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• Keys To: A Long Life In Dance

  09-11-2020 23:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  When it comes to the secrets of longevity in a dance career, Linda Austin and Bobby Fouther had similar thoughts: you do what makes you happy, just keep going, and ignore the pressures to be liked. In an interview for a book called Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond,  by Emmaly Wiederhold with photographs by Gregory Bartning, Austin said, “If you are stubborn enough and love it enough, you’ll find a way to keep going. You do need some outside validation from time to ti
  
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• The Smithsonian’s Slow Walk To Re-Opening

  09-11-2020 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The building is cleaner than it’s been since 1964. It’s fabulous,” said Anthea M. Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History. Daily attendance there is about a tenth of normal, Hartig said, creating a different experience. “Instead of doing the rush through, people are spending more time because they can.” – Washington Post
  
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• Virtual Cabaret That You Can Boss Around

  09-11-2020 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In addition to occasionally telling a performer what to do, audience members set the order in which the show’s components — short scenes (written by Bear), dances, musical bits, computer-generated poetry — were executed. We could raise a virtual hand to roll virtual dice, and the cast of six would perform whatever scene had been assigned to the resulting number.” – The New York Times
  
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• Local communities set to benefit from funding boost / The Festival of Thrift / North East

  09-11-2020 22:39
  Communities local to the Festival of Thrift’s Redcar home are set to benefit from some life-enhancing skills thanks to a grant from the Sirius Minerals Foundation.
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• Calling all Creative Agencies and Cultural Leaders / Be part of the UK Government`s Peer Network scheme / London

  09-11-2020 22:09
  Strengthen your organisation - Recognise new opportunities - Make valuable connections
  Calling all Creative Agencies and Cultural Organisations - Be part of the UK Government’s Peer Network...
  
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• AI-Powered DeepFake Music Can Now Recreate Artists

  09-11-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Along with Sinatra, they’ve done what are known as “deepfakes” of Katy Perry, Elvis, Simon and Garfunkel, 2Pac, Céline Dion and more. Having trained the model using 1.2m songs scraped from the web, complete with the corresponding lyrics and metadata, it can output raw audio several minutes long based on whatever you feed it. Input, say, Queen or Dolly Parton or Mozart, and you’ll get an approximation out the other end. – The Guardian
  
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• How Choral Groups Are Finding Their Voices

  09-11-2020 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  “That sense of belonging you get while standing before a chorus of hundreds singing at the holidays isn’t just you feeling festive — it’s your body behaving like a body. If talking to a loved one over Zoom doesn’t feel quite the same as sharing a sofa or a coffee in person, it’s partly because — get ready for some science — you’re not feeling the same vibrations. It may be why I’m genuinely impressed but ultimately unmoved by the Zoom
  
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• The End Of Post-War Liberal Globalism?

  09-11-2020 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “This narrative of a US-led global journey to the promised land was always implausible. Four years of Trump have finally clarified that between 2001 and 2020—and through such events as the terrorist attacks of September 11, intensified globalization, the rise of China concurrent with the failed war on terror, and the financial crisis—the world was moving into an entirely new historical period. Moreover, in this phase, many ideas and assumptions dominant for decades were rapidl
  
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• Membership & Projects Coordinator / MeWe360 / London

  09-11-2020 20:23
  Reports to:     Membership & Projects Manager
  Hours:            32 hours (4 days per week) with some evenings and...
  
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• Executive Assistant & Projects Manager / MeWe360 / London

  09-11-2020 20:15
  Reports to:     Chief Executive Officer
  Hours:            16 hours per week worked between office hours, with occasional...
  
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• How (And When) Humans Learned To Invent

  09-11-2020 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Something happened in the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens to cause an explosion of ingenuity orders of magnitude greater than anything seen in other species, including our big-brained cousins the Neanderthals. But what? And when?” – Literary Review
  
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• Social Media & Content Officer (Maternity Cover) / Sadler's Wells / London

  09-11-2020 19:03
  Maternity cover position
  Can you get people into dance with creative social media content?
  We’re looking for a Social Media & Content Officer to manage daily activity on the...
  
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• Netflix Files Copyright Notices Against Negative Tweets That Included Its Movie Trailer

  09-11-2020 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some of the dozens of tweets Netflix issued DMCA claims against used clips from the actual movie, TorrentFreak reports, in which case Netflix’s claims are understandable. However, many of the tweets in question shared the film’s trailer, which is widely and publicly available on YouTube for anyone to view or share. – Ars Technica
  
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• Short Com Film Festival 2020 Nov 30 - Dec 6 / / East / North East

  09-11-2020 18:16
  Short Com is delighted to be able to present it's 2020 selection of carefully curated short films available online for a short period of time via Xerb TV.
  Screening the funniest short films from...
  
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• How The National Endowment for the Humanities Is Complying With An Executive Order And Restoring Statues

  09-11-2020 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The money is coming in the form of Chairman’s Grants, the NEH’s method of providing emergency funding to safeguard cultural heritage in the face of (what are typically natural) disasters. Instead of courting controversy by re-erecting downed Confederate leaders, however, the NEH will use the money to restore a selection of mostly neutral choices.” – The Architect’s Newspaper
  
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• Marketing and Development Officer / Russell-Cotes Arts Gallery and Museum / South West

  09-11-2020 18:09
  We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Marketing and Development Officer to play a pivotal role developing the museum’s marketing and communication.  Do you have the vision...
  
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• Development Manager (Fundraising) / MAST Mayflower Studios / South East

  09-11-2020 17:53
  MAST Mayflower Studios will open in spring 2021 as a multi art form performance and participation space and a creative hub.
  We are aiming to recruit people who are committed to developing the...
  
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• Roundhouse Rising: Stems Challenge - Submissions Welcome! / / London

  09-11-2020 17:51
  The Roundhouse are celebrating 10 years of the Roundhouse Rising Festival with a very special Stems Challenge for UK based Music Producers aged 18-25. The winners of this challenge will receive two...
  
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• Partnership Manager / MAST Mayflower Studios / South East

  09-11-2020 17:47
  MAST Mayflower Studios will open in spring 2021 as a multi art form performance and participation space and a creative hub.
  We are aiming to recruit people who are committed to developing the...
  
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• Head of Orchestra Management (Maternity Cover - Fixed Term) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / West Midlands

  09-11-2020 17:42
  The world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Head of Orchestra Management, to cover a period of Maternity Leave for 12 months, to work with the Music Director, Section...
  
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• Head of Artistic Planning / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / West Midlands

  09-11-2020 17:36
  The world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is seeking a Head of Artistic Planning to drive forward the artistic planning for the orchestra, associated ensembles and choruses, working...
  
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• Ralph Remington Chosen As San Francisco’s Arts Commission Director

  09-11-2020 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  An experienced actor, playwright, and screenwriter, Remington currently serves as the deputy director for arts and culture for the city of Tempe, Arizona. In that position, he is responsible for the performance and visual programming at the Tempe Center for the Arts. He also oversees public art, the Tempe History Museum, and municipal arts granting. – San Francisco Chronicle
  
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• Exhibition celebrates London's Jewish community / Living Memory Project / London

  09-11-2020 17:26
  German artist Catrine Val presents a poignant and astonishing series of photographic portraits of London’s Jewish community as part of a call for applications, initiated by the German Embassy...
  
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• Design Age Institute - Design Manager / Royal College of Art / London

  09-11-2020 17:11
  Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design (HHCD)
  Design Age Institute
  The Royal College of Art has set up a new design institute dedicated to supporting the UK Government’s Grand Challenge on Ageing....
  
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• Boston Lyric Opera’s New Conversation Series Tries To Reckon With A Legacy Of Racism

  09-11-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Series host Celeste Headlee says, “The idea has been to create discussions that are not just listening sessions, not just another forum in which people talk and bare their souls, and well-meaning executives nod their heads and then change nothing. We want discussions centered around finding practical, actionable solutions, and an environment in which people can voice hard truths without others feeling defensive.” – Boston Globe
  
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• Trustee / HighTide / South East

  09-11-2020 16:50
  HighTide is looking to appoint three trustees to the Board who will bring a passion for theatre and new writing combined with an interest in the East of England to support the ongoing work of the...
  
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• Multi Camera Live Streaming Expert Needed For Installation / Bertie Douglas Perschky / London

  09-11-2020 16:49
  I am seeking a live streaming/live visuals expert to help me with an installation piece. The piece will feature live video playback of the audience with additional visual effects and a pre recorded...
  
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• Cultural Development Officer / Scarborough Borough Council / Yorkshire

  09-11-2020 16:43
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and creative individual to join the Council’s Tourism and Regeneration teams to develop and deliver a range of cultural project and development...
  
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• Film Engagement Lead / The Dukes / North West

  09-11-2020 16:35
  Film Engagement Lead
  3 days a week (23.4 hours)
  £17,685 pro rata (3 days a week)
  Fixed Term 6 months
   
  The Dukes is Lancashire’s leading producing theatre, independent cinema...
  
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• Exploring What It Means To Live In A Body

  09-11-2020 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The artist Senga Nengudi’s early sculptures became icons of the Black Arts Movement – and she’s still exploring the ways the body shapes art, and art, along with dance, can distort and reflect, especially, a Black female body. – The New York Times
  
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• Freelance opportunities available / Worcester Live Charitable Trust / West Midlands

  09-11-2020 16:23
  We are excited to be inviting submissions for our winter cultural engagement project. Following our successful CRF funding from the  Arts Council England, we are looking for a diverse range of...
  
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• Company Fundraiser (Freelance) / Theatre Temoin / South East

  09-11-2020 16:07
  Theatre Témoin is seeking to appoint a Company Fundraiser to lead the company’s fundraising and development work for the next 3 months, with a focus on trusts and foundations (National...
  
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• Online Exhibition / Peer to Peer: UK/HK / North West / UK & Hong Kong

  09-11-2020 16:04
  Ft. over 30 artists based in UK and Hong Kong Exhibiting from 11 November - 13 December 2020
  To celebrate international cultural exchange between the UK and Hong Kong, the Peer to Peer: UK/HK Online...
  
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• Anne Hathaway Apologizes To The Disability Community About Her Character In The Witches

  09-11-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hathway’s character had three fingers on one hand – and the film made that a stand-in for her character’s evil. “The disability community reacted to the now-streaming film with disappointment, sadness, and outrage.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Private Tutors ~ Work online or in your area / Apprentus LTD / London / Nationwide

  09-11-2020 15:58
  Apprentus is an in-home, one-to-one, private tutoring company. We provide tutoring and academic coaching to students of all ages and in all subjects in addition to art, music, languages, sports...
  
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• Festival Production Co-ordinator / Deer Shed Festival / Yorkshire

  09-11-2020 15:47
  Are you passionate about the music industry? And have you thrived in your previous roles as an Events Co-ordinator? If so, keep reading, we would love to hear from you!
  The Deer Shed Music Festival...
  
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• Junior Sales & Operations Executive / MACK / London

  09-11-2020 15:45
  MACK is an internationally renowned art and photography publishing house. We work with established and emerging artists, writers and curators, and world-leading cultural institutions, to translate...
  
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• Do Directors Need To Be Jerks To Make Good Art?

  09-11-2020 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Writer, director, and actor Marielle Heller, who’s starring in the new Netflix serial The Queen’s Gambit, thinks not. The director of Can You Ever Forgive Me? also says, “Writing, directing – it’s just torture every time and it doesn’t seem to get any easier. And yet I love them and I’m not going to stop doing them.” – The Guardian (UK)
  
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• Museum Assistant / Bow Street Police Museum (New Opening) / London

  09-11-2020 15:37
  Job Type: Part-Time (three days a week / weekends and evenings required).Contract Type: Fixed term for 6 months (with the possibility to renew)Start date: Early 2021.Salary: £25,000 per annum...
  
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• The Vatican Library Enlists An Army Of Bots To Protect Its Online Library

  09-11-2020 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hackers threaten the Vatican’s digital holdings at a rate of more than three a day, the library says. “The library, founded in 1451 by Pope Nicholas V, is one of the world’s most important research institutions, containing one of the finest collections of manuscripts, books, images, coins and medals in the world. The digitisation of 41 million pages is intended to ‘preserve the content of historical treasures without causing damage to the fragile originals.”’
  
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• Digital Consultant / Manchester jazz festival / North West

  09-11-2020 15:17
  Manchester jazz festival is the city’s longest running music festival and is an established part of Manchester’s cultural heritage. We connect diverse venues and landmark environments,...
  
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• Another Kind Of Virtual Theatre

  09-11-2020 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The kind that’s in print – “a book reflecting on what it means to make theatre at a time when live performance is effectively halted.” Depressed playwrights, this one’s for you. – American Theatre
  
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• Visual Arts Support Commissions / Attenborough Arts Centre and Disability Arts Online / South East / National

  09-11-2020 15:07
  Attenborough Arts Centre and Disability Arts Online are working together to support five disabled visual artists to access the support, materials or resources they need to sustain their practice...
  
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• Defending Short Stories, And Not Being The Only Black Writer In The Conversation

  09-11-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Danielle Evans says, “Stories work in compression and intensity, and their structure helps me get to the place where everything collapses or the threads come together. It can echo some of the intensity of how being alive feels.” – The New York Times
  
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• Canvas Art Augmented Reality Free App / Tapgaze / London / Anywhere in the UK

  09-11-2020 14:56
  We are an augmented reality studio based in London and we've just launched the beta version of Tapgaze, an Art Community mobile App in Augmented Reality (AR).
  The app enables artists and...
  
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• Digital Marketing Coordinator / Portraits of Recovery / North West

  09-11-2020 14:53
  Portraits of Recovery has been awarded funding from Arts Council England’s Elevate program to undertake two years organisational development. This new Digital Marketing Coordinator post is part...
  
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• Business Development Support Administrator / Portraits of Recovery / North West

  09-11-2020 14:47
  PORe has been awarded funding from Arts Council England’s Elevate program to undertake two years organisational development. This new Business Development Support Administrator post is part of...
  
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• The Daring Kurdish Artist Who Smuggled Her Work Out In Turkish Prison’s Dirty Laundry

  09-11-2020 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Zehra Doğan had little access to visual art materials during her imprisonment in Turkey, where she was jailed for painting a Kurdish town that was destroyed by Erdogan’s government in 2015. “With no paper, Doğan used newspaper, cardboard and clothes as canvases. For paint, she found that crushed herbs made green, kale was a substitute for purple, and pomegranate or menstrual blood could be used for red. Blue ballpoint pen, cigarette ash, coffee grounds, pepper and turmeric
  
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• Learning Ballroom Dance Moves Over Zoom

  09-11-2020 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ballroom dancer Trisha Pérez Kennedy says that “normally, her partner’s touch helps communicate the next step in a dance combination. ‘We use the strength of our bodies to speak to each other,’ she says. ‘It can be as subtle as the pressure of his hand on my back to help me know what will happen next. When you’re dancing on your own, you don’t have that guidance keeping you in check. You have to own all of your technique.'” – Wall Str
  
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• How The Appa From Kim’s Convenience Ended Up A Fighter Pilot For The Republic

  09-11-2020 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sometimes, in Hollywood, or Canadian media even, dreams do come true. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, who plays the father on the excellent Canadian show Kim’s Convenience, has a life outside of theatre and screen. “Lee is an avid cosplayer, known for the intricate costumes and props he creates for characters from Star Wars and Ghostbusters films.” – CBC
  
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