ALT Jack Phelan - Video Artist / Filmmaker [Ireland]; Jay Dodge - Theatre-Maker [Canada]; Katie Richardson Musician / Composer / Sound Designer [UK/Ireland]; Imaan Samson - Digital Artist / Producer [UK]; Fearghus O’Conchuir - Choreographer / Dance artist [Ireland]; Laura Kriefman - Choreographer / Artist [UK]; Albert Barbu - Creative Technologist [UK]; Catherine Ireton - Music / Theatre / Interactive Art [UK]; Sean Burns - VR / AR Technical Director [Ireland]; Choy-Ping Clarke-Ng 吳彩萍 - Theatre -maker / Designer [Ireland / Hong Kong]; Anna Bacheva - Artist [France]; Orla Casey - Creative technologist, VR & visual artist [Ireland / UK]

ALT Today, Arts Council England agreed it will invest £11.46million in the English National Opera (ENO) for April 2023-March 2024. This is to sustain a programme of work at the ENO’s home the London Coliseum, and at the same time help the ENO start planning for a new base outside London by 2026. Further investment for 2024-2026 is also available in principle, subject to discussion and application. The Arts Council and the ENO are working together quickly with an aim to reach agreement by the end of March this year on a further two years of funding. An overall three years of investment would help the ENO transition over time to a model where it can deliver an innovative opera programme from a base outside London while continuing to perform at its London Coliseum home. The shared ambition is for the ENO to be in a strong position to apply to the Arts Council’s National Portfolio of funded organisations from 2026, from a new base outside London. Read more in the link in our tweet.