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• If At First You Don’t Succeed… Nobel Winners Who Faced Early Rejection

  15-10-2019 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  In literature, some of the most celebrated writers were once consideredtoo strange, too limited or just too boring. Several publishers turneddown Toni Morrison’s first novel, “The Bluest Eye,” and she waschastised for years by white critics for focusing too much on blackcharacters.– Washington Post (AP)
  
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• Canadian Choir Performs On Both Sides Of US/Mexico Border

  15-10-2019 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “With a barbed wire fence and border patrol dividing two groupsof drop-in singers, one located on the beach at Border Field State Parkin San Diego, Calif., and the other just metres away in the border townof Tijuana, Mexico, the popular choral group performed a rendition of With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles. About 300 people took part on the U.S. side and 500 across the divide in Tijuana.” – CBC
  
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• Netflix Heads To Frankfurt Book Fair On Book-Buying Spree

  15-10-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It’s about finding the most specific, authentic, local stories andbringing those to a global platform in a way that hasn’t ever been donebefore. Those ideas can come from books, blogs, podcasts, comics, or anyrange of creative expression.” – Deadline
  
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• Australian Booksellers Take Ronan Farrow Book Off Shelves After Pressure From National Enquirer Parent Company

  15-10-2019 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dylan Howard, who remains a top executive at the Enquirer’s parentcompany, American Media Inc., has hired several high-powered law firmson three continents, including the Sydney-based McLachlan Thorpe Partners,to suppress Farrow’s book, which chronicles the extraordinary lengthsthe Australian tabloid muckraker had gone to help his friend, criminallycharged alleged serial rapist Harvey Weinstein. – The Daily Beast
  
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• How To Pick The Best Seat In The House To Hear An Orchestra

  15-10-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The idea of a “best seat” is subjective and depends on how important agood sightline is to you and what sort of instrumental blend youenjoy. While describing sound in terms of “warmth” and “clarity” and“resonance” may seem subjective, these are in fact quantifiable acousticterms. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• What The Wild Success Of Silicon Valley Says About The American Success Story

  15-10-2019 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The question of fixing Silicon Valley is inseparable from the questionof fixing the system of postwar American capitalism, of which it isperhaps the purest expression. Some believe that the problems we see arebugs that might be fixed with a patch. Others think the code is so badat its core that a radical rewrite is the only answer.– The Nation
  
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• An exciting new choir combining singing and moving / The Embodied Voice / London

  15-10-2019 21:22
  Extraordinary new local choir with a difference
   
  Join the Embodied Voice Choir – Thursdays at Exmouth Market  -
  Come if you love to sing; Come if you think you...
  
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• The Opera That Reimagined The Last Habsburg Emperor And Empress For The Shattered Europe Of 1919

  15-10-2019 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The year 1919 was pivotal in European culture, with bold portents for the postwar future — it was the year that Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus and Marcel Duchamp painted a mustache on the Mona Lisa. [Richard Strauss’s] Die Frau ohne Schatten, in contrast, was almost reassuringly conservative in its late Romantic musical language, in its fairy tale libretto about a fundamentally good-hearted emperor and empress, and in its celebration of fertility and childbirth as the fou
  
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• Mission Creep??!!

  15-10-2019 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A colleague recently shared that when they advocate for community engagement in their organization they get pushback about “mission creep.” Mission creep??!! If connecting the arts with communities is not an arts organization’s mission, what is it?! – Doug Borwick
  
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• The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (1)

  15-10-2019 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Throughout the coming month, I’ll write about one of these albums every weekday in the order in which I first heard them, starting in 1968 with the first record I ever bought with my own money. – Terry Teachout
  
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• Performer, Little Star Baby Show (tour) / Moon On A Stick / London

  15-10-2019 20:41
  Moon On A Stick are looking for performers for the tour of their baby show 'Little Star'
  Show Info: A Star lit show for babies. Meet Little Star in our show for little ones ages 6-18 months. Using...
  
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• What The Collapse Of A Plan For A Contemporary Art Museum Says About Art In Hawaii

  15-10-2019 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Challenging, international contemporary art has always struggled tocapture the attention of any but a very small share of the localpopulation in Hawaii. (There are no galleries specializing in anythingbut decorative, genre, or antique paintings.) – Hyperallergic
  
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• Jane Austen Lovers Are Furious At The New Ending To Her Unfinished Novel

  15-10-2019 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Andrew Davies’ TV adaptation of Sanditon, which aired on Sunday, ended with Charlotte and Sidney bidding each other a tearful farewell – in love, but not together. … The ending has enraged and upset viewers, but most of all, I think, surprised them. This is Austen, and we know what we’re entitled to: there’s even a book about it, for goodness’ sake – The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After.” – The Guardian
  
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• Placido Domingo’s Career Continues Apace In Europe

  15-10-2019 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  In contrast to the United States, so far no theater in Europe, wherethe #MeToo movement has had little impact, has canceled any of thesinger’s planned performances on calendars running through the fall of2020. In continuing the performances, European venues have citedan absence of allegations in their venues, the lack of a judicial caseagainst him and the singer’s well-known affability and undeniablepopularity. – Yahoo! (AP)
  
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• Community Dance Teachers for adults 65+ / DanceWest / London

  15-10-2019 19:25
  DanceWest is West London’s community dance organisation, a registered charity supporting everyone to access dance. In 2018 DanceWest engaged 36,000 people aged 1-104, delivering dance in care...
  
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• Senior Writer / MENG / London

  15-10-2019 19:16
  MENG is a young, entrepreneurial company with endless curiosity and big ambitions.  We are seeking a senior writer to work with the founder of the company to develop a memoir. It will use...
  
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• Writer / MENG / London

  15-10-2019 19:15
  MENG is a young, entrepreneurial company with endless curiosity and big ambitions.  We are seeking a writer to work with the founder of the company to develop a memoir. It will use personal...
  
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• A Dance Critic Assesses Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Moves

  15-10-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gia Kourlas: “You can’t completely banish your true self when you dance; Arthur Fleck is still somewhere inside of Mr. Phoenix, even after Arthur transforms himself into the Joker. What makes Mr. Phoenix’s performance so confusingly poignant — and not just a tale of good vs. evil — is the way in which he has essentially placed two characters within one dancing body.” – The New York Times
  
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• Call for Entries: Royal Society of British Artists / Mall Galleries / London

  15-10-2019 18:56
  The RBA invites painters, sculptors and printmakers to submit their work for consideration to be shown in the Society's 303rd Annual Exhibition 2020
  The President and Executive Committee of the...
  
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• Call for Entries: The Pastel Society / Mall Galleries / London

  15-10-2019 18:54
  The Pastel Society seeks the best in contemporary dry media, combining traditional skills with creative originality
  Artists over 18, from the UK and beyond, are invited to submit works for...
  
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• Nam June Paik review – Move over Tim Berners-Lee, here's the real web prophet

  15-10-2019 18:53
  Tate Modern, London
  He built a garden of tellies, revelled in digital overload and foresaw the internet back in 1974. What a shame this revealing show smothers Paik in seriousnessThe first room says it all. By which I mean it shows you all the work by Nam June Paik you need to understand his contribution to modern art. There you will see, among other things, his masterpiece: TV Garden, an array of different-sized monitors embedded among greenery, their multicoloured screens blossoming like flowe
  
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• Nam June Paik review: move over Tim Berners-Lee, here's the real web prophet

  15-10-2019 18:53
  Tate Modern, London
  He built a garden of tellies, revelled in digital overload and foresaw the internet back in 1974. What a shame this revealing show smothers Paik in seriousnessThe first room says it all. By which I mean it shows you all the work by Nam June Paik you need to understand his contribution to modern art. There you will see, among other things, his masterpiece: TV Garden, an array of different-sized monitors embedded among greenery, their multicoloured screens blossoming like flowe
  
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• Call for Entries: Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours / Mall Galleries / London

  15-10-2019 18:52
  The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours seeks the best in contemporary watercolour and watermedia painting
  Artists over 18, from the UK and beyond, are invited to submit works for...
  
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• Event - Rights and Arts Engagement / Autograph / London

  15-10-2019 18:44
  Explore how social justice agendas can inform the challenges, practice and discourse of arts engagement.Autograph’s Rights in Focus Network meets quarterly to discuss the structural powers...
  
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• Why Two Booker Prize Winners This Year? Perhaps Some Lessons

  15-10-2019 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The danger is that the Booker effect that propelled last year’s“difficult” winner, the brilliant Milkman, to a wider readership will bedissipated. Perhaps it’s best understood as a reminder of howimpossible it is, in the end, for the subjective process of weighing onenovel against another to come to an objective conclusion. – The Guardian
  
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• Designer / Strike A Light / West Midlands

  15-10-2019 18:15
  The End Of The Pier Show 
  Jonny Fluffypunk seeks an imaginative and adaptable designer to create the set and costume for his new children’s show which will tour to diverse venues such as...
  
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• Performing Arts Teacher - After school club / Arts and Sparks / London

  15-10-2019 18:03
  Arts and Sparks are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Performing Arts teacher for an after school club in South East London. The class is Fridays 3.15 - 4.15. 
  You must have an up to date...
  
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• A Prison Production Of ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ Goes On Tour

  15-10-2019 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The cast was strip-searched before boarding the bus to their show. The leading man was shackled so tightly that he performed with abrasions on his wrists. And the moment the men finished their bows and the house lights came up, they had to slip out of costume and back into green prison uniforms.” – The New York Times
  
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• Museum and Gallery Programme Co-ordinator / St Albans Museums / South East

  15-10-2019 18:01
  St Albans Museums are recruiting for a 'Museum and Gallery Programme Co-ordinator'
  Part-time role, 30 hours per week, inclusive salary range from £16,348 up to £17,655 for a 30-hour...
  
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• Business Manager / The Ambassador Theatre Group, 39-41 Charing Cross Road / London

  15-10-2019 18:01
  A dynamic new role for someone with excellent project management skills and a drive for business improvement in the high-growth field of event ticketing.
  ATG has grown into the world’s number...
  
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• Musical Director/ Singing Teacher / Fiorentini Arts School Ltd. / London

  15-10-2019 17:59
  Fiorentini Arts School Ltd. (to include Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School and Stage & the City) are currently looking to recruit a Musical Director/ Singing Teacher to work as part...
  
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• Officer, Arksmark / Arts Council England / South East

  15-10-2019 17:53
  To apply for this position please visit our recruitment website:
  https://gs12.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_arts_council01.asp?newms=jj&id=89948&----JOB-PREVIEW-MODE----
  Officer,...
  
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• The East Edge: nocturnal walking tour in Tower Hamlets cemetery / Penned in the Margins / London / Tower Hamlets

  15-10-2019 17:50
  This Halloween, join poet Chris McCabe and special guests to launch The East Edge and perform a nocturnal walking tour like no other. In one of east London’s most atmospheric landscapes,...
  
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• Event - Dark Matter Collage Masterclass / Autograph / London

  15-10-2019 17:50
  Explore how to use photo-collage to create new meanings and narratives from images, with artist Cherelle Sappleton.This hands-on workshop will take inspiration from Autograph's current exhibition...
  
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• Collaborative Endeavours Symposium / Salford Museum and Art Gallery / North West

  15-10-2019 17:46
  Collaborative Endeavours is a one day symposium featuring guest speakers from across the arts, design and community sector.
  Tue, 29 October 2019, 9:30am – 4pmSalford Museum and Art Gallery, M5...
  
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• New Choreography Award call-out / Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund / London

  15-10-2019 17:37
  The Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund is seeking expressions of interest for the New Choreography Award which offers £20,000 for choreographic research around an artist's practice, with...
  
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• Who Stole Ancient Bible Fragments And Sold Them To Hobby Lobby?

  15-10-2019 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week investigators accused professorDirk Obbink, one of the most celebrated classics professors in theworld, a Nebraska native and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient who hadlong directed — and allegedly looted — Oxford’s Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project, a collection of centuries-old literature recovered from an ancient Egyptian garbage dump in 1896. – Washington Post
  
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• Collections and Website Officer / The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation / London

  15-10-2019 17:27
  Job Title: Collections and Website Officer, the Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation (FWAF)
  Salary:  £25,000-£28,000
  Principal Responsibilities: Care and management of the Collection, the...
  
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• Festival Director / Didsbury Arts Festival / North West

  15-10-2019 17:24
  Festival Director, Didsbury Arts FestivalPaid:  £13,000 fixed fee contract, 1 February 2020 to 30 September 2021
  Festival Director sought to deliver nine-day, community arts festival,...
  
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• Fundraising Development Officer / Norton Priory Museum & Gardens / North West

  15-10-2019 17:19
  Salary:                     £23,000 per annum Hours:                     37.5 hours...
  
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• ROAR Open Day, October 30th / / Yorkshire

  15-10-2019 17:18
  ROAR would like to welcome you to our Open Day on October 30th 3-7pm.
  We are opening our doors to give people the chance to see our space on Westgate in Rotherham town centre and learn more...
  
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• Rainbow of Desires Masterclass / Cardboard Citizens / London

  15-10-2019 17:18
  A THREE DAY MASTERCLASS INTRODUCTION TO BOAL'S THEATRE AND THERAPY
  Rainbow of Desires 1
  6 - 8 December 2019 @ Cardboard Citizens HQ, Whitechapel, London
  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK...
  
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• Learn how to "Joker" a Forum Theatre Play / Cardboard Citizens / London

  15-10-2019 17:14
  JOKER WEEKEND MASTERCLASS 2019
  Learn how to Joker with Cardboard Citizens' Artistic Director Adrian Jackson
  Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December at Cardboard Citizens HQ, Whitechapel,...
  
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• Netflix And Director Ava DuVernay Sued For Defamation By — Wait, Who?

  15-10-2019 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the 1940s, John E. Reid and Associates developed a commonly-used, and now-controversial police interrogation method called the Reid Technique. That method is mentioned once, briefly, in When They See Us, DuVernay’s recent Netflix series about the Central Park Five; based on that mention, Reid and Associates argues in its court filing that its reputation has been damaged by the script’s mischaracterization and false assertions. – Variety
  
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• ICT Infrastructure Support Engineer / Museum of London / London

  15-10-2019 16:57
  Are you looking to utilise your ICT skills and be part of shaping the Museum of London’s future as it prepares to embark on a major transformation at a new location in London
  This role will...
  
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• Event Planner / Royal Museums Greenwich / London

  15-10-2019 16:57
  This role will work as part of the Sales and Events team to actively grow and develop the venue hire business within Royal Museums of Greenwich five venues (National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark,...
  
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• Dance Teacher / BRIT kids / London

  15-10-2019 16:53
  2 hours a week
  BRIT Kids Saturday Classes
  8-10 year olds
  £32.81 per hour
  Dance teacher
  See website for further info and application form- BRIT Kids.org
  
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• Prospect Researcher / Shakespeare's Globe / London

  15-10-2019 16:52
  We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful...
  
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• Singing teacher / BRIT kids / London

  15-10-2019 16:50
  3 hours a week
  £32.81 per hour
  Singing Teacher, BRIT kids Saturday Classes
  For more information and to apply, BRITKids.org
  
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• Capital Campaigns Assistant / Shakespeare's Globe / London

  15-10-2019 16:50
  We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment. Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful...
  
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