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• Five Takeaways From The Baltimore Symphony Meltdown

  09-08-2019 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  On some future day, the solution for what now seems like aninsurmountable problem might in hindsight seem as obvious as mounting amotor on four wheels seems in 2019. – Baltimore Sun
  
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• Netflix At An Inflection Point

  09-08-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  After a half-decade of near unchecked dominance in the premium streamingvideo space that allowed it to aggressively poach entertainment’s topexecutives and A-list creative talent, the company now finds itselfunder attack. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• BAFTA invite for sustainable production design course lecturer / The Northern School of Art / North East / Yorkshire

  09-08-2019 22:55
  An innovative lecturer at The Northern School of Art was invited to speak at a recent BAFTA event about how the production design for stage and screen degree course has succeeded in becoming more...
  
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• When Actors Play Roles Of Another Race – Pressure’s On

  09-08-2019 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Peter Marks: “I was curious about how an actor of color might approach entering aworld not written for someone who looked like them, but I realized thequestion was riddled with absurdity. Isn’t musical theater intrinsicallymake-believe? Why do we sometimes persist in applying the strictures ofrealism to a platform on which characters interrupt conversations tobreak out in show tunes? Whose expectations are being served?” – Washington Post
  
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• Email Seems Efficient. Science Has Figured Out Why It Isn’t

  09-08-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  As e-mail was taking over the modern office, researchers in the theory ofdistributed systems were also studying the trade-offs between synchrony andasynchrony. As it happens, the conclusion they reached was exactly theopposite of the prevailing consensus. They became convinced thatsynchrony was superior and that spreading communication out over timehindered work rather than enabling it. – The New Yorker
  
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• No, Carpe Diem Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

  09-08-2019 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  For Australian philosopher Roman Krznaric, author of Carpe Diem Regained, the “hijacking [of carpe diem] is an existential crime of the century–and one we have barely noticed.”Krznaric is concerned that the philosophy has come to mean somethingelse, almost the antithesis of what Horace’s words actually meant. – JSTOR
  
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• Who Was Ira Glass’s Biggest Influence? Roland Barthes (Yes, The Semiotician)

  09-08-2019 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “At college, we were assigned Barthes’s S/Z , which made me understand what I could do in radio. … In S/Z, Barthes takes apart a short story by Balzac, line by line. He asks: How does this story pull you in, engage, and give you pleasure? He … explains: here’s how to structure a narrative by creating a sequence of events that will create forward motion that will create narrative suspense, planting questions along the way that can be answered. That turned out to b
  
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• Rotten Tomatoes’ Critic Problem

  09-08-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The movie review aggregation site is only as good as the critics it aggregates. But are the critics representative of the real movie audience? Assuredly not. So there’s a problem. How to fix it? – Columbia Journalism Review
  
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• Creative Assistant / NOTORiOUS KiDS / London

  09-08-2019 20:11
  NOTORiOUS KiDS are looking for a part time (self-employed) reliable, organised and enthusiastic individual to join our small team to become Creative Assistant to our founder and Creative...
  
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• Sara Mearns, Star Of New York City Ballet, Explores Dance Without Point Shoes

  09-08-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “To find another ballet dancer who expanded his or her range with such fortitude and ferocity, you’d have to go back to Mikhail Baryshnikov. But he transitioned into modern dance after his ballet career ended. Ms. Mearns is still going strong as a classical dancer.” – The New York Times
  
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• Digital Media Coordinator / Sadie Coles HQ / London

  09-08-2019 19:45
  Contemporary Art Gallery Sadie Coles HQ is looking for a motivated candidate with great attention to detail to immerse themselves in the gallery’s Archive department.
  Working alongside the...
  
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• Study: Here Are The Conditions Under Which People Lie

  09-08-2019 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  It seems there’s a moral spectrum in play: Scientists found that peoplewould probably lie if they thought a big corporation, like say,Starbucks or Walmart, would foot the bill for the deceit. They told thetruth if they felt like an individual proprietor of a business or aspecific employee would have to pay for their dishonesty. – Mic
  
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• Public Programme and Communications Coordinator / Book Works / London

  09-08-2019 19:32
  Book Works is looking to expand its Publishing team with a new position of Public Programme and Communications Coordinator(3 days per week)
  Salary: £28,850 (pro-rata: £17,310)Deadline...
  
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• Tolkien Estate Throws Large Monkey Wrench Into Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series: Report

  09-08-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey, who is supervising the show’s development, told German fansite Deutsche Tolkien that the estate has refused to allow the series to be set during any period other than the Second Age of Middle-earth. This means Amazon’s adaptation will not cross over at all with events from the Third Age, which were dramatised in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy and sees hobbit Frodo Baggins destroy the One Ring.” – The Guardian
  
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• PA to Director / Lyric Hammersmith Theatre / London

  09-08-2019 18:55
  The Lyric Hammersmith is one of the UK’s leading producing theatres. The Lyric’s dual commitment to producing the highest quality contemporary theatre alongside nurturing the creativity...
  
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• Lancaster Playwriting Prize 2019 / / North West

  09-08-2019 18:49
  The Lancaster Playwriting Prize aims to discover new voices from a diverse range of backgrounds; each year, it has different entry criteria in order to reach underserved playwrights. For 2019, the...
  
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• Experienced Freelance Learning Support Tutors (Adult Education) / City Academy / London

  09-08-2019 18:36
  City Academy is seeking experienced freelance learning support tutors for our adult students with additional learning needs. City Academy is one of London's leading creative and performing arts...
  
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• What Artists Studios Tell Us

  09-08-2019 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are two questions surrounding artists and their archives. Why do artists keep them? And what is worth keeping? – The New York Times
  
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• Commercial Services Coordinator / Contact Theatre / North West

  09-08-2019 18:21
  Job Title:         Commercial Services Coordinator
  Salary:            £21,000
  Hours:     ...
  
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• Assistant to the Artistic Director & Executive Director / Kiln Theatre / London

  09-08-2019 18:19
  We are looking for a pro-active and efficient member of staff to provide excellent support to Kiln Theatre’s executive team across a broad remit of tasks and responsibilities, including diary...
  
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• Trustees and Chair / Stopgap Dance Company / South East

  09-08-2019 18:17
  During the course of its twenty-year history, Stopgap Dance Company has built a strong reputation in the performing arts industry nationally and internationally. Stopgap’s focus is to create...
  
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• Operations Assistant / Levy Gorvy London / London

  09-08-2019 18:04
  JOB OVERVIEW
  Reporting to the Director of Operations, London, the gallery Operations Assistant handles all artwork movement, packing and installs/de-installs for viewings, exhibitions and art fairs....
  
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• Fake anti-Brexit banknotes added to British Museum collection

  09-08-2019 18:03
  Notes printed by pro-EU group Bath for Europe display Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg’s facesThey won’t buy you much, but two anti-Brexit fake banknotes claiming to be from the “Bank of Brexit lies” and declaring themselves to be “for the privileged few” have been deemed of such historical value they have been added to the collection of the British Museum.The banknotes, produced by a pro-EU group in Bath, have been doctored to carry the faces of Boris Johnso
  
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• As Plantation Museums Turn Their Focus To The Enslaved, Certain Tourists Are Not Happy

  09-08-2019 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “‘It was just not what we expected.’ ‘I was depressed by the time I left.’ ‘… the tour was more of a scolding of the old South.’ ‘The brief mentions of the former owners were defamatory.’ ‘Would not recommend.’ These are a few of the apparently negative reviews posted online about guided tours of Southern plantations.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Assistant Stage Manager - Amelie The Musical / Hartshorn - Hook Productions / London / Touring

  09-08-2019 17:58
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  Amelie is the story of an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the world, but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small, but extraordinary acts of kindness that bring...
  
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• Creative Engagement Officer / Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Ltd / Yorkshire

  09-08-2019 17:43
  The Learning Programme aims to widen participation and engagement, develop confidence, aspirations and skills and inspire a love of the arts.
  The Creative Engagement Officer will administrate and...
  
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• Bank Discovers AI Writes Better Ads Than Their Ad People Do

  09-08-2019 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  In tests, JPMorgan Chase found that Persado’s machine-learning toolcrafted better ad copy than its own writers could muster, as measured bythe higher click rates—more than double in some case—on digital ads forChase cards and mortgages. – Quartz
  
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• Head of Communications / Julie's Bicycle / London

  09-08-2019 17:11
  Julie’s Bicycle is looking for an exceptional Communications expert, to help develop and deliver an inspirational, achievable and high impact communications strategy with us. Working closely...
  
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• Box Office and Production Assistant / 99 Comedy Club / London

  09-08-2019 17:06
  The 99 Club is an award-winning comedy club, working with the finest comedians in the country and managing a busy programme of daily comedy shows in a number of West End locations. We have been...
  
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• The Rise Of The ‘Catalyst-Conductor’

  09-08-2019 17:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lidiya Yankovskaya (a fine example of the phenomenon herself): “In addition to their traditional duties within established institutions, an increasing number of conductors run independent organizations, launch musical and civic initiatives, serve as catalysts for the development of new work, and use their positions to cross disciplinary boundaries. In bypassing institutional gatekeepers, these conductors have brought relevance, vitality, and an expanding number of previously unrepresented
  
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• Production Coordinator (Temporary) / Trafalgar Entertainment / London

  09-08-2019 17:04
  Trafalgar Entertainment are looking for an experienced temporary Production Coordinator to work across all their shows from early September to early November 2019.
   
  Candidates must have...
  
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• House Manager & Receptionist / Playbox Theatre / West Midlands / Warwickshire

  09-08-2019 16:47
  Playbox Theatre seek a lively, enthusiastic person with high levels of commitment and work ethic to join their Customer Relations Team for an initial 3-month contract. This post is central to our...
  
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• Is Classical Music Journalism Leaving Reviews Behind?

  09-08-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  “More and more, critics are going beyond reviews that focus on musicality and technique to report on problems concerning diversity, politics, and workplace culture. Independent publications such as I Care If You Listen, NewMusicBox, and National Sawdust’s The Log reflect a more diverse creative landscape and a more politically-conscious audience. There’s an increasing drive, [Jennifer] Gersten tells CJR, ‘to ask what a given concert is doing for the reputation of an inst
  
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• Junior Administrative Assistant / Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios / London

  09-08-2019 16:34
  Nelly Ben Hayoun (NBH) Studios designs extremes experiences. We are an interdisciplinary 'Willy Wonka' design studios, which devise subversive events and experiences. With a mission to bring chaos...
  
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• Digital Product Designer / CitizenMe / London

  09-08-2019 16:24
  CitizenMe was founded with the aim of taking on the biggest challenge in the Information Age: Empowering people with a personal data store, enabling them to share their digital footprint for fair...
  
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• Production Technician / Royal Holloway University of London / South East / Surrey

  09-08-2019 16:21
  The Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance wishes to appoint a highly motivated and competent Theatre Technician / Stage Manager to work as part of our Technical Team in a thriving department which...
  
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• Hirst's bronze giants run riot while Saatchi goes raving – the week in art

  09-08-2019 16:10
  Hungary’s radiant radicals, the return of acid house and a giant leap for the Maritime Museum – all in your weekly dispatchDóra Maurer
  This Hungarian artist mixes formal beauty with dissident chaos in an impressive range of works from rigorous film and photography to joyfully liberated paintings.
  • Tate Modern, London, until 5 July Continue reading...
  
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• Can Theatre Really Help Fight Climate Change? Yes

  09-08-2019 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lyn Gardner: “Science … can give us the facts or the knowledge. But as a species we don’t always respond to facts because they make us feel guilty and paralysed. What we respond to as human beings are stories.” – The Stage
  
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• Antiquities Trafficking Sting Recovers Over 18,000 Objects; 59 Suspects Arrested

  09-08-2019 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Among the goods seized in the multinational operation, which was dubbed Pandora III and organised by Europol, were an ancient Mesopotamian crystal cylinder seal, a 15th-century bible that had been stolen in Germany over 25 years ago and 109 ancient coins.” – The Art Newspaper
  
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• Yorkshire's steely antidote to London-centric art – Platform 2019 review

  09-08-2019 15:19
  The Bayeux Tapestry is remade for the digital age and a ‘sandal-wearing lefty’ is immortalised as young creators storm SheffieldA snapshot of the conversations I have with Londoners about art beyond the boundaries of their city would include such statements as: “I have never thought to visit an exhibition outside London”; “How far is it from London?” and (in a particularly sour exchange about a show in Yorkshire) “That’s a shame”. The Freelan
  
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• Digital Arts Action Research Project / St Helens Library Service, St Helens Council / North West

  09-08-2019 15:13
  St Helens Library Service was awarded National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status by Arts Council England in 2018 to continue to deliver its established and Award-winning Arts in Libraries...
  
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• You Think Venice And Barcelona Have Too Many Tourists? Pity This Poor Austrian Village

  09-08-2019 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hallstatt, a pretty lakeside hamlet of 800 people, got 19,344 tour buses last year (that’s an average of 53 a day, year-round) and more than a million visitors. Residents have encountered strangers in their bathrooms and camera drones by their bedroom windows. The flood began after Chinese developers, unbeknownst to Hallstatters, built a life-size replica of the village in Guangdong and Asian tourists came flocking to see the real thing. – The Washington Post
  
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• Box Office Assistant / Rich Mix Cultural Foundation / London

  09-08-2019 14:46
  We are looking for a Box Office Assistant to deliver the sales, ticketing and reception operation at Rich Mix, delivering the highest level of customer service possible to all that interact with or...
  
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• Banqueting Senior Sous Chef / The Lowry / North West

  09-08-2019 14:39
  Banqueting Senior Sous Chef - 45 hours per week, £29,500 per annum plus staff benefits
  We are looking for a Banqueting Senior Sous Chef to assist the Executive Head Chef in the management of...
  
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• Is Venice Really Banning Cruise Ships From The Lagoon? Not Exactly, No

  09-08-2019 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite many an international headline to the contrary (not to mention the wishes of some local campaigners and residents), no ban has yet been adopted into law or even government policy. There’s a proposal from Italy’s transport minister to begin, as of September, diverting the largest ships away from Venice’s historic center to the other side of the lagoon. Clare Speak explains what is and is not happening. – The Local (Italy)
  
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• Open Call / Process Gallery / South East

  09-08-2019 14:28
  We are currently inviting contributions from artists and creatives of all abilities to submit work to our first Open Call, which will launch our forthcoming exhibition this October and will also...
  
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• Director of Music / St Botolph's Church, Cambridge / East

  09-08-2019 14:06
  A Director of Music for St Botolph's Church, Cambridge is needed from October 2019.
  Salary £3,000pa
  Role is to develop enthusiastic SATB Choir further. Good voices and fine acoustic. One sung...
  
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• In Turkey, Erdoğan’s Gov’t Has Destroyed 300,000 Books In Past Three Years

  09-08-2019 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Since the attempted coup of 2016, according to Turkey’s ministry of education, … 301,878 books [have] been destroyed as the government cracks down on anything linked to Fethullah Gülen, the US-based Muslim cleric who is accused by Turkey of instigating [that] coup.” – The Guardian
  
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• Trusts and Statutory Manager / The Roundhouse Trust / London

  09-08-2019 14:04
  The Roundhouse is going through an ambitious period of growth as we aim to increase the number of young people we engage with to over 10,000 a year by 2023. A key project in achieving this vision is...
  
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