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Artists in Quarantine: Marc Tritschler, Creative Director of Music, NT
1 June 2020
The new blog series throws the spotlight on Genesis artists in lockdown: directors, writers, actors, musicians and artists, who have had to figure out ways to stay creative and practise their art in a completely new way, sometimes in extremely…
Artists in Quarantine: Sami Ibrahim, playwright
28 May 2020
The new blog series throws the spotlight on Genesis artists in lockdown: directors, writers, actors, musicians and artists, who have had to figure out ways to stay creative and practise their art in a completely new way, sometimes in extremely…
Artists in Quarantine: Lizzy Humphries, singer
21 May 2020
The new blog series throws the spotlight on Genesis artists in lockdown: directors, writers, actors, musicians and artists, who have had to figure out ways to stay creative and practise their art in a completely new way, sometimes in extremely…
Artists in quarantine: Sam Barnett, actor
14 May 2020
The new blog series throws the spotlight on Genesis artists in lockdown: directors, writers, actors, musicians and artists, who have had to figure out ways to stay creative and practise their art in a completely new way, sometimes in extremely…
Artists in quarantine: Jim Fortune, songwriter
7 May 2020
The new blog series throws the spotlight on Genesis artists in lockdown: directors, writers, actors, musicians and artists, who have had to figure out ways to stay creative and practise their art in a completely new way, sometimes in extremely…
Premiere recording of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 5 ‘Le grand…
30 March 2020
The premiere recording of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 5 ‘Le grand Inconnu’ will be released on Harry Christophers and The Sixteen’s CORO label. Recorded live at the Barbican Hall, James MacMillan’s powerful large-scale choral symphony was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation…
2020 Genesis Prize awarded to Rebecca Salter, President of the…
25 March 2020
The Genesis Foundation today announced Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy of Arts, as the winner of the 2020 Genesis Prize. Worth £25,000, the Genesis Prize is the only prize which recognises outstanding mentoring of artistic talent and gives…
Genesis Foundation commissions light up Durham Cathedral
5 March 2020
LIGHT, a dazzling installation by artist Chris Levine – originally commissioned by the Genesis Foundation in 2010 – goes live on 20 March 2020 in the 12th-century Galilee Chapel at Durham Cathedral. Compounding its impact will be a soundtrack of…
John Studzinski to chair the first of the Lord Mayor…
18 February 2020
On 24 February, Genesis Foundation Founder & Chairman John Studzinski will chair the first of three ‘Cultural Conversations’ hosted by William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London at Mansion House. Funded by the Genesis Foundation, these conversations are…
John Studzinski receives prestigious US award for “Common Good” Philanthropy
7 February 2020
On Friday 7 February, John Studzinski CBE will receive the St Katharine Drexel Award in Catholic Philanthropy from the Board of Founders and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA) in Florida, in relation to his charity Arise. FADICA is a…
Latest Genesis Podcast available – Alexander Armstrong and Harry Christophers…
29 January 2020
The fourth in the series of 20 Genesis Podcasts has been released featuring actor, broadcaster and singer Alexander Armstrong and conductor Harry Christophers. They discuss their mutual past as cathedral choristers and the wider benefits and joys of singing choral…
Jennifer Tang named as the Young Vic’s next Genesis Fellow
7 January 2020
The next Genesis Fellow at the Young Vic is to be director Jennifer Tang. Jennifer is an award-winning theatre-maker and stage director specialising in making new work across multiple disciplines. Her practice spans new writing, devised work and theatre with…
