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• How NY Bars And Restaurants Found Ways To Start The Music Again

  11-12-2020 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Birdland, and a number of other noted jazz clubs and piano bars across the city, were quietly offering live performances again, arguing that the performers were playing “incidental” music for diners, and that the music was therefore permitted by the pandemic-era guidelines set by the State Liquor Authority. – The New York Times
  
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• No Wonder We’re Skeptical Of The Future – It’s Scary

  11-12-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Isn’t the ‘crisis of democracy’ old news? Absolutely. It’s as ancient as democracy itself. Still, present circumstances raise the question as to whether we can look ahead to a time after the crisis. What does it mean to be ‘forward-looking’ in times like ours? The fear that drives much of contemporary political culture is caused by the disruptions that global complexity and a destabilised planet introduce into what was once called the body politic. – Eu
  
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• AMC Raises $100M, Slams Warner, And Says It’ll Be Out Of Money By January

  11-12-2020 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  In its latest warning cry, it said it needs $750 million “to remain viable” through 2021. Even if it raises that, it still risks bankruptcy next year if moviegoing doesn’t pick up — and Warner Bros. may have made that harder to accomplish. – Deadline
  
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• Robert Howard`s O Little Town of Bethlehem: first performance / / North West

  11-12-2020 22:09
  On Sunday 20th December, Robert Howard’s original setting of the Christmas carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem (1996, revised 2000), will receive its first performance. This original carol...
  
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• Why Are Literary Folk So Disdainful Of Self-Help Books?

  11-12-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Beth Blum makes a compelling case for self-help as an important “shadow genre” for literature – worthy of study in itself and also for what it reveals over time about readers’ habits, desires and values. – Times Literary Supplement
  
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• Website Administrator/Coordinator / Elicit Theatre Company / London

  11-12-2020 21:56
  An IT savvy Website Administrator/Coordinator sought for our company's website by keeping content and design current. Please apply if you have experience with design software as well as in marketing...
  
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• UK Moves To Protect Garden Treasures

  11-12-2020 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  As the growing popularity of metal detecting as a hobby meant that more historical objects were being found, museums have missed out on items of archaeological significance that did not fall within the law’s definition, including Bronze Age axes, Iron Age caldrons, and medieval weapons and jewelry. In 2017, 1,267 pieces went through the process in which a committee determines whether an item should be considered a treasure, up from 79 pieces in 1997. – The New York Times
  
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• Amsterdam Is Going To Regulate People’s Christmas Lights

  11-12-2020 20:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to rules going into effect next year, all lights in outdoor displays must be LEDs, and 70% (90% in the historic city center) must be “warm white.” (Rules for the historic district have even more detailed specifications.) “The city’s crackdown on excessive Xmas cheer was spurred by a recent lighting-display arms race raging among residents and building owners.” – CityLab
  
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• Spoiler Alert: How Much Info In A Review Is Too Much?

  11-12-2020 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Spoiler culture” has become the preferred term for the angry whiplash of consumers who don’t want to know anything — and I mean anything — about a particular work of art or entertainment ahead of time. As a cultural phenomenon, spoiler culture has grown in scope and intensity along with the Internet, and it has now reached a level where it’s hard for people like me to get any work done. – Boston Globe
  
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• Inside The Flamboyant Self-Destruction Of Johnny Depp

  11-12-2020 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “There are few examples of a movie-star implosion of Depp’s magnitude that have been so sudden and spectacular. … Over the course of four short years, Depp has spiraled from an A-list star responsible for more than $10 billion in worldwide box office to Hollywood persona non grata” — not least because of the calamitous defamation lawsuit he just lost. “It wasn’t just erratic and violent behavior that wrecked one of the world’s most bankable stars
  
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• Assistant Producer (Freedom of Movement Festival) / Stanley Halls / London

  11-12-2020 19:35
  Short Term Contract (Jan 2021 - March 2021) 
  £2,300 fee (23 days)
  We seek an Assistant Producer to:
  Support the delivery of a mini three-day dance festival, community photography...
  
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• Denver’s Tattered Cover Book Store Sold

  11-12-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  While local bookstores across the country shuttered in recent years, falling victim to lower prices offered by Amazon, Tattered Cover remained steadfast in its role as a locally owned shop known for drawing revered authors to Denver for book signings. – Denverite
  
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• Visitor Services Manager - Cover / Job Share / FACT / North West

  11-12-2020 19:03
  Renowned internationally and based in Liverpool, FACT inspires people with bold and ground-breaking film, art and creative technology projects that transform understandings of the world. We inspire...
  
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• Using AI To Fill In Missing Text From Ancient Babylonian Tablets

  11-12-2020 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Filling in missing text starts with being able to read and understand the original text. That requires much donkey work. Now an Israeli team [of researchers] has reinvented the donkey in digital form, harnessing artificial intelligence to help complete fragmented Akkadian cuneiform tablets.” – Haaretz (Israel)
  
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• Fundraising Manager / Four Corners / London

  11-12-2020 18:48
  Four Corners seeks an experienced Fundraising Manager to join its team. This new role isan exciting opportunity to support Four Corners' ambitious plans for its creative, skills andgallery programmes...
  
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• The Ancient Monuments Of Karabakh Are Endangered In Latest Conflicts

  11-12-2020 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Alongside the humanitarian crisis caused by the displacement of Armenians, this land transfer also threatens a large number of Armenian monuments located in Karvajar, Kashatagh, Hadrut and Aghdam provinces. – Apollo
  
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• Audience Development & Communications Manager / Four Corners / London

  11-12-2020 18:28
  Four Corners seeks an Audience Development & Communications Manager to join its team. 
  This is an exciting opportunity to support Four Corners' ambitious plans for its public exhibition and...
  
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• Administrator (Global Screen Fund) / British Film Institute / London

  11-12-2020 18:13
  Administrator (Global Screen Fund) Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2022
  Salary £23,133 to £24,546 plus generous benefits package
  We support flexible working
   
  We are seeking...
  
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• Head of Projects / Factory Settings Ltd / London

  11-12-2020 18:07
  Salary in the region of £58,000 commensurate with experience.
  Factory Settings Ltd, a leading supplier of specialist design interpretation, fabrication and fit-out, primarily serving clients...
  
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• The Show That Changed Radio Storytelling: ‘This American Life’ At 25

  11-12-2020 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Initially dreamed up as a storytelling showcase for Chicago audio artists and new writers, it now regularly wins awards – including one Pulitzer – for its in-depth international reporting, and boasts several spinoffs, among them the hit podcast Serial,” and the broadcast and podcast together get 5.3 million listeners a week. But now younger radio types gripe about “the hegemony of This American Life.” Says longtime producer Nancy Updike, “I recognise t
  
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• Coordinator (Global Screen Fund) / British Film Institute / London

  11-12-2020 18:02
  Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2022
  Salary £24,546 to £28,245 plus generous benefits package
  We support flexible working
   
  We are seeking a Coordinator who will be...
  
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• Director of Education and Public Programmes / Whitechapel Gallery / London

  11-12-2020 17:45
  The Daskalopoulos Director of Education & Public Programmes shapes education and interpretation policies, public programmes and the overall direction of the Whitechapel Gallery.
  The Education...
  
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• Jon Podhoretz: Lessons About Movies From 40 Years As A Critic

  11-12-2020 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’ve expressed a great many opinions in this magazine over the past 23 years, and looking back on them, I’m reminded of the fact that if you judge a movie critic by the accuracy of his opinions, you’re never going to like any movie critic ever.” – Washington Examiner
  
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• Monstrous lemons, sea serpents and expressive Emin – the week in art

  11-12-2020 17:21
  
  An unusual exhibition in Dulwich digs into photography’s roots through pictures of plants, while tech wizardry is on show at the National Gallery – all in your weekly dispatchUnearthed: Photography’s Roots
  This unusual exhibition tells the history of photography entirely through botanical and landscape images, from Henry Fox Talbot’s beautiful experiments with what he called “the pencil of nature” to Robert Mapplethorpe’s fleurs du mal.
  • Dulwich Pi
  
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• Community Project Coordinator / SPID Theatre Company / London

  11-12-2020 17:09
  SPID Theatre is a registered charity based in the community rooms of the historic modernist social housing estate of Kensal House. SPID uses interactive, immersive techniques to create accessible...
  
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• Community Producer and Outreach Officer / SPID Theatre Company / London

  11-12-2020 17:06
  SPID Theatre is a registered charity based in the community rooms of the historic modernist social housing estate of Kensal House. SPID uses interactive, immersive techniques to create accessible...
  
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• Classical Music’s Diversity Problem Is More About Class Than Race

  11-12-2020 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The point is that there are myriad class-related hurdles — material, psychological, and associative — that have prevented families of limited means from pursuing, or even wanting to pursue, this music. And of course, a disproportionate number of these families are Black.” – The New Republic
  
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• Youth Worker Marketing & Outreach Assistant / SPID Theatre Coompany / London

  11-12-2020 16:59
  SPID Theatre is a registered charity based in the community rooms of the historic modernist social housing estate of Kensal House. SPID uses interactive, immersive techniques to create accessible...
  
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• Senior Conservator: Western Art on Paper / The British Museum / London

  11-12-2020 16:54
  Senior Conservator: Western Art on Paper Collection Care Full time Permanent£32,933 per annum Application deadline:  12pm on 20 January 2021
  The Senior Conservator: Western Art on...
  
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• The Solution To Classical Music’s Diversity Problem Is At Youth Orchestra Los Angeles

  11-12-2020 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mark Swed: “In the end, systemic diversity can be pushed by circumstance, like we’ve had in this year of upset. But it can’t be shoved. Within the next year or two, we will be able to celebrate more people of color at orchestras and other institutions. Hiring, however, could be limited by the sheer economic havoc ahead. For real systemic change, we need a real system in place, something solid and lasting. YOLA is that system.” – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Conservator: Art on Paper / The British Museum / London

  11-12-2020 16:23
  Conservator: Art on Paper Conservation Full-Time Permanent£27,586 per annum Application Deadline: 12pm on 20th January 2021
  The British Museum is seeking a Conservator: Art on Paper to...
  
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• Rebellion At Spain’s Compañía Nacional De Danza After Director’s Girlfriend Promoted To Highest Rank

  11-12-2020 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s little question that Kayoko Everhart is a competent dancer: she’s been with CND for 16 years and a principal for eight. Last month, after a public competition, she was awarded the highest rank, estrella (equivalent to the Paris Opera Ballet’s étoile) — with a 20% pay raise. Then her colleagues found out that she had recently started dating the artistic director, former New York City Ballet star Joaquín de Luz. (in Spanish) – El Mundo (Spain)
  
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• Can you write 28 plays in 28 days? / The Literal Challenge / London

  11-12-2020 15:38
  Submission deadline January 28, 2021
  28 Plays Later
  Back for a seventh year, 28 Plays Later, a writing opportunity from The Literal Challenge - a social enterprise that brings together a community...
  
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• Dallas Opera Will Go Ahead With Shows This Spring, But They’ll Be Different

  11-12-2020 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A full year after the pandemic started and performances stopped, the company’s 2021 mainstage season will begin in March with the world premiere of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer, followed by Don Carlo, The Marriage of Figaro and Tosca. Scores will be abridged to 90 minutes and the stagings reworked to maintain distance between the singers. Live attendance will be limited to 660 people, just over a quarter of the theater’s normal capacity. – T
  
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• The Change-Makers Academy - Free Spaces Available / Guildhall School of Music & Drama / London

  11-12-2020 15:24
  Hands on training for adapting and thriving beyond 2020.
  2020 has hit us all hard. As creative professionals how do we adapt to a world that is in constant flux, in a sector which has been up-ended?...
  
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• Deputy Director, Early Years Creativity / Take Art / South West

  11-12-2020 15:24
  Making & Believing is a brand-new, Paul Hamlyn Foundation-funded programme running till 2024. You will be working with two national arts partners, aiming to deliver high quality, small-scale...
  
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• Visitor Engagement Manager / Turner Contemporary / South East

  11-12-2020 15:08
  Turner Contemporary is seeking a Visitor Engagement Manager to join the gallery team.
  The Visitor Engagement Manager will inspire and motivate Turner Contemporary’s front-facing team to...
  
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• Arts Programme Assistant / University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust / South West

  11-12-2020 15:08
  Are you passionate about the positive effects that the arts, culture and music can have, particularly on those who are unwell?  Do you want to work in an ‘Outstanding’ NHS...
  
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• France’s Concert Halls, Theatres, Cinemas Will Stay Closed Until At Least Jan. 7

  11-12-2020 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “[The country] has been in a second lockdown phase since the end of October, and while daily COVID-19 cases have considerably decreased over the past several weeks, they have recently hit a plateau that is about double the hoped for 5K ceiling.” – Deadline
  
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• Arts Programme Coordinator(s) / University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust / South West

  11-12-2020 15:00
  Are you passionate about the positive effects that the arts, culture and music can have, particularly on those who are unwell? Are you an established professional with a background in the arts and/or...
  
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• Casting Call: Actors for Virtual Training Event / Third Mind Productions / London

  11-12-2020 14:39
  We are looking for actors to participate in training videos and a live virtual training event, this role requires participants to play a corporate role in a live experiential learning environment....
  
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• Creative Consultation with Young People / Artswork / South West

  11-12-2020 14:36
  ‘I thoroughly enjoyed the day and the networking opportunity. I will take these ideas back to the workplace and share them with the staff team.’ (Course Participant, 2018)
  If...
  
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• With No Theatre In Paris, A Critic Reviews The Last Show In Town — At Church

  11-12-2020 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Laura Cappelle: “On paper, a Roman Catholic Mass and a stage performance aren’t all that different: Both events involve a cast of professionals addressing a seated, and now socially distanced, audience. The connections don’t stop there. … The ritualistic nature of the event, the dramatic buildup from scene to scene — even the slightly labored monologues — are all part and parcel of regular theater attendance.” – The New York Times
  
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• Online exhibition reveals 500 years of unseen treasures / Royal College of Physicians Museum / London / National Online

  11-12-2020 14:23
  The history of medicine like you’ve never seen it before.
  The Royal College of Physicians has been collecting extraordinary objects, stunning works of art, recorded interviews, rare books and...
  
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• UK Gov’t Gives Biggest Arts Institutions £165 Million in Emergency Loans

  11-12-2020 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In total, 11 ‘nationally and internationally significant organisations’ — among them the National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Co., Southbank Centre, and Historic Royal Palaces — “which provide work for more than 9,000 people will get the loans. Each will have an initial repayment holiday of up to four years, a low interest rate and a repayment term of up to 20 years. The loans are one of the final pieces of the jigsaw in the government&rsqu
  
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• Marketing and PR Manager / The Rheged Centre / North West

  11-12-2020 13:54
  We are looking for an experienced Marketing & PR Manager who knows our local area inside out, who has a fantastic contacts book and knows exactly how, where and when to share our...
  
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• Recording & Audio-Visual Broadcast Manager / The Guildhall School of Music & Drama / London

  11-12-2020 13:35
  Permanent, Full Time (35 Hours per week)
  Salary Range: £36,060 - £40,750 per annum, including London Weighting, depending on experience and performance
  The Guildhall School of Music...
  
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• Communications Assistant / National Portrait Gallery / London

  11-12-2020 13:33
  The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have contributed to British history and culture; the collection is the most comprehensive of its...
  
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• Business Development Retail Buyer - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract / The Tank Museum / South West

  11-12-2020 13:08
  The Tank Museum is looking for a Business Development Retail Buyer to expand our buying capacity and capability.2020 has seen a dramatic growth of online retail – increasing the...
  
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• Digital Marketing Assistant / Britten Pears Arts / East

  11-12-2020 12:56
  This is a new role which will be part of the communications team, which provides marketing and communications expertise for the whole of Britten Pears Arts.   As part of our strategy to...
  
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