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• Festival Development Coordinator / MGSO4 Epsom and Ewell Arts Festival / South East

  07-05-2019 23:27
  Festival Development Coordinator
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  Closes: Wednesday 22ndMay 2019
  Interviewing: May/June
  Festival Development Coordinator, MGSO4 Epsom and Ewell Arts
  Six month contract...
  
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• Explore Commedia dell'Arte! 8 - 9 July / Peta Lily Company / London / Yorkshire

  07-05-2019 22:54
  For actors, improvisers, cabaret, circus, physical theatre performers and the curious.
  This course is open to beginners as well as those with some experience. Discover...
  
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• Music Practitioner Manager / Soundabout / South East

  07-05-2019 21:58
  Soundabout is looking for a Music Practioner Manager to lead, develop and inspire our growing team of freelance music practitioners in their busy and varied work using music to change the lives of...
  
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• Listen Up: Social Media Is Not A Public Square (Though We Understand The Confusion)

  07-05-2019 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kara Swisher: “What’s obvious is that the rules are not clear in a world in which the idea of the public square has been turned on its head. It is a truly challenging problem for democracy in the United States and for its increasingly voluble citizens who are now experiencing limits to what they can say. – The New York Times
  
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• George Soros’s Foundation Starts Up New Arts Fellowships

  07-05-2019 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Soros Arts Fellowship [is] an initiative to support innovative mid-career artists using art and public space to advance ‘pluralistic, democratic, and just societies.’ The eight fellows received an $80,000 stipend to realize an ‘ambitious socially engaged art project’ over the following 18 months.” – Inside Philanthropy
  
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• Dance-Theatre Project Lead / Pembroke House / London

  07-05-2019 20:04
  We're looking for an experienced practitioner to lead our community dance-theatre offer.
  Pembroke House is a settlement with a long history in Walworth, near Elephant & Castle in...
  
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• Producer and Mentor / SPID Theatre / London

  07-05-2019 19:47
  Info about S.P.I.D
  S.P.I.D. (Social Political Innovative Direct) uses interactive youth theatre to empower local young people and create stronger communities on North Kensington council estates. We...
  
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• Wild Singing, Sat 18 May, Nunhead Cemetery, Limesford Rd gate / Friends of Nunhead Cemetery / London

  07-05-2019 19:41
  Come and sing outdoors as we take a walk on the wild side of this special place.
  Singing for health, facilitator Kate Allan will take you through some seasonal treats in the beautiful setting of...
  
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• Programmes Producer - 1 year Maternity Cover (Wakehurst, West Sussex) / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew / South East

  07-05-2019 19:41
  We’re looking for a passionate, creative and organised individual Programmes Producer to join Wakehurst’s Programmes and Learning team.
  As a programmes producer you will be responsible...
  
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• Emotional Labor Is Uniquely Human, Right? But What If It’s Outsourced?

  07-05-2019 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The real risk is that companies might now try to outsource emotional labour rather than do it in-house – just like they did with ‘brain work’. The rise of management consulting a century ago was one upshot of the advent of ‘brain work’. What might the equivalent development be for emotional labour – and will it be an unalloyed good? – Aeon
  
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• Cut-Out Animation Taster Workshop - May 15th / / London

  07-05-2019 19:22
  From the pioneering work of Lotte Reiniger, to Ivor the Engine and South Park - not forgeting Terry Gilliam's surreal Monty Python animations. Cut-Out Animation is one of the simplest but...
  
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• Glow Wild - Support Officer - 18hrs, Wakehurst, West Sussex / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew / South East

  07-05-2019 19:19
  Glow Wild is Wakehurst’s largest commercial event, and a significant source of income for the organisation. As Glow Wild Support Officer you’ll be the support backbone of this exciting...
  
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• Technical Director / Saffron Hall / East

  07-05-2019 19:13
  Technical Director
  £38,000 – £45,00035hrs p/w, will include evening and weekend work.To start A.S.A.P
  We seek to appoint a dedicated Technical Director who can ensure that Saffron...
  
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• How Donald Trump ruined a space art project

  07-05-2019 19:03
  The Orbital Reflector should have been a celestial triumph. Until the US president and his government shutdown became involvedName: The Orbital Reflector.Age: Dead on arrival. Continue reading...
  
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• At The World’s Only Ventriloquism Museum

  07-05-2019 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Vent Haven Museum, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati in northern Kentucky, houses nearly 1,000 dummies, some 150 years old. Most of them, especially those that are or used to be famous, are off-limits to present-day ventriloquists, amateur or professional. – Smithsonian Magazine
  
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• General Counsel / The Old Vic / London

  07-05-2019 18:57
  The Old Vic is London’s independent not-for-profit theatre, a world leader in creativity and entertainment. We hold the belief that theatre needs to be cherished, supported and shared with as...
  
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• Shine Emerging Artist Programme 2019 / Light Up The North / North West / North East

  07-05-2019 18:54
  Light Up the North (LUTN) is a network of 6 light festivals across the north of England. In 2019, three of the festivals are joining together to award bursaries to emerging artists working with...
  
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• Kate Nicholson obituary

  07-05-2019 18:52
  My aunt, Kate Nicholson, who has died aged 89, was a St Ives painter. She was a professional artist, creating still lifes and abstract works from her homes in Cumbria and Cornwall, and on her travels in Greece, North Africa and the Hebrides.Born in Brampton, Cumbria, to the painters Winifred (nee Roberts) and Ben Nicholson, Kate displayed a vivid visual sense from an early age. She attended Brampton secondary school until 1944, then Claremont, and finally Langford Grove, which during the second
  
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• Agents Assistant / Arthur Cob & Avenue LTM (ACA) / London

  07-05-2019 18:46
  We are looking for a full time Agent Assistant with a minimum of 2 years’ experience working as Agent Assistant for a talent agency within a Film, TV or Theatre...
  
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• FREE Theatre Facilitator Training & Skillshare: Heritage / acta Theatre / South West

  07-05-2019 18:36
  Join the acta team for a heritage themed workshop; making theatre from an historical stories and artifacts. As always, the workshop will also offer opportunities to refresh your drama toolkit and an...
  
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• The Book-Review-Is-Dying Essay Is A Familiar Trope. Anything New To Report?

  07-05-2019 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Is relentlessly sunny book “coverage” replacing honest book criticism, or merely supplementing it? Are listicles, Bookstagram, and literary Twitter nothing but treacly promotion puddles on the surfaces of which books can float unscrutinized and unchallenged; or are they in fact vibrant and necessary new arenas of discourse wherein previously silenced critical voices can finally be heard? Has the age of the algorithm truly killed the intellectually rigorous book review? – Bookm
  
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• Talent Agent / Arthur Cob & Avenue LTM (ACA) / London

  07-05-2019 18:27
  ACA is looking for an experienced and well-connected talent agent to join our growing agency. 
  You will work within the television, film and stage division. You will be...
  
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• Words from the Breath: poetry readings / Life of Breath / North East / Durham

  07-05-2019 18:19
  Thursday 13 June 2019, 2pm-3pm
  Lanchester Community Centre, Newbiggin Lane, Lanchester, DH7 0NT
  Free: booking recommended, but not essential...
  
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• Erections, buttocks and beheadings: it's an Aubrey Beardsley blockbuster

  07-05-2019 18:08
  He created a sensational amount of art, illustrating every sexual position and orientation possible. Aubrey Beardsley could well be the highlight of Tate’s newly announced plans for 2020Aubrey Beardsley is one of Britain’s greatest artists, but museums have never quite known what to do with his dangerously depraved images. So it is delicious news that his perverse and often obscene art is to get the Tate Britain blockbuster treatment next year. The fact that Beardsley worked in ink o
  
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• Cello Recital in the historic Victoria Line Carriage / Waltham Forest Cello Fest / London

  07-05-2019 18:05
  Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum & WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2019 ("London Borough of Culture meets Classical Music") invite you to the 4th UNDERGROUND LUNCHTIME RECITAL.Cello recital will take place...
  
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• Deputy Technical Manager (Stage) / Edinburgh Playhouse / North East

  07-05-2019 18:03
  An exciting opportunity has come up at the Edinburgh playhouse as Deputy Technical Manager.With over 3000 seats The Edinburgh Playhouse is the largest traditional theatre in the UK. The Playhouse...
  
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• One Of The Princes Of New York’s Avant-Garde Dance Scene Also Choreographs Ice Dancing

  07-05-2019 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jonah Bokaer says that working with Team USA ice dancers Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter has been one of the most rewarding projects of his life. – Dance Magazine
  
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• Group Line Account Handler / New Wimbledon Theatre / London

  07-05-2019 18:01
  The Ambassador Theatre Group is an extraordinary success story in the live entertainment industry.
  Founded in 1992 in the UK, we’ve grown into the world’s number one live-theatre company...
  
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• Musical Tutors for China Youth Musical Theatre Summer Camp / Verse Unbound Ltd. / China

  07-05-2019 17:49
  Location and Dates Required：
  13th to 19th July 2019 – Shanghai, China
  21th to 27th July 2019 – Jinan (Shandong Province), China
  29th July to 4th August 2019 – Nanjing...
  
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• Logistics Coordinator / British Youth Music Theatre / London

  07-05-2019 17:46
  BYMT is looking for a Logistic Coordinator to be responsible for assisting with the smooth logistical running of our 8 summer shows and 10 summer courses. With the use of a BYMT hire van, the...
  
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• Are Companies Like Facebook and Twitter Platforms Or Publishers? It Really Matters

  07-05-2019 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  If they’re platforms, they don’t have legal responsibility for the content carried on their sites. If publishers, then they’re legally liable. Fair enough. But the companies are muddying the distinctions, claiming to be both and neither. And that’s creating problems. – Vox
  
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• Administrator / Everyman Theatre / South West

  07-05-2019 17:28
  We currently have a vacancy for an administrator working within the Theatre’s Education and Community department. We are looking for an experienced administrator to work between 28 and 39 hours...
  
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• Engagement Coordinator / Royal Exchange Theatre / North West

  07-05-2019 17:23
  The Royal Exchange Theatre sits at the heart of Manchester’s culturally dynamic city centre. We are one of the largest and most compelling producing theatre companies in the UK.
  An exciting...
  
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• Production Manager / Royal Court Theatre / London

  07-05-2019 17:22
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  The primary role of the Production Manager is the production management of shows in both spaces at the Royal Court as well as tours, transfers and shows outside the building as...
  
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• Seattle International Film Festival Executive Director

  07-05-2019 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  SIFF seeks an Executive Director to lead our organization at one of the most exciting times in our history. We have been actively transforming from being primarily focused on a world-class festival to additionally providing year-round entertainment and education to the broader Puget Sound community. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the new Executive Director will lead SIFF—a non-profit organization with a $5M+ annual budget, a year-round staff of ~60 people, 90 seasonal staff, hundreds
  
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• Exhibitions Department Events Coordinator / Barbican Centre / London

  07-05-2019 17:12
  The visual arts are crucially important to the Barbican’s success. The Barbican Art Gallery is dedicated to the presentation of exhibitions covering modern and contemporary art,...
  
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• PA to Chief Executive / Bishopsgate Institute / London

  07-05-2019 17:10
  To provide excellent, high-level and confidential administrative and secretarialsupport to the Chief Executive to enable her to function at maximumeffectiveness.
  The post will also provide...
  
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• Lead Musician / Hartlepool Borough Council / North East

  07-05-2019 17:07
  An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hartlepool Youth Support Services due to the funding by Youth Music of the Switch It project. Switch It is a musical intervention for young people who are...
  
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• Air Guitar Has Now Become A Genuine Competitive Sport

  07-05-2019 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Beyond the humorous, ironic façade of these performances is a sincere craft that has exploded in popularity over the past couple of decades.” Ethnomusicologist Byrd McDaniel explains how it came to be. – The Conversation
  
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• Mournful and melancholy: Britain at the Venice Biennale

  07-05-2019 17:02
  Northern Ireland-born Cathy Wilkes represents Great Britain despite her hatred of countriesAt the Venice Biennale this year, visitors to the city’s Arsenale will see a replica of the Lincoln Memorial’s marble throne being thrashed, with vicious and terrifying force, by a rubber hose.The work, by Chinese artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, is certainly one kind of response to an era of phallic power gone mad. Continue reading...
  
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• Introduction to Leatherwork Course / Blackhorse Workshop / London

  07-05-2019 16:55
  A one-off evening course for absolute beginners. Ellen Galloway and Kirsten Dodds-Stevens from egallowayleatherdesign will teach you how to create your very own personalised credit card...
  
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• Secrets of the Solent Project - Marine Litter Sculpture Artist / Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust / South East

  07-05-2019 16:51
  Secrets of the Solent is a four year project running until September 2022, led by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to inspire...
  
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• Call out for Artists / Putney Arts Theatre / London

  07-05-2019 16:50
  Putney Arts Theatre will be hosting a summer group art exhibition from Monday 17th June - Monday 29th July.We have 12 spaces available, all of various sizes which can cater for 1- 6 paintings...
  
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• Why an artist turned tech bosses into mythological figures

  07-05-2019 16:43
  Sebastian Errazuriz has funneled his fears over the increase in technological power into a series of audacious 3D -printed sculpturesIt was 2016 when Sebastian Errazuriz first felt the fear. He was walking to the subway in Brooklyn when a chilling thought dawned upon him.“It occurred to me we might be the last generation of artists,” said the New York-based Chilean artist, “because we might be the last generation of everything.” Related: 'Instagram is like junk food': the
  
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• Events Officer / Lewisham Council / London

  07-05-2019 16:43
  Events Officer
  This role provides a great opportunity to play a key role in delivering some of Lewisham’s flagship events – Lewisham People’s Day and Blackheath Fireworks....
  
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• Should I scream or call social services? Cathy Wilkes at Venice Biennale review

  07-05-2019 16:39
  With Brillo pads, a dead dragonfly and a disembodied hand, Wilkes’s British pavilion biennale show aims for tender but veers into a horrible domestic dramaCathy Wilkes’s untitled accumulations of stray objects and schematic, sculpted figures inhabit the British pavilion at the Venice Biennale as if it were a house, albeit one that is sparse and cold and filled more with secrets and things unsaid than by life. At certain points, pictures and crockery are arrayed on the white walls, an
  
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