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Sunday, July 23, 2023
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Washington Performing Arts seeks Director of Finance and Administration


 Washington Performing Arts welcomes applications and nominations for the position of Director of Finance and Administration, available in the summer of 2023. The Director will be a key part of a dynamic team and take a leadership role in achieving the vision, mission, and goals of Washington Performing Arts. About Washington Performing Arts https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/aboutus/index/ One […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Broward Center for the Performing Arts – President & CEO


 The Broward Center, one of the leading performing arts centers in the country, seeks its next leader to build on 30+ years of success bringing the arts and entertainment to South Florida, providing award-winning arts education programs, and serving as the cultural anchor of a vibrant downtown arts district. MORE EMAIL TO [READ MORE]
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Executive Director – Shakespeare Theatre Company 

Position Summary Reporting to the board of directors as a co-leader alongside the Artistic Director, the Executive Director will be responsible for the business operations of the organization, and the leader of its financial and strategic planning for its evolving business model. This will include overseeing all aspects of STC’s administrative operations, including financial management, […] [READ MORE]

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Manager of Music Education (Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras-JSYO) 

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Manager of Music Education (Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras-JSYO)Status: Full-Time ExemptReports To: Lory Doolittle Endowed Vice President/ Music Education & DEI Initiatives Position Summary The Manager of Music Education (JSYO) is an important member of the education and community engagement (ECE) team, which creates and produces innovative educational programs rooted in symphonic […] [READ MORE]

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EXCEPTIONIAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CANTARE 

“Choir is an important part of my life because it is something that calms me down and comforts me…I get stressed about schoolwork and choir is a place where I feel relaxed and safe…Besides that, what I like about choir is that everybody treats one another kindly and respectfully and makes me feel welcomed.” – […] [READ MORE]

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ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE INSPIRES, REVITALIZES, AND CONNECTS 

The Association of California Symphony Orchestras’ (ACSO) Annual Conference is back in person for the first time in four years, and for the first time in the organization’s 54-year history, it will take place in California’s Inland Empire. The conference is being held at the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside, CA from […] [READ MORE]

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Senior Director of Development – Gibney 

Gibney—a dance company, performing arts hub, and social action incubator located in New York City—seeks a full-time Senior Director of Development (SDOD) to operate as a knowledgeable, proactive, resourceful, and motivated development leader who balances strategic thinking with the daily execution of relationship-building and high-level fundraising activities. A key member of Gibney’s Executive Leadership team, […] [READ MORE]

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Manager of Individual Giving at the Diablo Regional Arts Association 

The Manager of Individual Giving will partner closely with the DRAA Executive Director on development initiatives and collaborate with a small DRAA team and key staff at the Lesher Center, Center Repertory Company, and the Bedford Gallery. This member of the DRAA team will be responsible for prospecting, cultivating, and soliciting a portfolio of individual […] [READ MORE]

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HR Business Partner, Mark Morris Dance 

The Mark Morris Dance Group is seeking a full-time experienced HR professional to join our team as an HR Business Partner. This newly created Department Head level position will play a vital role in supporting our staff and supervisors by working collaboratively with leaders and staff across the organization to create and implement HR strategies […] [READ MORE]

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Chief Financial Officer – The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 

Position Summary Reporting to and working in close partnership with the Executive Director/CEO, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will lead all financial operations at the Wallis, establishing strong fiscal systems, maintaining internal controls, and ensuring compliance. They will be responsible for overseeing the accounting, budgeting, audits, and risk management functions. The CFO will collaborate with […] [READ MORE]

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Arts Commons – Vice President, Programming 

Arts Commons is seeking a creative, motivated, and energetic individual to serve as its next Vice President, Programming. The Vice President, Programming will join Arts Commons at a time of unprecedented growth and excitement for the organization, as they prepare to break ground on the Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) project, the single largest cultural infrastructure […] [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

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IDEAS

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ISSUES

Dallas Arts Leaders Say They Need Significant Help From City, Not Just Token Support

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Even Librarians And Parade Organizers In Florida Are Relieved As Court Blocks DeSantis’s Anti-Drag Law

- AP


Despite Rhetoric And Good Intentions, Arts Orgs In Australia Haven’t Done Much To Diversify Their Audiences

- The Guardian


Study: Why People Gaslight Others

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Europe’s Most Famous Churches Are Finding It Hard To Have Worship Services Amidst All The Tourists

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NYC’s Commercial Real Estate Market Is Collapsing. This Will Significantly Change Manhattan

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Amsterdam Is Trying Very Hard To Shed Its Reputation As A Party Destination

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The Battle For Nashville’s Creative Soul

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Soaring Ticket Prices Due To Soaring Costs Are Threatening Australia’s Entire Arts Ecosystem

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How Barcelona Became A Design Capital

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Librarians Can Do Anything, Even Get Barack Obama On TikTok

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Orange Is The New Black Actor Kimiko Glenn Talks About All The Second Jobs The Actors Had

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Don’t Mistake These Strikes As A Whine From The Privileged

- The New York Times


The EU Strongly Suggests The US Join Its Fight To Regulate AI

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MEDIA

Barbie Drives A High Weekend Box Office

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How Writers For TV Became Just Another Cog In The Machine

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Hollywood CEOs Have Fallen For Tech’s “Magical Thinking”

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Do Hollywood Studios Realize They Are Ultimately On The Same Side As The Unions?

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Children’s TV Has Evolved Into Something Entirely Different

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Why Would Disney Sell Off ABC? And Who’d Buy It?

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Hollywood Writers’ Not-So-Secret Weapon: Teamsters Boss Lindsay Dougherty

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Ira Glass Talks About “This American Life” As A Business

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Since The Password-Sharing Crackdown, Netflix Has Gained Nearly 6 Million Subscribers

- The Hollywood Reporter


When The Biggest Indie Stars Sell Out It’s Bad For Everyone

- The Guardian



 

MUSIC

Most People Have No Clue About The ‘Right’ Way To Perform Karaoke

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London’s Royal Opera House Orchestra Votes To Authorize Strike

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New Haven Symphony’s Next Music Director Is Perry So

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Why Mozart Still Resonates

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Hong Kong Tries To Ban A Song As “Dangerous”

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Is This Wing-Shaped, Standing-On-Its-Side Baby Grand Piano Ingenious Or Ridiculous?

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At Colorado’s Central City Opera, CEO Pamela Pantos Is Suddenly Out In The Middle Of The Season

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Explosions, Radiation Sickness, And A Love Song To The Periodic Table: Simon Mayo On How His YA Novel “Itch” Became An Opera

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A Next-Generation Orchestra?

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An AI App For Musicians To Help Them Create

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The Remarkable Resurgence Of Otto Klemperer

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The National Youth Orchestra Of The United States, A Decade On

- AP


The Piano Problem: Owners Fret About How To Get Rid Of Them

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The Unlikely Composer Of The Music Most Played Over The Phone For Customers On Hold

- The New York Times


Kansas City Symphony’s First Black Tenure-Track Musician Talks About What Happened

- The PitchKC


The Transformative Louis Langrée

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Pittsburgh Opera Company Takes Stock, Decides To Reinvent

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Why Are Music Memoirs Big Business Right Now?

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PEOPLE

Tony Bennett, 96

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt, The First Great Theorist Of Bullshit, Is Dead At 94

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Harriet Choice, A Pioneering Female Jazz Journalist, Is Dead At 82

- MSN (Chicago Tribune)


Is This The Voice Of The Elusive Banksy?

- CNN


Derek Malcolm, Longtime Film Critic For The Guardian, Is Dead At 91

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Jane Birkin, ‘French Icon,’ Actor, Musician, And Eponymous Bag Inventor, 76

- The New York Times



 

THEATRE

The Camelot Star Transmitting Shakespeare Skills Between The Acts

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David Byrne Named Artistic Director Of London’s Royal Court Theatre (No, Not That David Byrne)

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Seattle Theatre Is Broken. It Might Not Survive

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VISUAL

Scientists Develop Whitest Paint Ever (It Can Cool Surfaces)

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A 24-Year-Long Restoration Of 16th-Century Tapestries Is Finally Complete

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Flooding Near The Taj Mahal May Actually Be Beneficial

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Another Jackass Carves Her Name Into The Colosseum In Rome

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Israel Lent Some Artifacts To President Trump. Now It Can’t Get Them Back From Mar-a-Lago

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300-Year-Old Minaret Destroyed In Basra To Make Way For Road

- The Art Newspaper


This Artist Has Created A Robot Dog That Poops AI-Generated Art Criticism

- Artnet


Highway Tunnel Past Stonehenge Gets UK Government Approval

- The Guardian


Major Met Museum Patron’s Home Raided

- The New York Times


The Years When The US Thought The Swastika Was A Fashion Symbol

- Slate


Painting Through Unimaginable Grief

- The Observer (UK)


How Director Agnes Varda Turned Her Photographs Into Films

- The Guardian (UK)



 

WORDS

Ken Jennings’s Travel Guide To John Milton’s Paradise

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Keeping Yiddish Alive — And Secular — In Melbourne

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Why Has Brooklyn Public Library Become A Monument To A Celebrity?

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What Are The Rules For Ghost-Written Celebrity Novels?

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Translating Manga For The US Market Has Been A Complicated Business

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Why Poetry?

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Major Buyouts And Layoffs At Penguin Random House

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