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• Dennis Robinson, Jr. talks about the importance of community in the arts

  31-12-2022 18:01 via artsjournal.com
  Dennis Robinson, Jr., Director of Programs and Partnerships for the Seattle Opera, talks about the power of connecting with community.
  
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• ‘Button Up’ for 2023

  31-12-2022 16:12 via artsjournal.com
  'Boughs wet with tears / remind the air / of sleep. / Clouds above the lake / scud on.'
  
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• The anti-hibernation culture guide: something to enjoy for every day in January

  31-12-2022 12:55
  You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 daysMUSIC Floating PointsHERE at Outernet, London
  New Year’s Eve is clearly a huge night in the clubbing calendar, but the following evening is a surprisingly big deal, too. This sure-to-be transcendental six-hour set from Sam Shepherd – whose clever, subtle and atmospheric electronic music makes h
  
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• ‘I’m not that woman any more. I am stronger’: Tinatin Jabanashvili’s best phone picture

  31-12-2022 11:00
  Since taking this self-portrait, the photographer says her life has been transformed by motherhoodWhen Tinatin Jabanashvili began studying law in her home town of Tbilisi, Georgia, she left her passions of dancing and acting behind. Photography, she says, took their place; a way to express her feelings, and how she saw the world, without words.Having completed her master’s, she now works in HR in the parliament of Georgia. “My work is very interesting, but very corporate. My art is w
  
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• From Matilda to Happy Valley: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

  31-12-2022 07:00
  Whether it’s a sing-along to Roald Dahl’s tale of a telekinetic tyke or some gruelling crime drama, our critics have you covered for the next seven daysRoald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Sing-Along
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  If you’ve got a home full of kids with festive cabin fever, get everybody out of the house and along to this special sing-along edition of the recent smash hit adaptation of the West End version of Matilda. It’s guaranteed to burn off enough energy to win back a cou
  
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• Why Irish Art Galleries Need Help

  31-12-2022 00:01 via irishtimes.com
  It irks Kevin Kavanagh that the role played by private art galleries is not valued by the Arts Council, from which they get no assistance, though both private theatre groups and private publishers do. “I am doing something they are meant to be doing – promoting art in Ireland.” – Irish Times
  
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