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• How Toronto’s Royal Conservatory Of Music Survived The Shutdown

  10-06-2021 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  With now over 60,000 students having taken online practical and theoretical exams, it became a sink-or-swim moment testing RCM’s ability to keep anxious students engaged and motivated. –Ludwig Van
  
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• UK Politicians Are Increasingly Fighting The Culture Wars

  10-06-2021 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  As in the US, UK politicians are wading in to debates about statues, history, and the culture that defines the country. – The Guardian
  
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• Dani Karavan obituary

  10-06-2021 20:55
  
  Artist who found fame in the world of environmental sculpture, a new medium that emerged in the 1960sAn environmental piece over 3km long, titled Axe Majeur (1980-ongoing), in the French town of Cergy-Pontoise, north-west of Paris; Passages (1990-94), a memorial to the philosopher Walter Benjamin in Portbou, Spain; Murou Art Forest (1998-2006) in Japan; and Way of Human Rights in Nuremberg, Germany (1989-93), are among the most celebrated works designed by the artist Dani Karavan, who has died a
  
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• G7 leaders depicted in Mount Recyclemore e-waste sculpture

  10-06-2021 17:12
  
  Cornwall art installation created from 20,000 pieces of discarded tech highlights growing threat it poses to environmentThe seven giant faces loom above the dunes, gazing sombrely over swathes of bright sea thrift towards the ocean.Even before the G7 had sat down to begin their Cornish summit, Mount Recyclemore, a sculpture made of discarded electronic waste depicting the visages of the seven leaders, looks bound to be one of the stars of the show. Related: The G7 and a crucial moment for the cl
  
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• Performance Venues Are COVID-Safe At Full Capacity If Audience Wears Masks: Study

  10-06-2021 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “According to the results, the wearing of masks cuts the spread of aerosol droplets by 99 per cent, with those transmitted also travelling much more slowly. Professor of biophotonics at [University College London], Laurence Lovat, says: ‘Andrew Lloyd Webber is right. If theatre-goers wear appropriate masks and follow other rules already in place, theatres become safe places to go to.'” – WhatsOnStage (London)
  
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• 2,000-Year-Old Roman Building Discovered On Israeli Coast

  10-06-2021 14:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Located just a few meters from the seashore [in Ashkelon], the structure, a public building” — known then as a basilica (not to be confused with the later, Roman Catholic use of the term) — “was divided into three sections: a main hall and two side parts. According to the archaeologists, the main hall was surrounded by massive marble columns as high as 13 m. and ornate with elaborated capitals, featuring plant motifs and in some instances an eagle, a Roman symbol.
  
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• After Four Centuries, Oxford University Press Is Shutting Down Its Printing Business

  10-06-2021 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Oxford University’s right to print books was first recognised in 1586, in a decree from the Star Chamber. But the centuries-old printing history of Oxford University Press will end this summer, after the publishing house announced the last vestige of its printing arm was closing. The closure of Oxuniprint, which will take place on 27 August subject to consultation with employees, will result in the loss of 20 jobs.” – The Guardian
  
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• A First Look At Stratford’s New $70 Million Theatre

  10-06-2021 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Its physical beauty is a far cry from the rough-and-ready look of the previous Tom Patterson Theatre: a converted curling rink. – Toronto Star
  
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