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• The Paralyzed Dancer Who Chooses to Dance

  12-11-2019 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I learned that the dancer inside me doesn’t care about this wheelchair.She just wanted to find a way to keep dancing. I think I’mliving the life I was born to live. That was an accident, this is achoice.” WWL-TV (New Orleans)
  
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• Artist Commission Open-Call: Bears Sculpture Trail / The Children's Hospital Charity / Yorkshire

  12-11-2019 23:17
  Artist Commission Open-Call: Sheffield Children's Hospital Sculpture Trail
  Exhibition: July - October 2020Production: May 2020Submission deadline: 18 December 2019
  In 2020, Sheffield will play host...
  
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• Winter Open art exhibition / The gallery @ Nice Things / South East

  12-11-2019 23:11
  Our gallery is in Ramsgate and sits as part of a shop specialising in handmade pottery, glass, jewellery and all sorts of wonderful things, with a focus on East Kent makers and artists. This year is...
  
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• Ready For The National Medal Of Arts, Trump Edition?

  12-11-2019 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Under Trump, the awards stopped: He passed up chances to hand out themedals in 2017 and 2018—the longest drought in the past 35 years. Butnow, I’m told, he’s poised to announce his first slate of winners laterthis month. It not only includes names that seem, in part, to betailored to the president’s personal preferences—namely, the actor andMAGA enthusiast Jon Voight and all five U.S. military bands. But inchoosing the winners, Trump appears to have ignored input f
  
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• Sabotage? Andras Schiff Went To Conduct The Montreal Symphony. It Didn’t Go Well

  12-11-2019 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Hungarian-born pianist, who was scheduled to play and conduct in theMaison symphonique on Oct. 23 and 24, ended up performing only beforeintermission in both concerts. Schiff withdrew from the second half ofthe program after an acrimonious rehearsal in which OSM sources say he criticized the players unfairly and even accused them of “sabotage.” – Montreal Gazette
  
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• Normalizing The Edges. But At What Cost?

  12-11-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  At what cost is an externally or even cerebrally normalised life, a lifeof routine and regulation, elevated over a life that flops and fluttersbut also throbs? At what price is a life that sails over the many-sidedintricacies of emotion and the ripples of discontent? – Aeon
  
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• Eternal Forest / / London

  12-11-2019 21:56
  Eternal Forest event is an invitation to rethink and reconsider our fundamental relationship with nature. Event includes a screening of recently produced art documentary film Eternal Forest by...
  
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• Stage Door Host (Part Time) / Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre / London

  12-11-2019 21:53
  Troubadour Theatres is a company which specialises in large-scale installation theatres. We build and operate go-to destination venues that are fully flexible, contemporary and impressive with the...
  
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• Producer (Mayfest 2020) / MAYK / South West

  12-11-2019 21:52
  This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced producer to join the delivery team for Mayfest 2020.
  Mayfest returns between 4–24 May 2020, to arts venues and sites across Bristol. The...
  
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• How Sesame Street Got To Be 50 And Stay Relevant

  12-11-2019 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The reality is that Sesame Street’s impact can no longer be measured as‘Who is sitting in front of the TV watching? If you think of SesameStreet as a television show, that’s long been inaccurate. It’s acultural product.” – The Guardian
  
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• Why Are There So Many Asian-American Hip-Hop Dance Crews? Community

  12-11-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In many Asian countries, hip-hop rose to popularity as a form of self-expression and resistance, sometimes in the face of colonialism and oppressive regimes. … But the contemporary boom of Asian Americans in hip-hop seems born out of a different impulse — one of finding belonging and connecting with others who share your unique experience.” – Vice
  
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• Big Learning Curve for Sotheby’s New CEO in a Season of Lowered Expectations: My Q&As

  12-11-2019 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  At last week’s very sparsely attended press preview for this week’s major auctions, I got a chance to chat about Sotheby’s era of uncertainty with four of the company’s principals. – Lee Rosenbaum
  
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• Duo Ruut plays at the Sharq Taronalari Festival

  12-11-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Estonian kannel is primarily a plucked folk instrument, but these two young ladies — both of whom have studied music academically — had not played it until they found one, and decided to see what would happen if they approached it fresh. Their outside-the-box attitude here yields unexpectedly sophisticated and orchestral arrangements. – Michal Shapiro
  
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• Show crew (stage and trap operator) / Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse / North West

  12-11-2019 20:52
  Stage crew wanted on a fixed term basis for the Liverpool Everyman's Rock 'n' Roll panto: Sleeping Beauty. From 25th November 2019 - 18th January 2020. Please send a short expression of interest to...
  
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• Musical Director / Handsworth Community Choir / West Midlands

  12-11-2019 20:47
  Handsworth Community Choir, was originally set up by the CBSO in 2013. We are now a self-funded and independent secular choir with around 40 non-auditioned members of mixed musical abilities,...
  
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• Seeing Broadway While Brown

  12-11-2019 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’ve written for every reputablepublication in town. For as long as I’ve been attending theater in thecity, my name and brown skin have made me the target of bullies andracists. I’ve been asked if I’m with thecatering staff at theater critics events, been chastised by angry ushersto turn my cell phone off, even if I have never taken my device out ofmy pocket during a performance, and often been asked if I’m sure Ibelong in the orchestra, as ushers point
  
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• Shelley Duvall’s Performance In ‘The Shining’ Was Actually Brilliant

  12-11-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Many viewers — even some who love The Shining — find Duvall’s acting strangely cartoonish with its wild expressions of anxiety and fear. … Stephen King himself … was downright offended by how the picture depicted Wendy, who was more proactive and heroic in his novel.” After re-watching the film on a big screen, critic Bilge Ebiri found a greater respect for the key aspect of Duvall’s performance: “the fear of [an abused] wife who’s
  
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• Seattle Is Losing Its Film And Music Production Business

  12-11-2019 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The incredible economic tech bubble Seattle is experiencing is pushingout film and music jobs and companies. As people have had to make thehard choice to leave town to pursue their careers, Seattle is alsolosing that sense of a creative community that once made it worth allthe other struggles. – The Stranger
  
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• Technical Coordinator / Bridport Arts Centre / South West

  12-11-2019 19:14
  We are seeking a flexible and experienced Technical Coordinator to ensure that all our events are delivered to a high standard.
  As well as delivering live events, rigging and operating light, sound...
  
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• Inside The 1811 Louisiana Slave Rebellion Re-Enactment

  12-11-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It took years [for the organizer, artist Dread Scott,] to raise the funds of over $1m, which included money from 500 individual donations, to pull off the spectacle. But as word of mouth about the project got out, African Americans from all over the country signed up.” Reporter Oliver Laughland joined the re-enactors as they marched 26 miles from the LaPlace, La. plantation where the original rebellion started to the center of New Orleans. – The Guardian
  
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• Don’t Hear As Well As You Used To? Here’s Why

  12-11-2019 18:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “There have been a couple of studies done with populations of indigenouspeople who live in places where there is very little background noiseand elderly people in those populations tend to hear as well as infantsdo.” – NPR
  
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• Stage Door Receptionist / Richmond Theatre / South East

  12-11-2019 18:16
  Key Responsibilities: Open the building daily, disarm the burglar alarm, and switch on the lights around the building as required.
  Provide an efficient and welcoming reception area for...
  
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• Pantomime Technical Crew / Leas Cliff Hall / South East

  12-11-2019 18:12
  The Leas Cliff Hall is Kent’s premier entertainment venue. It offers the very best in entertainment, from live music to headlining comedians, international dance acts to shows for all the...
  
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• Art Consultant (Crafts) - 3 days per week / New Ashgate Gallery / South East

  12-11-2019 18:12
  The role requires a driven, self-motivated and hard-working individual with passion for art and craft and a can-do attitude. She/he will be a confident, outgoing, well presented individual that can...
  
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• Drama Teacher - Part Time / Drama Queens / London

  12-11-2019 18:09
  Drama Queens are looking for enthusiastic, trained actors to teach fun after-school drama classes for Reception and Yrs 1 and 2. Experience teaching and leading groups of young children is...
  
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• Saturday Programme Accompanist/Repetiteur: Music Theatre / HMDT Music / London

  12-11-2019 18:08
  HMDT Music seeks an experienced Accompanist/Repetiteur to join the team of its I Can Sing! Music Theatre School for its 2019-20 Season, starting January 2020. I Can Sing! Performing Arts is part of...
  
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• Project Coordinator / Rosetta Arts / London

  12-11-2019 18:08
  See the full job post on the Rosetta Arts website
  Are you a passionate Project Coordinator with experience of the arts and culture sector?
  Rosetta Arts, which has been deeply rooted in the...
  
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• 2019 Awards now open for application / Stuart Croft Foundation / East Midlands / UK wide

  12-11-2019 18:05
  The Stuart Croft Foundation Awards are now open for application.
  The awards offer support for artists, filmmakers, and curators working in and between the gallery and the cinema.
  Now in its third...
  
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• Boy Thrown From Tate Modern Balcony Can Now Move Legs

  12-11-2019 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The six-year-old French tourist who was hurled from the London museum’s 10th-floor viewing platform in August has now been moved from intensive care (in a “full armour of splints”) to a rehabilitation center. His family says he can now go outdoors in a wheelchair for brief periods and is able to make slight movements with his legs, notable progress for a patient with a severe spinal cord injury. – The Guardian (PA)
  
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• General Manager / Nothe Fort, Weymouth, Dorset / South West

  12-11-2019 17:34
  Based in Weymouth, Nothe Fort is an important part of military and Dorset history, and is also a major tourist attraction. We are looking for an experienced General Manager to be responsible for...
  
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• Russia’s Greatest Napoleonic Reenactor (That’s A Thing, Apparently) Pulled Drunk Out Of River With His Girlfriend’s Arms In His Backpack

  12-11-2019 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Having been fished out of the Moika River early Saturdaymorning with a backpack containing a woman’s severed arms, he was in theMariinsky Hospital, still very much alive but recovering fromhypothermia and facing a murder charge. – Washington Post
  
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• Co-Chair / Blaze Arts / North West

  12-11-2019 17:27
  Blaze is looking for a Co-Chair under 30 to join our board of trustees
  Blaze is at an exciting period of growth after its first year as a registered charity. We are looking for an enthusiastic...
  
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• Projects Coordinator / Contact Theatre / North West

  12-11-2019 17:21
  Job Title: Projects CoordinatorSalary: £18,200 per annumHours: 35Contract: 12 month fixed term (with potential to extend subject to further funding)
  Contact is a leading national contemporary...
  
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• MA Programmes Coordinator / Sotheby's Institute of Art - London / London

  12-11-2019 17:06
  The MA Programme Coordinator will be part of the MA Programmes administrative team led by the Manager of MA Programmes and consisting of one other Programme Coordinator and a Study Trips Coordinator....
  
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• A Body-Language Expert Analyzes Conductors’ Gestures

  12-11-2019 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Consultant Lauren Tan watched footage of Leonard Bernstein, Gustavo Dudamel, Manfred Honeck, and others for what their hands, eyes, faces and postures can show the rest of us about non-verbal communication. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
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• Admissions and Recruitment Manager / Sotheby's Institute of Art - London / London

  12-11-2019 17:01
  The Admissions and Recruitment Manager is a member of the Institute’s Global Enrolment and Marketing department which is based across New York and London. This person will be committed to the...
  
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• Marketing Assistant / Transported / East Midlands

  12-11-2019 16:59
  Transported, the Creative People and Places programme for Boston and South Holland is looking to recruit three dynamic and talented individuals to join the team at an exciting moment, to drive the...
  
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• Head of Learning / Towner Art Gallery / South East

  12-11-2019 16:58
  Towner is seeking a new Head of Learning who will be responsible for devising, managing and implementing a new learning and engagement strategy in alignment with Towner’s strategy to grow and...
  
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• Administrator / Arvon / South West

  12-11-2019 16:58
  Reports to: Centre Director
  Location: Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5NS
  Salary: £18,840 pa (based on a full-time salary of £23,550)Hours: 30 hours per week over 4...
  
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• Exhibitions Registrar / Tate Britain / London

  12-11-2019 16:47
  Tate aims to be the most artistically adventurous and culturally inclusive global art museum. At the heart of Tate is our collection of art, which includes British art from the 16th century to the...
  
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• Seattle’s Intiman Theatre May Be Pulling Itself Away From The Edge Of The Cliff

  12-11-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Shortly after a fundraising gala-brunch on Saturday, Nov. 2, Intiman announced it had raised $130,000 in one month (including the brunch), putting the theater close to its year-end goal of $200,000. Meeting that goal would leave the organization, which has operated with a roughly $1 million budget in recent years, with $150,000 cash on hand going into 2020.” – The Seattle Times
  
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• Bar & Welcome Staff / Hoxton Hall / London

  12-11-2019 16:20
  Hoxton Hall is recruiting people to join our Welcome Team.  You will work alongside the Duty Manager to deliver an excellent level of customer service to all visitors.
  Candidates should be...
  
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• Indie Publishers Nervous As Amazon Cuts Way Back On Orders For Holiday Gift Season

  12-11-2019 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Several independent presses tell PW that the mega-retailer’s weekly orders have fallen since late October; one publisher says the most recent order was down 75% from this time last year. The apparent reason? Amazon’s warehouses don’t have space for the books. – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Project Manager (Exhibitions) / London Design Biennale / London

  12-11-2019 15:50
  Role Overview
  10 month contract, Full-timeJanuary - October 2020
  About the Role
  London Design Biennale is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the team, with the ability to...
  
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• Project Assistant / London Design Biennale / London

  12-11-2019 15:48
  Role Overview
  10 month contract, Full-timeJanuary - October 2020
  About the Role
  London Design Biennale is looking for a Project Assistant with great organisational skills to join the London...
  
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• Who’s The US’s Busiest Publisher Of Literature In Translation? Amazon

  12-11-2019 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Amazon Crossing, Amazon’s publishing imprint focused on literary translation, … has published more than 400 books, from 42 countries and in 26 languages … Crossing has also produced some of the bestselling titles to emerge from Amazon’s [entire] publishing platform, including The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch, which has reached more than 800,000 readers.” – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Volunteer opportunities / Card Aid / London

  12-11-2019 15:29
  Fantastic volunteering opportunities are available, in two London locations this Christmas season in our chain of Card Aid Christmas card shops. This is a great chance to do something worthwhile this...
  
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• Trustee (2 positions) / Arnolfini / South West

  12-11-2019 15:29
  The Board of Trustees for Arnolfini, Bristol is seeking new Trustees to join the board and help the charity achieve its vision as Bristol’s International Centre for Contemporary Art.  We...
  
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• Special Programmes Project Manager (Maternity Cover) / Royal Opera House / London

  12-11-2019 15:26
  Full-time (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday)Fixed-term contract for 12 months (maternity cover)
  Following a £50m+ capital project (Open Up) focused on the front of house areas, the Royal...
  
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• Arts Administrator (Maternity Cover) / Cirque Bijou / South West

  12-11-2019 15:17
  We are looking for an exceptional Arts Administrator to support our small, passionate team across all the company’s projects.
   
    Salary:    ...
  
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