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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]
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Regional Arts Organization Looking for Traditional Arts Program Assistant Director 
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Market Manager, Talmi Entertainment 
Talmi Entertainment - Moscow Ballet - Pittsfield, MA Full-time, Commission - Talmi Entertainment is a leading independent live entertainment Promoter, specializing in producing Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker tours across North America. [READ MORE]

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The New Group – Director of External Affairs 
The New Group is seeking an experienced arts professional to serve as its Director of External Affairs. This executive-level position provides a unique opportunity to work at one of New York City’s leading nonprofit Off-Broadway theaters, alongside its Board of Directors, donors, audience base, and staff to strengthen the organization for the future and position […] [READ MORE]

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Associate Artistic Producer, Milwaukee Rep 
Milwaukee Repertory Theater, a LORT theater located in the heart of Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan area, is currently seeking applicants for the position of Associate Artistic Producer. [READ MORE]

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Jacob’s Pillow – Chief Marketing Officer 
The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is a newly instituted role to lead the Marketing and Patron Services divisions, and will provide innovative, audience-centric leadership as a crucial member of the Jacob’s Pillow Executive Team. Position Profile About Jacob’s Pillow Jacob’s Pillow, a National Historic Landmark and recipient of the National Medal of Arts, is a […] [READ MORE]

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Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Jacksonville Symphony 
The Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is responsible for planning, implementing, overseeing, and assessing Jacksonville Symphony’s marketing, branding, public relations, and audience development plans in support of the organization’s strategic vision and growth. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as a key member of the leadership team, the CMO will be responsible […] [READ MORE]

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Marketing, Technology and Digital Director 
The Marketing, Technology and Digital Director’s primary responsibility is the strategic development, execution, and deployment of communications, consistent with the growth and impact goals of the ASO’s 5-Year Strategic Initiatives. [READ MORE]

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Celebrity Series of Boston — Community Performances Manager (Neighborhood Arts) 
An open part time job in the Community department at Celebrity Series [READ MORE]

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Senior Director of Operations & Human Resources 
This position will have broad responsibility for Gibney’s facilities, human resources, and general operations. [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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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]

FROM TODAY'S ARTSJOURNAL BLOGS
Newark’s Old Works Offloaded: NJ’s Most Prominent Art Museum Sells “Outdated” Outcasts Tomorrow 

As part of her reinvention and rebranding of the Newark Museum (which, in 2019, added “of Art” to its name, even though it also includes science exhibits and a planetarium), its current director, Linda Harrison, less than three years into her tenure, appears to be running roughshod over its own policies, not to mention the AAMD’s deaccession guidelines. – Lee Rosenbaum



Words to live by: Don’t shoehorn grand opera 

The return to the stage (though not their own) of the Met and of Opera Philadelphia, along with a streamed Aïda from the Paris Opera, have a few lessons for us. – David Patrick Stearns




 
TODAY'S ARTS & CULTURE NEWS ~ 05/19/2021

DANCE
What James Whiteside Has Been Doing With (Or To?) Dance Through The Lockdown 
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IDEAS
What The Pandemic Has Cost The Arts
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ISSUES
UK Culture Minister: I Won’t Allow Our History To Be Cancelled
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Diversity Means Teaching How To Think Rather Than What To Think
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Radio City Music Hall Set To Reopen At 100% Capacity, No Masks Required
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MEDIA
Why Do Canadians Like American TV More Than Canadian?
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How TV/Movie Costumes Shape Our Perceptions Of Royalty
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Regulators Eye Warner/Discovery Merger With Skepticism
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Jeopardy Contestant’s Innocent Hand Gesture Sends Conspiracists Wild
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Co-Host Bob Garfield Fired From Public Radio’s ‘On The Media’
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Amazon In Talks To Buy MGM For $9 Billion: Report
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It’s Official: AT&T Is Spinning Off WarnerMedia To Merge With Discovery
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MUSIC
Using Public Domain Songs As Fodder For Something New
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The Year Of Singing Dangerously
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On The Rediscovery Of Black Composers Of The Past
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PEOPLE
Dick Van Dyke Is 95, And He Really Wants To Get Back On Stage
     - Email/share this  - Washington Post 


THEATRE
London’s West End Reopens Yet Again, Hoping This Time Will Stick
     - Email/share this  - New York Times 

Britain’s Stages Are Not Reopening With Theatrical Comfort Food
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VISUAL
V&A Museum Union Warns Job Cuts Would Cost “1,000 Years Of Expertise”
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Uffizi Gallery Is Making Up Its Pandemic Cash Shortfall By Releasing NFTs Of Its Collection
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World’s Oldest Cave Art Is Being Damaged By Climate Change
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A Design Challenge To Densify Los Angeles
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WORDS
 Blake Bailey’s Philip Roth Biography, Withdrawn By W.W. Norton, Picked Up By New Publisher
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