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• Michael Feinstein On Championing Music

  21-08-2019 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Feinstein has been unique in advocating for this music not only onstageand via albums but also through his books, PBS specials and NPRbroadcasts, plus his Great American Songbook Foundation and eponymouscabarets and, of late, his work as principal pops conductor for thePasadena Symphony. – Chicago Tribune
  
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• Composed from Silence / Saul Hay Gallery / North West

  21-08-2019 23:13
  ‘Composed from Silence’ is a solo exhibition presenting a new body of work by Steven Heaton, created from a collaborative project with art historian Sara Riccardi.
  Heaton’s work...
  
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• What The Music Presidential Candidates’ Play Says About Them

  21-08-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  The music booms as people enter the rallies, and then candidates takethe stage to a “walk-up” song that can become associated with theirplatforms. The New York Times analyzed playlists used by nine Democraticcandidates and President Trump to see how they help set the tone foreach campaign. – The New York Times
  
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• Study: Republicans Are Turning Against Higher Education

  21-08-2019 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  As the Pew Research Center finds in a new survey, there’s been a sharp increase in dissatisfactionwith America’s colleges and universities among Republicans in recentyears, and it makes perfect sense for right-of-center policy makers towant to do something about it. – The Atlantic
  
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• Study Of Violinists Debunks The 10,000-Hour-To-Mastery Rule

  21-08-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The work is the latest blow to the 10,000-hour rule, the idea promoted in Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book, Outliers,which has been taken to mean that enough practice will make an expertof anyone. In the book, Gladwell states that “ten thousand hours is themagic number of greatness”. – The Guardian
  
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• Can Dance Be Meaningful For People Without Sight?

  21-08-2019 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The intangible exchange of energy between moving and witnessing bodiesin real time is what makes the art form so impactful. It’s a beautifuland grandiose idea that I imagine resonates with many dance artists,but, in creating Translations, that belief was truly put to thetest. If you take the visual away from dance, what is left? What are weperforming when we aren’t being watched? What do we miss and what isrevealed?” – Dance International
  
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• A Giant Hand With A Glowering Face Is Freaking Out New Zealand’s Capital

  21-08-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 16½-foot-tall sculpture, titled Quasi and perched on top of City Gallery Wellington to glare at passersby, was sent up from Christchurch by its creator, artist Ronnie van Hout — and Wellingtonians are describing it with such phrases as “nightmarish fever dream” and “some hideous malevolent being.” It will be there for three years. – The Guardian
  
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• Kennedy Center’s New “Reach” Is Great Counterpoint To The Original Building

  21-08-2019 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Justin Davidson: “The Kennedy Center’s new complex is not just more fluid, usable, andversatile than we had any right to expect — it is also the rare projectthat improved on its way from concept and digital renderings to final construction.”– New York Magazine
  
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• Early Years Programme Manager / The Spark Arts for Children / East Midlands / Leicester

  21-08-2019 20:27
  The Spark is looking for a part-time Programme Manager to manage our Early Years Residency programme in two Leicester Libraries.
  The Small Wonders programme, delivered by The Spark on behalf of...
  
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• Finance and Company Administrator / Les Enfants Terribles and Les Petits Theatre Companies / London

  21-08-2019 20:11
  Les Enfants Terribles and Les Petits theatre companies are seeking a full-time Finance & Company Administrator to work with the General Manager ensuring the company’s finances, HR,...
  
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• Going Through The Archives With Bill T. Jones

  21-08-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Reporter Michael Cooper joins the choreographer as he examines photos from the history of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and tells stories of the time Robert Mapplethorpe photographed the diminutive Zane carrying the very large Jones on his shoulder, why he had to change the title of one of his most famous works from the original Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin Featuring 52 Handsome Nudes, and the evening he told an Italian audience, “Tonight, I am the Pope” and got den
  
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• Kitchen Assistant / Leas Cliff Hall / South East

  21-08-2019 19:40
  Leas Cliff Hall is Located in Folkestone on the South Kent coast, The Leas Cliff Hall and Channel Suite offer unrivalled English Channel views from an elevated cliff top promenade position.  We...
  
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• Deputy Chief Electrician / Fortune Theatre / London

  21-08-2019 19:36
  An exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their technical theatre career.
  The Fortune Theatre is one of the Ambassador Theatre Groups most intimate venues, a jewel located in Covent...
  
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• Deputy Master Carpenter / Fortune Theatre / London

  21-08-2019 19:33
  Fortune Theatre is one of the Ambassador Theatre Groups most intimate venues, a jewel located in Covent Garden. We are currently home to ‘The Woman in Black’, which has recently...
  
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• Stage Door Keeper - Maternity Cover / Savoy Theatre / London

  21-08-2019 19:32
  An opportunity has arisen for a dedicated, organised individual to join the team at the Savoy Theatre in the role of Stage Door Keeper for maternity cover.
  The successful candidate will provide an...
  
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• MCA Denver Gets New Director

  21-08-2019 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nora Burnett Abrams, 41, will step in to replace Adam Lerner, the director and chief animator who stepped down this June after leading the museum since 2009. The Denver museum saw its attendance grow by 200 percent over the last five years, under his leadership, and has become a gathering place for the city’s teenagers. – The New York Times
  
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• Deputy Technical Manager / New Theatre / South East

  21-08-2019 19:18
  New Theatre Oxford is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Deputy Technical MangerThe New Theatre is situated in the vibrant and historic City of Oxford, and has been the home of variety...
  
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• CAT Admin and Outreach Coordinator / The Lowry / Yorkshire

  21-08-2019 19:07
  Centre for Advanced Training Administrator and Outreach Coordinator – 9 month fixed term contract, 37.5 hours per week, £18,000 per annum plus staff benefits
   
  The Lowry is an...
  
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• An Arts-Funded Online Survey Says 80% Of Australians Favor Publicly Funding Orchestras. Too Bad More Of Them Don’t Actually Go To Concerts …

  21-08-2019 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  A national online survey of 800 adults found that 83% of respondents believe that government funding of orchestras should be maintained or increased, 70% say orchestras are economically significant, and 48% consider classical music an important part of Australian culture. But 80% report not having attended a classical concert in the past 12 months. (Most said that cost is the primary reason for that.) – Limelight (Australia)
  
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• Nick Christie: Electric Blue / Vane / North East

  21-08-2019 19:01
  Preview: Friday 30 August 5-8pm
  Dates: 31 August – 21 September 2019
  Nick Christie uses a wide range of printmaking techniques in order to create a visual dialogue between inner curiosity and...
  
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• Art Club Leader (Art Teacher) / art-K Fulham Ltd / London

  21-08-2019 19:00
  Art-K teaches art to adults and children 6-16. We create a fun, quirky atmosphere to enable children to grow creatively. We run the art-K programme in each club, putting the student’s artistic...
  
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• Call for Artists - City Life Exhibition / Candid Arts Trust / London

  21-08-2019 18:56
  Candid Arts would like to invite artists to show their work in our upcoming 'City Life' Exhibition, an exhibition inspired by life in the city.Preview evening:  Thursday 10th October -...
  
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• Business Systems Analyst / The Roundhouse Trust / London / London

  21-08-2019 18:53
  The Roundhouse is looking for a Business Systems Analyst to work within our Data and Business Technology Team based in Camden, London. By 2023 we will grow the number of young people we work...
  
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• Technology’s Impact On Friendships

  21-08-2019 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The very language of friendship, for instance, is changing right beforeour eyes. Facebook has convinced us that “friend” can be a verb, oftendeployed in the imperative mood (“Friend meon…”). Apps have elevated the number of friends above the quality offriendship, displaying the tallies for onlookers to admire, one’s(envious) friends especially. As more than one observer has noted,“Friends used to be counted on; now they are counted up.” – H
  
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• Early Years Music/Dance/Drama Teacher and/or Entertainer / Lucy Sparkles & Friends - Brockley, Forest Hill & Crystal Palace / London

  21-08-2019 18:10
  Lucy Sparkles & Friends are looking for new South East London based teachers and/or entertainers. Lucy Sparkles & Friends provides outstanding drama, music and dance classes and parties for...
  
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• Concert & Venue Manager / Royal College of Music / London

  21-08-2019 18:08
  Job reference number: 313-19
  We are seeking to engage a Concert & Venue Manager to perform a pivotal role in the RCM’s Performance & Programming department. The successful applicant...
  
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• Noam Chomsky Talks Language (And Not Politics)

  21-08-2019 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  At age 90, the MIT professor has been an éminence grise of the American left for so long that it’s easy to forget that he is, above all, an academic linguist who has made major (if controversial) contributions to his field. Amy Brand, director of the MIT Press (and a former student of Chomsky’s as well as editor of his books), talks with him about language versus birdsong, linguistics and machine learning, and his most famous (and most misunderstood) sentence: “Colorles
  
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• Senior Management Accountant / Tate Gallery / London / London

  21-08-2019 18:02
  Tate mission is to serve as artistically adventurous and culturally inclusive art museums for the UK and the world. We do this through activities in our four galleries across the UK (Tate Liverpool,...
  
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• Booking now open: Unlocking Culture / Engage Conference 2019 / North East

  21-08-2019 17:39
  The 2019 Engage Conference 2019, Unlocking Culture: an entitlement for children and young people, will take place on 5–6 November 2019 at Northumbria...
  
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• Silicon Valley: What If We’re Not Making The World A Better Place?

  21-08-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  For a long time, the prevailing posture of the Silicon Valley élite wassmugness bordering on hubris. Now the emotional repertoire is expandingto include shame—or, at least, the appearance of shame. – The New Yorker
  
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• Lead Artist, Schools project - Estuary 2020 / Cement Fields / South East / North Kent

  21-08-2019 17:28
  Cement Fields is a new and distinctive arts organisation based in North Kent, growing out of Whitstable Biennale. We work collaboratively with artists, and communities, to create outstanding new art,...
  
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• Call for Artists - Outsider Art Exhibition / Candid Arts Trust / London

  21-08-2019 17:17
  We are inviting artists to submit work for our Outsider Art Exhibition.
  Preview evening:  Thursday 12th September – 6-9pm
  Exhibition open: 13th September – 22nd September...
  
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• Assistant Registrar / Guildhall School of Music & Drama / London

  21-08-2019 17:06
  We are a prestigious, specialist higher education institution with taught degree awarding powers, looking for an experienced Higher Education admissions professional to provide leadership and...
  
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• Protest In Moscow Is Becoming ‘Celebritized’

  21-08-2019 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  After weeks of Sunday protests in the Russian capital against the disqualification of opposition candidates for the city council, on August 10 famous actors, artists, and rappers started to join the demonstrations. While the participation of well-known artists in protests is hardly unknown in Russia (e.g., Pussy Riot), some observers say that there’s a new level of “celebritization” indicating that demonstrations against the Putin government are becoming fashionable. – T
  
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• Belgian Festival Could Be Removed From UNESCO Cultural Heritage List For Use Of Blackface

  21-08-2019 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  A character called Le Sauvage, covered in black face makeup, is featured on one of 22 floats in a traditional parade as part of the Ducasse d’Ath, held in late August in a small town in Wallonia. A letter from 14 anti-racist groups as well as academics and activist asking UNESCO to de-list the festival describes Le Sauvage as “adorned with all the humiliating signs that our racist societies have projected on to black people throughout history.” Some locals in Ath are reportedl
  
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• Senior Conservation Technician, Time-Based Media / Tate Gallery / London / London

  21-08-2019 16:29
  Time-based media relates to artworks with a temporal dimension, encompassing a variety of mediums including film, slide, video, audio, performance, software and ‘net-based’. The...
  
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• Head of Culture and Wellbeing / Make It York / Yorkshire

  21-08-2019 16:28
  Driving the implementation of the city’s Cultural Strategy and maximising the diversity and visibility of the cultural offer.  
  Coordinating York's relationships with UNESCO as a...
  
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• Education Coordinator / Philharmonia Orchestra / London / London

  21-08-2019 16:20
  The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century. Led by its Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances in...
  
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• Deputy Stage Manager for Ghost Quartet / Boulevard Theatre Productions Ltd / London

  21-08-2019 16:20
  Boulevard Theatre Productions is looking to appoint a Deputy Stage Manager for Ghost Quartet: written and composed by Dave Malloy and directed by Bill Buckhurst. Ghost Quartet will be...
  
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• CoLab & Summer Schools Coordinator / Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance / London

  21-08-2019 16:20
  The Faculty of Music is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, versatile and suitably qualified candidate to support the work of the Head of CoLab, and of the Heads of Department, through the...
  
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• Paper Conservator / Tate Gallery / London / London

  21-08-2019 16:17
  Tate is looking for an experienced Paper Conservator to join the vibrant Paper and Photographs Conservation team, to work on Tate’s diverse historic, modern and contemporary collection. The...
  
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• Financial Controller / Tate Gallery / London / London

  21-08-2019 16:03
  Tate mission is to serve as artistically adventurous and culturally inclusive art museums for the UK and the world. We do this through activities in our four galleries across the UK (Tate Liverpool,...
  
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• Richard Williams, Animator Of ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ And The ‘Pink Panther’ Films, Dead At 86

  21-08-2019 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), a film-noirish comedy, was the first Hollywood film to show live actors and animated characters interacting in ways that looked seamlessly real. … Mr. Williams received a special Oscar for animation direction and for creating new characters for the film, which featured many well-established cartoon characters, and shared a visual effects Oscar.” – The New York Times
  
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• Digital Analyst / Tate Gallery / London / London

  21-08-2019 15:57
  We are looking for a Digital Analyst to join our multidisciplinary Digital Product team at Tate.
  Millions of people visit Tate’s website and other digital projects every year. The Tate Digital...
  
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• Animation Assistant / Creative Youth Network / South West / Bristol

  21-08-2019 15:55
  We're looking for an enthusiastic animation assistant for this great opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career looking for more experience in the industry.
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• Technician (Lighting & Sound) / Royal and Derngate / East Midlands

  21-08-2019 15:54
  Do you have experience in technical delivery of produced or presented theatrical work?
  Do you see yourself working for the number one venue for arts and entertainment, in and around...
  
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• Dance Assistant / Creative Youth Network / South West / Bristol

  21-08-2019 15:53
  We're looking for an enthusiastic dance assistant for this great opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career looking for more experience in the industry.
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  The applicant must have...
  
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• Administration Officer / AMA / East

  21-08-2019 15:37
  Administration Officer — Arts Marketing Association
  Salary £20,500-£22,500 (depending on experience)
  The AMA is a membership organisation that exists to help the arts,...
  
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• ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ In ASL — How Interpreters Sign The Show’s Emotional Wallops

  21-08-2019 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Theaters across the country may offer various accommodations, including captioning devices and sign interpretation. But the Kennedy Center is one of the few to add another layer to its live sign-language interpretations by hiring theater-savvy directors who are deaf — that’s the crucial part — to oversee them.” Sarah Kaufman visits a rehearsal to see the artistry and ingenuity at work, especially in tackling the tricky problem of repeated song lyrics. – The
  
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• Principal Officer, Culture & Sport / Leeds City Council / Yorkshire / Leeds

  21-08-2019 15:31
  With a new culture strategy, a major international festival planned in 2023, a comprehensive culture service in place and thriving and diverse cultures all around the city – it is a great time...
  
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