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• Data and Digital Marketing Assistant (Kickstarter Vacancy) / Evolve Music / South West

  31-03-2021 23:52
  This is a Kickstart opportunity – so it’s only open to young people aged between 16-24 who are currently unemployed and claiming universal credit.
  To apply, you must speak to your...
  
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• Head of Engagement and Interpretation / Delapre Abbey / East Midlands

  31-03-2021 23:48
  We are looking for a talented, creative individual to join the team as Head of Engagement and Interpretation.Location: Delapré Abbey, NorthamptonSalary: £28,000 per annum
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• Digital Content Creator / Royal Exchange theatre / North West

  31-03-2021 23:42
  The Royal Exchange Theatre are looking for a Digital Content Creator to join our team.
  This role is designed specifically for someone early in their career and for whom economic disadvantage has...
  
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• Wrecking The V&A Museum?

  31-03-2021 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The conceptual restructure, if it goes ahead as planned, will make the museum itself look curiously out of time, out of touch with the world and with its own history. If the planned changes to the V&A are a harbinger of what ‘Global Britain’ will look like, then a parochial, nostalgic future – marked by redundancies of vision as well as personnel – lies ahead.” – London Review of Books
  
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• How (And When) Audiobooks Were Born

  31-03-2021 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fans have been predicting the audiobook’s ascendance ever since it became possible to record books. But when exactly was that? The audiobook’s origins can be traced back further than most people realize. – Cabinet Magazine
  
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• Irreplaceable Mills College Historic Music School To Close?

  31-03-2021 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  It has been an astonishing run. The school’s faculty over the years has been practically an index of maverick artists, including Darius Milhaud, at Mills for three decades beginning during World War II; Luciano Berio, who came at Milhaud’s invitation; Lou Harrison, who built an American version of the Indonesian gamelan percussion orchestra; the “deep listening” pioneer Pauline Oliveros; Robert Ashley, an innovator in opera; Terry Riley, a progenitor of Minimalism; the i
  
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• Actor for R&D / Curious Pheasant Theatre / South East

  31-03-2021 22:19
  Curious Pheasant are casting!
  Curious Pheasant are looking for someone to join their fantastic cast for the R&D of Dorian Gray.We are looking for a male (playing age 35-45) to play Henry...
  
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• The Perfect Summer To Visit UK Museums?

  31-03-2021 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The visitor experience this year will be phenomenal. It will be culture without crowds. You will be up close and personal with animals or art in a way you would never have experienced before and possibly won’t in the future. If you were ever going to have a holiday in Britain, this is the time to do it.” – The Guardian
  
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• How COVID Has Decimated Seattle Arts

  31-03-2021 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  As of January, 56% of the organizations surveyed still had staff furloughed or laid off due to the pandemic. That’s a decrease from the 74% of organizations that reported staff furloughs or layoffs in April 2020, when pandemic closures first started. Still, the amount these groups say they’re budgeting for personnel expenses in 2020-21 is 25% lower than in 2019-20 and 30% lower than in 2018-19, the pre-pandemic year. – Seattle Times
  
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• The Mysterious Glyphs Of Easter Island

  31-03-2021 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  The set of symbols known in the Rapa Nui language as rongorongo is the only indigenous system of writing known to have developed among Pacific Islanders. Only an elite minority of Rapa Nui people could ever read it, and they died out before mainland scholars could record their knowledge. What’s more, only 26 examples of rongorongo have survived. Is there any hope of ever deciphering this script? It would seem not, but the same was once said of Egyptian hieroglyphics … – Atlas
  
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• How (And Why) We Forget Most Things In Life

  31-03-2021 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  An efficient memory system involves “a finely orchestrated balancing act between data storage and data disposal.” To retain an encounter, deliberate attention alone will get you most of the way there. – The New Yorker
  
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• New online exhibitions explore food, futures & biodiversity / Art Gene / North West / Online

  31-03-2021 20:12
  Digital Notes
  On food, futures & biodiversity Digital Artist-Curator Sophie Lindsey presents the latest series for Art Gene’s online exhibition space, Digital...
  
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• Researchers May Just Have Reconstructed The Long-Unknown Face Of The Pharaoh Akhenaten

  31-03-2021 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Intact depictions of the world’s first known monotheist, husband to Nefertiti and father of Tutankhamun, are rare (subsequent rulers of Egypt tried to erase him from history), and those few that have survived unvandalized look so odd that many scholars think they were intended to be symbolic and stylized rather than naturalistic. Yet there is a surviving mummy which genetic tests indicate was likely Tutankhamun’s father (i.e., Akhenaten), and scientists have now used 3D imaging to r
  
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• Circus Artist / Loose End Physical Theatre / South West

  31-03-2021 19:36
  Circus Artist: Bristol: Skeleton Women.I am looking for a circus artist with the following skills, listed in order of importance.Physical Theatre
  Aerial rope
  Acrobatics
  Willingness to...
  
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• What Algorithms Choose For You (Your Responsibility Too)

  31-03-2021 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  This sifting and ranking process results in a News Feed that is unique to you, like a fingerprint. But of course, you don’t see the algorithm at work, and you have limited insight into why and how the content that appears was selected and what, if anything, you could do to alter it. And it is in this gap in understanding that assumptions, half-truths, and misrepresentations about how Facebook works can take root. – Medium
  
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• Artist in Residence - Paper Artist / Eaton Square School / London

  31-03-2021 19:18
  Calling All Paper Artists
  The Art Department are looking for a paper/origami artist to run a series of workshops with children in Years 2 to 6 (6-11 years of age) over a 3 day period. The outcome of...
  
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• The Pandemic Is Showing Us Plays Can Work Without Intermissions

  31-03-2021 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lyn Gardner: “Often an interval is only there to give audiences the opportunity to go to the lavatory and spend more money. It destroys the world of the play. Dispensing with the interval would remove another of those theatre conventions that are so much part of the experience that we’ve stopped questioning why they are there. The interval didn’t exist until theatre moved into playhouses and new candles were required to be lit to stop darkness descending.” – The St
  
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• Online Entertainment Host / Vaticinate Pictures Ltd / London / UK and Ireland, Nationwide

  31-03-2021 18:50
  Casting online entertainment host: Looking for charismatic online hosts with social media experience. We've built a fun and engaging online entertainment product to help people come together during...
  
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• Marquetarian (Production Worker) / ACE Marquetry Ltd / South West

  31-03-2021 18:46
  Interested in woodwork and crafts? ACE Marquetry Ltd have a full-time, temporary position available with potential for permanent employment. Join our lovely team in the beautiful Wiltshire...
  
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• The Science Of Loneliness

  31-03-2021 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  One review of the science of loneliness found that people with stronger social relationships have a 50 per cent increased likelihood of survival over a set period of time compared with those with weaker social connections. Other studies have linked loneliness to cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and depression. – Wired
  
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• Casual Visitor Assistant / The Barber Institute of Fine Arts / West Midlands

  31-03-2021 18:21
  The Barber are looking for friendly, customer-focused people to join our bank of casual Visitor Assistants.
  You must have experience in delivering excellent customer service to a range of visitors,...
  
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• Theatre Technician (Full Time - Permanent) / Warwick District Council - Royal Spa Centre / West Midlands

  31-03-2021 18:20
  Royal Spa Centre – Theatre Technician
  37 hours - Permanent
  £19,698 - £20,903 per annum + 1% enhancement
  The Royal Spa Centre is a vibrant and well-respected cultural venue in the...
  
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• Associate Producer (Part-Time, 8hrs per week for 18 weeks) / Calf 2 Cow / South West

  31-03-2021 18:18
  We are looking for Producers with demonstrable experience in producing performing arts projects and touring work. Matthew Emeny is looking for an Associate producer, to support him with...
  
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• 'I don't want to fake the funk' – Henry Taylor, the painter of black American life

  31-03-2021 18:12
  
  Adored by Rihanna and Jay-Z, he finds his subjects in supermarket queues – and on the streets of LA’s toughest neighbourhoods. How has the artist found lockdown in a tiny Somerset village?“Other people look; Taylor sees.” That was Zadie Smith’s assessment of the American artist Henry Taylor. Thirty seconds into my Zoom call with him, I begin to understand what she meant, as he joyfully dissects the decor in my room. “Oh, you got a guitar back there?” he
  
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• Artist for site specific commission / Theatre Hullabaloo / North East

  31-03-2021 18:09
  Little Wonders is a series of three artist commission opportunities which will be part of Hullabaloo in the Park, a two-week outdoor family festival in Darlington’s South Park from...
  
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• Western Ballet Is (Just) Starting To Catch On In India

  31-03-2021 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Western classical ballet is still a very unfamiliar art form in India. But in the last few years, promising talent has begun emerging, often in dancers from disadvantaged or working-class families with no prior association with Western classical music or dance.” And one particular instructor in Mumbai has made a huge difference. – Pointe Magazine
  
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• Accompanist / Leeds Conservatoire / Yorkshire

  31-03-2021 17:52
  Reference: 202125
  The conservatoire is seeking to recruit an accompanist to work with students on the MA Music Programme. MA Music is an eclectic and inclusive course that welcomes musicians...
  
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• San Francisco Opera Pilots Virtual Tool For Real-Time Collaboration

  31-03-2021 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aloha’s ultra-low latency service connects artists remotely, effectively eliminating the lag time that interrupts the creative flow. This allows artists to collaborate and play together live, as if they’re in the same room. For the San Francisco Opera’s classically trained artists whose in-person music collaboration has been put on pause during the pandemic, this means that important musical cues such as hearing breaths, shifts in tempo and expressive variation are now in sync
  
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• Memberships Manager / Britten Pears Arts / East

  31-03-2021 17:28
  Britten Pears Arts is a pioneering music, arts and heritage charity based on the Suffolk coast at two popular, historic visitor destinations: The Red House and Snape Maltings. We emerged from the...
  
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• Lead Arts/Creative Practitioner / Talent 25, DMU / East Midlands

  31-03-2021 17:23
  Talent 25 is a long-term action research programme and a partnership between Arts Council England (ACE) and De Montfort University (DMU). Its vision is to explore the vital points of intervention in...
  
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• Administrator / Psappha / North West

  31-03-2021 17:20
  Psappha is seeking a highly effective administrator to join our team. We are looking for an efficient, personable administrator with excellent communication skills written and verbal to provide...
  
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• Artist, Where You're At / Collective Encounters / North West

  31-03-2021 17:17
  Collective Encounters is an arts organisation specialising in using theatre as a tool for social change. The company delivers participatory theatre programmes across the Liverpool City Region with...
  
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• Lead Artist, Where You're At / Collective Encounters / North West

  31-03-2021 17:11
  Collective Encounters is an arts organisation specialising in using theatre as a tool for social change. The company delivers participatory theatre programmes across the Liverpool City Region with...
  
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• High-flying Brooklyn boys on a magical trampoline: Jamel Shabazz's best photograph

  31-03-2021 17:08
  
  ‘I came upon them in an abandoned parking lot. Watching them was like reliving my own childhood’This was taken in 1981, in Brownsville, my neighbourhood in Brooklyn. I was 21 and my father, who photographed weddings and took portraits in our community, had been teaching me the science of speed and light, and how to capture decisive moments. When I came upon this scene in an abandoned parking lot, I felt something was coming on. They reminded me of myself as a child. Observing them wa
  
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• Creative Writing & Mindfulness Online Retreat / Settle Stories / Yorkshire / Online

  31-03-2021 17:05
  Learn to apply mindfulness and meditation techniques to your creative writing to transform your work. Through expert facilitation and connecting with a supportive network of like-minded individuals...
  
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• At The Opera In Barcelona — Indoors, With 1,000 Other People

  31-03-2021 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  There were staggered arrival times, temperature takers at the entrance, plenty of hand sanitizer, mandatory masks (a few of them fabu-fied with sequins). Every second seat was kept empty. In the pit, Gustavo Dudamel conducting a 50-piece orchestra; onstage, 75 singers, headed by tenor Gregory Kunde and soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, in Verdi’s Otello. “Spain is an outlier here in Europe. Concert halls in Vienna are shuttered, as are theaters in London. Will the openness in Barcelona
  
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• Two Programme Directors / Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland / London

  31-03-2021 16:57
  The Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland is a centre of proven expertise on Finnish culture and society, working in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The Institute supports Finnish...
  
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• Choir Leader / Choral Conductor / Misfits Music Foundation / West Midlands

  31-03-2021 16:49
  Misfits Music are seeking a Birmingham or Black Country (or close by) based self employed Choir Leader / Choral Conductor to join their growing team. The role is suited for a music leader who is...
  
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• Marketing and Events Manager / Charles Dickens Museum / London

  31-03-2021 16:39
  The Charles Dickens Museum is seeking an exceptional person to fill a key position within a small dynamic team. This role is both strategic and operational, leading on all aspects of social media and...
  
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• A Hollywood Boycott Of Georgia? Studios Aren’t Saying A Word

  31-03-2021 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Several prominent individuals in the industry have spoken out against the restrictive election laws just passed by the Georgia legislature and signed by Gov. Kemp. Yet studios and other companies — who have been willing to threaten boycotts in the past over such issues as Georgia’s abortion laws — are keeping silent so far this time. What are their reasons? – Los Angeles Times
  
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• Learning & Participation Manager / Landmark Arts Centre / London

  31-03-2021 16:28
  The Landmark Arts Centre is community arts centre based in a magnificent 19th century Grade II* listed former church in Teddington, south-west London. Our vision, post COVID, is to resume providing a...
  
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• New Initiative Will Give Cash Aid To Independent Bookstores Hurt By Pandemic

  31-03-2021 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The Survive to Thrive grant program, created by Ingram Content Group chairman John Ingram, hopes to raise a total of $2 million by the end of May to support indie bookstores. The program will be administered by the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation. Initial donations include a $500,000 contribution from Ingram Charities and Ingram Content Group and significant gifts from Bookshop.org and four of the Big Five publishers.” – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Set Designer / Arden & Moore / West Midlands

  31-03-2021 15:58
  Job: Designer
  Show: The Dinosaur Show
  Fee: £1,500
   
  Rehearsals: 19th – 31st July
  Production Week: 1st – 3rd August 
  Performances:...
  
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• Experienced art handler/technician / Connaught Brown / London

  31-03-2021 15:48
  Connaught Brown is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and adaptable technician/art handler to join a dynamic and exciting team. The successful candidate will be required to undertake hanging...
  
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• A Lavish ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Is Coming To Broadway And The West End

  31-03-2021 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  George R.R. Martin, who wrote the Song of Ice and Fire novels on which the megahit HBO series was based, is working with playwright Duncan MacMillan and director Dominic Cooke on a big, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child-type play that producers plan to open in New York, London, and Sydney and/or Melbourne. The draw is that the play will depict a major event in Westeros history that took place 16 years before the novels and Game of Thrones start. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Entertainment Booker & Co-ordinator / Performer Nation / London

  31-03-2021 15:30
  Job Title: Entertainment Booker & Co-ordinatorSalary: £23,000 per annumBased: Central, LondonJob type: Permanent, Full Time
  This company has over ten years experience in...
  
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• Director of Finance & Administration / National Theatre of Scotland / Scotland

  31-03-2021 15:09
  National Theatre Scotland is Scotland’s national theatre: a theatre without walls; a theatre for everyone; a creative catalyst of the theatre sector in Scotland, across Scotland and beyond. We...
  
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• Head of Human Resources / National Theatre of Scotland / Scotland

  31-03-2021 15:07
  National Theatre Scotland is Scotland’s national theatre: a theatre without walls; a theatre for everyone; a creative catalyst of the theatre sector in Scotland, across Scotland and beyond. We...
  
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• Executives Assistant / Oxford Playhouse / South East / Oxfordshire

  31-03-2021 15:05
  Here at Oxford Playhouse we are looking for a pro-active, enthusiastic, and motivated individual with secretarial and/or office administration experience to join our team.
  Theatre is a fun and...
  
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• Is The NFT Market A Classic Bubble?

  31-03-2021 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  As prices for the digital artworks soar, with payments made in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, some observers are throwing around words like “tulipmania.” Says the CEO of a company that verifies NFTs, “We’re in a frenzy of speculation. … We’re living in a moment of collective hysteria.” Especially now that the finance guys are moving in on the art collectors. – The New York Times
  
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