Did Arts Council England topple Chi-chi Nwanoku?
OrchestrasWe are hearing suggestions that the removal of the Chineke founder from the running of her diversity orchestra Chineke! came as a condition of the Arts Council providing substantial funding and portfolio status for the organisation.
No newspaper has yet reported the change of governance at Chineke!, which slippedisc.com broke exclusively yesterday. But reports have circulated in two mass-market tabloids in recent weeks of bullying allegations at the organisation. These have proved an embarrassment to the funding bodies. Hence the sudden appointment of a new safeguarding governor, along with other measures.
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