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Sunday, August 6, 2023
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Director of Advancement – Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park


 The Director of Advancement reports directly to the Producing Artistic Director and is a member of the senior staff team. In concert with the Producing Artistic Director, and in alignment with Playhouse initiatives, the Director of Advancement creates, develops, and implements a comprehensive annual institutional advancement plan that successfully achieves the organization’s contributed income goals. […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Spark Change in the Arts: Arts Management Master’s Program


 The Master of Arts Management (MAM) program at Carnegie Mellon University puts collaborative and experiential learning at the forefront. Our innovative approach centers on the intersection of people, policy, and technology with an arts focus, preparing students to face the challenges of the digital age and have a lasting impact on the communities they serve. […] [READ MORE]
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Technical Director 

Work Schedule:   Schedule varies during the performance season, this position regularly works weekends and night-time events. How to Apply: Qualified applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to employment@detroitopera.org Position Summary: The Technical Director (TD) is the leader of a three-person technical direction team responsible for the planning, supervision and management of productions and events […] [READ MORE]

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Producing Artistic Director – Playwrights’ Center 

About the Opportunity The Playwrights’ Center (PWC), the nation’s premiere organization in supporting playwrights in ways that enable them to thrive as artists and as humans, seeks its next Producing Artistic Director (PAD). The Producing Artistic Director will form a dynamic partnership with the Managing Director (MD), Robert Chelimsky, an engaged board, and a talented […] [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director, National Playwrights Conference – Eugene O’Neill Theater Center 

Position Summary The Artistic Director of the National Playwrights Conference (NPC) reports to the O’Neill’s Executive Director and leads and represents the NPC while in residence at the O’Neill’s campus in Waterford, CT, during the five weeks of the conference each summer and throughout the rest of the year. They will build upon NPC’s leadership […] [READ MORE]

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Artistic Director – East West Players 

About the Opportunity East West Players (EWP) seeks its next Artistic Director (AD) to join the celebrated Los Angeles company at a transformative moment in its history. Under Board leadership, the company is building a new organizational structure designed to support an expansive company future through a co-leadership model. The next AD will be joined […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director (Los Angeles Children’s Chorus) 

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (www.lachildrenschorus.org) invites applications from collaborative and dedicated leaders interested in providing strategic leadership as the Chorus’s next Executive Director. WHO ARE WE? Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent youth choruses, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) is dedicated to empowering and changing lives through the collaborative experience of choral music performance. […] [READ MORE]

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Executive Director 

Seeking an entrepreneurial, collaborative and team-oriented executive to lead strategy and implementation of SAY’s leading youth programs. SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young (www.say.org) invites applications from non-profit professionals interested in providing strategic and visionary leadership in the role of Executive Director. WHO ARE WE? SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young is a […] [READ MORE]

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Curator – AltaMed Art Collection 

Position Summary Reporting to the AVP and Chief Curator, the AltaMed Art Collection (Collection) Curator is responsible for researching, interpreting, exhibiting, and promoting the Collection, which includes approximately 4,000 works of art in various media. The Curator will steward the Collection, with a focus on ongoing programming, tours, cultural exchange, and all internal and external […] [READ MORE]

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President & CEO – Shea’s Performing Arts Center 

Position Summary Reporting to the Chairman of the Board, the President & CEO will provide strategic and visionary leadership to Shea’s Performing Arts Center’s three theatres—Shea’s Buffalo, Shea’s 710 Theatre, and Shea’s Smith Theatre—ensuring programmatic and operational integrity, sustainability, and excellence. The successful candidate will prioritize and build on Shea’s impact as a resource for […] [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

The Broadway Musical With Choreography For The Audience: “Here Lies Love,” With Its In-Theater Disco

- The New York Times


The Pinegrove Shuffle, The (Melancholy) Viral TikTok Dance of Summer 2023

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Louisville Ballet Makes Cuts To Next Season And Is Trying To Raise $3 Million “To Sustain The Company’s Future”

- MSN (Louisville Courier-Journal)


When Watching Full-Length Ballets On YouTube Becomes A Survival Strategy

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IDEAS

Judgment Of Judgment: Serious Criticism In Crisis

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The Thrill Of Moral Superiority (Just Look At Your Social Media)

- The Walrus


Show Your Work: Why Scientific Papers Should Tell Better Stories

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Underneath The Hype Around AI

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The Rise Of AI-Generated “Adjacent” Culture

- The Daily Beast


Can Hollywood Learn Anything From Barbenheimer?

- Irish Times



 

ISSUES

Australia Is Festival-Happy – But Does Melbourne Need Another?

- ArtsHub


The Art Of Conversation – And Why It’s More Difficult Today

- The Wall Street Journal


Greece Sets Limits On How Many People May Visit Acropolis Each Hour

- AP


Charles Berggruen Expands His Thinktank To Venice

- Whitewall


Europe’s Destination Cities Are Bumping Up Taxes On Tourists

- The New York Times


Worldwide Spending On Cultural Infrastructure Is Back To Pre-COVID Levels

- Artnet


Portland Pulls Out Of Regional Arts Funding Agency

- Oregon Public Broadcasting


UNESCO Calls For Venice To Be Put On The World Heritage In Danger List

- CNN


In London, Relief As the Tourism Economy Comes “Roaring Back”

- London Evening Standard


Hong Kong’s Big New Arts Center Is Facing A Terrifying Fiscal Cliff

- South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)


All About Leonardo – Inside Google’s Masterclass in The Artist

- Artnet


Why Are The Big Studios Risking Everything?

- The Atlantic


Electric Cars Seem To Be Killing AM Radio

- Los Angeles Times


SAG-AFTRA Waivers Are Scrutinized As Viola Davis Says Filming Now Isn’t Appropriate

- Los Angeles Times



 

MEDIA

Where Have All The Villains Gone?

- The Guardian (UK)


Can You Make A Successful Film Festival Without The Big Stars?

- Washington Post


Netflix Changed The Way TV Is Produced. Writers Want it back The Way It Was

- The Atlantic


Subscription-Happy: Apple Reports It Has 1 Billion Subscribers

- The Hollywood Reporter


SAG-AFTRA Strike Waivers: An Explainer

- AP


Public Radio Has Been Losing Listeners, But Revenue Is Steady

- Inside Radio


Even “Barbie” Hit Likely Won’t Put Warner Studios In The Black

- The Wall Street Journal


Warner Loses Almost 2M Subscribers After HBO Max Launch/Shift

- Variety


A Growing Divide Between Influencers And Critics

- The Wrap


China To Institute Sharp Limits On Minors’ Use Of The Internet

- Variety



 

MUSIC

Is Hip Hop Really 50 Years Old? The Debate Intensifies

- The Wall Street Journal


New Diagnosis: Scientists Studying Beethoven’s Hair Discover Something New

- Science Alert


Conductor John Wilson On Reinventing The London Sinfonia

- The New York Times


Ticket Prices Have Gotten Crazy. Here’s Why.

- Pitchfork


Boston Symphony And Its Musicians Quietly Ratify New Three-Year Contract

- The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA)


Conductor Jonathon Heyward On Taking Over As Music Director Of The Baltimore Symphony

- Gothamist


The Taliban Have A Bonfire Of Musical Instruments (This Is Not A Metaphor)

- Vice


John Adams Reviews Harvey Sachs’ Case For Making Schoenberg Matter

- The New York Times


Eighty Years Of Composer-Of-The-Week

- The Guardian


Arts Council England Has Lost The Confidence Of The Arts World After Bizarre Edicts About English National Opera

- The Stage


Oregon Symphony’s New CEO Comes From New York Philharmonic

- The Oregonian


In Wagner’s Bayreuth, The Reinvention Never Ends

- The New York Times


Last Of The Big Holdouts Gives In: Hyperion Records Is Finally Making Its Catalog Available For Streaming

- Classical Music (UK)


Why Aren’t More Women Playing The Trombone?

- The New York Times


Sorry, But London Is No Longer A Classical Music Capital

- The Critic


Classical Music And The Streaming Wars

- The New Yorker


His Left Foot On The French Horn

- BBC


Will Spotify’s Rise In Price Mean More Money For Musicians?

- The Guardian (UK)



 

PEOPLE

“He Wasn’t The 21st-Century Robert Moses; He Was Moses In A Hurry”: Justin Davidson On Dan Doctoroff

- MSN (New York Magazine)


The Rape Trial of Opera Star David Daniels Begins

- The New York Times


How Jake Tapper Has Found The Time And Energy To, On Top Of Everything Else, Write Six Books

- Esquire


Pianist And Teacher Ruth Greenfield, Who Bridged The Racial Divide In 1950s Miami, Is Dead At 99

- Yahoo! (Miami Herald)


Editor Of People Dishes On The Rules Of Celebrity

- CBC


Judi Dench Says She Can No Longer See On A Movie Set Or Read A Script

- CNN


Paul Reubens, Actor Who Played More Than Pee-Wee Harman, Is Dead At 70

- Variety


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- Washington Post



 

THEATRE

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The Broadway Musical With Choreography For The Audience: “Here Lies Love,” With Its In-Theater Disco

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Can The Edinburgh Fringe Be Saved?

- The Stage


The Incredibly Complicated Cultural Calculations Of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love”

- American Theatre


Historical Novelist Philippa Gregory Is Writing Her First Play, A Rehabilitation Of Richard III

- The Observer (UK)


Well, There’s One Big Show Business Event Unscathed By The Hollywood Strikes: Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival

- The Hollywood Reporter


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Names New Director

- American Theatre



 

VISUAL

Staffers At Picasso Museum In Málaga Will Strike Next Month

- ARTnews


For Its Upcoming Expansion, Dallas Museum Of Art Selects Spanish Architects Little-Known In U.S.

- MSN (The Dallas Morning News)


Why Punishment For Art Fraudsters Is So Erratic

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In Praise Of The Hotel Lobby

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Study: Babies Show Inherent Preference For Art Adults Rate Pleasing

- The Guardian


National Gallery Of Australia To Return To Cambodia Sculptures It Thinks Were Stolen

- The Guardian


Metropolitan Museum Makes Deal With Augmented Reality Gaming Company in Roblox

- The Art Newspaper


A Rising Movement In Norway Against “Ugly” Architecture

- Bloomberg


The Company Behind The Immersive Van Gogh, Monet, And Kahlo Shows Declares Bankruptcy

- Artnet


OMG – Surely The Ugliest Building In Paris

- The New Yorker


Major Museums Hike Admission Fees

- The New York Times


British Museum Director Steps Down

- The Guardian


Myth Debunked: Antiquities Trafficking Is Not The World’s Third-Largest Illegal Trade, Finds Study

- Hyperallergic


How AI Is Training On The Work Of Artists It Will Replace

- NPR


What Lies Beneath A Magritte?

- The Guardian (UK)


A British Town Has Two Iconic Towers ,But Can’t Decide Which Is Which

- The Guardian (UK)



 

WORDS

Honoring The Handwritten Word, By The Thousands, On The Champs-Elysees

- NPR


What Michael Chabon Did During The Early Days Of COVID

- LitHub


Who Invented Public Libraries? Roman Emperors

- Aeon


Friends, Romans, Gives Us Your Numbers! (Why Roman Numerals Are Better Than Arabic)

- The New Yorker


The Brooklyn Public Library’s Intellectual Freedom Teen Council Fights Against Book Bans All Over The US

- Gothamist


The Final Bidders To Buy Simon & Schuster

- The New York Times


Training AI Tools For The Languages (Even Major Ones) That Don’t Dominate The Internet

- Deutsche Welle


AI Has Arrived In The Publishing Industry, Too

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Wyoming Library Board Withdraws From Library Association, Fires Librarian For Not Removing Books

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Inflamed. Impertinent. Insightful: How D.H. Lawrence Read Literature

- The New York Times


How Translated Books Have Found A New Generation Of Readers

- The Guardian


A Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas From Going After Librarians For ‘Harmful’ Books

- NPR



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