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• Intro to Sound Design - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 23:17
  Intro to Sound Design
  July 31, 2-4 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/intro-to-sound-designThis workshop will give insight into creative aspects of...
  
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• Surviving as a Migrant Artist - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 23:12
  Surviving as a Migrant Artist
  Thursday July 30, 10 AM - 12 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/surviving-as-a-migrant-artist
  In this workshop, director...
  
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• Making Work with Young People - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 23:10
  Making Work With Young People
  July 29, 5-7 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/making-work-with-young-people
  In this workshop, director, writer &...
  
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• Script Reading for Theatre - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:55
  Script Reading for Theatre
  July 29, 2 PM - 4 PM (BST) - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/script-reading-for-theatre
  In this practical workshop, theatre-makers...
  
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• Creating Verbatim Theatre - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:52
  Creating Verbatim Theatre
  July 28, 2-4 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/creating-verbatim-theatre
  Creating verbatim theatre is an excellent way to...
  
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• Creating Characters Through Movement - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:49
  Creating Characters Through Movement 
  July 28 - 10 AM - 12 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/creating-characters-through-movement
  In this...
  
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• Sponsorship for Theatre - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:45
  Sponsorship for Theatre
  Monday July 27, 2-4 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid/sponsorship-for-theatre
  The workshop will be focused on how to approach...
  
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• So You Wanna Be a Drag King - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:41
  So You Wanna Be a Drag King 
  Friday July 24, 2-4 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
   Director Emily Aboud has been performing as a drag king...
  
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• Working as an Assistant Director for the Stage - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:40
  Working as an Assistant Director for the Stage
  Wednesday July 22, 10 AM - 12 PM BST - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  As directors, we are often told that an...
  
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• Movement Direction & Choreography in New Musical Theatre / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:37
  Movement Direction & Choreography in New Musical Theatre 
  Movement Direction: Wednesday July 22, 1-3 PM BST - £8
  Choreography: Friday July 24, 1-3 PM BST - £8
  Both workshops -...
  
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• The D Word: Diversity & Making Change - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:32
  The ‘D Word': Diversity & Making Change  
  July 21, 1:30-3 PM - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  ‘Diversity’ isn’t just a...
  
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• Retiring From Ballet At 26

  28-06-2020 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why would Silas Farley leave the stage at New York City Ballet when he was absolutely at the top of his game? “My hope is to become a leader in a really substantive way in the art form. … And I know that there are so many other facets of leadership experience and education that I don’t have.”– The New York Times
  
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• So You Want to Make Political Theatre - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 22:29
  So You Want to Make Political Theatre
  Tuesday July 21st 10am – 12pm - £8
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  Join us for an introductory workshop on political...
  
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• Six Arrests In Theft Of Banksy Memorial At Bataclan

  28-06-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Six people were arrested in France, with two accused of organized theft and four of concealing the theft. “The artwork, part of a series made by Banksy during a visit to Paris in 2018, was stolen from the Bataclan in January 2019. Video footage showed the hooded thieves cutting through the fire door. Detectives announced earlier this month they had found the work in an abandoned farmhouse in the Abruzzo region east of Rome.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Cake POP maker / POP Bakery / London / London

  28-06-2020 21:58
  Looking for a freelancer to come and help us make cake POPs at POP Bakery. Candidate needs experience in either cake POPs, cake decorating or model-making. We hand shape and paint all our designs so...
  
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• Ola Mae Spinks, Librarian Who Used Her Own Money To Organize ‘Slave Narratives’ At The Library Of Congress, 106

  28-06-2020 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spinks was working as a school librarian in Pontiac, Michigan, when “she and a friend, also a librarian, contacted the U.S. Library of Congress and volunteered to visit Washington, D.C., to help organize the ‘Slave Narratives.'”- Detroit Free Press
  
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• In Britain, Performing Arts Spaces Say They’ve Been Hung Out To Dry

  28-06-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The government issued a five-step roadmap to reopening … a roadmap that “did not come with dates or monetary help attached.” One theatre executive said the roadmap was “‘as useful a map as a snakes and ladders board,’ adding: ‘We need dates, data and INVESTMENT now!'” – BBC
  
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• QLab Introduction, Video Basics & Intermediate - Zoom Workshops / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 20:53
  QLab - Zoom Workshop Series
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  Join us for one or more practical workshops on QLab, the ubiquitous software for sound and video...
  
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• Mental Health Awareness In & Out of the Rehearsal Room / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 20:50
  Mental Health Awareness In & Out of the Rehearsal Room - £8
  Zoom Workshop
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  Thursday July 17, 10 AM - 12 PM BST
  In this...
  
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• How to Create a Play from a Historical Provocation / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 20:48
  How to Create a Play from a Historical Provocation - £35
  July 16, 23, 30, 3-5 PM BST
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  Over 3 weeks, participants will begin work...
  
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• Puppetry for Beginners - Zoom Workshop / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 20:44
  Puppetry for Beginners - Zoom Workshop Series
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  Wednesday July 15th, 12.30 - 2.30pm 
  In this workshop, Puppeteer Paula Brett will...
  
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• Zoom Workshop Series: Improv for Beginners / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 20:42
  Improv for Beginners - Zoom Workshop Series
  Session 1: July 14, 6-7:30 PM
  Session 2: July 17, 6-7:30 PM
  Participants of all disciplines, experiences and levels are welcome to join individual...
  
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• Building Your Professional Practice as a Performer / Part of the Main / London / Zoom

  28-06-2020 20:36
  Getting Started & Thrive: Building Your Professional Practice
  Zoom Workshop Series
  July 13-27, 11 AM - 1 PM BST
  Book Now: https://www.partofthemain.com/part-of-the-grid
  This course is...
  
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• Elly Stone, Singer Who Powerfully Brought Jacques Brel’s Songs To A Wide Audience, 93

  28-06-2020 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stone “was enjoying a moderately successful career as a singer and actress when she jumped to a new level of fame in 1968 as part of the wildly popular musical revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.” – The New York Times
  
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• This Is Not A Museum, Australia

  28-06-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new “museum” in Sydney is intended to be built on a flood plain, with no clarity about permanent collections, no storage on site, and so much more that’s even worse. “The new Powerhouse in Parramatta is set to be an embarrassing example of worst practice by international museum standards. Ironically the current Powerhouse would not loan valuable pieces from their collection to any institution so poorly equipped.” – Sydney Morning Herald
  
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• The Twilight Of The ‘Hero’ Statues

  28-06-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Most of the statues are bad art in any case, with the Confederate ones intended to pave the way toward a white supremacist future. “Even if most of the hero statues remain standing, we should follow the pigeons: Desecrate them, at least. We must activate our skepticism about the ways dubious heroes are foisted on us. And we must build new kinds of memorials.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Milton Glaser, Master Designer Of I Heart NY Logo, 91

  28-06-2020 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Glaser, a co-founder of New York Magazine and designer of iconic images and styles, “changed the vocabulary of American visual culture in the 1960s and ’70s with his brightly colored, extroverted posters, magazines, book covers and record sleeves, notably his 1967 poster of Bob Dylan with psychedelic hair and his ‘I  NY’ logo.” – The New York Times
  
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• What It’s Like For Anthony Mackie And Daveed Diggs As They Take On Leading Roles

  28-06-2020 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The actors explain how being part of major TV series set in science fictional universes doesn’t relieve the pressure of being Black men in a racist society. Mackie: “We have the power and the ability to ask those questions. It really bothered me that I’ve done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, every stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person has been white.” – Variety
  
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• You Just Can’t Replace The Joys Of Browsing In A Physical Bookstore

  28-06-2020 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Yay for all of the many, many, many, many, MANY ways bookstores have figured out ways to stay afloat and, in some cases, paying all of their staff (shout-out to you, The Ripped Bodice in Culver City), but by Zeus’ curly beard, WE WANT OUR BOOKSTORE BROWSING BACK. – The Washington Post
  
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• Why Does Some Music Have Therapeutic Effects?

  28-06-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  And can brainwaves explain it? There’s a place at “the frontiers of biotechnology and experimental music” trying to figure it all out. – Aeon
  
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• The Plan For Cinema Reopenings In Britain

  28-06-2020 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Of course, there will be plastic between customers and food workers; there will be spaces between people in the theatres; and … there will be Singing in the Rain, at least until new movies start coming out again at some point in the future. – BBC
  
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• How To Fix New York’s Theatre Awards

  28-06-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jose Solís: “As an insider who still holds a little bit of hope about the possibility of change happening within these overly white spaces, I would like to propose some things the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle can do to secure a more diverse membership, who in return will honor shows that defy conventions of what good theatre is, and who gets to make and star in it.” – Token Theatre Friends
  
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• Who Gets Fame, And Who Gets Remembered, As Being Part Of Dance Music?

  28-06-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aluna Francis: “We not only need to give credit to the artists that created the genre, we also need to establish a long-term plan to secure a healthy future for dance music that is culturally and racially inclusive.” – Pitchfork
  
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• What ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Did To Kevin Kwan’s Life

  28-06-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sudden, massive fame may seem grand – but it’s not so easy to live through. “My life exploded and I’m still trying to put it back together. I jumped on the rollercoaster, it’s been really chaotic for the last seven years.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Yet Another Experiment With New York Street Design

  28-06-2020 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some streets are pedestrian-only now, zoned for restaurants to spread into the middle of the street where cars once crowded. Though this design is new and pandemic-related, research shows “the city has a long history of considering audacious designs to tame urban chaos.” – Fast Company
  
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• Graphic Designer / The Kissing Project / London / Global

  28-06-2020 14:24
  The Kissing Project is a global storytelling platform for listening to and sharing stories of meaningful kisses.
  Our mission is to celebrate our exquisite differences and elevate our shared...
  
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• A Bittersweet Moment For Black Bookstore Owners

  28-06-2020 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  They’re busier than ever, but “as Black bookstore owners race to meet their demands, many are dealing with complicated, sometimes painful feelings about what the new business means,” and why people are suddenly interested in books on anti-racist work. – NPR
  
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• Conductors On Hold

  28-06-2020 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There’s truly no way to perform the craft of being an orchestra conductor right now. So they, like most of us, are doing other things: “For conductors with steady work before the pandemic — globe-trotting and rarely home — the aftermath of cancellations has amounted to a surprise sabbatical. They have learned new languages, picked up old instruments, and composed. And they have begun to reimagine performances for the coming year.” – The New York Times
  
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• Leslie Odom Jr. And Money For All Of Hamilton’s Actors

  28-06-2020 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The actor who played Burr in the original off-Broadway and Broadway casts on negotiating better pay for the soon-to-be-out movie: “You want to be an ally? You make sure that Black people and people of color and women are getting paid, that they’ll be able to take money home to their families. It’s not about revenge, it’s about equality.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Sculpture and Illustration Exhibition by Brigid Vidler / Jeannie Avent Gallery / London

  28-06-2020 10:26
  This exhibition comprises of carved timber, works made from household products and Illustrations  ruminating about the world today. The works were largely made during lockdown, but there are...
  
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• From Shirley MacLaine's past lives to a composer's flamingo carpet: the Observer culture quiz

  28-06-2020 08:00
  
  Test your arts knowledge with these questions from our criticsShirley MacLaine is a firm believer in reincarnation. Which of the following does she not claim as one of her past lives?An orphan raised by elephantsThe Moorish peasant girl mistress of the Emperor CharlemagneA Tahitian pearl diver who perished in a shark attackWho was the first African American to win an Academy Award? Dorothy Dandridge for Carmen Jones Paul Robeson for King Solomon's MinesHattie McDaniel for Gone With the WindA UK
  
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