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J.S. Bach: The Six Solo Cello Suites Performed by Wendy Sutter
 Sunday, August 23 Perspectives Ensemble presents a two-part event: J.S. Bach: The Six Solo Cello Suites Performed by Wendy Sutter Part I: 3pm EDT (Suites 1-3) and Part II: 6pm EDT (Suites 4-6) Livestreamed from Judson Memorial Church, New York City. [READ MORE]
 
Golden Thread Productions Hiring New Executive Artistic Director
 Golden Thread Productions is seeking a new Executive Artistic Director to follow in the footsteps of Founding Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian. [READ MORE]
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FROM TODAY'S ARTSJOURNAL BLOGS
Boogie-man Helfer bounces back from covid-depression 

“People have been saying to me, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry you had to go through that!’ Well I’m not sorry — I think it’s the best thing that could have happened to me, considering where I am now. I feel reborn. Everything seems fresh to me. Now, how are things with you?” – Howard Mandel




 
TODAY'S ARTS & CULTURE NEWS ~ 08/20/2020

DANCE
A Viral Video Puts Spotlight On Tiny Community Dance Company In Lagos, Nigeria 
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Mariinsky Ballet Restarted Performances, And COVID Struck. Now It’s Been Shut Down Again 
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IDEAS
Why Efficiency Can Be Too Much Of A Good Thing
     - Email/share this  - Psyche 

Last Of The Grand Unifying Theorizers
     - Email/share this  - Los Angeles Review of Books 

At US Colleges: An Identity For Everyone
     - Email/share this  - Harper's 

What Pro Wrestling Has To Teach Us
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ISSUES
Newspaper Newsrooms Are Shutting Down Across America. What That Means For News
     - Email/share this  - Washington Post 

Eastern Europe: Tension Between Trying To Forget Communist Past And Profiting From It
     - Email/share this  - The Conversation 

Why Rebuilding Beirut’s Arts Ecosystem Will Be So Much Harder Than It Would Be Elsewhere
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MEDIA
How Hollywood Reacted To Women Getting The Vote 100 Years Ago
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The Evolution Of The Quizbowl, From Radio To Screen To Zoom
     - Email/share this  - Tedium 

Radio Listenership Has Plunged. But NPR’s Listenership Is Up Ten Percent. Why?
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Judge Raises Amount Tavis Smiley Must Pay PBS To $2.6 Million
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Four Indiana Cities Sue Netflix For “Cable-Franchise” Fees
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MUSIC
Putting An Orchestra Onstage While Maintaining Social Distancing Is A Puzzle (In More Than One Sense)
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‘With Or Without An Audience,’ London’s Wigmore Hall Will Present 100 Concerts By Christmas
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PEOPLE
Lorenzo Wilson Milam, The Johnny Appleseed Of Independent Community Radio, Dead At 86
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Judge Raises Amount Tavis Smiley Must Pay PBS To $2.6 Million
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THEATRE
Cameron Mackintosh Companies Eliminate 850 Theatre Jobs
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At Least One London Theatre Has Kept Busy Throughout The Pandemic
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VISUAL
With NYC Museums Cutting Staff, Directors’ High Salaries Get More Scrutiny
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Strike At Tate Galleries In UK To Protest Layoffs
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WORDS
 What We Learn From Book Manuscripts
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 The Inside Story Of An Inside Job: The Slow-Motion $8 Million Robbery Of The Carnegie Library
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 These Women Published Under Men’s Names – Is It Misguided Feminism To Republish Them Under Their Own?
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