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Sunday, April 24, 2022
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Apply Now for MA in Arts Administration at Goucher College. Consider What’s Next.


 An innovative MA program in Arts Administration will help you prepare for the ever-changing environment of today's arts administrator. Designed for those who are also working full-time, this limited-residency program is practical and affordable. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Writers Theatre


 As Writers Theatre considers its next chapter in a post-founder era, the Artistic Director will build upon the company’s storied history and find new ways to connect audiences to artistic work. [READ MORE]
 

 

Executive Director- Yale Schwarzman Center


 The executive director is responsible for ensuring that Yale Schwarzman Center is a vibrant, cultural, and intellectual hub for the Yale community. [READ MORE]
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Retail Supervisor (Part-Time), Kennedy Center 

The Retail Supervisor provides leadership, training, direction and coaching to staff, and is actively involved in all functions related to daily retail operations and sales for Kennedy Center retail shops and and pop-ups. [READ MORE]

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Assistant to the VP & Executive Producer of Theater, Kennedy Center 

This position will be responsible for providing project and administrative support to the Vice President & Executive Producer of Theater. [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director- Artists Repertory Theatre 

The Artistic Director will provide an artistic vision and strategic direction that embraces ART’s long-standing commitment to new works and intimate, provocative community-engaged theater that ventures beyond the mainstream. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Opera Naples 

Opera Naples (ON) seeks applications for the position of Executive Director from individuals with broad practical experience in arts administration and major gift fund-raising. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director- Emelin Theatre 

This leader will seek ways to enhance the entertainment offerings and engagement with its existing audience base. [READ MORE]

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Managing Director- ZACH Theatre 

Position Summary Reporting to the board of trustees as a co-leader with the Producing Artistic Director, the Managing Director will jointly lead ZACH Theatre’s strategic direction. With responsibility for overseeing all aspects of theatre management including fundraising, human resources, operations, finances, education, and marketing. Creating a donor and stakeholder-centric culture and implementing the organizations strategic […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – SPACE on Ryder Farm 

The ideal candidate will have a love of people and nature, of relationship-building that can build financial support and organizational capacity (and a track record of doing so), and an openness to working in community without the traditional limitations of hierarchy. [READ MORE]

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President of the Harlem School of the Arts  

As the executive leader for HSA, the President will leverage the new strategic plan to amplify its impact. [READ MORE]

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DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES — MCC THEATER, New York, NY 

The Director of Marketing & Audience Services will direct all institutional, subscription, and single ticket marketing campaigns for MCC, as well as ensure optimal audience experience before, during, and following performances. [READ MORE]

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT – MCC THEATER, New York, NY 

MCC THEATER seeks an innovative, data-driven, and highly collaborative Director of Development to lead their fundraising team. [READ MORE]

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Director of Legacy Giving – Houston Grand Opera 

The Director of Legacy Giving will serve as the key staff member on the HGO Philanthropy team for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of planned, deferred, estate, and endowment gifts. [READ MORE]

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Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Announces New Development Coordinator Position 

The Development Coordinator will manage the museum’s exciting new membership program, advance community engagement and donor stewardship programs, and coordinate development events. [READ MORE]

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Sr. Director of Education 

The Old Town School of Folk Music is seeking a strategic and innovative leader for its Education Programs. The Role: The Senior Director of Education is responsible for ensuring the growth and smooth operation of high-quality programs across the portfolio, deepening Old Town School’s engagement with our current audiences and broadening the School’s reach to […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – José Limón Dance Foundation 

Limón invites inquiries from entrepreneurial executives with a passion for relationship building, storytelling, and the performing arts as a vehicle for social dialogue. Opportunity for an enterprising first-time or mid-career ED to make an impact from a dance, theatre, music, or presenting background. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

Who Gets Credit For Choreography?

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Egyptian Woman Gets Three Years In Prison For Tiktok Dance Videos

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Allegations Of Toxic Culture Behind Giant LA Dance Competition

- Seattle Times (AP)


Australian Ballet Goes All In

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IDEAS

The First Philosopher Of AI

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The Machine Invented To Digitize 100-Year-Old Wax Cylinder Recordings

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The Arts World — At War With The Culture Wars?

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What Does It Mean To Make Art?

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Struggling To Understand (It’s More Difficult Than Ever)

- Wired


The Next Coachella: Arkansas?

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More Of Us Are Abandoning Cash. Is This Wise?

- The Guardian


Sorry, But Paris Is Dead

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AI Is Getting Awfully Good At Writing. This Has Big Implications

- The New York Times


We Praise Creativity. But We Shy Away From It

- The New York Times


Comedians Like Bill Maher And Dave Chappelle Are Obsessed With Their Haters

- Time



 

ISSUES

The Humanities’ Credibility Crisis

- Washington Post


“A Disconcerting Level Of Disconnection” As College Students Return To Campus In Person

- The Chronicle of Higher Education


Why Researchers Are Leaving Australia In Droves

- Sydney Morning Herald


For This Summer, At Least, Lincoln Center Is Replacing The Mostly Mozart Festival

- The New York Times


Florida Senate Votes To Strip Disney Of Special District Status

- Deadline


We Live In An Isolating Culture. The Arts Are Swimming Upstream

- Alan Harrison


The Philadelphia Inquirer And The Museum Of The American Revolution Get Gifts Of $50 Million Each

- MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)


Putin’s Government Allocates Millions To Fund Russian Arts Projects Cut Off By Other Countries Following The Ukraine Invasion

- The Art Newspaper


The World’s Biggest Arts Event Returns — But Has It Learned To Manage The Crowds?

- The Scotsman


How The World Is Uncoupling From Russian Artists And Culture

- The Guardian


At Most American Universities, The Struggle Over Ideas Is Not Free-Speech-Versus-Woke Censorship. Not At All.

- Slate


Hundreds Of Italy’s Historic Theatres Are Closed And Becoming Derelict

- Gramilano (Milan)


What’s The Point Of Canceling Russian Artists?

- The Walrus


Artists, Musicians Seek To Overturn California Law On Binding Contracts

- The Wall Street Journal



 

MEDIA

Can Indie Movie Houses Survive The Pandemic?

- Variety


Actors Union Warns That AI Is Replacing Live Performers

- BBC


“It Was A Real Face-Plant” — CNN+ Was Doomed

- New York Magazine


French Presidential Debate Gets Historically Low Ratings

- Deadline


Is Netflix’s Stumble An Inflection Point For Streaming?

- The New York Times


Why Is Netflix Losing Subscribers? It’s Become Cable TV

- The Guardian


Producers Of “Rust” Get Maximum Fine For Negligence In Alec Baldwin’s Shooting Of Cinematographer

- CNN


Shock: Netflix Says It’s Bleeding Subscribers

- Variety


Streaming Subscription Fatigue Taking Hold In The UK?

- Deadline


Are Netflix’s Glory Days Over?

- The Guardian



 

MUSIC

Classical Music’s Dance Between Entrepreneur And Institution

- The Baffler


Artist William Kentridge Has Directed Many Other People’s Operas. Now He’s Doing One Of His Own.

- The New York Times


World War II Killed 20th-Century Classical Music, Says Conductor John Mauceri

- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Pianist Alexei Lubimov’s First Interview Since Moscow Police Tried To Break Up His Concert

- Van


Mills College, Where American Avant-Garde Music Got Wild (And Ultimately Kinda Cool)

- The Guardian


Where, Exactly, Did The Blues Originate?

- Ted Gioia


Why Do People Lose Interest In Music When They’re Depressed?

- Mic


Fired San Antonio Symphony Conductor Speaks Out

- Texas Public Radio


Flameout: When Pop Stars’ Careers Suddenly End

- The Guardian


American Conductor Quits Post At Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre

- The New York Times


Really Bad Look: San Antonio Symphony Fires Music Director Emeritus For Conducting His Orchestra

- Texas Public Radio


The New York Times Appoints A Classical Music Editor

- The New York Times


Be Careful Of Pump-Up Jams

- Slate


A Unifying Theory Of The Musical One-Hit Wonder

- The Atlantic



 

PEOPLE

Marmont, Hammer, Grauman, Getty, Norton Simon … So Who Are All These People That L.A. Landmarks Are Named After?

- Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)


NY Singers Remember A Beloved NY Vocal Coach, Killed Last Month

- The New York Times


And Just Who Is Joe Kahn, The New York Times’ New Top Editor?

- New York Magazine


Actor Robert Morse Dead At 90

- Variety


The Secret Racial Identity Of Merle Oberon, One Of Hollywood’s Golden-Age Stars

- BBC


Michel Bouquet, One Of France’s Most Revered Actors, Dead At 96

- MSN (The Washington Post)


The New York Times Names Its Next Top Editor

- The New York Times


Composer Harrison Birtwistle, 87

- NPR


Pianist Radu Lupu, 76

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Ann Hutchinson Guest, 103, Specialist In Dance Notation

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THEATRE

COVID Postpones Tony Awards Nominations

- The New York Times


Royal Shakespeare Co. Artistic Director Gregory Doran Steps Down For Good

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Creator Of “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812” Sues Producer For Unpaid Royalties

- The New York Times


France’s Top Stage Awards Underscore The Massive Divide Between State-Funded And For-Profit Theatre

- The New York Times


Standup Comedians Say Audience Behavior Just Keeps Getting Worse

- The Guardian


Edinburgh Fringe Is Becoming Untenable Because Lodging Is Just Too Expensive, Warn Producers

- The Stage


Immersive Theatre Company Punchdrunk Signs Worldwide Representation Deal

- Deadline


A Critic’s Lament For The Humana Festival Of New American Plays

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Why Long Wharf Theatre Had To Change Its Business model

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VISUAL

A Russian-less Venice Biennale Is Different

- The New York Times


When They Dug Up The Cobblestone Streets, They Found Beautifully Preserved Roman Mosaics

- Hyperallergic


Latest Museum Worker Union Drive: The Seattle Art Museum

- Hyperallergic


Removal Of Political Art From Hong Kong’s New M+ Fuels Worries About Censorship

- ARTnews


Architect Oscar Niemeyer’s Final Building Is Now Finished And Open

- Dezeen


Study: Public Art Reduces Traffic Accidents

- Hyperallergic


National Geographic Discovers Philadelphia’s Thousands Of Murals

- (MSN (National Geographic)


Last-Minute Venice Biennale: The Ukrainians

- Artnet


Climate Change Is Slowly Eating Away Ancient Buildings Of Mesopotamia

- The Guardian


Mosul Residents Are Learning Historic Building Techniques To Repair The Shattered Old City

- The Art Newspaper


Special Challenges For Some Participants In The Venice Biennale

- Artnet


A Makeover Of A San Diego Contemporary Museum Defies Critics’ Concerns

- Los Angeles Times


“Spain Is Ugly”, Says An Editor At The Country’s Largest Newspaper

- The Guardian


A Painting Languishing On A Rural Australian School’s Wall Turns Out To Be A Dutch Golden Age Still Life

- Artnet


Here We Go Again — Is The Shroud Of Turin Real?

- The Guardian


A Thirty Year Old Dispute About A Centuries Old Fresco Shows No Signs Of Waning

- The Guardian (UK)


The Weight Of Confederacy Statue Removal Rests On One Company’s Shoulders

- The New York Times


After Francis Bacon’s Friend Has A Row With The Tate, He’s Sending The Priceless Art To France

- The Observer (UK)



 

WORDS

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- The New York Times


What Makes The Difference Between A Dialect And A Language? Depends On Who’s Answering The Question

- The Conversation


Culture-War Censorship Bleeds From School Libraries Into Public Libraries

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Great Bookstores: The 130-Year-Old Pasadena Icon

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Vladimir Sorokin Says Russian Writers Must Fight Back Against Totalitarianism

- The New York Times


A Story About The Banning Of The Book Persepolis Has Led To Another Graphic Novel About The Ban

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