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Five Things I’ve Learned About How Social Justice Really Happens
 Join entrepreneur, professor, MacArthur Fellow, and President Obama’s first appointment to the National Council on the Arts, Aaron Dworkin, as he shares the five things he’s learned about the life-changing power of diversity in the arts. [READ MORE]
 
Finance Director, MCC Theater
 MCC Theater seeks a skilled, proactive and creative Director of Finance as an integral part of the organization’s senior leadership team. This newly created position has responsibility for management, reporting and analysis of all financial activities, and will play a key a role in strategic planning. The Director of Finance will report to the Executive […] [READ MORE]
 
Master of Arts in Arts Administration – Goucher College
 Designed for the working professional, the M.A. in Arts Administration from Goucher College allows you to live and work anywhere while you learn from national arts leaders. [READ MORE]
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Vancouver Maritime Museum – Executive Director 
For more than 60 years Vancouver Maritime Museum (VMM) has been sharing stories about maritime heritage in British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic that reflect a diverse range of voices. [READ MORE]

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SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL Executive Director 
Savannah Music Festival seeks an Executive Director, to provide leadership so the organization can continue to realize its vision, fulfill its mission, and achieve its goals for artistic success, financial stability, and community engagement. [READ MORE]

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Director of Finance, School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center 
The Director of Finance is a key member of the School of American Ballet’s senior leadership team, overseeing the School’s financial strategy and operations and ensuring the fiscal integrity and vitality of the organization [READ MORE]

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Milwaukee Repertory Theater – Director of Finance 
Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Milwaukee Rep) is the premiere producing performing arts organization in Wisconsin and one of the largest professional theaters in the United States. [READ MORE]

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OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE Artistic Director 
OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE (OCP) in Omaha, NE invites qualified candidates to submit applications to become its next Artistic Director. Leading the artistic life of OCP, the nation’s largest community theatre, carries with it the rich traditions of nearly 100 years of history along with community hopes for a future that uses the power of theatre […] [READ MORE]

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National Guild for Community Arts Education – Executive Director 
The National Guild for Community Arts Education (Guild) is the sole national service organization for community arts education providers in the United States. [READ MORE]

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Artistic Director, Ailey II 
Founded in 1958 by the pioneering dancer, choreographer, and cultural leader Alvin Ailey, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) has grown to become one of the world’s premier dance companies and the largest modern dance company in the country. [READ MORE]

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Chief Executive Officer, Chamber Music America 
Chamber Music America (CMA) is the national service organization for the chamber music profession. [READ MORE]

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Director, Mannes Prep 
Founded in 1916 by the legendary musicians and music educators David and Clara Mannes, Mannes Prep is a vital provider of pre-collegiate music education programs for students ages 4-18. [READ MORE]

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Chief Development Officer, Harlem School of the Arts 
Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) is one of New York City’s pioneering art institutions and a cultural cornerstone of the community. [READ MORE]


FROM TODAY'S ARTSJOURNAL BLOGS
Engagement Readiness Quiz 

The verdict in the George Floyd murder trial provides your arts organization with an opportunity to take a very simple quiz to determine its readiness for engaging with communities. Here are three questions. – Doug Borwick

 


CultureGrrl, the Metropolitan Museum & the Bomb Scare 

At this writing, the Metropolitan Museum is safe and so am I. That said, for a brief time during my visit there Monday afternoon, I feared for my life. (Admittedly, I tend to panic when being evacuated due to a bomb scare.) – Lee Rosenbaum

 


Profusion of Confusion: Unraveling the Tangled Tale of “Salvator Mundi” (& my theory on why he’s a no-show) 

The only thing that’s certain about the fate of this elusive painting is that the story about why it hasn’t publicly surfaced since it was sold more than three years ago for $450 million keeps on changing. – Lee Rosenbaum

 


Weston Sprott Speaks About Transforming Young Peoples’ Lives 

The dean of Juilliard’s Preparatory Division and trombonist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra speaks about transforming young artists’ lives and incorporating diversity across the breadth of an institution’s programs. – Aaron Dworkin

 



 
TODAY'S ARTS & CULTURE NEWS ~ 05/02/2021

DANCE
Asian American Choreographers And Dancers Demand Recognition
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

Canada Post Issues Two Commemorative Stamps Honoring Dancers
     - Email/share this:     - Toronto Star 

LA Dance Studios Struggle To Survive
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

If You Don’t Start Until Your Teens, Can You Still Make It In Ballet?
     - Email/share this:     - Pointe Magazine 

Even Square Dancing Has Gone Onto Zoom
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

Liam Scarlett, Death, And How The Dance World Deals With Scandal
     - Email/share this:     - Alastair Macaulay 

Indian-American Calls For Paris Opera Ballet To Cancel ‘La Bayadère’
     - Email/share this:     - Gramilano (Milan) 

Former English National Ballet Principal On Trial For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Students
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

New California Bill Could Save LA’s 99-Seat Theatres
     - Email/share this:     - Variety 

Choreographer Creates Company To Copyright Dance Moves
     - Email/share this:     - Geo 


IDEAS
Reimagining Black Life And Death Onscreen
     - Email/share this:     - Slate 

The Expert Problem — What We Need To Trust Science
     - Email/share this:     - Boston Review 

Authenticity Is Overrated
     - Email/share this:     - Aeon 

How Imagination Drives Answers
     - Email/share this:     - Nautilus 

Why Modern Science Is Vulnerable To Science Deniers
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Review of Books 

Where Threats To Academic Freedom Are
     - Email/share this:     - Claremont Review of Books 

AI Routinely Misreads Emotion In Human Faces. Should We Worry?
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 

An Argument Against Our Meritocracy
     - Email/share this:     - American Affairs Journal 

Are We Polarized Or Suffering From Propaganda?
     - Email/share this:     - Boston Review 

The Best Way To Predict Our Futures
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 


ISSUES
The Grim, Open Secret Of College Bone Collections
     - Email/share this:     - Slate 

LA Opens A Tiny Home Village For Homeless People
     - Email/share this:     - Curbed 

France’s Cultural Venues Get An Official Reopening Date
     - Email/share this:     - Yahoo! (AFP) 

Scottish Government Ordered To Reconsider Six-Foot-Distance Reopening Rule After Arts Groups Rebel
     - Email/share this:     - The Scotsman 

UK Artists Demand Action On Post-Brexit Touring Crisis
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

A $2 Billion Plan Would Transform LA’s Arts District
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Bard Center Explores Connections Between Arts And Human Rights
     - Email/share this:     - Hyperallergic 

Getting In To A Concert Got A Lot More Complicated In The COVID Protocols
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Ted Gioia On Finding Creative Success Outside The System
     - Email/share this:     - Arts Fuse 

‘Live Shows Are About To Come Roaring Back To Full Houses’, Says One Critic
     - Email/share this:     - Yahoo! (Chicago Tribune) 

Florida Boosts Arts Funding by 24%
     - Email/share this:     - Sarasota Herald-Tribune 

Trial Indoor Performance With Audience Of 4,500 Shows Little Indication Of COVID Transmission
     - Email/share this:     - Yahoo! (AP) 

Italy Begins Reopening Theaters And Museums
     - Email/share this:     - AP 


MEDIA
Move Over, Thomas Edison And The Lumiere Brothers
     - Email/share this:     - The Observer (UK) 

The Pivot To YouTube
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Rotten Tomatoes Added A 1941 Review That Wrecked Citizen Kane’s Perfect Rating
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian (UK) 

Writing Mainstream TV Shows About Native American Families
     - Email/share this:     - HuffPost 

Amazon Earnings Soar, Streaming Up 70 Percent
     - Email/share this:     - Deadline 

Should Hollywood Abandon Georgia?
     - Email/share this:     - ArtsATL 

How Pixar Pushes The Boundaries Of Color To Push The Buttons of Moviegoers
     - Email/share this:     - Wired 

Because Of COVID, TV Production Had To Change The Way It Works. Some Of Those Changes May Stick.
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

Play Something, Netflix’s New Weapon Against Viewers’ Decision Fatigue
     - Email/share this:     - Vulture 

Why Viewers With Thousands Of Options Are Choosing To Stream Old TV Series
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

YouTube On Pace To Be Bigger Media Company Than Netflix
     - Email/share this:     - CNBC 

Police Bust Massive Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Oscars Ratings Plunge 58 Percent From Last Year’s Record Low
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Maureen Dowd: Has Hollywood Lost Its Inspiration?
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Actors On One Of Germany’s Most Popular TV Shows Made Sarcastic Videos About The COVID Lockdown. Bad Idea.
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

How Yahoo Went From Being The Web’s Welcoming Atrium To Its Wrecking Ball
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 

China Censors News Of Chloé Zhao’s Best Director Oscar Win
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

How Your Movie Theatre Experience Will Likely Change
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 

How TikTok Has Made “Vibe” A Multimedia Haiku
     - Email/share this:     - The New Yorker 

American TV Watchers Flee Cable
     - Email/share this:     - CBS News 


MUSIC
The Grammys Overhaul Again, Eliminating Secret Committees
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

The NY Phil Goes Traveling, In A Shipping Container
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

The West’s First Superstar Composer (His 500th Anniversary Is This Year)
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

Germany Takes Care Of Its Opera Houses, Even Through COVID — But There’s A Problem
     - Email/share this:     - Christian Science Monitor 

Is Music Universal Or Not? Depends On What You Mean
     - Email/share this:     - Nautilus 

Back From The Brink Of Collapse, Australia’s Leading Professional Vocal Ensemble Is Hard At Work
     - Email/share this:     - Limelight (Australia) 

The Birth Of The Paid Claque (Annals Of Opera History)
     - Email/share this:     - JSTOR Daily 

How A 1967 Recording By The Who Predicted Where Pop Music Would End Up
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Dallas Opera Launches Its Own Streaming Channel
     - Email/share this:     - Dallas Morning News 

Baltimore Symphony President To Depart, Ending Turbulent Tenure
     - Email/share this:     - Baltimore Sun 

Scalpers Have Been Buying Up UK Festival Tickets And Massively Hiking Prices
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Opera Super-Fan Leaves Behind 200,000 Autographs
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 


PEOPLE
Eli Broad, Who Spent Billions To Reshape Los Angeles’ Art, Architecture, And Education, 87
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Olympia Dukakis, 89, Star Of Screen And Stage
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Vincent Van Gogh Was His Own Worst Enemy (Just Read His Letters)
     - Email/share this:     - New York Review of Books 

Paul Kellogg, Director Of Glimmerglass Opera And New York City Opera, Dead At 84
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

The Biographer Has Been Accused Of Abuse. Should We Ignore The Book?
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 

Theodore Lambrinos, Prolific Baritone, Dead Of COVID At 85
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

Samsung Founder’s Heirs To Donate Thousands Of Art Works In Inheritance Tax
     - Email/share this:     - Toronto Star 

Was The Emperor Nero Really So Wicked? Probably Not
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Anthony Hopkins Sure Didn’t Expect To Win, Either
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Al Young, Former Poet Laureate Of California, 81
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Kathie Coblentz, Master New York Librarian, 73
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 


THEATRE
Directing Isn’t Easy At The Best Of Times
     - Email/share this:     - Oregon Artswatch 

Blackface Didn’t Start With American Minstrel Shows. It’s Been Around For Centuries
     - Email/share this:     - Smithsonian Magazine 

Theatre Festivals Are Reopening In The UK. But What Should Their Role Be?
     - Email/share this:     - The Stage 

That Long-Awaited Final Sondheim Musical? It’s Not Coming
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

The Forgotten Female Playwrights (150 Of Them!) Of 17th- and 18th-Century France
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

“Not The Civil Service”: Cameron Mackintosh Defends Cutting “Phantom” Orchestra In Half
     - Email/share this:     - Broadway World 

Does ‘The King And I’ Need To Be Decolonized? Yes (And It’s Largely Anna’s Fault). Can It Be? Maybe.
     - Email/share this:     - American Theatre 


VISUAL
Evaluating Eli Broad In Los Angeles
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Holbein Left A Clever Clue In A Portrait Of Henry VII’s Wife
     - Email/share this:     - The Observer (UK) 

MoMA Blocks Demonstrators From Entering Museum
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Europe Has A Banksy Of Potholes
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian (UK) 

Indonesian Theme Park Ordered To Take Down Lights That Violate Chris Burden Copyright
     - Email/share this:     - Coconuts 

These $63 Million Paintings, Literally Kidnapped And Held For Ransom, Are Now The Subject Of A Billion-Dollar Lawsuit
     - Email/share this:     - The Art Newspaper 

Amsterdam Branch Of The Hermitage In Danger Of Closing Permanently
     - Email/share this:     - Hyperallergic 

Inside James Turrell’s Roden Crater
     - Email/share this:     - Smithsonian 

As Western Museums Prepare To Return Benin Bronzes, Nigeria Prepares Their New Home
     - Email/share this:     - The Art Newspaper 

Medieval Treasures Stolen In 1989 Recovered In Sicily
     - Email/share this:     - ARTnews 

The Rise Of Group Curation — A New Model?
     - Email/share this:     - Arts Hub 

Using Origami To Create Emergency Shelter For Disasters
     - Email/share this:     - Wired 

Archaeologists Alarmed By Proposed Renovation At Acropolis
     - Email/share this:     - The Art Newspaper 

Workers Discover Two Hidden Frescoes In The Uffizi
     - Email/share this:     - Artnet 

Is This Guy Really At The Center Of The Century’s Greatest Art-Forgery Scandal?
     - Email/share this:     - Artnet 

In Venice, Building A New System To Protect St. Mark’s From Ever-Increasing Floods
     - Email/share this:     - Atlas Obscura 

Fired Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts Director Lands New Job In Paris
     - Email/share this:     - ARTnews 

I was A “Minority Intern” In The 1990s. We Need To Talk About These Programs
     - Email/share this:     - Hyperallergic 

London’s West End Galleries Reopen
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian (UK) 


WORDS
 Jhumpa Lahiri On Living In Linguistic Exile, And Translating Her Own Work
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian (UK) 

 Motherhood Can Be Radical
     - Email/share this:     - LitHub 

 Why Publishing Consolidation Suggests A Bleak Future For Books
     - Email/share this:     - The Walrus 

 Machines Are Getting Pretty Damn Good At Writing
     - Email/share this:     - The New Yorker 

 How Kate Winslet Went About Mastering The Notoriously Tricky Philadelphia Dialect
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

 Poetry Foundation Picks A New President
     - Email/share this:     - Chicago Tribune 

 The Young Pipsqueak Professor Who Changed The Way Everyone Thought About Homer’s Epics
     - Email/share this:     - Literary Hub 

 Microsoft Is Changing Its Default WORD Font… And A Billion People Will Read Differently
     - Email/share this:     - Fast Company 

 A Philip Roth Bio Is Canceled — A Sea Change In Whether Books Are Published?
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

 Honkaku: The Japanese Detective Novels Catching On In English
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

 Big Bump In UK Book Sales In 2020
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

 The Jane Austen Museum, Slavery, And The Culture Wars
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

 Authors And Publishers Are In No Rush To Restart Book Tours
     - Email/share this:     - Publishers Weekly 

 Before The Pandemic, Jenny Odell Wrote A Book About Being Stuck In The Doomscroll
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Review of Books 

 The Guy Who’s Crashing Every Library’s Summer Reading Program
     - Email/share this:     - NPR 



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