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Finally: Arts Organizations Have Some Fun 

One of the primary benefits of this pandemic is that artists and arts organizations were all forced to experiment – even though they didn’t feel ready. This wide-spread spirit of experimentation is itself an achievement. I don’t care that it took a collective “spaghetti at the wall” approach; we really needed a shakeup. – Hannah Grannemann




 
TODAY'S ARTS & CULTURE NEWS ~ 08/28/2020

DANCE
This Ballet Company Is Canceling ‘Nutcracker’ But Not Its Fall Season 
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IDEAS
Germany Begins Big Experiment Studying Universal Income
     - Email/share this  - Der Spiegel 

A Cultural History Of Chairs
     - Email/share this  - The Guardian 


ISSUES
‘I Do Not Envy Ms. Berg Her Position’ — New Director Of Jewish Museum Berlin Begins An All-Too-Sensitive Job
     - Email/share this  - New York Times 

New Zealand’s Top Arts Groups Can’t Get Visas For Their Overseas Performers
     - Email/share this  - Radio New Zealand 

NYC’s Ambitious Arts Diversity Plan? Who Can Tell What’s Working?
     - Email/share this  - The New York Times 


MEDIA
Hundreds Of Canadian Radio And TV Stations Warn They’ll Have To Close
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Three Arrested In Elite International Movie Piracy Ring
     - Email/share this  - The New York Times 

TV Misses Movie Ads. But Do The Movies Need TV Any More?
     - Email/share this  - Variety 

Drop Local Content Quotas For Australian TV Networks And Industry Will Be Wrecked, Say Producers
     - Email/share this  - The Guardian 

Actors With Disabilities Are Finally Starting To Break Through
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Three Suspects Charged As Part Of Worldwide Movie Piracy Scheme
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MUSIC
Much-Lauded Black-Run Jazz Label Faces Up To A Complicated History
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Ani DiFranco’s Plan To Give Prisoners A Voice
     - Email/share this  - Shondaland 

New Chief Of Paris Opera Will Begin Work Next Month, A Year Early (But What Of His Current Job In Toronto?)
     - Email/share this  - Ludwig Van 


PEOPLE
Itzhak Perlman At 75
     - Email/share this  - The New York Times 

Sean Connery At 90 (Yes, 90)
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THEATRE
A Need For Boldness In Rethinking The Arts
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Actors With Disabilities Are Finally Starting To Break Through
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VISUAL
Illegal Gold Hunters Obliterate 2,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site
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What If Museums Aren’t Up For Reform?
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Guy Who Punched Picasso Painting At Tate Modern Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
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WORDS
 Sales Of America’s All-Time Bestselling Book Are Down, But Reading Of That Book Is Up
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 ‘Visceral And Virtuosic’ Dutch Novel Wins International Booker Prize
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