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• Kansas City Has A Brand New Classical Music Station

  09-10-2020 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Using foundation and individual funding, the Curators of the University of Missouri purchased 91.9-FM from William Jewell College, which had owned the frequency since the 1970s and had leased it to various groups over the years. – KC Independent
  
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• The Climate Change Movement Needs A Bauhaus-Type Aesthetic

  09-10-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Every movement has its own look and feel. And we need to give our systemic change its own distinct aesthetic—to match style with sustainability. This is why we will set up a new European Bauhaus—a co-creation space where architects, artists, students, engineers, designers work together to make that happen.”
  
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• Broadway Will Stay Dark Until At Least May 31

  09-10-2020 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  A League statement suggested that producers imagine a staggered reopening, rather than all theaters opening at once. “Dates for each returning and new Broadway show will be announced as individual productions determine the performance schedules for their respective shows,” the statement explained. – The New York Times
  
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• Classical Music Is Changing Irrevocably

  09-10-2020 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Both the pandemic and the protests have revealed how deep inequalities run within the music industry, among audiences and performers. There is no going back to normal. – Van
  
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• Compelling Case For A Trump Opera?

  09-10-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We’re accustomed, after all, to think of the opera house as a place where larger-than-life conflicts play out, amid crashing orchestral textures and powerful vocal exertions. And the standard operatic repertoire offers a broad array of deep-dyed villains, among whom Trump might seem to be well at home.” – San Francisco Chronicle
  
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• How The Fear Of Getting Eaten Shapes The World

  09-10-2020 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ecologists have long known that predators play a key role in ecosystems, shaping whole communities with the knock-on effects of who eats whom. But a new approach is revealing that it’s not just getting eaten, but also the fear of getting eaten, that shapes everything from individual brains and behaviour to whole ecosystems. – Aeon
  
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• Technical Manager / The Stoller Hall / North West

  09-10-2020 21:00
  The Stoller Hall, one of Manchester’s finest live music venues, seeks an experienced Technical Manager to help deliver a diverse and inspiring programme featuring a range of visiting artists at...
  
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• Reddit’s ‘Am I The Asshole?’ Is Addictive. It May Also Be Making The World A Better Place.

  09-10-2020 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  “You start reading AITA posts before bed instead of doomscrolling the news because here, at least, it feels like your opinion matters. … It’s a place where accountability actually exists, even if only in the form of branding someone right or wrong in one absurd situation. It’s also a place for growth: Sometimes posters return to talk about how their lives changed — almost always for the better — because of the advice they got from thousands of anonymous stra
  
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• As Movie Theatre Chains Struggle, Indie Screens Are Flourishing In The UK

  09-10-2020 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “There’s no getting away from the fact that overall it’s a difficult time,” said Jason Wood, creative director for film and culture at HOME in Manchester. “We feel huge sympathy for people losing their jobs. But it’s an exciting time for independent cinema. It’s really important to recognise there is an industry beyond the mainstream blockbuster film culture.” – The Guardian
  
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• John Luther Adams On What Makes His Music Tick

  09-10-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Musically, I came of age in a time when there was this ongoing war between smart music and pretty music. And one of the things that I discovered was that it’s a false dichotomy. … The construction of the music, the intellectual care, the mathematical rigor, the algorithmic detail — all that is essential, even if you don’t hear it or you choose not to listen to it. … Music can be intellectually airtight and still sock you in the belly or grab you by the ear
  
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• FREE Mental Health Workshops: Creative Mental Health Resources / Pursued By A Dragon TC x Dr Parvinder Shergill / London / Online

  09-10-2020 20:01
  FREE Online workshops in collaboration with Dr Parvinder Shergill
  A series of four workshops regarding mental health and theatre will be every Friday for four weeks at 3pm starting Friday...
  
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• Supreme Court Will Hear Case That Could Reshape The TV Industry

  09-10-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The case nominally focuses on the FCC’s attempt to lift a ban on any company owning both a newspaper and TV station in a single market, but it will impact broadcast regulation broadly. After all, the Supreme Court’s choice to take up the case comes as the FCC prepares to make its own decision on the worth of other rules that have lasted decades, including a prohibition on any merger between or among the Big Four broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. – The Hollywood Report
  
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• Museum and Gallery Learning and Engagement Facilitator / Kettering Borough Council / East Midlands

  09-10-2020 19:24
  https://www.kettering.gov.uk/directory_record/16689/museum_and_gallery_learning_and_engagement_facilitator 
  Are you passionate about engaging the community with arts and culture? Do you want to...
  
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• Cultural Projects Implementation Manager / Kettering Borough Council / East Midlands

  09-10-2020 19:20
  https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/331eaa95-ba06-43b9-955a-ed15c7a55d7d
  The Council have secured match funding towards two key projects, totalling over £8m which supports...
  
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• What’s The Right Classic Movie For The Fall Of 2020? ‘A Face In The Crowd’

  09-10-2020 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jake Tapper: “The 1957 film … tells the story of Larry ‘Lonesome’ Rhodes (Andy Griffith), a charismatic, populist entertainer with a dark side, who uses the new medium of television to rise to the pinnacle of American power. … As Trump’s first term comes to a close, A Face in the Crowd is worth revisiting — less for what it reveals about the president than for what it says about the rest of us.” – The Atlantic
  
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• Audience and Communications Manager / Matthew Bourne's New Adventures / London / Farnham

  09-10-2020 18:57
  New Adventures is proud to be a truly national dance-theatre company, touring across the UK, and is one of Britain’s leading exporters of dance. For over 30 years Matthew Bourne and his company...
  
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• Events Manager / Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust / London

  09-10-2020 18:50
  Efficient & dynamic Events Manager sought to grow the private hire business at beautiful historic venue, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, in Ealing, west London. Pitzhanger Manor is the Grade 1...
  
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• National Gallery Director Defends Postponement Of Guston Show

  09-10-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I am convinced we can’t do this show without having an African American curator as part of the project,” Kaywin Feldman said of the touring exhibition being presented by the NGA, Tate Modern, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. “It’s not about the artist, it’s about us.” – Washington Post
  
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• Renaissance accountants remembered | Letters

  09-10-2020 18:03
  
  Edward Fordyce on Luca Pacioli, the father of accounting and bookkeeping, and Barry Lewis on others who combined groundbreaking mathematical work with bean-countingTim Burgess makes a fine case for the arts (The arts aren’t a luxurious hobby, Rishi Sunak. They’re a lifeline for millions, 8 October). However, the assertion from Ravi Somaiya that he quotes – “Nobody remembers Renaissance accountants” – runs counter to the facts. Luca Pacioli (1447-1517) is widel
  
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• Maynard Solomon, Founder Of Vanguard Records And ‘Psychobiographer’ Of Great Composers, Dead At 90

  09-10-2020 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “A musicologist and record producer best known for influential, lucidly written biographies of Beethoven and Mozart as well as a hotly debated scholarly article on Schubert’s sexuality,” he was, as Donal Henahan once put it in a review, “one of the most persuasive voices on behalf of the perilous intellectual voyage known as psychobiography — or, less kindly, ‘psychobabblography’.” – The New York Times
  
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• Artist - Outdoor Illuminated Installation / The Story Museum / South East

  09-10-2020 17:49
  The Story Museum is seeking expression of interest for an artistic commission to create an outdoor light installation in November 2020 for family audiences.  The commission will involve...
  
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• Autumn Season of online workshops and masterclasses now on sale / New Writing South / South East / London

  09-10-2020 17:38
  New Writing South's latest programme is designed to equip writers with an exciting range of skills and techniques – giving you the confidence to explore new approaches in your writing.A special...
  
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• How The Philadelphia Orchestra Learned To Give Virtual Performance A Sense Of Occasion

  09-10-2020 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The expanse of the Mann’s stage looks like some hip warehouse theater in Berlin. With black masks and plexi-glass partitions, the concert might be mistaken for an art installation in pre-COVID times. – Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Trustee / Severn Arts / West Midlands

  09-10-2020 17:27
  It’s an exciting time for Severn Arts as we develop and create a new strategic direction and we are looking for new trustees to support and challenge...
  
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• Marketing and Sales Consultant / Theatre Centre / London

  09-10-2020 17:16
  We are recruiting a freelance Marketing Consultant to create and deliver the marketing and sales campaign to schools for our film Birds and Bees. Here is more information about the film and the...
  
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• Head of Corporate Relations / The British Museum / London

  09-10-2020 17:10
  Head of Corporate RelationsDevelopmentFull-TimePermanentSalary:  £48,982 - £54,607 per annumApplication Deadline: 12PM on 29 October 2020
  The British Museum is seeking a Head...
  
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• At 40, Edward Watson Figured He Could Keep Dancing And Dancing. And Then …

  09-10-2020 17:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “At 41 it all went wrong.” (There was a ruptured ligament, then a broken foot. Then the pandemic put a stop to the new Wayne McGregor Dante Project he would star in. So he’s up and retired, aged 44.) “It becomes very revealing how much you’ve put your body through. What I’ve done for the last 30 years, it’s not normal to do that to your body. But it is possible.” – The Guardian
  
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• Tracey Emin steals a kiss and Damien Hirst resurrects the dead – the week in art

  09-10-2020 17:03
  
  Art’s original sinners, a challenge to white supremacy in painting, and falling in love with nature all over again – all in your weekly dispatchDamien Hirst: End of a Century
  This is a hugely entertaining and memorable epic trip to the 1990s when Hirst captured the dark mood of a fin de siècle. His personal collection of his own work is big enough to make a museum, his obsession with death once again urgent.
  • Newport Street Gallery, London, until 7 March. Continue readin
  
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• Google Nears Agreement With France To Pay Publishers For News

  09-10-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The deal with French publishers would come on the eve of a ruling by a French appeals court on a so-called neighbouring right enshrined in revamped EU copyright rules, which allows publishers to demand a fee from online platforms for showing news snippets.” – Reuters
  
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• Rights & Images and Publishing Assistant (Maternity cover) / National Portrait Gallery / London

  09-10-2020 16:26
  The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or are currently contributing to British history and culture; the collection is the...
  
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• ‘Second City Ruptured In Large Part Because America Ruptured First’

  09-10-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chris Jones: “The pandemic that has closed its theaters — with no clear path to reopening — is a primary cause of trouble. But Second City is also suffering from the great American schism, the internal fury and polarization that has festered over the last four years, with direct encouragement from the top. Satire is on the ropes. A new owner can fix the internal problems, but the American people will have to decide if they ever can laugh together again.” – Yahoo! (
  
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• Ash Tree Stream events showcase Art in Environmental Education / CAS / South West

  09-10-2020 15:53
  Artist James Aldridge and his project partners Andover Trees United and Chapel Arts Studios (CAS) are proud to announce an exhibition of artworks showcasing the latest 6 Flowers 6 Trees project: Ash...
  
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• Creative Producer (Freelance) / English Heritage / London / Nationwide

  09-10-2020 15:51
  In Spring 2021, five new portraits by emerging artists of African or Caribbean descent will be unveiled at English Heritage sites. The portraits, alongside a series of public events, will foreground...
  
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• Florida Performance Venues Are Very Confused About Reopening (Thank You, Gov. DeSantis)

  09-10-2020 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The governor’s controversial lifting of pandemic protections [on Sept. 25], even as coronavirus infections rose, was just one of multiple conflicting and confusing directives from the state, counties and cities of Florida. … For official live-entertainment venues, the state’s Phase 3 plan … says concerts halls and auditoriums [may] ‘re-open fully with limited social distancing protocols.’ … But the situation for smaller venues, many of which a
  
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• Senior Touring Technician / Southbank Centre / London

  09-10-2020 15:25
  The Hayward Gallery is the hub of visual arts activity at Southbank Centre and plays a vital role in the UK and internationally by presenting a wide range of ground-breaking art exhibitions, both at...
  
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• Some Mothers Do `Ave `Em at Blackpool Grand Theatre May 2021 / Blackpool Grand Theatre / North West

  09-10-2020 15:23
  Hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters are bringing the house down, quite literally, as Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em hits the road with Joe Pasquale (New Faces, I’m a Celebrity, Spamalot,...
  
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• Trading Manager (maternity cover) / Collective / Scotland

  09-10-2020 15:09
  Collective is now seeking a self-motivated Trading Manager (maternity cover) to develop, coordinate and deliver the finance, business and operations aspects of the Trading Company.The applicant will...
  
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• Marketing & Communications Manager / Aspex Visual Arts Trust / South East

  09-10-2020 15:05
  Aspex is looking for a highly-motivated individual with excellent marketing, communication and digital skills, and a passion for contemporary art and culture, to join its small but perfectly formed...
  
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• British Gov’t Creates Billion-Pound ‘Culture Recovery Fund’

  09-10-2020 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “More than 450 heritage organisations are set to share the first wave of a £1.57bn government handout to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. … A total of 455 organisations across England will receive cash aimed at keeping venues open and supporting those working in the heritage sector.” – BBC
  
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• Specialist Factual Producer / TVF International / London

  09-10-2020 14:48
  This is a unique opportunity to join the UK’s leading distributor of award-winning factual programming. With a track record going back over 30 years, TVF International is a world-class...
  
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• Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Promises To Repatriate Items Looted By Dutch Colonialists

  09-10-2020 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The directors of the Rijksmuseum and Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam said they would support the proposal made on Tuesday for a legal structure for the return of an estimated 100,000 pieces where a claim for restitution could be made, with the emphasis on return where ‘involuntary loss’ is identified.” – The Guardian
  
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• Finance Assistant / Revelation / South East

  09-10-2020 14:31
  Revelation are seeking an effective and flexible Finance Assistant join the small team! Revelation is a unique arts venue in Ashford Kent promoting and producing high quality...
  
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• Has England’s Christmas Panto Season Been Saved?

  09-10-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Most of the holiday-season pantomimes planned for this year were cancelled due to the pandemic: even with lockdowns lifted, the need for socially distanced seating meant too few tickets could be sold to make productions viable. Now comes Britain’s National Lottery to the rescue: “Operation Sleeping Beauty” will see the Lottery buy up tickets for theatres’ empty seats. – BBC
  
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• Freelance Craft Facilitator for Online Learning / Goldfinger Factory / London

  09-10-2020 13:12
  We are seeking a brilliant, creative and personable individual with experience of facilitating craft workshops to join our team to develop and deliver our Academy programmes. In the short term this...
  
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• Back in the frame: the extraordinary artists Britain forgot

  09-10-2020 13:11
  
  Combing through musty studios and garrets has become a way of life for specialists Liss Llewellyn, whose Hidden Gems exhibition lays bare museum-grade works that have fallen into oblivion – more often than not by womenIn the months before Britain declared war on Germany, mural artist Evelyn Dunbar sat painting in her aunt’s Sussex garden. She captured the light falling through white blossom and green leaf on to the brown earth of a vegetable patch and the lawn it bordered. She painte
  
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• Communications and Project Manager (England`s Creative Coast) / Turner Contemporary / South East / Kent

  09-10-2020 12:38
  Turner Contemporary are seeking a Communications and Project Manager (England’s Creative Coast) for a 1 Year Fixed Term Contract.
  Primarily, this role will be dedicated to the delivery of...
  
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• Chair, Board member, Fundraising Board / Queen's Theatre Hornchurch / London

  09-10-2020 12:36
  Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is a vibrant producing theatre, working in Outer East London, Essex and beyond. As a cultural hub, over 210,000 people enjoy the programme each year, including the...
  
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• Crossing Sectors - socially engaged CPD programme / Open Eye Gallery in partnership with Heart of Glass / North West / National

  09-10-2020 11:28
  A socially engaged practice development programme for artists working with photography and lens based media 
  Deadline for applications: Monday 21st October
  Proposed start date: Monday 2nd...
  
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• Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes: vision of vengeance

  09-10-2020 11:00
  
  There’s a violent urgency to the 17th-century Italian painter’s most iconic work, which resembles a female version of David and GoliathA weekly Guide column in which we dissect the influences and interpretations of a work of art Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tipsContinue reading...
  
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• Pop-up space odyssey: how to do Frieze with no Frieze

  09-10-2020 08:12
  
  Thanks to the pandemic, the art fair has gone online – but private galleries across London have put their best work on show regardless. Here’s how to see it allIn 2018, David Shrigley issued a laconic print for the Frieze art fair – News: People Gather in Large Tent – because, really, what could have been more mundane? Two year later, that’s wild behaviour that might get you a fine and a warning. Ergo: no tent, no wacky outfits, no gawping at plastic surgery, no lab
  
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