English, I realised drama was more fun and switched subjects after my first year.Q. Which production are you looking forward to? A. Karine Polwart’s Wind Resistance is a musical elegy to the landscape being given a welcome revival by Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum, 3–11 November.06WELCOMEThe Arts Society ReviewAutumn 2017