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• Barbara Baker obituary

  28-10-2021 21:15
  
  My mother, Barbara Baker, who has died aged 89, drew and painted throughout her life, in watercolours, pastel, charcoal and pencil. In her portraits she demonstrated a rare sensibility for colour, evidenced by her use of coloured papers, idiosyncratic composition and a focus on the patterns and textures of the garments worn by her subjects.Barbara was born in Kersal, north Salford, Greater Manchester, to Josephine (nee Kalis) and Alec Baker, a furniture manufacturer. She was the identical twin o
  
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• For The First Time In Over A Decade, The Paris Opera Ballet Has A New Full-Length Story Ballet

  28-10-2021 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Le Rouge et Le Noir, based on Stendhal’s novel, has choreography, costumes and set design by Pierre Lacotte, 89, who’s been with the company since starting as a student in 1942. He’s known for his reconstructions of 19th-century classics such as Philippe Taglioni’s original La Sylphide. – Pointe Magazine
  
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• For The Second Year, College Enrollment Falls

  28-10-2021 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Undergraduate enrollment across the board fell by 3.2 percent this fall, echoing last fall’s 3.4 percent decline. Since fall 2019, undergraduate enrollments have dropped by 6.5 percent. – Inside Higher Ed
  
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• The Real Skill Behind A Great Magician’s Show (It’s Not How The Tricks Are Done)

  28-10-2021 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joshua Jay: “In my craft, unlike filmmaking, I have to find the intersection of suspense and surprise, and that’s difficult. In a two-hour movie, you get to alternate. You can have some surprises and lots of suspense, but in a magic show you have to have them together.” – Salon
  
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• Remembering Conductor Michael Morgan And His Impact On The Bay Area

  28-10-2021 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The scope of Morgan’s outreach was both personal and institutional, both public and below the radar. He made the Oakland Symphony a meeting ground and collaborative partner for all kinds of local musical organizations. – San Francisco Chronicle
  
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• How’s This For Brave? A Complete Wagner ‘Ring’ Cycle, Set In Samoa, Performed With Orchestra In A Parish Church Hall

  28-10-2021 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  That’s exactly what the London-based collective Gafa, run by Samoan-British singers, is doing for the next four Saturdays, in a costumed concert staging. The concept is that, like the Norse gods, the old Polynesian gods are facing their twilight as Europeans arrive. – The Guardian
  
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• Abdulrazak Gurnah Won The Nobel Prize For Literature. Why Wasn’t His 2020 Book Published In The US?

  28-10-2021 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Afterlives,” which explores the brutality of Germany’s colonial rule in East Africa, came out in Britain in September 2020 and was hailed as a masterpiece. But it failed to reach a wide readership and wasn’t even published in the United States. – The New York Times
  
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• Urdu And Hindi Are Basically The Same Language. Why Do Hindu Nationalists So Violently Hate Urdu?

  28-10-2021 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It’s not as simple as Urdu=Muslim and Hindi=Hindu. Not only did the two languages — which share all their grammar and most of their vocabulary — develop in tandem, but Hindi got many of its most basic features, including its name, via Urdu from Persian. – Scroll (India)
  
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• Haunted House Attractions Are Immersive Theater. What Distinguishes The Good Ones?

  28-10-2021 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Really, it’s the same things as with any other theater: good actors with good material matter more than special effects. As Halloween approaches, Alexis Soloski talks with actors at two notable attractions about what works. – The New York Times
  
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• What is Arts Management?

  28-10-2021 16:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Way back in 2011, I took a shot at defining what a master’s degree in Arts Administration (aka Arts Management) was about. And in the process, I also (kind of) defined what Arts Management was about. Back then, I was focusing on fostering “a more elegant invocation and allocation of people, time, and other resources toward expressive ends.” Through a decade of teaching, research, and consulting since, my definition of Arts Management has evolved a bit. Here’s what I&rsquo
  
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• Meet The Great-Grandson Of One Of The Benin Bronze Sculptors, Who Still Runs A Foundry In Benin City

  28-10-2021 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Monday Aigbe has a statue of his ancestor in the middle of his complex, where craftsmen continue to cast bronzes and carve sculptures and ornamented doors using traditional methods. He’s eagerly awaiting the return of his great-grandfather’s artwork. – BBC
  
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• PRESIDENT/CEO CENTRAL CITY OPERA

  28-10-2021 15:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Genovese Vanderhoof & AssociatesPosition Announcement
  Central City Opera
  President /CEO
  Central City, ColoradoCentral City Opera (CCO) seeks a dynamic leader to be its first President & CEO (CEO). The CEO will serve as the company’s managing director and community ambassador in consideration of CCO’s dual role as both opera producer and historic property manager.In partnership with the Board, the CEO will be responsible for developing and implementing CCO’s strategic pl
  
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• This Is The Second Most Popular Talk Radio Show In America (You May Never Have Heard Of It)

  28-10-2021 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “Like much of talk radio, The Ramsey Show sits in a murky zone between journalism and entertainment. It is not quite a news program, religious service, reality show, infomercial, or financial advice; it is somehow all five.” – Columbia Journalism Review
  
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• In Chicago, Nearly Half Of Small Performing Arts Orgs Can’t Or Won’t Reopen Yet

  28-10-2021 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Donnelly Foundation surveyed 91 of its grantees (organizations with budgets under $1 million) and found that 44% of them either can’t return to in-person performances this season or are unsure if they should. Among the issues: venues too small for social distancing. – MSN (Chicago Tribune)
  
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• After A Century, The Last Tsar’s Palace Is Restored And Reopened

  28-10-2021 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo near St. Petersburg, where Nicholas, Alexandra, and their five children lived before being shipped off to Yekaterinburg to die. The decade-long restoration required an astonishing amount of detective work to determine the original colors and patterns. – The New York Times
  
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• So It Continues: Hong Kong Passes China-Style Film Censorship Law

  28-10-2021 14:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The legislation bans any film deemed against the national security interests of the People’s Republic of China, with violators subject to three years in prison and $130,000 in fines. The law is expected to hasten the decline of Hong Kong’s once-vibrant movie industry. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• ‘It’s a closure’: the artist making an endless, erasing Covid-19 memorial

  28-10-2021 08:28
  
  Mexico-born artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer invites people to contribute pictures of loved ones who died during the pandemic for an unusual installationRafael Lozano-Hemmer caught the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The media artist became infected in March last year during a visit to New York, then unwittingly took the deadly virus back home to Canada.“As far as I know, I am Patient Zero,” he says by phone from Toronto. “I may have been the one that caused Canada to catch
  
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• Concord Community Music School – Executive Director

  28-10-2021 06:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  OrganizationApproaching its 40th anniversary, Concord Community Music School (CCMS) is New Hampshire’s largest community music school and among the 30 largest community arts schools in the United States. Founded in 1984, its mission is to foster a sense of community through music by providing the fullest possible array of musical experiences for people of all ages, musical abilities, and backgrounds. CCMS’s success lies in its focus on recruiting, nurturing, and rewarding outstanding
  
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• Patron Services Director at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

  28-10-2021 06:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Patron Services Director manages all aspects of customer service and patron experiences in this year-round position. Responsible for all aspects of the Box Office and Front of House, including performance and event ticketing and a large volunteer program, they work closely with all departments to ensure smooth, safe, and fulfilling experiences for patrons experiencing Pillow events on- and off-site, as well as virtually.COVID vaccination is required as a condition of employment.
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