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• How Country Music Obscured Its Black Roots

  15-12-2020 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Much of the history of country music has been displaced by convenient myths created during the genre’s commercialisation in the early 20th century. Travelling the American South in the 1920s looking for white performers and songs, Ralph Peers, a white record executive, played an important role in obscuring the Black roots of the genre.” – The Conversation
  
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• Casting call for 5 North West based actor/musicians / KimBo Theatre / North West

  15-12-2020 23:08
  KimBo Theatre are looking to cast 5 actor/performer-musicians based in North West of England to take part in an initial development phase for our latest project ‘Fib’ - a new contemporary...
  
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• Who The Book Thieves Are

  15-12-2020 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Historically, book thieves have come in two varieties. First, there are the rogue custodians, those who exploit their privileged access to literary treasures. In June this year, Gregory Priore, an archivist at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, was convicted of stealing more than 300 rare books and other artefacts estimated to be worth around £6m over a 20-year period. Then there are the academics – or, at least, those who profess an academic interest in the texts they go on
  
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• Struggling Museums Turn To Artists For Help

  15-12-2020 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As many donors pull back from giving or feel institutions’ needs dwarf what they can offer, museums have upped the ante with an irresistible draw: the opportunity to buy art that collectors might not otherwise have access to. As the need for funding grows greater and hits institutions of all sizes, artists are increasingly offering up their work—and their time—to help the cause.” – Artnet
  
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• Proposed Hirshhorn Garden Makeover Faces Skeptical Park Commission

  15-12-2020 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Commissioners repeatedly expressed skepticism about core elements of the redesign proposed by the artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, with one warning the end result could make the Sculpture Garden look like an “Olive Garden.” – The Cultural Landscape Foundation
  
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• Gitxsan Got Talent: Indigenous Community Harnesses Internet To Champion Its Culture

  15-12-2020 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  By harnessing the very technology that once threatened to erase it, the group is renewing interest in the language. Gitxsan communities also have a mobile app, available on both the Google play store and the Apple App store, which they use as a resource for learning the language by listening to stories and spoken words. – Global Voices
  
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• Archaeologist Deciphers 4,400-Year-Old Writing System, Now Tied For World’s Oldest

  15-12-2020 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  “François Desset has succeeded in deciphering Linear Elamite, a writing system used in Iran 4,400 years ago. In its archaic proto-Elamite version (from 3300 BC), it joins the two oldest writing systems known in the world, the proto-cuneiform of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptian hieroglyphics.” (in French; for Google Translate version, click here) – Sciences et Avenir (France)
  
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• Thirteen Ways Of Thinking About A Play

  15-12-2020 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Sometimes you have to set it in the sun a while, and water it, and weed around it. Tend to it. And as it becomes itself you’ll begin to understand the shape it was always meant to take. You don’t have to force it. Just keep writing, and keep thinking about it.” – Howlround
  
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• Video Operator / Freelance / Scotland

  15-12-2020 20:28
  The position involves show run crew duties and maintenance. 
  The show is already  running so this is a replacement gig, not a new position.
  Startup, check-out, and running of a show...
  
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• New Dance Park On The Hudson Announces Its First Spring Festival

  15-12-2020 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  In August, Kaatsbaan, the former-farm-turned-dance colony upstate, founded by former ballet star Stella Abrera, hosted the East Coast’s first professional public dance performances since the pandemic began. It will launch a two-weekend festival next May, with performers including ABT, Mark Morris Dance Group, and members of Ailey and NY City Ballet. – The New York Times
  
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• The Makings Of A New Theatre Podcast Empire?

  15-12-2020 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We launched in October, 2019 with 15 podcasts. And here we are, a little over a year later, with almost 100 podcasts. Since the beginning it was very much the plan to have podcasts and record plays, musicals, audio dramas, and soap operas. It was never to replace theater and we certainly never anticipated the pandemic. When you see a show, you want to know more. What is happening behind the curtain?” – Forbes
  
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• Ian Jenkins obituary

  15-12-2020 19:24
  
  Archaeologist who oversaw the Parthenon marbles and other sculpture from ancient Greece at the British MuseumFor more than four decades the work of the classical archaeologist Ian Jenkins, who has died aged 67 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease, focused on ancient Greek sculpture at the British Museum in London. Central to this collection are the celebrated marble sculptures from the Parthenon, the monument to the goddess Athena, on the Acropolis, the citadel above Athens.Ian always
  
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• Vox Media’s CEO Doesn’t Want It To Be Like Condé Nast. He Wants It To Be Like Disney.

  15-12-2020 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jim Bankoff: “Disney makes money by bringing its properties to consumers in different ways. … We have everything from programmatic advertising to podcasting, to creating TV shows to having a magazine, to affiliate e-commerce to subscriptions. So we have our own way of making money off our creative franchises.” – Vanity Fair
  
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• Head of Digital Products, Audiences and Media / Royal Opera House / London

  15-12-2020 18:52
  Permanent contract
  The Royal Opera House continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide...
  
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• RIBA Audit Committee - Independent Members / RIBA / London

  15-12-2020 18:31
  Salary: Unremunerated (travel and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed)
  Time Commitment: approx. 3/4 meetings a year
  Location: Virtual - currently the RIBA is working remotely due...
  
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• Arts Ed Group Calls For Resignations At Americans For The Arts

  15-12-2020 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a letter released December 11, members of the Arts Education Advisory Council, an elected advisory board representing arts educators from across the country, outlined a series of demands for Americans for the Arts, including the immediate removal of its most senior leaders. – Hyperallergic
  
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• Professional Filmmaker/Videographer - 3 months / Ape Media / London

  15-12-2020 18:20
  Type: 12 Weeks fixed Contract
  Salary: £3k
  Please send cover letter and CV to
  Contact: Melissa Caprini -   [email protected]
   Description
  Edmonton Community Partnership...
  
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• Professional BAME Filmmaker/Videographer - 3 months / Ape Media / London

  15-12-2020 18:20
  Type: 12 Weeks fixed Contract
  Salary: £3k
  Please send cover letter and CV to
  Contact: Melissa Caprini -   [email protected]
   Description
  Edmonton Community Partnership...
  
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• Gallery Coordinator / Alison Jacques Gallery / London

  15-12-2020 18:16
  Tuesday – Saturday, Salary range: £25,000 – 30,000 depending on experience
  Start date: End of January / early February 2021
  Deadline for application: 8 January 2021 – CV...
  
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• New York City’s Arts Groups May Start Performing Again This Spring — Outdoors

  15-12-2020 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The City Council passed legislation on Thursday that allows any [city- or borough-] funded artist and cultural organizations, venues or institutions to be able to utilize public outdoor spaces for ticketed events and performances. And any artist and venue can partner with an eligible organization for permits as well.” The program, called Open Culture, begins March 1. – Gothamist
  
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• Centre for Advanced Training in Dance Administrator (Freelance) / The Lowry Theatre / North West

  15-12-2020 18:05
  The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, Salford one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations.
  In this role you will...
  
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• Centre for Advanced Training in Dance Coordinator / The Lowry Theatre / North West

  15-12-2020 17:57
  The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, Salford - one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations. 
  In this role...
  
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• Data & Insights Marketing Manager / Philharmonia Orchestra / London

  15-12-2020 17:43
  The Philharmonia Orchestra is seeking an imaginative, highly motivated marketer to take its digital marketing and audience insights to the next level, and to support the Orchestra’s vision to...
  
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• Historic craft skills taught on 2021 Summer School programme / City & Guilds of London Art School / London

  15-12-2020 17:32
  Learn a new historic craft skill or develop your observational drawing techniques on one of our Summer School short courses, 5 - 23 July 2021. Book your place by 3 January 2021 and enjoy a 10% early...
  
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• How COVID Changed The Arts In 2020

  15-12-2020 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Artists of all disciplines have readjusted their ways of working, and many are left wondering whether they will have the wherewithal or spirit to continue their craft even after the pandemic abates. Yet with the losses we’ve also seen resilience and creativity that have led to new ways of experiencing culture. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Make a solo performance Online Course + Give Away / Facciocose / London / Nation wide

  15-12-2020 17:20
  Do you still want to make theatre during Covid-19?
  This Make a solo performance Course is a space to learn dramaturgy and devising methodologies to explore new ways to make theatre during...
  
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• Online Physical Theatre Course + Give Away / Facciocose / London / Nation wide

  15-12-2020 17:17
  This Online Physical Theatre Course explores the fundamentals of Jacques Lecoq’s Techniques and Physical Theatre.
  We use Physical Theatre as a tool to expand the possibilities of our bodies...
  
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• Senior Marketing Manager / Sage Gateshead / North East

  15-12-2020 17:02
  We are currently seeking a Senior Marketing Manager who can develop and maintain the strategic approach to marketing and developing audiences for the Contemporary, Creative Learning and Artist...
  
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• Controversial Korean Filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk, 59, Dead Of COVID

  15-12-2020 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  “[He] was known as the bad boy of Asian art-house cinema and made his name with a series of visually stunning but extremely violent films, including The Isle (2000) and Bad Guy (2001). … Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring (2003), .. a sharp contrast with Kim’s previous work, was an international art-house hit. Pieta (2012), a story of redemption featuring a loan shark mobster (and more of Kim’s trademark visceral violence), won the Golden Lion at the Ven
  
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• Call for Entries: RBSA Photography Prize Exhibition 2021 / RBSA Gallery / West Midlands

  15-12-2020 16:58
  The RBSA Photography Prize exhibition invites artists creating work in the photographic medium to enter. We welcome entries from professional and early-career artists based in the UK and...
  
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• Film & Television Teacher / The Pauline Quirke Academy - Nottingham / East Midlands

  15-12-2020 16:52
  PQA, the new generation of weekend drama schools set up by actress Pauline Quirke, are currently recruiting a Film & Television teacher for their academy in Nottingham on Saturday mornings.
  We...
  
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• Part time Cinema Team Member / New Victoria Theatre / South East

  15-12-2020 16:44
  The Nova Cinema has opened! Following a full refurbishment we now have the most up-to-date technology, brand new seating and decoration, and an exclusive new bar; take a look at our 30 second...
  
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• Freelance Evaluation Consultant - The Pattern / Museum of London / South East / London

  15-12-2020 16:39
  Applicants will be required to submit a tender to [email protected] by 10AM on the 5th January 2021
  Evaluation brief – How effectively has the The Pattern met its...
  
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• How Notre-Dame’s Enormous Grand Organ Was Taken Apart For Cleaning

  15-12-2020 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amazingly, the 8,000-pipe, five-keyboard instrument escaped serious damage in last year’s catastrophic fire. But all the pipes and mechanisms were covered in lead dust from the collapsed roof, and they require decontamination and repair. The organ’s disassembly was recently completed, nearly two months ahead of schedule (!), and it’s expected to be back in place in April of 2024. (But will it be?) – Smithsonian Magazine
  
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• Art Skills Course (online) Admin Assistant / The Drive Project / East / UK

  15-12-2020 16:22
  Bravo 22 Company, a recovery through the arts programme, is made possible by The Royal British Legion and The Drive Project. 
  Using theatre and now also art, the programme aims to give current...
  
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• Marketing Manager (Venues, Events and Festivals) / Futuresound Group Ltd / Yorkshire

  15-12-2020 16:12
  Futuresound Group are at the forefront of the Live UK Music market, with a history of over 20 years promoting some of the biggest events in Leeds and Yorkshire.
  What we are looking for
  We are...
  
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• Marketing Manager / English Touring Opera / London

  15-12-2020 16:01
  English Touring Opera is recruiting an entrepreneurial and sales driven Marketing Manager, to create and deliver marketing and sales campaigns to ensure that the company’s work reaches as large...
  
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• Black Student Expelled From Elite Private School After Mother Objects To ‘Fences’ Too Strongly

  15-12-2020 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  August Wilson’s prize-winning play includes heavy use of the N-word by its Black characters, and when Faith Fox found out that her 14-year-old’s class would be studying Fences, she protested to the school repeatedly. (“It wasn’t something that I thought was appropriate for a roomful of elite, affluent white children.”) She says her son was expelled in retaliation for her standing up for what’s right; the school says it was a “termination of enrollment&r
  
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• Conductor, London Youth Girls' Choir / London Youth Choirs / London

  15-12-2020 15:53
  London Youth Choirs (LYC) seeks an experienced choir leader who is passionate about working with young people and skilled in working with children’s choirs. 
  In 2012 LYC established a...
  
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• Temporary Arts Assistant / Koestler Arts / London

  15-12-2020 15:51
  Arts in criminal justice charity Koestler Arts are looking for an enthusiastic person to join the team returning entries to the 2020 Koestler Awards. Entries to the awards include drawings,...
  
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• 2 x Trustees, including Chair of the Board / Homotopia / North West

  15-12-2020 15:50
  Homotopia is the UK’s longest running and best-known LGBTQIA arts and cultural festival. In the last 3 years changes to our staffing and financial structures have granted the organisation an...
  
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• Youth Theatre Assistant Practitioner / Kiln Theatre / London

  15-12-2020 15:49
  We are looking for three fixed-term, part-time Assistant Youth Theatre Practitioners to join the Creative Engagement team in order to support our 7-11 and 12-15 groups to develop their confidence,...
  
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• Christmas Dinner with Dickens / Senate House Library / London

  15-12-2020 15:48
  To mark the closing of Senate House Library's onsite exhibition Childhood in Dickensian London, which was sadly unable to open again in 2020, we're hosting an online 'Christmas Dinner with Dickens'...
  
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• Film Education Officer (Part-Time) / Rich Mix / London

  15-12-2020 15:43
  We are looking for a passionate Film Education Officer, with a experience of working in education settings and filmmaking, to work as part of our Learning and Participation team, leading on a...
  
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• Artistic Director / Green Shoes Arts Community Interest company / London

  15-12-2020 15:42
  Green Shoes Arts are seeking a dynamic and ambitious new Artistic Director to help guide the company through the next phase in its development. A community interest company (CIC), Green Shoes works...
  
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• Fundraising Consultant (freelance) / Homotopia / North West / Liverpool

  15-12-2020 15:35
  18 days at £200 per day (total £3,600)
  Freelance contract to be completed within 12 months, starting January – February 2021.
  Homotopia is the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA...
  
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• Major Find: Fifth-Century Roman Mosaic Uncovered In England

  15-12-2020 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Archaeologists say that the date is significant because the 5th century, after the departure of the Roman imperial rulers, is considered the start of the Dark Ages, and the fact that the mosaic could still be made indicates that conditions in England may not have deteriorated as rapidly as is generally thought. – ARTnews
  
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• Marketing & Development Manager / Homotopia / North West

  15-12-2020 15:30
  3 days per week, £27,500 pro rata (£16,500)
  EMPLOYMENT: Fixed term salaried role for 12 months, based at our Liverpool office, starting Feb – March 2021.
  Homotopia is the...
  
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• Administrator / Stay At Home Choir / North West / Home Working

  15-12-2020 15:18
  Stay At Home Choir (SAHC) was founded in March 2020 by Tori Longdon and Jamie Wright, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its primary aim is to provide a global platform for members of the public...
  
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• Playing And Singing With Plexiglas Between Musicians May Not Be As COVID-Safe As You Think

  15-12-2020 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  A team of engineering researchers at Princeton has been running tests on how well the clear partitions protect people from the breath droplets of others nearby. The verdict? Well, Plexiglas barriers are fine as far as they go, but that’s exactly the problem … – NJ.com
  
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