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Sunday, February 27, 2022
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Major Gifts Officer in Cincinnati Ohio


 The Major Gifts Officer is an essential forward-facing member of the Cincinnati Ballet Development team. [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director at Great lakes Center for the Arts


 GLCFA’s next Executive Director will play a pivotal role in envisioning the Center’s next five years and beyond. [READ MORE]
 

 

Fall 2022 Applications Open for MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises


 More than ever, the creative industries need professionals who can leverage strategic business knowledge to drive innovation and growth. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Two River Theater


 The right artistic leader for Two River will prioritize organizational curation above all else, creating teams, infrastructure, and ongoing relationships built upon trust and generosity. [READ MORE]
 

 

Join Austin Opera as Director of Education & Community Impact


 Austin Opera is seeking a Director of Education & Community Impact who is passionate about engaging with the Austin community through programs tailored for children and adults. The Director of Education & Community Impact will lead the company’s programs for children (including Access Opera, Opera Treasure Chest, and a suite of virtual offerings) and partner […] [READ MORE]
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Seattle Arts Fellowships (PAID)- PNB, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, King FM 

Ideal candidates will be individuals who aspire to become leaders in arts organizations, have a passion for the arts, and display an interest in developing new, creative ways to lead arts organizations. [READ MORE]

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Director, iDeas Lab, Berman Institute of Bioethics 

The iDeas Lab Director will help the iDeas lab realize its goal of increasing public reach and dissemination of the Institute's work on issues of ethics in medicine, biomedical research, emerging science, and public health. [READ MORE]

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Director of Production 

The Wallis is seeking a dedicated, performing arts professional to join our team as Director of Production. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director, Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement 

The executive director of the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement is responsible for the development and implementation of the Center as a cultural resource for Queens University of Charlotte [READ MORE]

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Director of Marketing & Communications 

Kentucky Opera’s Director of Marketing and Communications will lead the company to achieve brand loyalty and deep engagement with our community, expanding and diversifying our audiences. [READ MORE]

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General Manager – Theatre for a New Audience 

With high emotional intelligence and a strong set of values around Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access, the General Manager will understand the dynamics of producing large-scale theatrical productions which play to diverse audiences. [READ MORE]

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Vice-President, Marketing & Communications 

The Vice-President, Marketing & Communications (VP-MC) will lead the strategy, implementation, and evaluation of all direct sales activities, brand promotion, and institutional communications for the TSO. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director/Performing Arts Manager 

The Executive Director is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the activities of the MVCPA. [READ MORE]

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Director of Audience Experience 

The Director of Audience Experience will liaise with all ASO departments to develop a customer service mission and manages the Guest Services department, Manager of Audience Experience, and front of house management team. [READ MORE]

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PRESIDENT/CEO – DAVID A. STRAZ, JR. CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 

The President & Chief Executive Officer provides the overall institutional and creative vision, ensuring the Straz remains a forum for wide-ranging artistic expression that serves diverse audiences, and spearheads outreach and education initiatives. [READ MORE]

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Engagement Manager, Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech 

Are you passionate about arts education for youth? Join the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech's energetic, creative programming team in this new Engagement Manager position! [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

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ISSUES

As London Prices Out Artists, They’re Leaving. And The City’s Role As Arts Center Is Dimming

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What Is It That Makes A Group Of Neighboring Venues Into An “Arts District”?

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What Drives Your Art?

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Public Broadcasters Having Difficulty Meeting DEI Goals

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Scotland Allocates Yet More Money To COVID Arts Recovery

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University Censors Project About Censorship

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Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings Series Has A Diverse Cast, Which Is Freaking Out Some Fantasy Fans

- The Guardian (UK)



 

MEDIA

Not Only Are TV Series Episodes Longer These Days, They’re No Longer At Standardized Lengths

- Variety


Why Francis Ford Coppola Has Done A New Restoration Of “The Godfather” For Its 50th Anniversary

- The New York Times


Does The Motion Picture Academy Have A Problem With Music?

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Francis Ford Coppola Is Going To Spend $120 Million Of His Own Money To Make His Dream Movie

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All These Changes To The Oscars Telecast Aren’t Going To Bring Back Viewers

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The Founders Of The Razzie Awards Explain Why And How They Do It

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UK Culture Secretary: We Have To Save The BBC

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“What Does It Mean To Make Black Film History Accessible?” Why Maya Cade Created The Black Film Archive

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MUSIC

Carnegie Hall Cancels Pro-Putin Musician, Conductor Appearances

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Lessons: I Wrote A Satire Of A Classical Musician. People Took It Seriously…

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Munich Mayor Gives Valery Gergiev 3-Day Ultimatum

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San Diego Symphony Starts A Nine-Figure Renovation Of Its Main Venue

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At Last Minute, Valery Gergiev Dropped From Vienna Philharmonic’s New York-Florida Tour

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North Carolina Symphony Picks New Music Director

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An End To International Touring For Orchestras?

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The Streaming Problem

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Why Some Composers Are Fuming About This Year’s Classical Grammy Nominations

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For Touring Musicians, Navigating The Pandemic Has Been Very Rough

- The New York Times



 

PEOPLE

Actor Sally Kellerman, 84

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Europe’s First-Ever Pop Star

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Henry Danton, Who Danced All Over The World And Still Taught Ballet At Age 100, Is Dead At 102

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De Wain Valentine, Who Pioneered The Use Of Plastics As An Art Medium, Dead At 86

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Jim Broadbent On Being An Anti-Establishment Actor And Turning Down And OBE, An

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THEATRE

Time To Get Rid Of Gendered Acting Awards?

- American Theatre


Long Wharf Theatre Is Leaving Its Building. So What Is My Relationship With The Company?

- The Stage


The Transcript Of The Emmett Till Murder Trial Is Put Onstage For The First Time

- MSN (Chicago Tribune)


After 46 Years, San Diego Repertory Theatre’s Founding Artistic Director Is Retiring

- The San Diego Union-Tribune


Madonna Banned Phones At Her Performance. Should Theatres Follow Her Lead?

- The Stage


What “The Music Man” Lost When The Broadway Producers Cleaned Up “Ya Got Trouble”

- Slate


Long Wharf Theatre Giving Up Its Longtime Home

- The New York Times


The Audience At This Musical Behaved So Badly That The Director Just Ended The Show

- Belfast Telegraph


How Aleshea Harris Puts Black Life Onstage

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VISUAL

Nelson Mandela’s Paintings Of Life In Prison Are About To Be Sold

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“Artemisia Gentileschi Is The Frida Kahlo Of European Art”

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1,800-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Floor Unearthed In London

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U.S. Bans Import Of Antiquities From Afghanistan

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Retirees At The Getty Object To Offloading Their Pensions

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BP To End Longterm Sponsorship Of London’s National Portrait Gallery

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More And More Museum Workers Are Unionizing

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The Re-Re-Rise Of Pompeii

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WORDS

Meanwhile In Afghanistan… The Libraries Are Closed

- The Conversation


Have You Heard Of “Sensitivity” Readers? Oh My.

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This Literary Journal Was Philadelphia’s Answer To The Harlem Renaissance

- MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


Watch How A Book Is Physically Made

- The New York Times


The Place Of Punning In Poetry

- Literary Hub


An Unpublished Leonard Cohen Novel Is Coming

- The Guardian


A Short History Of The Book Index

- The New York Times


Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Banning Books

- Washington Post


The Chinese Writers For The New Generation Of Chinese

- LitHub


How Henry Louis Gates Changed The Literary Canon

- The New Yorker


Linguists Analyze “Q” Writings And Identify The Author

- The New York Times


A Brief History Of Food Writing, From Ancient Greece To Pete Wells

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How a Small Quebec Publisher Flipped The Page On Diversity

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