The biggest winners in terms of total grant were the Young Vic, up 15.8% to £1.75m a year, Northern Stage, up 19.6% to £1.6m, and English Touring Opera, up 17.6% to £1.6m.
Chichester Festival Theatre’s grant rose 10.1% to £1.6m while the Whitechapel Gallery will benefit from a rise of 25.3% to take its annual total up to £1.5m.
Stine Nilsen, co-artistic director of London-based Candoco – “a contemporary company of disabled and non-disabled dancers”, said its increase of 11%, to £415,530, would allow the group to reach a wider audience.
“We feel the arts council has recognised the impact the work that Candoco has done for the past 20 years, working with disabled and non-disabled artists creating high quality work with amazing choreographers across the world,” she said.
The Manchester International Festival, which this summer will premiere Damon Albarn’s new stage show Doctor Dee, came out top in the list of new additions to the Arts Council’s portfolio with £500,000 followed by the National Skills Academy, with £400,000.
The London-based Opera Group will receive £345,000 a year from 2012/2013, while festival and event organiser Kendal Arts International will benefit to the tune of £290,000 a year.
