View this email in your browser
Visit the ARTSJOURNAL WEBSITE for the latest news
AJBlogs | Ideas | Dance | Issues | Media | Music | People | Theatre | Visual | Words | Audience  



This Week's Newsletter
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Skip down to News
PREMIUM AJ CLASSIFIEDS          Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on AJ


 

 

Apply by Jan 15 for IU’s M.A. in Arts Administration


 The O’Neill School’s M.A. in Arts Administration at Indiana University creates opportunities to learn from practitioners in the field and master innovative ways to support artists. [READ MORE]
 

 

Director, Opening Nights at Florida State University


 The Director, Opening Nights (ON) directs all aspects of the organization by administering and implementing strategies that advance the organization. [READ MORE]
AJ CLASSIFIEDS                           Reach our 30,000 subscribers - Advertise on ArtsJournal
jobs

Executive Director – Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island University 

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU invites applicants and nominations for this leadership position at one of leading regional arts organizations. [READ MORE]

jobs

Director of Development – Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 

The next DoD will be responsible for planning and executing the organization’s fundraising strategy across all sources for annual giving, special projects, and capital campaigns. [READ MORE]

jobs

Four Seasons Director of Artist/Patron/Corporate Relations, Marketing, Community Engagement & Next Generation Initiatives 

This position will be responsible for the management of Four Seasons’ artist/patron/corporate relations. [READ MORE]

jobs

Director–The Hartt School Community Division 

We are seeking a collaborative and strategic leader who is passionate about music, dance, and theatre and who shares our belief in the transformative power of the performing arts. [READ MORE]

jobs

Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Choreography 

The ideal candidate has an active choreographic profile, is committed to time-based performance as a form... [READ MORE]

jobs

Director of Programming 

Guide the Programming Department’s annual and long-term programming goals pursuant to the organization’s mission. [READ MORE]

jobs

Executive Director of O’Shaughnessy 

St. Catherine University and the Office of Institutional Advancement invite applications for the position of the Executive Director at The O’Shaughnessy. [READ MORE]

jobs

Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts 

The University of California, Irvine is seeking a dean for its Claire Trevor School of the Arts. [READ MORE]

jobs

Music Director, Greenville Symphony Orchestra 

The Music Director is responsible for the repertoire, programming, and artistic production. [READ MORE]

jobs

Executive Administrator of the Southeastern Piano Festival 

The Executive Administrator will work closely with the festival Artistic Director and serve as liaison to School of Music directors of finance, development and marketing. [READ MORE]

jobs

Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Theatre 

The successful candidate will play a key cross-disciplinary role in a complex and multi-faceted MFA program with concentrations in Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Theatre Management and Producing, and Stage Management. [READ MORE]

jobs

PRESIDENT/CEO – DAVID A. STRAZ, JR. CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 

The President & Chief Executive Officer provides the overall institutional and creative vision. [READ MORE]

jobs

Vice President of Philanthropy 

As one of the greater Phoenix area’s largest and most iconic cultural institutions, we seek dynamic, outgoing, goal-oriented team members to join our institution to help propel the Symphony into its next phase of artistic and organizational growth. [READ MORE]

jobs

PRESIDENT/CEO CENTRAL CITY OPERA 

Central City Opera (CCO) seeks a dynamic leader to be its first President & CEO (CEO). [READ MORE]

 

MOST RECENT AJBLOGS

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser shares the importance of collaboration!

- Aaron Dworkin

Meet Ms. Bobbie

- Terry Teachout

Accept no substitutes

- Terry Teachout

Sacklers Sacked: Metropolitan Museum Strips Their Names from 7 Exhibition Spaces

- CultureGrrl

Youth + Talent + Dedication Amélie, An Artist in Her Own Right

- Jan Herman


 

 

DANCE

How A Master Of Indian Classical Dance Is Subtly Transforming Her Genre

- Dance Magazine


New Report: Who Leads The World’s Ballet Companies

- Dance Data Project


Justin Peck May Have Been The Perfect Person To Choreograph The Remake Of “West Side Story”

- The Seattle Times


A Dance School Flourishes In Africa’s Largest Slum

- Euronews


“Nutcracker” Is So Yesterday. Meet “Graham Cracker”

- WFPL


The Best Books About Dance In 2021

- Wendy Perron


The Best Dance Scenes From Non-Dance Movies

- The Collider


IDEAS

Lifestyle Over Learning? Today’s Colleges Compete At The Wrong Things

- Liberties Journal


Learning Isn’t Enough: Why Robots Will Need Genetic Codes

- Nautilus


The Collapse Of NeoLiberalism

- Strelka


Have We Forgotten The Art Of Listening?

- 3 Quarks Daily


Science: Why Doing Nothing Is Essential To Creativity

- Fast Company


Can Virtual Reality Fix Work?

- The New Yorker


Yes, Your Sense Of Wellbeing Comes From Your Gut

- Psyche


How “Web3” May Change Value In The Arts

- The New York Times


Biden Appearance Brings Kennedy Center Honors Back To What Seems Nearly Normal

- Seattle Times (AP)



 

ISSUES

Dying American Shopping Malls Are Obviously Symbolic. But Of What?

- Slate


Evidence Vikings Landed In North America Nearly 500 Years Before Columbus

- NBC News


The Uyghur Cultural Traditions Being Wiped Out Under Beijing’s Crackdown

- The Guardian


Transformative Director Of NYC’s City Center Steps Down After 18 Years

- The New York Times


Research: Why Sustainable Careers In The Arts Are So Difficult

- The Conversation


Britain Makes Masks Mandatory For All Indoor Venues

- The Hollywood Reporter


Can Newly-Won Artistic Freedom In Sudan Survive Post-Coup?

- The Guardian


Banksy To Help Turn Prison Where Oscar Wilde Was Held Into Arts Center

- Artnet


Italy Bars From Arts Venues Anyone Without A “COVID Super Green Pass”

- BBC


Take Care Of Yourself — It’s Now An Industry

- Hedgehog Review


Why Innovation In Education Is So Difficult

- 3 Quarks Daily


What Would Possess Alec Baldwin To Give An Interview In The Middle Of Investigations And Lawsuits?

- Los Angeles Times


The Voices Of Cultural Workers Breaking Up With The Arts

- Los Angeles Review of Books



 

MEDIA

Can Peleton Sue Over That Appearance In Sex And The City?

- The New York Times


Peloton Stock Plunges After “Sex in the City” Episode Runs

- Variety


Could This Show Replace The Golden Globes?

- Los Angeles Times


Suddenly The Best Documentary Short Oscar Race Is Interesting, Thanks To Two Old Titans Of Print

- The Hollywood Reporter


Why Are DeepFakes So Morally Unsettling?

- Psyche


The Power Of A Great Hollywood Actor

- The New York Times


Hollywood’s Progress In Diversity Hits A Speed Bump

- Los Angeles Times


How “Squid Game” Has Transformed International TV

- BBC


Playing A Real Person In A Biopic Is Harder Than Ever

- The Hollywood Reporter


UK Broadcasters Pledge To Go BAME-less

- BBC



 

MUSIC

Catholic Protesters Shut Down This Singer’s Concerts In Paris, So She Held A Secret Gig

- BBC


Opera’s Three Laws Of Gravity (There’s No Escaping Them)

- Literary Hub


And Now Some Orchestra Business Numbers:

- SMU Data Arts


Rolando Villazón Had Thought His Voice Was Fried For Good — But He’s Singing Again And Back At The Met

- The New York Times


Detroit Symphony Picks New Chief Exec

- Detroit Free Press


Doom Metal Organist Picketed By French Catholics Who Call Her Music “Satanic”

- The Guardian


The First Piece Of Music Created By An AI Was In 1956

- The Guardian


Fort Worth Symphony Names Kevin John Edusei Principal Guest Conductor

- The Dallas Morning News


Carnegie Hall Starts A Streaming-Video-On-Demand Network

- AP


San Jose Opera Picks A New General Director

- San Francisco Classical Voice


Why The Music They Play While You’re On Hold Is So Infuriating

- Wired


An Irish Plan To Break The Record For Most Nationalities In A Choir

- Irish Times


Promising Young African-American Conductor Lands Two Major European Posts

- BBC Music Magazine


Genre-Bending Opera Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Award

- The New York Times


How Stories Are Adapted For Opera

- Van


The Sound Of Our Times Is Music Drenched In Myth

- Washington Post


The Cellist Who Wants To Provide Free Classical Music To Everyone

- Baltimore Sun


The New York City Kids Who Wrote A History Of Black Composer Florence Price

- NPR



 

PEOPLE

Rape Charge Against Filmmaker Luc Besson Dismissed By French Court

- Variety


Filmmaker Lina Wertmüller Dead At 93

- Variety


Greg Tate, Cultural Critic And Pioneering Writer On Hop-Hop, Dead At 64

- NPR


Marjorie Tallchief, Last Of The “Five Moon” Native American Ballerinas, Dead At 95

- The Oklahoman


Artist Sells Eggs From Her Ovaries As NFTs

- Page Six


Actor Declares Himself A Non-Profit

- BBC


Joanne Shenandoah Looked Out Her Office Window, Then Transformed Indigenous Music

- Washington Post



 

THEATRE

Circus Oz, Australia’s World-Renowned Troupe, Is Closing Down

- ArtsHub (Australia)


In Germany, Stage Directors Rule, But It’s The Actors Who’ve Been Keeping The Theaters Running

- The New York Times


The Venue For New York’s Shakespeare In The Park Is Getting Its First Overhaul Since 1962

- Gothamist


Sondheim’s “Assassins” And American Gun Culture

- The Conversation


The Sondheim Musical The Tributes Haven’t Been Mentioning

- Salon


Belarus Free Theatre Forced To Flee Homeland

- The Guardian


The Best Theatre Of A (Weird) 2021

- The New York Times


Covid Cases Among Cast Members Forces Moulin Rouge In London To Cancel Performances

- The Stage (UK)


Making Theatre That Reflects A Contemporary Obsession With Film

- The Guardian (UK)



 

VISUAL

France Okays Modernization Of The Interior Of Notre Dame

- The New York Times


At Last: Met Museum Removes Sackler Name From Its Building

- Artnet


National Museum Of Afghanistan Is Open Again — With Taliban Guards

- AP


Dutch Government Set To Spend €150 Million To Buy A Rembrandt From The Rothschilds

- Artnet


Now *This* Is How To Design Attractive Affordable Housing

- The Guardian


Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue Will Be Melted Down And Made Into New Black Artwork

- MSN (The Washington Post)


Brooklyn Museum Gets A New President/COO

- The New York Times


Welcome To Selfie Wrld – Unique Pix That Aren’t

- Washington Post


Why Is A New Moscow Museum Recreating An American Soap Opera?

- The New York Times


The 13-Year-Old Who’s Become Famous For His Car Pictures

- Everett Herald


A Museum On The Border Between North And South Korea (What Could Go Wrong?)

- CNN


Finally, African Medical Students Are Getting Textbook Drawings That Depict The Black Bodies They’ll Be Treating

- Artnet


Hedge Fund Billionaire Turns Over $70 Million Of Looted Antiquities

- The New York Times


Another Politicized Museum Appointment Has Poland’s Art Community Furious Again

- ARTnews


Even Without The Cambodian Lion, Authorities Say They’ll Continue Hunting For Looted Artifacts

- The New York Times


The Career Of America’s Most Prolific Artifact Thief May Have Ended

- NPR


Returning To The (Art Studio) Flames

- MSN (Boston Globe)


A Black Artist Was Swarmed By Police During His Performance At Miami Art Fair

- Hyperallergic



 

WORDS

The Poems Of Locked Down Paris Poets

- NPR


How The Conversations Between Books Has Been Lost

- Liberties Journal


A Crisis Of Copyright For Canada’s Education Publishers

- Publishing Perspectives


Association Of American Publishers Sues To Stop States’ Library E-Book Laws

- Publishers Weekly


How Our Talent For Charades Facilitated Spoken Language

- Psyche


Ebook And Audiobook Stats From UK Libraries Have A Few Surprises

- The Guardian


How Translating Language Opens A Writer’s Mind

- LitHub


Literary Translators Are Finally Demanding The Recognition They Deserve — On The Book Cover

- Vulture


Can Anna Wintour, The Very Avatar Of Old-Style Condé Nast, Remake Its Titles For The 21st Century?

- The New York Times


Perplexed Publishers: Social Media Followings Don’t Translate To Book Sales

- The New York Times


Orwell Estate OKs Retelling Of “1984” From Viewpoint Of Winston Smith’s Lover

- The Guardian


Do Anything But Be A Writer…

- Literary Review


Now That They’ve Done It, Should Book Fairs Be Virtual?

- ArtsHub


How Crowdfunding Is Helping Indie Bookstores

- The Guardian



Happy reading! Got a story recommendation? We love to hear them. Send tips to artsbeat@artsjournal.com. We'll see you tomorrow. 
AJBlogs | Ideas | Dance | Issues | Media | Music | People | Theatre | Visual | Words | Audience
Facebook
Twitter
ArtsJournal website
Copyright © 2021 ArtsJournal, All rights reserved.
You subscribed to this list.

Our mailing address is:
ArtsJournal
300 Queen Anne Ave. N
#618
Seattle, WA 98109-4512

Add us to your address book


Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.