Have the Arts Created a Culture of Fear?

This week on Lean Out, we turn our attention to freedom of expression in the arts. My guest on today’s program is an acclaimed and controversial choreographer who says the UK’s creative industries are in crisis — experiencing a culture of widespread fear and intimidation. And she’s launched a new organization to address this.

Rosie Kay is the CEO and artistic director of the Kay2CO dance company, and a founder of Freedom in the Arts.

Rosie Kay is my guest, today on Lean Out. Transcript to come for paid subscribers.

In this interview, we discuss an open letter from some cast members of Rosie Kay’s production of Romeo + Juliet. You can read that letter in full here.