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• Margaret Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” Sequel Breaks Canadian Bookseller Records

  30-09-2019 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The novel, which is a sequel to Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, sold more print copies in the first week than any other Canadian book since BookNet Canada began tracking sales data in 2005. – CBC
  
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• Women: a Cartography - an exhibition at Arts Centre Washington / / North East

  30-09-2019 23:29
  27 September – 26 October 2019
  Artists Rachel Cochrane and Maggie Hickman Smith bring together arts and science in this creative response to the microscopic cellular pathology from their...
  
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• Shakespeare Sundays / Theatre Foundry / London

  30-09-2019 23:07
  Do you want to build your Shakespeare skills in a supportive environment?
  Do you want to connect with his language in a way that feels real and relevant?
  Join us as we explore monologues and...
  
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• Ontario Film Rating Board Is Losing Money. So The Government Is Closing It

  30-09-2019 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Ontario Film Authority was designed to operate on a cost-recovery basis, chargingfilmmakers fees for issuing ratings such as PG, 14A or Restricted. Itsmost recent annual report shows the agency brought in $2.2 million inrevenue, but ran a shortfall of $130,000.  – CBC
  
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• Making Non-Boring Theatre About Climate Change

  30-09-2019 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s a sliver of space where audience members can start to consider societal change. “I keep coming back to the idea that, as theatremakers, our greatest weapon in the fight against climate change may ultimately be this sliver of audience-lifting space. In this space comes an expanded capacity for empathy and, perhaps, the ability to be more collectively accountable.”– HowlRound
  
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• Performing Arts Teaching Assistant / Pauline Quirke Performing Arts Academy - Torbay / South West

  30-09-2019 22:23
  PQA, the new generation of weekend Performing Arts Academies set up by actress, Pauline Quirke. PQA Torbay based at Soth Devon College is currently recruiting an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to...
  
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• Stage Manager / Sound Operator / The People`s Theatre Company / South East / London

  30-09-2019 22:21
  We are seeking an organised, enthusiastic and capable individual for a total of 22 dates to support an original small scale Christmas pop musical.
  We rehearse in Central Guildford and then tour to...
  
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• Is It Theatre Or Theater?

  30-09-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I remember we thought we should use the British spelling of ‘theatre’ so that people would take us more seriously.” – Washington Post
  
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• Seattle’s Intiman Theatre: A Truly Existential Crisis

  30-09-2019 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Myriad issues are to blame. Donors’ funding priorities have changed, andcorporations are donating less to nonprofit theaters, making the fightfor funding more competitive. High-quality entertainment can be accessedon-demand at low cost. Arts journalism has become more sparse, and thepublic, concerned about an economic slowdown, might be less inclined toshow up. – Crosscut
  
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• When The Culture Wars Was About Your Aesthetic Taste

  30-09-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  There was a time when we judged people, labelled them, loved them orhated them because of their taste in literature, art and even pop music. – The Spectator
  
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• Space To Grow - Studio and Retail Spaces For Creative Businesses / Thoresby Park - Nottinghamshire / East Midlands

  30-09-2019 20:57
  Space to Grow
  Does your creative business need a new home? The Courtyard at Thoresby could be the answer….
  Set in the beautiful Thoresby Park, The Courtyard is offering for lease or hire...
  
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• Mommie Dearest

  30-09-2019 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  The most notable thing about Barrie Kosky’s production of Handel’s Agrippina at the Royal Opera is that every member of this ensemble can act — especially Joyce DiDonato, giving what I expect will be remembered as an historic performance of the title role. – Paul Levy
  
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• Message received

  30-09-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Heidi Hall, an old friend of mine from Smalltown, U.S.A., died last week. She was 49, far too young for so extravagantly vital a woman to lose her life to cancer. I, on the other hand, am 63, which isn’t nearly as old as it was a few generations ago. Why did people back then seem to age so much more quickly than they do now? – Terry Teachout
  
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• Can Plants Think? There’s Evidence They’re Smarter Than We Think

  30-09-2019 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The idea of a “plant intelligence”—an intelligence that goes beyondadaptation and reaction and into the realm of active memory anddecision-making—has been in the air since at least the early seventies. – The Paris Review
  
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• Fashion Technician 0.6 FTE / WMC- The Camden College / London

  30-09-2019 20:18
  WMC- The Camden College
  Fashion Technician
  0.6 FTE- 21 Hours per week
   
  £21,501 to £23,325 Pro Rata per annum
  WMC – The Camden College is the oldest surviving adult...
  
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• Bass Player / Join The Din / London

  30-09-2019 20:07
  Hi Guys, Hope you are well.
  Thanks for stopping by and reading this post.
  My name is Ricky and my band and I are looking for a committed and creative bass player.
  The band is called Join The Din,...
  
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• An Architect Who Rebuilt A City After An Earthquake With “Half” Houses

  30-09-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Having been given a small budget to construct homes for low-incomefamilies, many of whom said they would like to expand their dwellings inthe future, Alejandro Aravena hit upon the idea of building half of a larger,nicer home, and leaving the other half for the residents to finishthemselves, either with their own hands or with help from local“micro-contractors.” – CityLab
  
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• Fine Art Technician / Cromwell Place / London

  30-09-2019 19:38
  Cromwell Place is a membership organisation building a thriving community for the arts, with a reputation for the quality and professionalism of its members. Five historic Grade II listed buildings...
  
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• Call Out for Events / Ashby Arts Festival / East Midlands / Ashby-de-la-Zouch

  30-09-2019 19:37
  Do you have an event or workshop that could be part of Ashby Arts Festival? 
  Every May Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire hosts an Arts Festival which features local artists, musicians,...
  
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• A Christmas Carol, Sound Number 2 / The Old Vic / London

  30-09-2019 19:34
  We are seeking a Sound Number 2 for The Old Vic’s Production of A Christmas Carol adapted by Jack Thorne and directed by Matthew Warchus.
  Now in its third year, the show features a large cast...
  
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• Fine Art Storage Manager/Senior Technician / Cromwell Place / London

  30-09-2019 19:32
  Cromwell Place is a membership organisation building a thriving community for the arts, with a reputation for the quality and professionalism of its members. Five historic Grade II listed buildings...
  
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• You Have A Chronic Illness. Here’s How To Have A Rich Creative Life

  30-09-2019 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  With chronic illness, rigidity in your thinking and behaviour is thegreatest barrier to living well with your illness. The only thing youcan count on is the fact that you never really know what your day isgoing to look like, and that things are always changing. – Aeon
  
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• Registrar / Cromwell Place / London

  30-09-2019 19:23
  Cromwell Place is a membership organisation building a thriving community for the arts, with a reputation for the quality and professionalism of its members. Five historic Grade II listed buildings...
  
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• How to grow a human / Nesta / London

  30-09-2019 19:03
  Join us for a drink and a talk with Philip Ball, exploring everything from genetic editing and cloning to neural downloading, and get a new perspective on how we think about ourselves.
  After seeing...
  
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• Why Has Performance Become Such A Big Part Of Visual Art?

  30-09-2019 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Perhaps it’s precisely the soft science of working with and viewingother people that makes performance a refreshing counterpoint to an artindustry that is increasingly commercialized and corporatized.Regardless of athleticism or ability, in dance traditionally made forthe stage there’s a satisfaction – and, perhaps, seduction – in viewingthe technique-driven, trained body of a performer. – Frieze
  
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• Tate Modern fountain tells 'jarring' history of British empire

  30-09-2019 18:56
  Kara Walker drew inspiration for Turbine Hall installation from Queen Victoria memorialA 13-metre (42ft) statue that draws on the legacies of Queen Victoria, the British empire and the transatlantic slave trade could help trigger a radical reassessment of public monuments in Britain, according to its curator.Kara Walker’s Fons Americanus fountain, which opens to the public on Wednesday 2 October and is the latest Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, was inspired by the Queen Victoria me
  
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• Freelance Creative Producer / Bristol Music Trust / South West

  30-09-2019 18:39
  Bristol Music Trust Freelance Creative Producer Maximum Fee: £30,000 for the delivery stage of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project, a maximum of twenty-two months commencing January...
  
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• Postgraduate Programmes Officer / Royal Academy of Dance / London

  30-09-2019 18:32
  £22,000 – £26,000 per annumPermanent | Full-time | Monday – Friday (34.5 hours per week)
  The Royal Academy of Dance is a global leader in dance education and teaching,...
  
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• Dancers / BalletBoyz / London

  30-09-2019 18:31
  OPEN AUDITION: MALE AND FEMALE DANCERS NEEDED FOR BRAND NEW SHOW, DELUXE
  DATE: Saturday 12th October
  Over the next 7 months, we will be creating and touring a brand new dance programme,...
  
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• Co-Founder Jann Wenner Steps Down From Rock Hall Of Fame

  30-09-2019 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  In time, Wenner, who founded the Rock Hall with the record executiveAhmet Ertegun, became more associated with the institution than anyother figure — becoming its top negotiator in the industry, as well asthe person blamed, fairly or unfairly, for its shortcomings. – The New York Times
  
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• RADiate School Visits Officer / Royal Academy of Dance / London

  30-09-2019 18:28
  London | Freelance contract£36.00 per hour | 100 hours across the academic year (*open to job share)October 2019 – July 2020
  We are looking for an experienced Quality Assurance...
  
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• Resident Coordinator (Maternity Cover) / Somerset House Trust / London

  30-09-2019 18:26
  Main activities and responsibilities
   Act as a point of contact for general resident enquiries from existing and prospective residentsPrepare standard lease documents for any commercial...
  
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• Studio Manager / Jailmake / London

  30-09-2019 18:22
  Studio & Project Manager  _ Jailmake is a team of designers, project managers and makers. We specialise in fabrication for a diverse client base of designers, architects and...
  
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• Art that survived Isis and Saddam regimes to go on display in London

  30-09-2019 18:08
  Emotionally powerful exhibition of Iraqi Kurdish artists will include paintings peppered by bulletsKurdish artworks that survived Saddam Hussein’s use of chemical weapons as well as Islamic State’s cultural vandalism will go on display at a London gallery this week.Iraqi Kurdish artists have made paintings and art installations from artefacts including Assyrian reliefs from 700 BC peppered by Isis bullet holes and the farewell “death” notes of a charity worker smuggling a
  
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• Head of Galleries / The Lowry / North West

  30-09-2019 18:03
  Head of Galleries - 37.5 hours per week, £32,000 - 35,000 per annum subject to experience plus a competitive staff benefit packageThe Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark...
  
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• Can Artists Still Live In San Francisco?

  30-09-2019 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  From 2010 to 2018, approximately 882,000 new jobs were created in the Bay Area, but only around 100,000 new housing units were builtthroughout the region. The resulting white-hot competition for livingspace has forced anyone at a structural disadvantage — communities ofcolor, artists, creatives — further toward the margins. – Hyperallergic
  
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• 2 x Security Supervisor / The British Museum / London

  30-09-2019 17:56
  The Security department of the British Museum is currently recruiting for a Supervisor to supervise operational shifts by ensuring that staff carry out duties successfully and that the shifts are...
  
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• Duty Manager / Trinity Centre / South West

  30-09-2019 17:53
  Trinity Centre are looking for a casual Duty Manager to join our team in time to help us with the delivery of our varied event programme. The role will require someone who is willing to work flexibly...
  
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• Remembering Music Critic Martin Bernheimer

  30-09-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tim Page: “To those who knew only Mr. Bernheimer’s prose, it came as a surprise tolearn that he was a gentle, gracious and tender man to his colleagues.He supported the early careers of many young critics who disagreedentirely with him, simply because he believed in their talents.” – Washington Post
  
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• 'It makes people look up': the street artists taking over scaffolding

  30-09-2019 17:30
  In a new project, female and non-binary artists have created murals to enliven construction boards in New York CityConstruction work in New York City is practically a proverb – there’s always loud drilling and banging on a set of scaffolding somewhere.But while New Yorkers might see the green-painted plywood construction slabs practically everywhere – the city has over 300 miles of street-level construction – one initiative is hoping to beautify the blahs and paint them r
  
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• Kara Walker Turbine Hall review – a shark-infested monument to the victims of British slavery

  30-09-2019 17:15
  Tate Modern, London
  The controversial American artist has made a giant fountain and filled it with sharks, tears, stricken souls and a noose. It’s monstrous, funny, absurd – and astonishingThe real challenge of Kara Walker’s Fons Americanus is not the scale of her 13 metre-high fountain in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Nor that at first glance, we are faced with an outmoded work of monumental public sculpture, populated by figures and sea creatures, which towers towards the
  
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• Managing Director / Nevill Holt Opera / London

  30-09-2019 17:13
  Nevill Holt Opera is looking for an outstanding Managing Director, to join Artistic Director Nicholas Chalmers and the Board of Directors and Trustees at an exciting moment of development for the...
  
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• Father Christmas / SEA LIFE Scarborough / Yorkshire

  30-09-2019 17:12
  WANTED: Father Christmas!
  Are you ho-ho-hoping for a part time role this winter? Then look no further as we are recruiting for the jolliest role there is! Christmas is a magical time of year...
  
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• Company Administrator / Community Arts North West / North West

  30-09-2019 17:01
  Community Arts North West (CAN) is a leading national organisation in the field of participatory arts, migration and social change. CAN’s work aims to create expression and visibility for the...
  
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• Kara Walker Takes On The British Empire

  30-09-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sometimes, if you’re a US person and have British friends, the Brits will enjoy talking about how long the US had slavery. An important discussion, no doubt – but guess what? The British aren’t exactly innocent either in the foundation of chattel slavery in the US or in a lot of other horrors of the British Empire. And artist Kara Walker isn’t messing around with her latest work in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. “‘It’s a reversal of the triangle
  
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• Box Office Assistant / Underbelly Ltd / London

  30-09-2019 16:52
  Start Date:12/11/2019
  Job Title:Box Office Assistant
  Location:Christmas in Leicester Square 
  Salary:£8.21 per hour
  Department:Box Office
  Reporting to:Box Office Supervisor
  Company...
  
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• Producer (New Work and Talent Development) / Exeter Northcott Theatre Company / South West

  30-09-2019 16:50
  Producer (New Work & Talent Development) is a new post within Exeter Northcott Theatre’s team, working alongside the Artistic Director to introduce a New Work & Talent Development...
  
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• Producer Theatre Programme / Exeter Northcott Theatre Company / South West

  30-09-2019 16:42
  The Producer (Theatre Programme) is a key member of Exeter Northcott Theatre’s team, working closely with the Artistic Director on the planning and delivery of the theatre’s performance...
  
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