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• Fewer Students Are Studying English. Does it Matter?

  11-02-2019 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  English has lost more students than other subjects. Undergraduate enrollments on English degrees have also fallen: from an all-time high of around 51,000 in 2011/12 to 39,000 last year, although the proportion of English A-level students who go on to study it at university has hovered around 14% for a decade. It makes sense to view the decline of English studies as part of a bigger, international story about the weakening of the humanities, and its counterpoint: the rise in STEM (science, techn
  
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• How Saudi Arabia Is Trying To Change Its Image Through Culture Festivals

  11-02-2019 23:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The weekends revolve around the concerts, held on Fridays. There are sometimes other notable events, like hot-air balloon rides. Mr. Bocelli performed on the same weekend as a well-known horse race that drew royalty from around the Gulf region. – The New York Times
  
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• Choose: Through This Door The World Is Getting Better. Through The Other Door…

  11-02-2019 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  This may not feel like a particularly revolutionary time. But, if we look closely, we can see current economic, social, and political forces pulling us in two directions. One direction will accelerate us forward, the other backwards. We will decide our fate by the revolution we embrace. – The Walrus
  
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• Creative CALL OUT for multidisciplinary event / Co-op(t), an artist led initiative in Coventry / West Midlands / East Midlands

  11-02-2019 22:56
  How did we get here? Where are we going?
  Frustrated, triumphant, marginalised, voiceless, activated, obsolete. 
  The political tide is creating a world that is ever more divisive. We find...
  
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• Festival FRINGE - Looking For Young Event Producers / Lewisham Live Festival / London

  11-02-2019 22:32
  Lewisham Live is a festival celebrating the talents of children and young people across the London Borough of Lewisham. The festival works annually with over 2000 young people and has reached...
  
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• Why Instagram “Museums” Are Such Hollow Experiences

  11-02-2019 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Photography has long played a crucial role in how we shape the narrative of our lives. Milestones are documented, creating an archive that can be looked back on for years to come. But the value of facilitated photographs—whether a carnival’s fake backdrop of Niagara Falls or giant stilettos at the Happy Place—are a bit more difficult to parse. The photos are blatantly staged and not attached to important life events. – The Walrus
  
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• University Suspends Professor For Reading James Baldwin Aloud In Class

  11-02-2019 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Augsburg University in Minnesota suspended a professor for using the N-word during a class discussion about a James Baldwin book in which the word appeared — and for sharing essays on the history of the word with students who complained to him about it. – Inside Higher Ed
  
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• The Bluegrass Song About Atonal Music That’s Gone Viral On YouTube

  11-02-2019 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “(Gimme some of that) Ol’ Atonal Music,” by the singer Merle Hazard, details in sunny and endearing tones a love of atonality, while explaining to newbies what that is (music that isn’t in one clear key), and includes the best atonal banjo solo you’ve ever heard (probably the only atonal banjo solo you’ve ever heard). That the solo, and the production values, are so good, is no surprise: The soloist and the recording’s producer is Alison Brown, one of th
  
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• Board Member / Handstand Arts CIO / South West

  11-02-2019 21:10
  Handstand Arts CIO is a brand new arts organisation, Circus City is our flagship project - www.bristolcircuscity.com
  Circus City is a city-wide festival in Bristol that has run for 3 weeks every two...
  
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• Why Scientists Are Rethinking The Whole Idea Of Animal Consciousness

  11-02-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  This idea that animals are conscious was long unpopular in the West, but it has lately found favor among scientists who study animal cognition. And not just the obvious cases—primates, dogs, elephants, whales, and others. Scientists are now finding evidence of an inner life in alien-seeming creatures that evolved on ever-more-distant limbs of life’s tree. – The Atlantic
  
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• Kahlo: It’s Fridalandia in Brooklyn

  11-02-2019 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  I enjoyed seeing the Brooklyn Museum’s Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving, but the exhibit was about her, not about her art. (That was its goal, and it succeeded at its goal.) The balance between her life and her art is, as ever, askew. — Judith H. Dobrzynski
  
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• Dancing Community

  11-02-2019 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  It wasn’t the usual impersonal voice reminding those of us sitting in the Joyce Theater to please turn off our cellphones, Instead, we who were waiting to see Camille A. Brown and Dancers perform her ink heard a muted, but excited babble and a voice that I took to be Brown’s. — Deborah Jowitt
  
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• Accessibility and its discontents

  11-02-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  When I started blogging a decade and a half ago, I took for granted that it would be essential to draw a bright line between the things I talked about on line and the things I kept to myself. Many of my millennial friends, by contrast, seem not to draw that distinction. — Terry Teachout
  
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• A Two-Piano Encounter

  11-02-2019 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  A welcome surprise: I had no idea that veteran pianist Fred Hersch and the relatively new piano star Sullivan Fortner had worked together. — Doug Ramsey
  
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• Silicon Valley Tech Says It Wants To Save The World. The Reality May Be Quite Different

  11-02-2019 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  At some tech companies, faith in the mission is encouraged to the point that it resembles religious belief. Employees are invited to see themselves as proselytizers for the transformation of society, spreading the ideas of a company and its leaders around the world. What happens, though, when the mission doesn’t accord with the behavior of a company or the values of its employees? – The New Republic
  
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• You’re Not Wrong: Pop Music Today Sounds Different – How Science Killed Sonic Nuance

  11-02-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Our ears perceive loudness in an environment by reflexively noting the dynamic range — the difference between the softest and loudest sounds (in this case, the environment is the recording itself, not the room you are playing it in). A blaring television commercial may make us turn down the volume of our sets, but its sonic peaks are no higher than the regular programming preceding it. The commercial just hits those peaks more often. A radio station playing classical music may b
  
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• Country Music, Politics, And The Problem When You Don’t Fit In

  11-02-2019 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
   A few years ago there was an expectation that stars such as Sturgill Simpson and Margo Price might bring a new sound and sensibility to country music. Instead, they became their own subgenre and today are often classified as “Americana” artists, a subset of roots music aimed largely at liberals. – Washington Post
  
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• Open Call - TPG New Talent / The Photographers' Gallery / London

  11-02-2019 19:05
  The Photographers’ Gallery announces a new talent initiative for 2019, aimed at identifying and championing under-recognised or emerging UK-based photographers and artists through a dynamic...
  
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• About Time: Landmark Deal Gives Actors Profit Sharing On Work They Help Develop

  11-02-2019 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The deal, reached between Actors’ Equity, a union representing 51,000 performers and stage managers, and the Broadway League, a trade organization for producers, is a milestone, marking the first time that the industry’s financiers have tacitly agreed to acknowledge that performers are contributing ideas, not just labor, to shaping new musicals and plays. – The New York Times
  
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• How Today’s Journalism Looks Remarkably Like That Of Yesteryear

  11-02-2019 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you explained Twitter, the blogosphere, and newsy partisan outlets like Daily Kos or National Review to the Founding Fathers, they’d recognize them instantly. A resurrected Franklin wouldn’t have a news job inside The Washington Post; he’d have an anonymous Twitter account with a huge following that he’d use to routinely troll political opponents, or a partisan vehicle built around himself like Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire, or an occasional columnist
  
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• Love Your Voice / Act Up / London

  11-02-2019 18:13
  Do you struggle to get your voice heard by others, dread having to speak to your colleagues in a formal situation... 
  Have a look at our Love Your Voice course, we've been running communication...
  
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• Robert Ryman: the master of white who took painting apart

  11-02-2019 18:01
  A jazz musician before he was an artist, Ryman, who has died aged 88, made soft, quiet paintings that were like barely begun solosOne afternoon at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, I walked into a room of paintings by Robert Ryman. Ryman’s white paintings hung on white walls under white lights, and there was almost too much daylight coming in. The guards at the museum wandered about wearing corporate bright red jackets and whenever I caught sight of one as I approached Ryman’s delicat
  
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• Joan Acocella: How New York City Ballet Was Brought Down To Earth (An Epic And Chilling Account)

  11-02-2019 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “People trying to assess Peter Martins’s career should keep in mind that, in the history of ballet, he had what was probably the worst case, ever, of big shoes to fill. Balanchine was an artist on the order of Bach or Tolstoy, in the sense that he had a long career, an enormous range, and a kind of poetic force that made people, when they saw his ballets, think about their lives differently, more seriously. If, at the end of time, anyone ever congratulates us on being the human race
  
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• Producer, Maternity Cover / National Theatre of Scotland / Glasgow, Scotland

  11-02-2019 17:58
  We are seeking to appoint a Producer to support the producing and planning of the National Theatre of Scotland’s annual programme of productions and projects, and deliver these to the highest...
  
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• Digital Analyst / Royal Opera House / London

  11-02-2019 17:39
  Permanent contract£26,000 p.a.
  The Royal Opera House continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming...
  
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• Criminalizing Drill Rappers For Performing Their Work Is Dangerous

  11-02-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As a letter signed this week by human rights organisations, lawyers, academics and musicians argues, criminalising artists in this way is both unjust and ineffective. It is unjust because it denies the basic freedoms of those who are attempting to creatively, if distastefully, expose their experiences of subsistent life in the bleakest urban pockets of British society. And it will be ineffective at achieving any reduction in violence because it simply does nothing to address it
  
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• Executive Assistant And Administrator / The Saturday Club Trust / London

  11-02-2019 17:24
  About the Saturday Club Trust:
  For the past 10 years, the National Saturday Club has promoted creative thinking and design-led education to widen access and transform learning for 13–16 year...
  
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• Marketing And Communications Coordinator (Classical Music) / Sage Gateshead / North East

  11-02-2019 17:14
  Job Information
  Job Title: Marketing and Communications Coordinator (Classical Music)
  Department & Team: Marketing and Communications
  Location: Sage Gateshead
  Working Hours: 15 hours per...
  
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• Robert Ryman obituary

  11-02-2019 17:07
  American artist known for his white paintings who was regarded as the link between abstract expressionism and minimalismThe artist Robert Ryman, who has died aged 88, produced his first white paintings while working as a guard at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Having spent hours staring at colourists such as Cézanne, Matisse and Picasso, he began to paint in 1954, creating work that, at first glance, appears austere in the extreme. Consequently, rare specks of colour, changing ligh
  
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• Part-time Framing Assistant / Aubergine Art / London

  11-02-2019 17:07
  Aubergine Art is a well-established bespoke art gallery and framers in Wimbledon and we are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join our picture-framing team. The...
  
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• As A Ring Is Busted, Counting The Ruinous Damage Of Years Of Fake ‘Authentic’ Native Art

  11-02-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Several businesses were involved in purchasing jewelry from the Philippines and selling it as “genuine” Native American art – scams worth $12 million, with 300 shipments from 2010-2015. “During the court hearing, Native American artist Liz Wallace said, ‘I don’t think calling this cultural appropriation is adequate. It’s economic colonization.'” – Hyperallergic
  
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• Freelance Musicians / Oily Cart / London

  11-02-2019 16:51
  Oily Cart are looking for up to three charismatic musicians who can play in a Balkan style for Oily Cart’s next showJamboree: a sensory gig-performance. It is essential that the...
  
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• The Expert Pianist Mentioned At The Grammys

  11-02-2019 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  When Alicia Keys sat between two pianos and started to play, she gave a brief shout-out to Hazel Scott. But who was Hazel Scott? “An expert pianist who made a career out of the maneuver, an entertainer and movie star whose accomplishments made her a household name during her prime.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Folk Singing Workshop With Lester Simpson / Arachne Press/ Solstice Shorts Festival / London / South East

  11-02-2019 16:27
  Spend the afternoon learning approx 5 songs in 3 or 4 part harmony on the theme of peace/hope/reconciliation
  Friendly, intensive and fun; suitable for all levels of singing experience. Taught by...
  
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• How To Harness Confidence And Deliver Dynamic Presentations / The Pitch Process / London

  11-02-2019 16:25
  Does the thought of speaking to a room full of people leave you feeling weak at the knees? Perhaps you know exactly what you want to say but your interactions keep leaving you lost?
  We want to help...
  
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• Designer, MK European City of Sport 2020 / Milton Keynes Council / South East

  11-02-2019 16:02
  Designated as a ‘New Town’ in 1967, Milton Keynes is now the largest, and one of the most successful, ‘New Towns’ in the UK. With our population size currently at c265,000,...
  
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• Let’s Just Sum Up The Publishing Scandals Of February

  11-02-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Holy hell. Quick recap: “We got a Talented Mr. Grifter story about a best-selling novelist, a plagiarism scandal involving the former editor of the biggest and most reputable paper in the country, and a blackmail saga involving dick pics.” – Vulture
  
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• Voice & Yoga workshop / To Move with Voice / London

  11-02-2019 15:58
  Would you like to explore your unique voice through yoga?To Move with Voice project, created in 2015, integrates specific yoga positions with contemporary vocal techniques and aims to support anyone...
  
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• Women Have A Few Things To Say About Disgraced Dudes Rejoining Hollywood

  11-02-2019 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some things have changed, says actor Alyssa Milano. “I used to joke that whenever there was an animal on set there would be someone from the Humane Society [there] … but women are made to get totally naked with not one protection mechanism anywhere. I think all of that is going to totally change.” – Variety
  
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• Heritage And Engagement Manager / Leicester City Council / East Midlands

  11-02-2019 15:45
  About the job:
  Leicester Arts and Museums Service is looking for a new Heritage & Engagement Manager to help to support its vision to make Leicester special by involving and inspiring residents...
  
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• Studio Community Lead / Watershed / South West

  11-02-2019 15:26
  This role will manage the space and community of residents at the Pervasive Media Studio. The role will suit a knowledgeable, generous and enthusiastic person who is ready to play a vital role in...
  
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• Exhibitions Assistant / Tate Gallery / London

  11-02-2019 15:09
  The Tate Modern Curatorial team’s objective is to achieve the highest standard of content and delivery in its programme - the foundation of which is based on wide international project...
  
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• Deputy Box Office Manager / Theatre Royal Windsor / South East

  11-02-2019 15:08
  Theatre Royal Windsor is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Deputy Box Office Manager as part of the box office team to support the box office manager in ensuring an efficient and smooth box...
  
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• Membership Assistant / Phoenix Arts Club / London

  11-02-2019 14:59
  The Phoenix Arts Club, London's multi award-winning entertainment club, bar & restaurant are on the search for a part-time Membership Assistant to work on a freelance basis to assist...
  
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• Head of Stage & Flys / Theatre Royal Windsor / South East

  11-02-2019 14:59
  Theatre Royal Windsor is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Head of Stage & Flys as part of the technical department.
  Theatre Royal Windsor is proud to be one of the only unsubsidised...
  
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• VJ For Live Concerts UK And EU / Led Bib / London

  11-02-2019 14:31
  Led Bib, mercury prize nominated jazz/rock band is looking for a VJ to do some live performances with.
  This project consists of a suite of songs which have a specially commissioned film to go with...
  
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• Chief Executive Officer / Stitches in Time / London

  11-02-2019 14:24
  We are looking for a new, creative, inspiring leader to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer of Stitches in Time, who has a proven track record working within the charity sector, and can lead...
  
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• Executive Assistant to the Deputy CEO / British Film Institute / London

  11-02-2019 14:10
  We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant who will support the day to day activities undertaken by the DCEO.
   
  The Executive Assistant will work autonomously to manage the Deputy...
  
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• Learning and Participation Administrator / Birmingham Repertory Theatre / West Midlands

  11-02-2019 14:01
  The REP is seeking a Learning & Participation Administrator who works to support the link between the theatre, young people, schools, colleges and communities.
  The main aim of the job is to...
  
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• Trustee / New Light (Northern Art) / Yorkshire / North-West, North-East, London

  11-02-2019 13:57
  As New Light approaches its tenth birthday it is clear we have outgrown our founding team and reached a point where decisions about our future need to be made. We need new Trustees with new ideas to...
  
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