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• How Erdogan Purged Turkey’s Intellectuals

  29-07-2019 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  “An authoritarian state can do many thingsto get rid of these democratic types — put them in jail, put them ontrial — but ultimately the government must attack the institutions thatproduce and sustain them. Newspapers can be easy to buy. NGOs are easyto shut down. Universities are much harder to dismantle. But this is what, through the great purge, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his allies sought to do.” – New York Times Magazine
  
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• HBO Officially Declines To Remake Ending Of “Game Of Thrones”

  29-07-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  HBO programming president Casey Bloys explained that the network never had any intention of caving to the fan petitionrequesting that HBO hire new writers to do season 8 over — despite thefact that it has been signed by nearly 1.7 million people. – Time
  
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• Next Gen Reality TV: Kinder, Gentler?

  29-07-2019 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fire up Netflix and you’ll see sweet-natured shows such as Queer Eye,which kicked off its fourth season with a public school teacher gettingan enthusiastic makeover, and a slew of food programs where people arelovely to each other.– NPR
  
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• Finally Seeing Through Silicon Valley’s Shameless Ideas Of Disruption

  29-07-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As if your moral responsibility could stop at themetaphorical front door, where food, cars, packages magically arrive foryour use. We are discovering what a world devoid of moralresponsibility looks like. It ain’t magical. Only lately have we come to see disruption as a dressed-up version of scab-ism. It does not make the world a better place.” – Wired
  
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• Festival Intern / Cambridge Literary Festival / East

  29-07-2019 21:40
  The Role
  A part-time Festival Intern is required to support the Cambridge Literary Festival team on the administration, marketing and delivery of our Winter Festival.
  The successful candidate will...
  
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• Forgotten How To Read? Utility Fights Pleasure

  29-07-2019 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Many of us who fell in love with reading at a young age then have to adapt to reading for utility – extracting information to serve some purpose. Then we forget how to read for pleasure. How do we find our way back? – LongReads
  
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• Fieldwork: exploring contemporary art in rural contexts / Haarlem Artspace / East Midlands

  29-07-2019 21:02
  Haarlem Artspace is an artist studio and gallery space in the Grade II* listed Haarlem Mill in Wirksworth. Haarlem presents leading contemporary artists for a significant event and exhibition to...
  
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• David Brooks Plays Art Critic, Decries Politicization Of Art

  29-07-2019 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Artists have always taken political stands, but in some eras there’smore of a conviction that beauty yields larger truths about the humancondition that are not accessible through politics alone — and these arethe truths that keep us sane. Now one gets the sense that not only isthe personal political, but that the political has eclipsed thepersonal. What’s missing from most of these pieces is human contact andemotional range.” – The New York Times
  
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• Re-Thinking Aaron Copland

  29-07-2019 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  How did Aaron Copland’s film music attempt to counteract the Hollywood influence of Erich Korngold? To what degree did he draw inspiration from the master Mexican populist Silvestre Revueltas? How did the Red Scare change Copland’s style in the 1950s? – Joe Horowitz
  
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• 30th anniversary treats at Garsington Opera

  29-07-2019 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  I’ve been to every single 2019 production at the stupendous opera house facing the Getty family’s cricket ground at Wormsley. The Garsington/Wormsley experience is thrilling, partly because, in addition to the high musical standards, there’s a remarkable level of service. – Paul Levy
  
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• Ferruccio Busoni: “A Fresh Gust of Air”

  29-07-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Preparing an August 15 PostClassical Ensemble program for The Phillips Collection in DC, I discovered myself newly entranced by one of the most magical figures in the history of Western music. – Joe Horowitz
  
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• Community Workshop Leader for Parade event / Blackburn Festival of Light / North West

  29-07-2019 20:35
  It’s our very first Summer Parade and we are getting excited. The event date is Sunday 1st September 2019, with a community parade and a town centre festival atmosphere created by street bands...
  
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• Woman Breaks World Record For Singing Lowest Note

  29-07-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Helen Leahey, the aptly named ‘Bass Queen’, sang from a D5 to a D2 noteat an incredibly deep 72.5 hertz(es) in her attempt at the Music SchoolWagner in Koblenz, Germany. – Guinness World Records
  
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• Drama Teacher / Regal Theatre School / West Midlands

  29-07-2019 20:16
  Regal Theatre, Tenbury Wells, 
  SINGING TUTOR VACANCY for THEATRE SCHOOL
  Background: The Regal Cinema and Theatre is an Art Deco theatre in the heart of rural Worcestershire.Following a...
  
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• Singing Teacher / Regal Theatre School / West Midlands

  29-07-2019 20:14
  Regal Theatre, Tenbury Wells, 
  SINGING TUTOR VACANCY for THEATRE SCHOOL
  Background: The Regal Cinema and Theatre is an Art Deco theatre in the heart of rural Worcestershire.Following a...
  
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• Sasquatch Books’ Gary Luke Retires After 25 Years: The Secret To Regional Publishing

  29-07-2019 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I think that it was possible to thrive as a regional publisher in the Northwest because we have a very healthy bookstore ecosystem. In other parts of the country, you don’t have that. Like in Los Angeles for example, they don’t have stores like Powells, and Elliott Bay, and Village Books, and Third Place. They’re, I think, predominantly served by chain bookstores like Barnes and Noble. So that’s a big piece of the ecosystem that has to be in place in order for reg
  
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• Props Craftsperson`s Labourer/Technician / National Theatre / London

  29-07-2019 19:43
  We are recruiting a Props Craftsperson’s Labourer/Technician (5 month FTC) to join our technical department and play a vital role in the running of the behind-the-scenes workshop.
  The purpose...
  
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• Unlimited Traineeship / Artsadmin / London

  29-07-2019 19:38
  Artsadmin is recruiting a trainee to join the Unlimited team.  The programme offers a long-term learning opportunity through direct involvement in Unlimited; assisting in coordinating...
  
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• Development Officer / London Children's Ballet / London

  29-07-2019 19:34
  Background Information
  London Children’s Ballet aims to inspire the pursuit of excellence and change lives through dance.  For 25 years, London Children’s Ballet (LCB) has been a...
  
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• M. Owen Lee, 89, Longtime Voice On The Met Opera Broadcasts

  29-07-2019 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Father Lee was a scholar by training. His field was the classics. But hedid not sound particularly dry or academic on the radio as an operaquiz panelist or as a commentator explicating characters’ motives,composers’ motifs and librettists’ plot twists for an internationalaudience. – The New York Times
  
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• Assistant Curator / Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art / Glasgow, Scotland

  29-07-2019 19:08
  Glasgow International is Scotland’s largest festival for contemporary art, taking place over three weeks every two years across the city of Glasgow. Renowned as a centre for contemporary art,...
  
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• PT Lecturer: Popular Music Drums (BA Hons) / Leeds College of Music / Yorkshire / Leeds

  29-07-2019 18:52
  Salary: £32,236 to £48,677 per annum pro rata, Part Time / Term Time only Weeks per Year: 20 Reference: 181994The conservatoire is looking for a dynamic...
  
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• Administrator / BalletBoyz / South West

  29-07-2019 18:42
  Objective: To provide day to day administrative support across all BalletBoyz activity and to assist with the smooth running of the BalletBoyz building
  Key Responsibilities:Support the Artistic...
  
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• Volunteer co-ordinator / Royal Society of Sculptors / London

  29-07-2019 18:39
  The Royal Society of Sculptors is an artist-led membership organization. We support and connect sculptors throughout their careers and lead the conversation about sculpture through exhibitions and...
  
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• Curtis Institute Apologizes For Response To Story About Sexual Assault

  29-07-2019 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Curtis President Roberto Diaz: “Yesterday we communicated with all of you in a way that was not consistent with our values. We have understandably lost your trust and for that I am profoundly sorry.” – Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Office spaces to rent / Cecil Sharp House/English Folk Dance & Song Society / London / Camden

  29-07-2019 18:30
  Two office spaces to rent at Cecil Sharp House, available from 1st October 2019
  Two office spaces are available for rent within 1930’s arts centre building Cecil Sharp House, home to the...
  
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• Curtis Institute Asks Its Community Not To Talk About Story Of Sexual Abuse

  29-07-2019 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Out of respect for all those involved, we request that you refrain from discussing this matter publicly, online, or on social media,” Curtis spokeswoman Patricia K. Johnson wrote in an email to the Curtis community shortly after the story was published. – Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Performer and Facilitator for Primary School Workshops & Shows / OpenView Education / London / South West

  29-07-2019 18:23
  OpenView Education is seeking new facilitators and performers to deliver performances and workshops in primary schools throughout November. 
  About the role:
  This role will offer a high level...
  
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• How the left lost the fight for Englishness | Suzanne Moore

  29-07-2019 18:20
  The new government is not a rightwing coup – it is the result of a long culture war between patronising ‘creatives’ and the half of the country they despiseThe first rule of culture war is you don’t talk about culture wars, even though they are two a penny – we are having culture wars over abortion rights, sex education and legalising cannabis. Meanwhile, talk of a Tory “war cabinet” has been criticised on the grounds that we are not having an actual war
  
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• First major UK solo exhibition of Lina Iris Viktor / Autograph / London

  29-07-2019 18:14
  "Lina Iris Viktor’s magnificent work centres the black figure as the universal human form through which narratives are weaved, histories entwined and possible futures imagined"- Renée...
  
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• WeWork Is Now The Top Leaser Of Commercial Space In New York. It’s Changing The Way We Work

  29-07-2019 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Co-working spaces are the spatial expression of the casualisation we seein the labour market. In theory, they cater to the “digital nomad”,offering a place and a community as an antidote to the isolation andloneliness of most casual forms of work. In practice, they are not aboutco-working per se, but about constructing and profiting from aworkplace culture that is essentially based on trepidation. – The Guardian
  
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• Box Office & Events Assistant (casual) / Cecil Sharp House / London / Camden

  29-07-2019 18:00
  Job Title:                    Box Office & Events Assistant (Casual)
  Based...
  
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• Live performance makers, visual artists and filmmakers / Swallowsfeet Collective present OOPS festival 2020 / South East

  29-07-2019 17:56
  Where: Brighton, UK 
  When: 8-14th June, 2010 
  Deadline for applications: 19th August 2019
  OOPS Festival is curated by the Swallowsfeet Collective; an artist-led collective composed of 5...
  
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• Contemporary dance - beginners / Adult Learning Lewisham / London

  29-07-2019 17:54
  This contemporary dance class welcomes all! From beginners with an interest in dance - to those with some experience looking for a relaxed informal class. You will learn the basics of contemporary...
  
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• FOH Bar Staff & Bar Back Vacancies / EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) / London

  29-07-2019 17:52
  EartH is a multi-disciplinary events venue in the heart of Dalston, East London. 
  Currently boasting two large event spaces (1200 capacity and 750), we will be opening a new 300 cap space at...
  
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• Sales Opener to the Director / Eden Fine Art Gallery / London

  29-07-2019 17:50
  A leading international art gallery in the heart of Mayfair, London, is looking for a passionate sales person with a high-level personality, to join as the Sales Opener to the...
  
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• Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager (IWM London) / Imperial War Museums / London

  29-07-2019 17:47
  The Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager will lead on implementing the IWM interpretation strategy through an exciting temporary exhibition programme and creative projects at IWM London. This will...
  
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• Costume Maker - Men's Tailoring / National Theatre / London

  29-07-2019 17:47
  Can you construct a pair of trousers to professional standard in 16 hours?
  We have an opportunity to join the National Theatre as Costume Maker (Men’s Tailoring) on a 12-month FTC.
  The post...
  
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• Governance & Policy Officer / Leeds College of Music / Yorkshire / Leeds

  29-07-2019 17:38
  Salary: £21,414 to £24,771 per annum, Full Time, Permanent Hours per Week: 37 Reference: 181992
  The conservatoire is looking for someone with excellent...
  
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• Countertenor David Daniels Indicted On Sexual Assault

  29-07-2019 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  A grand jury indicted Daniels in Harris County District Court on July25. Also indicted on the same charge is Daniels’ husband, WilliamWalters, who goes by the name Scott. In Texas, sexual assault of anadult is a Class 2 felony; if convicted, Daniels and Walter could facebetween two and 20 years in prison. – NPR
  
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• Drawing and painting - beginners, returners and improvers / Adult Learning Lewisham / London

  29-07-2019 17:25
  This mixed ability drawing and painting class welcomes all! You may be returning to art after a long break, a complete beginner or looking to improve your skills in a supportive atmosphere. This...
  
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• Music Teacher (Employed Position) / Bigfoot Arts Education / London

  29-07-2019 17:18
  Bigfoot Arts Education is currently looking to employ an experienced music facilitator to join our pool of arts professionals in London.We are looking for a dynamic music workshop leader who can play...
  
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• Visual Arts Officer / Attenborough Arts Centre / East Midlands

  29-07-2019 17:15
  Support the Deputy Director in the devising of and deliver of a programme of visual art exhibitions and related events designed to build our audiences and profile in the visual arts, working as part...
  
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• Project Manager (Blackpool Museum Project) / Blackpool Council / North West

  29-07-2019 17:15
  Contract: Temporary until 31/03/2021
  Hours: 37 hours per week
  Salary: £43,662.00- £48,541.00 per annum
  Blackpool Council is creating Blackpool first ever museum, telling the...
  
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• ROAR running Automaton Workshop on August 31st, 10am-3pm / / Yorkshire

  29-07-2019 17:09
  ROAR's next workshop gives you a chance to design and create a working automaton in a day!
  Run by Matt Butt here at ROAR Artspace in Rotherham town centre (full address below) on August 31st, this...
  
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• After Forty Years Of Marketing Broadway, A Legend Retires

  29-07-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sam Rudy, an actual farm boy who moved to the city and made good, has created publicity for everything from the deeply bad musical Shogun to Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, and he’s going out on Hamilton, which he says is in a class of its own. – The New York Times
  
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• Trainee Dance Artist / Dance United Yorkshire / Yorkshire

  29-07-2019 16:54
  Dance United Yorkshire's 'Resi/dance' programme will provide a year-long contract for two 'Trainee Dance Artists' through which they will receive training and a range of opportunities to develop and...
  
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• Freelance artists / The Lawrence Batley Theatre / Yorkshire

  29-07-2019 16:44
  The Lawrence Batley Theatre is looking to refresh its pool of freelance artists across all art forms for work with local communites and groups, including our Young Company. You need to be experienced...
  
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• Marketing Manager / Bletchley Park Trust Ltd / South East

  29-07-2019 16:40
  A vacancy has arisen for a Marketing Manager at Bletchley Park to work as an integral part of the Communications team. We are looking for someone to continue to grow and evolve the Bletchley Park...
  
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• The UK Is Having A Jazz Renaissance, Sparked By Young Fans

  29-07-2019 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  One DJ explains it this rather charming way: “If you’re 21 now, you can get all kinds of music much faster. You can stream it or listen to it via YouTube … My generation had to buy the records and that took a while to get to a certain point … so inevitably people get to jazz as it is the holy grail when it comes to music.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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