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Find out moreChallenging artists and scientists to collaborate on new approaches to the creative process, the £15,000 DARE Art Prize 2023/24 awarded by the University of Leeds and Opera North is open for applications. Part of our pioneering DARE partnership with the University,…
Read moreAre you an academic currently employed at the University of Leeds looking to further your practice-based research in your field alongside one of the UK’s five national opera companies? Do you desire to undertake original research into aspects of Opera North’s…
Read more”I have had the enriching opportunity of being a DARE Publication intern at Opera North. Under the wise guidance of the Editor, Stuart Leeks, I witnessed a part of the captivating world of opera, having had little knowledge of it…
Read moreDARE Internship 2022/23 Reflection ‘I’m Eben and have been interning with Opera North’s Community Partnerships department. During my time with Opera North, I have had many great opportunities to do a wide variety of things. I am very grateful to…
Read moreLawyer, writer and Good Law Project founder Jolyon Maugham is announced as the next speaker in the DARE Liberty Lecture series, where he’ll discuss his new book, Bringing Down Goliath: How Good Law Can Topple the Powerful, with Paul Wragg, Professor of…
Read moreFirst created in 2007, the pioneering DAREpartnership between Opera North and theUniversity of Leeds has gone from strength tostrength. 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of ourcollaboration, and the DARE 15 Reviewdemonstrates that the partnership still hasextensive mutual benefit for our…
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