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| Thursday, 22 March, 2001, 11:04 GMT Arts funding boost: At a glance The Arts Council has secured �100m extra funding The arts in England are to receive an extra �100m a year from 2003 with big funding rises for some of the country's most prestigious companies. Here are the budget highlights at a glance. Large arts organisations The Royal Shakespeare Company receives the largest cash and percentage increases of the large arts organisations with an extra �3m (29%) by 2003/04. The Royal National Theatre receives an increase of �1,525,941 by 2003/04, an increase of 11.5% over two years. The South Bank Centre receives increases of 5% in 2002/03 and 3.9% in 2003/04. The Royal Opera House receives an increase of �615,000 for 2002/03 and �633,450 in 2003/04. The Crafts Council receives above inflationary increases of 4% in 2002/03 and 4% in 2003/04. Non-performing arts portfolio Literature projects will have a 75% increase between 2002/03 and 2003/04. The visual arts have an increase of 28% over the same period. Dance receives a 17% increase over two years, providing much needed increases in core revenue support for small and middle-scale companies and innovative companies. Opera companies will have major cash increases and there are large increases for the non-classical sector. The total increase over the years 2002/03 and 2003/04 for music is 15%. New work, experimentation and risk Ricochet and Random dance companies will see their grants more than double in 2002/2003. The Poetry Book Society will have a 57% increase and the Poetry Society enjoys a 42% rise. The National Student Music Awards will have an extra �20,000 from 2002/03. The National Artists Association will have a 44% increase by 2003/04. Diversity and public inclusion Adzido and Badejo Arts enjoy a rise of 28% and 47% respectively in 2002/03. Heart 'n' Soul, a disability arts music group, gets a 30% rise in 2002/03. Apples and Snakes will have a 525% rise and there is new annual funding of �67,000 for Survivors Poetry. The Asian and Caribbean Music Circuit and the Asian Music Circuit both have a 40% increase. The Institute of international visual arts will receive a 25% rise in 2002/03. | See also: 22 Mar 01 | Entertainment 15 Mar 01 | Entertainment 13 Mar 01 | UK Politics 08 Mar 01 | Entertainment 08 Mar 01 | Entertainment 01 Nov 00 | Entertainment 28 Jun 99 | Entertainment Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Entertainment stories now: Links to more Entertainment stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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