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• The (Temporary?) End Of Box-Office Reporting

  22-03-2020 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Northridge Earthquake didn’t even stop box office reporting. But COVID-19 has, as almost all movie theatres have closed. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Bill Smith, Master Of Two Musical Worlds, Has Died At 93

  22-03-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  His double music life: “As William O. Smith, he pioneered unorthodox techniques for his instrument and developed ways to notate them for other players. Composers like Luigi Nono, Pauline Oliveros and Gunther Schuller fashioned works that took advantage of Mr. Smith’s uncommon virtuosity. His own compositions were performed and recorded by eminent artists like Mr. Schuller, André Previn and Marni Nixon. As Bill Smith, he enjoyed a lively career as a jazz clarinetist. He w
  
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• Waterstones Boss Finally Admits Staff Are In Danger And Closes Bookstores

  22-03-2020 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After days – and lots of angry tweets, posts, and other pushback from staff who said they had no masks, no gloves, no hand sanitizer, and were still being forced to take cash – and the CEO saying “his stores are ‘no different to a supermarket or a pharmacy’ as he vowed to keep the book chain open,” he has at last closed for the duration. – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Actors And Others Read Us Sonnets Online

  22-03-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This story came out before Sir Patrick Stewart performed “Let us not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediments” (aka Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116) on Instagram, but there are plenty of other actors and regular folks performing sonnets, in a move started by actor Michael Gaston.– LitHub
  
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• The Psychology Of Comfort TV

  22-03-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Says one professor of media psychology on why so many people are watching, say, “The Great British Baking Show” and other comfort watches or re-watches: “There’s a lot of comfort in knowing when something’s going to happen. You don’t have to exert a lot of cognitive energy, so it doesn’t feel taxing.” – The Atlantic
  
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• James Hatch, Archivist Of Black Theatre, Has Died At 91

  22-03-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hatch and his wife, artist and filmmaker Camille Billops, “created a vast archive of interviews with black actors, singers, writers and artists. … He became an expert in the history of black theater, not only rediscovering overlooked works but also unearthing the black origins of elements that had been appropriated by white playwrights and entertainers.” – The New York Times
  
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• Our Story Is Not Ended: Chay Yew On His Last, Closed Play And The Future Of Theatre

  22-03-2020 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Yew, who was ending his run as artistic director of Victory Gardens in Chicago: “We will emerge with new stories to tell. We will revisit old tales that give our lives new meaning and sustenance. We will find innovative ways to see and think. We will found new spaces for our stories; they may again be in shuttered storefronts, church basements, or around the fire, as when we first told stories. New homes will be built by a new generation of American artists, and they will be more equitabl
  
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• Great Classical Music, Theatre, And Dance Now Online

  22-03-2020 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week’s edition of what we can watch while stuck at home and missing all of the culture outside our walls. – The New York Times
  
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• Music Teacher / Apprentus / London

  22-03-2020 17:48
  Looking for an easy way to make money?Want to have a free schedule? Work whenever you want and wherever you want!Fix your own rate and decide how much you want to get paid!Does it sound like a dream?...
  
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• What Does A Delayed Cannes Mean For World Cinema?

  22-03-2020 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Er, maybe move online this year, film festivals? “Cannes organizers are looking at the possibility of postponing the event by about six weeks, until late June, in the optimistic hope that the contagion will have abated and that cinephiles will once again feel comfortable taking long flights and sitting in crowded theaters elbow to elbow with coughing strangers. Yes, that’s one of the many signatures of Cannes, infinitely less glamorous than the red-carpet premieres and black-tie dre
  
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• Chicago Neighborhood Sings Bon Jovi From Quaratine

  22-03-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Inspired by Italy, Rogers Park got itself together to sing the popular 1980s rocker’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.”The singer himself joined in via Instagram, and a local radio station changed its playlist so the song would start precisely at 7 pm. “As the final chorus hit, one neighbor even began tossing rose petals out of the window while singing.” – Block Club Chicago
  
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• Broadway Unions Reach Deal With Producers To Help Workers For A Few Weeks

  22-03-2020 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The “emergency relief agreement” negotiated by the Broadway League and 14 different unions created an agreement “to pay hundreds of actors, musicians, stagehands and others for the first few weeks of the industry shutdown, and to cover their health insurance for at least a month.” – The New York Times
  
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• From standup to the Sistine chapel: the best online culture for self-isolation

  22-03-2020 16:03
  
  The coronavirus crisis has closed galleries and concert halls – but inspired an explosion of creativity to enjoy at home. Here’s some of the bestThe best theatre and dance to watch online
  The best classical music onlineGreat livestreamed gigs to watch at homeHow clever of Hilary Mantel to write a 900-page novel to help us through the end times. How stupid of me to fall asleep in the bath while reading it. Maybe you’re in the same predicament. While we wait for our copies to dry
  
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• EuroVision Is Canceled; Long Live AlternaVision?

  22-03-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  That’s not its official name, and it won’t be a competition, but EuroVision organizers said “the show will ‘honour the songs and artists’ that were due to take part of the contest this May.” – BBC
  
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• What Theatre Can Do For Humanity In The Midst Of This Unprecedented Crisis

  22-03-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  First of all, theatre can acknowledge the uncertainty, anxiety, grief, and pain of this time – and the resilience that so many people are bringing right now. “Some theatres … have recorded performances, and many others are doing or considering live streaming. That is a good start. After this crisis passes, we will also need to equip education and community engagement departments with the funds and technology tools needed to make our work more accessible to our communities&mda
  
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• The Race To Save The Art Of The Most Famous Sculptor We’ve Never Heard Of

  22-03-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Luisa Roldán revolutionized the use of terra cotta for small devotional figurines and was a court sculptor for the final Hapsburg Spanish king – in the 1690s. Her work was sent to Mexico and England. So why don’t more of us know about her? – Hyperallergic
  
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• Kenny Rogers, Who Brought Country To Pop And Sang With The Muppets And Dolly Parton, Has Died At 81

  22-03-2020 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rogers was the original country star selling out arenas, long before Garth Brooks or Shania Twain in the 1990s. “Rogers’s popularity stemmed partly from his genial persona and rugged good looks, but also from his ability to inhabit his material, which, he often said, was of two main types: love songs like ‘You Decorated My Life’ and narrative ballads like ‘The Gambler’ and ‘Lucille.'” – The New York Times
  
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• The Film Industry, Devastated In An Hour

  22-03-2020 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One film art director: “Over one hour, everything was cancelled. That’s £28,000 gone in an instant. My head started spinning. I realised the knock-on effect this would have in the industry and felt sick. It will be months before it’s gaining traction again, and once it does, it will be a feeding frenzy for us freelancers. I’ve never felt this hopeless and bleak in my life.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• How To Hunker Down And Actually Read Right Now

  22-03-2020 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can read an awful lot for free through libraries’ online services. Also, here are some tips on how to find reading community when your book group can’t meet in person. – The Washington Post
  
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• Even Disney Plus, Which Just Got To Europe, Will Reduce Its Streaming Load

  22-03-2020 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why? Because everyone’s at home – and everyone needs bandwidth. “European Commissioner Thierry Breton had asked streamers to take measures to prevent congestion on the internet. One of the suggestions he presented was switching to standard definition when high-definition was not necessary.” Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney, and Netflix are among those answering the call to reduce streaming quality. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Debbie Allen, Ben Platt, And Other Celebrities Host Instagram Dance Classes And Parties

  22-03-2020 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Debbie Allen, star and choreographer of Fame, has been hosting dance lessons and classes since Wednesday. “‘While all of us are dealing with this uncertainty and darkness, we will bring the light right here on the dance floor,’ she told her class which amassed to over 89,000 students, as she blasted Fame‘s titular song.” (And don’t forget about #QuaranTunes.) – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Suzy Delair, Who Starred In Movies And Music Halls, Has Died At 102

  22-03-2020 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Delair starred in Laurel and Hardy’s last movie, but she was best known for starring in 1940s thrillers directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, some of which were made during the Nazi occupation of Paris. She had begun singing in cafés when she was 14, which is how she met the director and, eventually, became a movie star – but she never stopped singing. – The New York Times
  
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• Ai Weiwei: ‘An artist must be an activist’

  22-03-2020 11:00
  
  The Chinese artist answers questions from Observer readers and art world luminaries on creativity and protest, Chinese politics – and why he never cooks the same dish twiceAi Weiwei’s studio can be found behind unmarked, black metal doors in a grand square in the old east Berlin. You immediately descend two flights of very steep stone stairs before emerging, blinking for light, into a vast, brick-lined cavern that has the proportions of a church. The temperature drops a few degrees.
  
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• Who will lead the BBC on the other side of the virus crisis? | Richard Brooks

  22-03-2020 10:00
  
  Meanwhile, with the West End in lockdown, theatre streaming services are in the spotlightBy the time this virus crisis has subsided, the next boss of the BBC should be sorted, since Tony Hall is meant to leave in June. There are now calls for Peter Bazalgette to throw his hat in the ring as the most senior and respected figure in the industry. A former president of the Royal Television Society and current chairman of ITV, Bazalgette has worked in television for more than 40 years, initially at t
  
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• Titian: Love, Desire, Death review – wild at heart

  22-03-2020 10:00
  
  National Gallery, London
  The great Venetian artist took Ovid’s Metamorphoses and made them miracles of expression, reunited here for the first time in centuries – for now, behind closed doorsTitian – painter of kings, king of painters – was carried off by the virulent pandemic that devastated Venice in 1576. He was working at home in Cannaregio when a fever overtook him in the last days of August. His body was buried in the church of the Frari, for which he was painting h
  
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• Nick Cave's inspiration: pictures and notes from his archive

  22-03-2020 08:00
  
  A scrapbook of rarely seen photos and sketches traces Nick Cave’s transformation from Aussie teenager into an international artistWhat you see in this book lives in the intricate world constructed around the songs, and which the songs inhabit,” writes Nick Cave in his introduction to Stranger Than Kindness. “It is the material that gives birth to and nourishes the official work.”That intricate world includes drawings, lists, collages, scribbled notes and lyrics, found pho
  
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• Street Photographer / Witness! Zine / London

  22-03-2020 00:34
  Witness! is a biannual street photography zine. 
  If you're a street photographer with a set of images you'd like printed, for the joy of having them in print, send them to...
  
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