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• Artists & Community discuss - Talkaoke x Rich Mix PART #2 / Rich Mix, The People Speak / London / East London

  02-06-2020 20:43
  Talkaoke x Rich Mix PART #2 
  Rich Mix in collaboration with East London art collective The People Speak invites artists, cultural organisations, local service providers, audiences,...
  
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• Offline / online Talkaoke in East London is back! 25 JUN / The People Speak / London

  02-06-2020 20:37
  Aberfeldy Live! Talkaoke #2 
  After a very successful experimental online / offline session we are back with our monthly Talkaoke - an interactive pop up talk show. Featuring provocations live...
  
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• In Russia, Independent Booksellers Begin Championing Neglected Writers

  02-06-2020 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The most widely-read books are translated foreign bestsellers. There is little space for Russian talent — and if you want to be one of the chosen few to secure a book deal, that means satisfying big publishers’ often conservative tastes. … Change, however, is already coming — driven by a new wave of young literary activists and independent startups challenging the status quo. Many are led by young women, on offshoot from Russia’s growing feminist movement.
  
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• How Creativity Works

  02-06-2020 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Creativity can seem like a tool for solving problems: We need a new word for the ocean! But creativity doesn’t just solve problems; it also makes or discovers new problems to solve. Hundreds of years ago, nobody knew the old words for ocean weren’t cutting it, until someone said “whale-road.” And everyone was like, “Wow! It is a whale-road!” Creativity always hides itself — it makes itself disappear. – The New York Times
  
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• Hollywood Unions And Studios Finally Agree On COVID Safety Guidelines For Restarting Production

  02-06-2020 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 22-page white paper with dozens of requirements and recommendations, delivered to Govs. Gavin Newsom (CA) and Andrew Cuomo (NY) as well as the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, was drawn up by a 50-member committee with representatives of studios, the trade guilds, and the unions SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, DGA, and the Teamsters. – Variety
  
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• Austin Symphony Fires Trombonist Over Racist Comments

  02-06-2020 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “We have been made aware that a musician of the Austin Symphony Orchestra has made an offensive post on their social media account regarding the protests across our country. This language is not reflective of who we are as an organization.”– The Violin Channel
  
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• Marketing & Communications Officer / International Conscious Movement Teachers Association / London / International

  02-06-2020 17:15
  The International Conscious Movement Teachers Association
  is looking to appoint a part-time freelanceMarketing & Communications OfficerFor up to 20 hours per month, working from home /...
  
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• Mady Mesplé, One Of 20th Century’s Great Coloratura Sopranos, Dead At 89

  02-06-2020 17:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While she did sing some Italian roles (Gilda, Lucia, Rosina) and even a few German ones (the Queen of the Night, Zerbinetta), Mesplé won worldwide acclaim for the French concert and opera repertoire — new works by Francis Poulenc as well as such famous parts as Olympia (The Tales of Hoffman), Leïla (The Pearl Fishers), and, most of all, the title role in Lakmé. – Gramophone
  
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• Despite Pandemic Lockdowns And COVID In Its Company, ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ World Tour Keeps Running

  02-06-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Performances are canceled and theaters are dark all around the world, but the long-touring Broadway production of Phantom has continued to fill a 1,600-seat house in Seoul for eight shows a week. The show even survived a three-week hiatus after some cast members contracted coronavirus. “The musical … is believed to be the only large-scale English-language production running anywhere in the world. And it has remained open not through social-distancing measures — a virtual impo
  
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• Deputy Network Coordinator and Manager / Cirkus Syd / Baltic Nordic Circus Network / Lund, Sweden

  02-06-2020 16:23
  Cirkus Syd is currently co-host of Baltic Nordic Circus Network together with Rigas Cirks in Latvia. Cirkus Syd employs the coordinator and manages the network together with Rigas...
  
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• Administrator for Online Commissions / filmpro / London

  02-06-2020 16:18
  filmpro has received funding from the Arts Council to deliver a programme of four major digital commissions for emerging disabled artists (fOC).
  filmpro has a unique position in the arts ecology as...
  
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• Nelson-Atkins Museum Caught In Protests Controversy After Kansas City Police Use Its Grounds As Staging Area

  02-06-2020 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This past Friday night, as the KCPD prepared to confront people demonstrating against police violence in Minneapolis and elsewhere, security guards on duty at the closed museum agreed to police requests to park squad cars there — and the Nelson-Atkins got some harsh criticism online when photos of those police cars hit social media. Museum director Julián Zugazagoitia says that when he found out about this after midnight, he asked the KCPD to vacate: “It is exactly the opposi
  
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• Attendant Supervisor / The Drive In / London

  02-06-2020 15:38
  We are looking for a number of Front of House Supervisors for our new Drive In Cinema at Meridian Water, Enfield. Front of House Supervisors will report directly to the Venue...
  
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• Art Club Leader & Art Teacher / art-K Purley Ltd / London

  02-06-2020 15:37
  All educationalist agree that Art has positive effects on mental health, self-confidence and developing an individual personality. Schools try to retain as much art as they can, whilst balancing the...
  
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• Walking to infinity: my virtual odyssey through Britain's finest art

  02-06-2020 15:35
  
  In a series of short films, Jonathan Jones takes a therapeutic virtual tour of some of the greatest treasures in our locked-down museums, from Rothko’s cosmic grandeur to Turner’s eternally hopeful sunriseHow important is art? It’s not as important as life or love. I recently found that out the hard way. My relatively comfortable lockdown was blown apart when I started haemorrhaging and was taken to hospital. From lying on the bathroom floor covered in blood to losing conscious
  
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• Duty Manager / Drive In London / London

  02-06-2020 15:34
  We are now looking for experienced Duty Managers to join our team at the Drive in Cinema in Meridian Water, Enfield.
   
  Our Duty Managers will report directly to the Venue...
  
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• Amid Protests Over George Floyd’s Death, Smithsonian’s African-American Museum Launches Online Portal To Look At Race In The U.S.

  02-06-2020 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “‘Talking About Race‘ is a Web-based initiative that uses videos, role-playing exercises and question-based activities to explore the origins and definitions of race and identity. Built on the museum’s long-standing educational work, the project was released Sunday to respond to the current crisis, according to [the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s] director of teaching and learning.” – The Washington Post
  
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• Executive Director – Orlando Ballet

  02-06-2020 15:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Orlando Ballet invites applications and nominations for this important co-leadership position, working closely with Artistic Director Robert Hill. Orlando Ballet has seen significant growth, both artistically and operationally, over the past several seasons including the opening of Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, a beautiful, new, state-of-the-art facility. The next Executive Director, working collaboratively with the Artistic Director, the staff, and the board, will help craft a future
  
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• President & CEO – The Carolina Theatre

  02-06-2020 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Located in the heart of downtown Durham, the Carolina Theatre has been a center of the city’s arts and cultural life for nearly a century. The Carolina Theatre’s Board of Trustees seeks an executive leader who will embrace the values of the organization – serving the entire community and stewardship of the building – while working collectively to set a future vision for the Carolina Theatre that will inspire and guide the Board and staff. Primary responsibilities of execu
  
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• Taj Mahal Suffers Damage In Severe Thunderstorm

  02-06-2020 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “A deadly thunderstorm that rolled across parts of northern India damaged sections of the Taj Mahal complex, including the main gate and a railing running below its five lofty domes, officials said Sunday.” No structural damage was reported to the main mausoleum building. – Yahoo! (AFP)
  
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• Louvre Expects Attendance Will Be Down By 70% After Reopening

  02-06-2020 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Paris landmark, which had been the world’s most visited museum, opens its doors on July 6 following the coronavirus lockdown. But safety limitations have been placed on crowd flow, and France will continue to have travel restrictions in place; three-quarters of the Louvre’s ticket-buyers come from abroad. The museum’s director does not expect attendance to return to normal until 2023. – ARTnews
  
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• Print Production Assistant / Nelly Duff Gallery / London

  02-06-2020 14:33
  We are delighted to be on the look out for a print production assistant for our growing team.  We are a small team so the role is naturally varied, but primarily consists of the following...
  
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• Metropolitan Opera Cancels All Performances Until End Of 2020

  02-06-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “The company, which last performed live on March 11, now hopes to return with a gala on New Year’s Eve after its longest interruption in more than a century. It is a gap that is projected to cost the company close to $100 million in lost revenues, a figure that will be partly offset by lower costs and emergency fund-raising efforts.” – The New York Times
  
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• Part-time Hourly Lecturer - Acting / Norwich University of the Arts / East

  02-06-2020 14:04
  £38.82 per teaching hour, £18.00 per assessment hour
  We are currently recruiting for Part-time Hourly Lecturers to provide assistance in the delivery of our new innovative award, BA...
  
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• My Favourite Walks on Dartmoor / Artizan Gallery / South West

  02-06-2020 13:27
  It’s perhaps difficult to imagine that in the late 18th Century, the picturesque hills of Dartmoor were not well thought of; Georgian visitors  passed through quickly, finding little...
  
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• Chief Executive / Big Difference Company / East Midlands / All UK

  02-06-2020 12:13
  Big Difference Company, the registered charity behind the annual Leicester Comedy Festival and a year round programme of ambitious projects, seeks a commercially focused Chief Executive to lead the...
  
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• Festival of Thrift being upcycled for 2020 / Thriftfest Upcycled / North East / Yorkshire

  02-06-2020 11:31
  In the true spirit of sustainability, the organisers of the Festival of Thrift have announced that the event is being repurposed for 2020.
  Due to the coronavirus pandemic the large-scale event...
  
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• Why has Mrs Letitia Sage put on her white fur mantle? The great British art quiz

  02-06-2020 09:00
  
  The Science Museum Group set today’s quiz, which enables you to explore the art collection of British museums closed due to Covid-19 – while answering some fiendish questions along the wayThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for Britain’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions. Today, our questions are set by Science Museum Group
  
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• Historic England showcases public's photos of lockdown life

  02-06-2020 01:01
  
  Archive project selected 200 images, from homemade haircuts to an empty cityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageImages of lockdown England, including one of the busiest places in the world hauntingly stripped of people and noise, are to enter the nation’s historic archive.Historic England has revealed 200 photographs it has chosen as part of the Picturing Lockdown Collection, a project to capture life over the first week of May. Continue reading...
  
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• On TV, Cops Are The Main Characters. It Shapes How We See Them

  02-06-2020 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “TV has long had a police’s-eye perspective that helps shape the way viewers see the world, prioritizing the victories and struggles of police over communities being policed. Order, a police imposed status quo, is good; disruption is bad. There are many, many reasons why a cop’s point of view has become the default way to frame national unrest, including institutional and systemic racism, the capitalist urge to prioritize property over human life, and a political system that b
  
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