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• Quentin Tarantino Says He’s Writing A Play

  30-01-2025 21:03 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
  “If you’re wondering what I’m doing right now, I’m writing a play. It’s probably going to be the next thing I end up doing. If it’s a fiasco I probably won’t turn it into a movie. But if it’s a smash hit? It might be my last movie.” – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• What Happens To Our Culture When The Skill Of Handwriting Disappears?

  30-01-2025 20:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Our mixed feelings about machine-made signatures make plain our broader relationship to handwriting: it offers a glimpse of individuality. Any time spent doing archival research is a humbling lesson in the challenges and rewards of deciphering the handwritten word. – The Guardian
  
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• Reviving The Original Staging Of The Tchaikovsky Ballet “Sleeping Beauty”

  30-01-2025 20:02 via dancemagazine.com
  
  Pacific Northwest Ballet dance historian Doug Fullington talks about drawing on the original libretto and photos from the 1890s and the Stepanov notation made in St. Petersburg after the turn of the century. – Dance Magazine
  
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• A “Vibe Shift” In Our Culture? Maybe Not

  30-01-2025 19:44 via unpopularfront.news
  
  The term “vibe shift,” which was apparently created by the members of the scene and sort of stolen by journalists and interpreters, is itself telling. It is really a shift not in but to vibes: to mood itself, that is to say, something felt but not fully articulated or articulable. – Unpopular Front
  
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• Another Evildoers-With-AI Problem: Fake Author Profiles On Social Media

  30-01-2025 16:31 via thebookseller.com
  Writers and agents have been finding profile pages on Facebook and Instagram which appear to be those of authors but which those authors themselves never created or posted. The forged profiles use copied photos and AI-generated text; some even have chatbots posing as the authors to converse with visitors. – The Bookseller (UK)
  
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• Musical Theatre Adaptation Of Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline” Cancelled Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  30-01-2025 16:03 via theguardian.com
  
  “The musical was to have been staged at Leeds Playhouse from 11 April to 11 May before touring to Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester. … The new musical was adapted by playwright Zinnie Harris and composer Louis Barabbas, and was to have been directed by Leeds Playhouse’s artistic director, James Brining.” – The Guardian
  
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• Frick Collection In New York Sets Official Reopening Date For This Spring

  30-01-2025 15:32 via news.artnet.com
  
  “After an over-five-year closure, New York’s Frick Collection will once again welcome the public to its Upper East Side Gilded Age mansion — now newly expanded and renovated by Selldorf Architects — on April 17.” – Artnet
  
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• Major Layoffs At BBC World Service

  30-01-2025 15:04 via pa.media
  “BBC World Service is set to axe 130 jobs as it seeks to save around £6 million for the next financial year. Planned cost-saving measures include closing posts across the service in the UK and internationally as well as cutting roles in BBC Monitoring.” – Press Association (UK)
  
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• Minnesota Orchestra Posts $3.8 Million Deficit But Record Earned Revenue

  30-01-2025 14:30 via startribune.com
  
  That budget gap (the orchestra’s fifth in six years) is due to the end of COVID-related financial assistance from the Federal government. Yet earned income (including ticket sales) was a record $11.6 million, up 22% over the previous year. – The Minnesota Star Tribune
  
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• Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Former Music Director Of Vancouver And Syracuse Symphonies, Is Dead At 84

  30-01-2025 14:06 via msn.com
  He spent 40 years (1964-2004) as music director of the Tokyo Symphony, assisted the young Seiji Ozawa at the Toronto Symphony in 1968-69, and served as music director of the Vancouver SO (1972-1985) and Syracuse SO (1985-1993), raising standards greatly at both orchestras. – Vancouver Sun (MSN)
  
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• Artistic Programming Manager

  30-01-2025 04:09 via artsjournal.com
  ABOUT USDeeply rooted in our local Beverly Hills community and influenced by cultural change, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, a public-private partnership with the City of Beverly Hills, strives to be a site for the convergence of relevant, dynamic performing arts, education and civic life, strengthening our local and global community is our role as a presenter, producer, educator and community resource. We approach our work with the pioneering creative spirit of Beverly Hil
  
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• Merola Opera Program seeks Director, Membership & Engagement

  30-01-2025 04:05 via artsjournal.com
  To Apply:Please email resume and cover letter to [email protected] Director of Membership & Engagement is a dynamic and strategic leader responsible for overseeing and expanding Merola Opera Program’s membership, marketing, and engagement strategies. This senior leadership role focuses on driving revenue growth, broadening visibility, and fostering deep connections with members, donors, and stakeholders locally, nationally, and globally.This position will lead membership develop
  
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