Catch up on all the news from our social channels this week.

The design community Scene Change visited us this week.

English National Opera have been deeply moved by the Black Lives Matter movement in the US and the UK. We filmed members of our ENO family responding to the movement.

 

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“Breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?” “Night out or night in?” “Black lives matter, yes or no?” Nine people from around the world and living in London sing, dance, speak and play, exploring what it means to raise your voice for the colour of your skin. ‘What Do You Hope For?’ is an honest, thoughtful and personal short film of music from world-class operatic artists, and interviews with the voices behind the voices. —- Black Lives Matter. —- Curated and directed by Simone Ibbett-Brown Film by Nick Kofi @juliadw_soprano, @damegaj, @1dunnu, @narduswill.i.ams, @gerrardmartindance, @allysondevenish66, @errollyn9552, @nick_kofi, @simonejib

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This week, ENO got involved in BBC bitesize.

The government announced extra funding for the arts sector (and the BBC used a photo of the interior of the London Coliseum on their website)

 

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📢 Statement from Stuart Murphy, Chief Executive: “The government have brought the arts back from a cliff edge and on behalf of all our staff, audiences and performers, we at ENO are hugely appreciative. Such support will allow ENO to continue our long and vibrant history of creative innovation, bringing opera, classical music and the wider arts to as many people as possible, both in the London Coliseum and beyond. There are challenging times ahead but we’ve shown how adaptable ENO can be having pulled together our forthcoming drive-in opera which allows us to perform to people in a socially distanced world. This is just one of the many innovative projects the arts have devised in this period. This announcement allows the whole of the UK arts sector to plan with confidence, and we thank all those who have worked so hard on the deal. The arts matter and this package recognises that. We look forward to learning more in the days ahead.”

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