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Sunday, March 2, 2025
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Independent Film House Leadership Opportunity (Greater Orlando, Florida)


 Enzian is seeking an entrepreneurial and outgoing leader passionate about independent film to serve as its next Executive Director. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – La Jolla Playhouse


 La Jolla Playhouse is excited to welcome a new visionary leader to serve as its next Artistic Director, shaping the Playhouse’s artistic footprint .... [READ MORE]
 

 

Charlottesville Symphony Society seeks Executive Director


 The Charlottesville Symphony Society invites applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director, available in the late spring of 2025. [READ MORE]
 

 

Chief Development Officer- Arena Stage


 Arena Stage is seeking a talented fundraising leader driven by ambition and creativity to serve as its Chief Development Officer. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director- Court Theatre


 Court Theatre is currently seeking its next Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director. Winner of the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Court Theatre reimagines classic theatre. [READ MORE]
 

 

Chief Financial Officer – La Jolla Playhouse


 The Playhouse’s brilliant and innovative productions of classics, immersive projects, new plays and musicals have merited over 300 major honors and 42 Tony Awards. [READ MORE]
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Executive Director, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts 

The ED is the chief executive and operating officer for the corporation and oversees all aspects, ensuring an efficient, effective, and fiscally sound operation. [READ MORE]

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GableStage seeks Managing Director 

The Managing Director will report to the Producing Artistic Director with the input of the board, and will provide administrative and financial oversight over all aspects of the organization’s day-to-day activities. [READ MORE]

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Director Of Development 

BroadStage, a leading performing arts presenter in Santa Monica, seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising efforts and expand its impact. [READ MORE]

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Artis–Naples seeks Vice President, Marketing & Sales 

The Vice President, Marketing and Sales (VP-MS) leads all earned revenue activities at Artis—Naples, overseeing approximately $18 million in earned revenues. Reporting to the CEO & President and working with the Board of Directors and senior leadership team, the VP-MS manages revenue and attendance projections for each season, develops and implements marketing strategies, and oversees […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director, The Shaker Museum 

The Opportunity The Shaker Museum seeks a dynamic, forward-thinking, and visionary Executive Director to lead the organization into a new era of growth and engagement. After years of planning, the Shaker Museum is building a 21st-century museum to showcase the world’s most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives. The four-floor facility located in […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – The Knights 

The Knights seek a strategic and entrepreneurial leader to be Executive Director of this ambitious and creative New York City-based orchestral collective. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

At San Francisco Ballet, Tamara Rojo Gives “Raymonda” A Feminist Revamp

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National Ballet Of Canada Appoints New Resident Choreographer

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Controversially, Anish Kapoor Owns The Blackest Black. Now He’s Letting Wayne MacGregor Choreograph In Front Of It

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Jennifer Homans Appointed To NYU’s First-Ever Endowed Professorship In Dance History

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Vertical Choreography, Now On Broadway

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IDEAS

The Next Big Architecture Movie?

- The New York Times


Remembering The Halcyon Days Of Skype

- The Verge


They Say AI Is Beating Humans At Tasks. But Is The Game Rigged?

- The Guardian


Inside The Strong Culture of Hobbyists

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History Helps Us Understand The Present. But It Can Also Distract And Misdirect

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How Your Biggest Assets Turn Into Liabilities

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The Science Of Optimism? How, In A Frightening World?

- Psyche


The Crushing Cost Of Trying To Be Special

- The Guardian


As AI Gets Better At Influencing Us, Our Decision-Making Will Change

- Big Think


The Arts Are Under Stress. Time For Some Rethinking?

- The Tyee


A Contrarian Take On Demi Moore’s Projected Oscar Win For The Substance

- Slate


Yes, People Have Been Searching For ‘That Actor In That One Film’ Even Before The Web Existed

- Washington Post (Yahoo)


To Reimagine Democracy, We’re Going To Need The Humanities

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AI Generated ‘History’ Videos Are Going Viral On TikTok

- BBC



 

ISSUES

The Year When The Oscars Narrative Ate The Oscars

- Variety


Can Saudi Arabia Successfully Market Its Pre-Islamic Past After Decades Of Suppressing It?

- History Today


Was There Ever A Festival Disaster As Epic As The Fyre Festival? Well, Welcome To Fyre 2

- The Guardian


The Crisis At What Was The Kennedy Center

- The Guardian


How Museums Are Refocusing In A Post-DEI World

- Hyperallergic


How Should Artists Respond To Trump’s Takeover Of The Kennedy Center?

- The Wrap (MSN)


The Fight Over The Museum Of Failure

- San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)


Study: Nearly All UK Students Are Using AI In Their Studies

- Engadget


Unpaid Internships In Britain’s Arts Sector Are Likely Illegal, Say Experts

- The Guardian


Has Trump Become Our Minister Of Culture?

- The Atlantic (MSN)


UK Government Considering Changing Course On AI Rules To Protect Creative Industries

- The Guardian


What Do We Actually Mean By “Free” Speech?

- The Guardian


Universal Studios Is Expanding Like Crazy

- The New York Times


Cultural Life Is Returning To Damascus, And The New Islamist Government Is Supportive

- Reuters



 

MEDIA

The Golden Globes Drop Into Oscars Weekend With A Surprising Annoucement

- The Hollywood Reporter


A New Age Of Iranian Cinema, On Display At The Oscars

- The New York Times


A Weird Thing About This Year’s Movie Oscar Nominees

- The New York Times


Inside The Campaign To Make “Parasite” A Very Unlikely Best Picture Winner

- The Hollywood Reporter


American Movie Theaters Showed Double Features For Decades. What Happened To Them?

- JSTOR Daily


Local Movie Houses Are Thriving

- Christian Science Monitor


Even More Layoffs At New York Public Radio

- Radio Ink


FCC Probes Radio Giant For Possible Payola Scheme

- The Hollywood Reporter


Bezos Turns Washington Post Opinion Pages Full-Trump. Editor Resigns

- Deadline


“Clueless” At 30: How A Jane Austen-Based Satire Revolutionized The High-School Comedy

- BBC



 

MUSIC

A Classical Music Guide To Dewokifying Your DEI Music

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For First Time Ever, ASCAP Tops $1 Billion In Revenue

- Variety


Why The Pittsburgh Symphony Should Play For The Opera And Ballet

- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


The Debut Of The Microphone, 100 Years Ago This Week

- The New York Times


The Rare Conductor: Anthony Pappano

- The New York Times


Viennese Institutions Compete To Celebrate Bicentennial Of “Waltz King” Johann Strauss II

- The Observer (UK)


Spotify Defends Itself: We’ve Helped Make The Music Business Healthy!

- Music Radar


Michael Tilson Thomas Says His Final Concerts Will Be In April

- AP


Is Spotify Making Me Boring?

- TechRadar


In Fire-Ravaged Los Angeles, Musicians Help Musicians

- LAist


The World’s First Sewing Machine Orchestra Hit Germany This Weekend

- The Guardian (UK)


Actor Peter Capaldi Is Returning To One Of His First Loves

- BBC



 

PEOPLE

There Is No Obit That Can Successfully Convey How Much Peter Elbow, Who Died At 89, Transformed College Writing Classes

- The New York Times


Author Joseph Wambaugh, 88

- The New York Times


Gene Hackman’s Death Deemed “Suspicious”; He And His Wife Had Been Dead For Days When Found

- CNN


Gene Hackman, 95

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Has Died At 39

- AP


Perp Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Sell Graceland Out From Under Presleys

- NBC News


More Legal Trouble For Gérard Depardieu: An Investigation For Tax Fraud

- AFP (Yahoo!)


Bong Joon Ho On Trying To Follow Up An Oscar Winner

- The Guardian. (UK)



 

THEATRE

Change And Continuity At The World’s Oldest Active Theatre Company

- The New York Times


Does A Fast-Growing Fringe Theatre Circuit Obviate Edinburgh Fringe’s Relevance?

- The Stage


“The Hunger Games” Is Now A High-Tech Immersive Play

- The Guardian


New York’s Much-Despised Bus Station Now Has A Performance Venue

- Gothamist


Twin Actors Who Ran Underground Theater In Syria Return Home After 14-Year Exile

- The Guardian


Bollywood’s Leading Composer Plans Infrastructure In India For Broadway-Style Musicals

- Variety



 

VISUAL

Guggenheim Museum Lays Off 20 Staff Amid Worsening Financial Condition

- The New York Times


The Atlanta Public Art Project That Just Works

- ArtsATL


A Literally Bacchanalian Frieze Is Uncovered In Pompeii

- Artnet


Again, British Museum Defends Its Sponsorship Deal With BP

- The Guardian


Behold The Portland Museum Of Art’s Restored Monet Waterlilies

- Artnet


Wealthy Foreign Nationals Are Leaving The UK. What Will Happen To The Art Market?

- Anonymous


A Scientist Explains The Cognitive Disconnect Of “The Dress”

- Slate (MSN)


Why Does Blue Capture People’s Imaginations Like No Other Color Does?

- T — The New York Times Style Magazine


The Rubens “Samson And Delilah” At Britain’s National Gallery Is Not By Rubens, Says Scholar

- The Guardian


Show Canceled By Museum Because It Was Labeled DEI

- Hyperallergic


Poland’s Previous Government Pushed Museums To The Right. This New Museum Is Pushing Only To The Middle.

- The New York Times


Fake Basquiats Case: Orlando Museum Of Art And Family Of Fired Director Drop Lawsuits

- Orlando Sentinel


Three Suspects On Trial For Theft Of Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet

- AP


Larry Gagosian On Art As A Blood Sport

- CBS News


Suggestive Artwork Of Priests And Nuns Draw Controversy In Mexico City

- Hyperallergic


The Benin Bronzes Are Returning To Nigeria

- NPR



 

WORDS

Reading Books As A Bulwark Against Grief

- The Guardian (UK)


Doubleday Launches New Imprint Of Literary Trade Paperbacks

- Publishers Weekly


The Limits Of Language: Is There Really A Word For That?

- Boston Review


My Childhood Correspondence With Edward Gorey

- The Comics Journal


Nine UK Book Festivals Band Together

- The Book Seller


L.A. Times Has Lost One-Fourth Of Its Print Subscribers In The Past Year Alone

- Press Gazette (UK)


What’s More Staggering Than “A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius”? Its Afterlife

- Slate (Yahoo!)


Transformative Year For Publishing Giant Hachette

- Publishers Weekly


A Renaissance For Print News In London?

- Press Gazette (UK)


Self-Publishing Is Having A Moment

- The Bookseller


Remembering The CIA’s Elaborate World War II Book Smuggling Operation

- The Guardian


Missing Pages Of “The Last Great Yiddish Novel” Come To Light

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- Publishers Weekly


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