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16 March 2026

The new Genesis Foundation commission, performed by The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, and soloists Elizabeth Watts & Matthew McKinney, becomes the first concert work to receive its world premiere in the Sistine Chapel  Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 29th March…

27 January 2026

(c Mike Wornell) The Genesis Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of the brand new Genesis Pathways Programme, in partnership with the William Morris Gallery. The new programme is an innovative initiative aimed at fostering more inclusive pathways into…

5 January 2026

Today marks 25 years since the Genesis Foundation began its mission to support and nurture the development of outstanding emerging talent across theatre, choral music, visual arts, literature and so much more. Here is a note from our Founder and…

29 October 2025

The Royal Academy of Arts has announced the next two curators joining the Genesis Future Curators Programme.  Chosen from over 750 applicants, Emily Pryke and Jada McMillian will begin 2-year full-time paid positions at the Royal Academy this week, with Emily working in the Exhibitions team and Jada in Collections.  Emily finished her Masters in Art,…

28 October 2025

John Studzinski & David Byrne (c) The AMI Collection Today the Genesis Foundation announces its return to the Royal Court Theatre with a major new multi-year partnership investing in play commissioning and development. The partnership will include underwriting a suite…

12 September 2025

The Jewish Literary Foundation has announced the new cohort for the Genesis Emerging Writers Programme, which returns for its fifth anniversary in 2025/26. Helping launch the careers of 50 authors to date, the celebrated programme supports writers across fiction, non-fiction…

26 August 2025

Genesis Sixteen alumnus James Newby has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Leicester.  James is a former baritone from the fifth cohort of the Genesis Sixteen programme and has since received the 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust…

14 August 2025

Jessica Cale, Bethany Horak-Hallett & Matthew McKinney Three alumni from the Genesis Sixteen programme, run in partnership between the Genesis Foundation and The Sixteen, will appear in the world premiere of Glyndebourne’s The Railway Children. The new opera is a…

4 August 2025

The Genesis Theatre Design Programme is now accepting applications for its second cohort of eight new trainee theatre designers. This initiative aims to address under-representation in theatre design, by providing free, comprehensive training and mentorship to global majority adults from…

10 July 2025

The Sixteen is pleased to reveal the names of the 22 young singers who will join the 15th cohort of Genesis Sixteen this autumn, as well as announcing Florence Price as the Genesis Sixteen Conducting Scholar. Over 300 singers have…

20 March 2025

The Genesis Foundation is delighted to announce that highly acclaimed British stage director Joe Hill-Gibbins, has been awarded the £25,000 Genesis Foundation Prize 2025. The prestigious award recognises an exceptional mentor in the arts whose work has profoundly impacted the…

7 March 2025

Taio Lawson, the Genesis Foundation’s current Genesis Fellow and associate director at the Young Vic, has been appointed artistic director and co-chief executive of the Bush Theatre.  Taio will join the organisation and oversee the final season of plays programmed…

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