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• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, ASHLAND, OR

  04-11-2019 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Oregon Shakespeare Festival invites applicants and nominations for thisleadership position at one of nation’s leading regional theatres.The Executive Director will join Artistic Director Nataki Garrett in aco-leadership role to guide OSF’s vision and strategy. OSF has engagedManagement Consultants for the Arts to lead this search, and interestedcandidates may apply for this position by visiting this link: https://tinyurl.com/OSF-ED-Profile
  The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is one
  
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• Jean-Paul Dubois Wins Goncourt, France’s Top Literary Prize

  04-11-2019 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Published in August, Mr. Dubois’s novel “Tous les hommes n’habitent pasle monde de la même façon” (“All Men Do Not Live in the Same Way”) is astory narrated by a man languishing in a Canadian prison for an unknowncrime.– The New York Times
  
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• Freelance Dance Tutor / Pioneer Dance / London

  04-11-2019 23:15
  Pioneer Dance provides highly active and inspiring dance sessions across London. Established in 2004, the birth of the company was a chance for like minded fellow dance performers to share their,...
  
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• Is The “Crisis” In The Humanities Because They’re In The Wrong Zip Code?

  04-11-2019 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Without the blunt, binaristic borders between zones — humanities versus sciences, humanities versussocial sciences — the disciplines could connect across the much morecomplex and multifarious surfaces and interfaces they have with eachother. Scholars could interact with their counterparts in all fieldswithout the burdensome assumption that they represent more — an entirecommunity more — than their specific area of expertise. – Inside Higher Ed
  
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• Vinyl Music Is Outselling CDs. Why?

  04-11-2019 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vinyl sales have been surging in the last few years, as CD sales stay flat and digital downloads decrease. In the United Kingdom, data from 2016 reveals that vinyl LP sales revenue surpassed that of digital downloads. And in the United States, LP sales are on par with the sales of CDs.– The Conversation
  
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• Production Assistant / imitating the dog / North West

  04-11-2019 22:20
  This is an exciting opportunity to work with ground-breaking theatre company imitating the dog on their new adaptation of George Romero’s classic film Night of the Living Dead.  The...
  
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• Conspiracy Theories Helped Us Survive. Lately, They’re More Problematic

  04-11-2019 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Particularly in the past few years, conspiracy theories have beenomnipresent on the internet and in social media. These modern forms ofcommunication allow conspiracy theories to spread faster than ever, andmake it easy for like-minded people to connect and form online echo chambers.As a result, the flat-Earth movement – endorsing the conspiracy theorythat the Earth is actually flat and that scientists have been lying tothe public for more than 500 years – is now an organised
  
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• Why Helsinki’s New Public Library Might Be The Best In The World

  04-11-2019 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The central library is built to serve as a kind of citizenship factory, aspace for old and new residents to learn about the world, the city, andeach other. It’s pointedly sited across from (and at the same level as) the Finnish Parliament House that it shares a public square with. – CityLab
  
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / South West

  04-11-2019 21:29
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / London

  04-11-2019 21:29
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / South East

  04-11-2019 21:28
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / West Midlands

  04-11-2019 21:27
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / East Midlands

  04-11-2019 21:26
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / Yorkshire

  04-11-2019 21:25
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / North West

  04-11-2019 21:25
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / East

  04-11-2019 21:24
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Short Stories, Personal Essays and Short Form Poetry Needed / Dancing Bear Books / North East

  04-11-2019 21:23
  ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ***All submissions must be submitted through our formal submission portal. Any submissions sent outside of our workflow will not be considered.
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• Is Cellphone Prison The Solution For Stopping Ringing During The Show?

  04-11-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As you reached your row, you were told to turn off your phone or put iton silent and insert it to a glove-like pouch. You keep your phone butyou cannot turn it back on without unlocking the pouch, which uses asimple mechanism not unlike the security tags you find in clothingstores and that have to be removed by cashiers. At the end of the show,ushers show up and quickly unlock the devices.” – Chicago Tribune
  
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• Why We Need To Rethink The Nonprofit Model

  04-11-2019 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The nonprofit sector started out as a vehicle for voluntary civicengagement. Nonprofit organizations are organized to advance the public,rather than private, good. But as the sector grew and professionalized,the focus quickly shifted from the people, or civil society, to theorganizations themselves as the key constituents of the sector. So, whenwe talk about infrastructure for the sector, is the infrastructurethere to support civic engagement, or nonprofit and philanthropicorganizations? This t
  
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• Charming: When 12-Year-Old Timmy Page Was A Movie-Maker (Back In The 60s)

  04-11-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Like a pint-sized Cecil B. DeMille, we see Page in his family’s suburbanConnecticut neighborhood as he wrangles his actors, gauges cameraangles and shouts, “Action!” In cut-away interviews, the young Pageexpounds on French new wave directors and silent film stars with theintellect of the Pulitzer-Prize winning critic he’d become. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Finance Manager / Free Word / London

  04-11-2019 19:42
  Free Word is looking for an experienced charity accountant with excellent communication skills to oversee our finance function, 2 days a week. You'll also be responsible for ensuring a smooth...
  
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• Figurative Art Is Hot Right Now. Is It Any Good?

  04-11-2019 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Barry Schwabsky: “To my eye, the dependence on the academic method (now perhaps evenunconscious, in any case not definitively marked) remains just asinhibiting a factor for contemporary painting as it was when artistslike Matisse and Picasso, de Kooning and Dubuffet were finding fardifferent ways of expressing their feelings toward the figure thanclassicism ever could have envisioned.” – The Nation
  
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• Creative Project Leader / Sound and Music / London

  04-11-2019 19:16
  The Creative Project Leader role forms part of Sound and Music’s project delivery team, who between them are responsible for delivering the organisations external projects and activity.
  This...
  
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• Vital Stages choreography platform 2020 - callout NOW OPEN / Studio 3 Arts / London

  04-11-2019 19:13
  Studio 3 Arts is looking for 15 young choreographers aged 16 to 25 to sho­wcase their work at our annual choreography platform, VITAL STAGES. 
  We are looking for choreographers from all...
  
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• Duty Manager / Theatre Royal Stratford East / London

  04-11-2019 19:06
  Stratford East is a producing theatre in the heart of East London. We have a proud history and an exciting future. We tell stories, spearheading diverse work and champion often-marginalised voices on...
  
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• Interim Front of House Manager / Theatre Royal Stratford East / London

  04-11-2019 19:02
  Stratford East is a producing theatre in the heart of East London. We have a proud history and an exciting future. We tell stories, spearheading diverse work and champion often-marginalised voices on...
  
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• Longtime Boston Children’s Theatre Director Accused Of Misconduct By 17 Former Students; He Resigns

  04-11-2019 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  An anonymous e-mail, titled “TheThreat of Burgess Clark,” described what it said were the experiences of17 former students who made a range of allegations against Clark,including three who said they were kissed or inappropriately touched byhim during private lessons or at his second home in Walden, Vt. Thealleged conduct occurred when most of the students were 14 to 18 yearsold. The e-mail was signed, “The concernedstudents and parents of Boston Children’s Theatre.&rdquo
  
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• Studios and Marketing Assistant / Associated Studios / London

  04-11-2019 18:51
  Job Role: Studio & Marketing AssistantPart-time (Sundays 12.30 - 8.30pm, Mondays 9am - 6pm, Tuesdays 9am - 6pm throughout the academic term. Hours will vary in holiday times.)
  Freelance...
  
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• Programming & Promotions Manager / Mothership Group / South East / London

  04-11-2019 18:34
  Patterns is the go-to destination to experience forward-thinking music in Brighton. The venue is a revered safe space for music culture, holding a multitude of creative events across all genres....
  
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• How Theatre Helped Bring Down The Berlin Wall 30 Years Ago Today

  04-11-2019 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  What is intriguing is that the collapse of East Germany was, in manyways, a piece of theatre. The Alexanderplatz demonstration, one of thelargest in GDR history, had been planned by actors and directors from leading East German theatres. They invited playwrights and actors to address the crowds, alongside dissidents and politicians. They even had a baddie: the former deputy head of the Stasi secret police spoke – and was booed. – The Guardian
  
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• Gallery Technician / Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery / London

  04-11-2019 18:27
  Pitzhanger Gallery is the largest public art gallery in West London. Following a major Arts Council England-supported restoration project, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, the former home of architect...
  
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• Duty Manager - Top London Attraction / Body Worlds London / London

  04-11-2019 18:26
  Scope of the Role 
  Do you thrive being responsible for the day to day operation of a highly prestigious exhibition?
  As the Duty Manager, you have the autonomy to be totally responsible for all...
  
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• Dallas Symphony And Opera Make A Major Push For Women Conductors

  04-11-2019 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I won’t say women are discriminated against as much as not given thesame pathways as men. mostly because there is a maledominance in terms of personnel in the business. It’s been generationsof music schools having faculty members who were renowned male soloistsor conductors. The system was created that way, so it takes a lot oftime to get women in those roles and as mentors to other talented women.” – Dallas Morning News
  
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• Area Leader in Composition for Screen / Royal College of Music / London

  04-11-2019 17:43
  Job Ref. No: 702-19
  As Area Leader in Composition for Screen, you will lead the RCM’s renowned Masters programme in Composition for Screen. This well-established and highly competitive...
  
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• Director / Chisenhale Gallery / London

  04-11-2019 17:36
  Chisenhale Gallery is a small and very special visual arts organisation with a proud 37-year history of championing experimentation and innovation. We are seeking an inspirational Director with a...
  
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• Education Marketing Manager (fixed-term) / Royal Shakespeare Company / West Midlands

  04-11-2019 17:33
  The RSC is committed to ensuring that Shakespeare is for everyone. The work of our Education team is key to delivering that message; enabling young people everywhere to find their voice through...
  
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• Marketing and Communications Manager / Contact Theatre / North West / Manchester

  04-11-2019 17:32
  Marketing and Communications Manager
  Salary: £25,000 per annum
  Hours: Full Time – 35 hours per week
  Contract: Permanent
  Contact is a leading national contemporary arts organisation...
  
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• Prince Charles’ Charity Unwittingly Showcased Fake Monet, Dali And Picasso Works

  04-11-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The fakes made their way to Prince Charles’ charity HQ in a mannerbefitting any art forgery, from a group of Agatha Christie characters.The work was part of a 10 year loan from 37 year-old ex-billionaire James Stunt, the former husband of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone.A stint in a Royal domicile could potentially increase the auctionprice of any artwork. – Vanity Fair
  
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• Fundraising Coordinator (Part Time) / Merton Music Foundation / London

  04-11-2019 17:26
  Fundraising Co-ordinatorEmployed, Part Time/Flexible Working (0.6 FTE)
  £30,000 (£18,000 pro rata) per annum
  Based in London Borough of Merton 
  Application Deadline:...
  
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• December One to One Advice Sessions with Talent Development / Crafts Council / South East / London

  04-11-2019 17:03
  Are you looking to explore ideas for your creative business? Have you found yourself at a crossroads with your practice? Do you need a spark of inspiration or an action plan to take your work...
  
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• France Has A Fall Publishing Frenzy

  04-11-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Autumn is “Oscar season for books” in France, and that’s not a super feeling for the authors. “For all the finger food that will be gobbled up and all the champagne flutes that will be downed in this chaotic two-month period—from mid-August to the end of October—that runs from the release of 524 books to the crowning of a happy few by a dozen major literary prizes mid-November, La Rentrée Littéraire is an exciting and brutal tradition
  
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• Front of House and Volunteer Coordinator / Fashion and Textile Museum / London

  04-11-2019 16:53
  The Fashion and Textile Museum is seeking a motivated Front of House and Volunteer Coordinator to join a dedicated and friendly team. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this central role ensures...
  
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• Assistant Archivist and Records Manager / Museum of London / London

  04-11-2019 16:42
  Fixed-term contract 6-8 months
  Are you searching for a fulfilling job that gives you the opportunity to develop your archive and records management skills in a stimulating museum environment?
  The...
  
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• Front of House Assistant - Ambassador Lounge Host / The Alexandra Theatre / West Midlands

  04-11-2019 16:38
  Are you great with customers, but looking for something a little bit different? We’re looking for customer-focussed staff who’d like to work in our exciting, fast-paced and interesting...
  
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• Junior / Middleweight 2D Designer & Artworker / StudioXAG / London

  04-11-2019 16:33
  Junior - Middleweight 2D Designer & Artworker
  StudioXAG are looking for a Junior - Middleweight 2D Designer & Artworker to join our East London team.
  StudioXAG specialise in concept, design...
  
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• Kerry Washington On Why She’d Take A Role In A Netflix Movie Of The Play ‘American Son’

  04-11-2019 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Washington starred in the play on Broadway. So why take it to Netflix, of all places? Washington: “Not everybody has $200 to go and see a play on Broadway. … The economic diversity of our audience was really important to me, but also the global diversity of our audience, because violence with the police and bias with the police is not just an issue in the United States.” – Variety
  
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• Outreach and Audience Development Officer / Border Crossings / London

  04-11-2019 16:22
  Border Crossings are looking for a freelance Outreach and Audience Development Officer to work on our forthcoming project THE GREAT EXPERIMENT. This is a new devised theatre piece based on the...
  
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• Business Development & Data Officer / London Irish Centre / London

  04-11-2019 16:14
  The London Irish Centre is the Irish Heart of London. Our Mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture
  For over sixty years, we’ve been proud to provide vital...
  
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• Finance Assistant / Bush Theatre / London

  04-11-2019 16:13
  The Bush Theatre is looking for an enthusiastic Finance Assistant to be responsible, with the Head of Finance, for the efficient day to day running of the Bush’s finance function.  The...
  
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• Box Office Team Member / Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST) / South West / South East

  04-11-2019 16:10
  To support the growth of the company, NST is now recruiting for casual Box Office Team Members. 
  We’re looking for enthusiastic and flexible people to join one of the country’s...
  
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