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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Martin Scorsese's Cogent Critique Of The Hollywood System by Artsjournal

Scorsese isn't inveighing against fantasy but against a system of production that submerges directors' authority in a network of dictates and decisions issued from the top down"a network in …

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How Sesame Street Got To Be 50 And Stay Relevant by Artsjournal

"The reality is that Sesame Street's impact can no longer be measured as 'Who is sitting in front of the TV watching? If you think of Sesame Street as a television show, that's long been ina…

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Sabotage? Andras Schiff Went To Conduct The Montreal Symphony. It Didn't Go Well by Artsjournal

The Hungarian-born pianist, who was scheduled to play and conduct in the Maison symphonique on Oct. 23 and 24, ended up performing only before intermission in both concerts. Schiff withdrew …

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Normalizing The Edges. But At What Cost? by Artsjournal

At what cost is an externally or even cerebrally normalised life, a life of routine and regulation, elevated over a life that flops and flutters but also throbs? At what price is a life that…

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The Paralyzed Dancer Who Chooses to Dance by Artsjournal

"I learned that the dancer inside me doesn't care about this wheelchair. She just wanted to find a way to keep dancing. I think I'm living the life I was born to live. That was an accident, …

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Ready For The National Medal Of Arts, Trump Edition? by Artsjournal

Under Trump, the awards stopped: He passed up chances to hand out the medals in 2017 and 2018"the longest drought in the past 35 years. But now, I'm told, he's poised to announce his first s…

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Russia's Greatest Napoleonic Reenactor (That's A Thing, Apparently) Pulled Drunk Out Of River With His Girl Friend's Arms In His Backpack by Artsjournal

Having been fished out of the Moika River early Saturday morning with a backpack containing a woman's severed arms, he was in the Mariinsky Hospital, still very much alive but recovering fro…

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Don't Hear As Well As You Used To? Here's Why by Artsjournal

"There have been a couple of studies done with populations of indigenous people who live in places where there is very little background noise and elderly people in those populations tend to…

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Seattle Is Losing Its Film And Music Production Business by Artsjournal

The incredible economic tech bubble Seattle is experiencing is pushing out film and music jobs and companies. As people have had to make the hard choice to leave town to pursue their careers…

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Seeing Broadway While Brown by Artsjournal

"I've written for every reputable publication in town. For as long as I've been attending theater in the city, my name and brown skin have made me the target of bullies and racists. I've …

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Monday, November 11, 2019

Dean, Ira Brind School of Theater Arts by Artsjournal

The new dean will play a key role in formulating and enacting strategies to position the School of Theater as a global leader for unique and distinctive programs reflective and inclusive …

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UK Report: Traditional Music Manager Role Has Become Unsustainable by Artsjournal

As managers assume a greater variety of responsibilities, the longstanding earnings model " a 20% commission " is viewed by many as "anachronistic and unfit for purpose". " Arts Professional

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Lauren Gunderson On Giving (And Getting) Voice In The Theatre by Artsjournal

Becoming the first woman to top the list of most-produced playwrights (in the 2017-18 U.S. season) was a feat, and this year's return to the No. 1 spot might be even more impressive. But the…

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French Theatre That Kids Find More Compelling Than Their Screens by Artsjournal

In an era of limitless on-demand entertainment, the timeworn art of French marionette theater continues to capture minds and hearts in this country in ways that smartphones, video games and …

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Woody Allen, Amazon Studios Settle $68 Million Lawsuit by Artsjournal

The parties reached the settlement Friday, according to a one-page filing in the Federal District Court in Manhattan. Details of the deal remain under wraps, but individuals whom Deadline ch…

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Machines Become More Creative When They're Allowed To Wander by Artsjournal

Because of biology's track record, Kenneth Stanley and others have come to believe that if we want algorithms that can navigate the physical and social world as easily as we can " or better!…

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Last Year Archaeologists Dated Cave Paintings In Spain Back To The Neanderthals. Were They Wrong? by Artsjournal

Published in the Journal of Human Evolution, the critique, led by New York University archaeologist Randall White and co-authored by 44 international researchers, suggests that the dating te…

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UK Publishers, Booksellers Wrestle With Selling Right Wing Books by Artsjournal

With a divisive election looming and rising rates of hate crime, the question of how best to engage with opposing views is, says David Shelley of the publishing giant Hachette, hotly debated…

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Art Auction Guarantees Are Losing Popularity. Will This Crash The Market? by Artsjournal

After an unprecedented expansion in recent years, third-party guarantees may have lost their magic. Their use appears to have peaked. Now, the trade is left wondering: Have guarantees become…

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Comedian David Mitchell: The Internet Has Been A Disaster For Culture by Artsjournal

"Genuinely, I think the internet and the smartphone have been a disaster for civilisation," he says. "I think it would be very helpful for us to see it as a disaster, see it as something lik…

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Dance As Opportunity In The Slums Of Rio by Artsjournal

The violence, the hopelessness and the misery in the slums of Rio de Janeiro are all a direct result of the lack of guidance, role models or future prospects " except drug trafficking " for …

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Lin-Manuel Miranda On The Role Of Artists In Uncertain Times by Artsjournal

"What artists can do is bring stories to the table that are unshakably true"the sort of stories that, once you've heard them, won't let you return to what you thought before." " The Atlantic

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Local News May Be Dying, But NPR Stations Are Growing Quickly by Artsjournal

Between 2011 and 2018, the 264 independent local NPR stations (plus 150 unaffiliated) added 1,000 full-time and part-time journalists, having started that timeframe with just over 2,000 jour…

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Production Company Pulls Out Of Iconic Seattle Festival by Artsjournal

Bumbershoot, the Labor Day arts festival is almost 50 years old. But it's changed significantly over the years and in its latest configuration began to resemble just another generic expensiv…

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Friday, November 8, 2019

Michigan Opera Theatre seeks Director of Operations and Patron Experiences by Artsjournal

The Director of Operations and Patron Experiences' primary function is to ensure an exceptional patron experience for every guest who enters the Detroit Opera House.

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Trust Science? We Need To Know Why by Artsjournal

The idea of a monolithic Scientific Method is mythical but it is based on a genuine historical insight. From the early seventeenth century to the present, there are long chains of divergent …

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Director of Programming Opportunity with Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio by Artsjournal

Playhouse Square is searching for their next Director of Programming, who will be committed to advancing Playhouse Square's mission of presenting and producing a wide variety of quality perf…

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Sudden Closing Of LA's Marciano Foundation Raises Questions About Private Arts Institutions by Artsjournal

"We need to think about how we regulate these institutions. And maybe ask, why are they tax exempt to begin with? Are the benefits outweighing the costs to the public?" The Marciano situatio…

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Director of Sales & Customer Relations by Artsjournal

The Director, Sales & Customer Relations leads all sales and customer relations functions of the Miami City Ballet to achieve both short and long-term budget, revenue and customer rela…

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Zadie Smith On The Tyranny Of Algorithms That Narrow Our Taste by Artsjournal

"The key with the unfreedom of the algorithm is that it knows everything and it feeds back everything. So, you can no longer have this bit of humanity which is absolutely necessary " privacy…

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Australia Revives Old Small Rural Halls To Create Performance Network by Artsjournal

The idea is simple: by showing the communities who manage the halls that live music is an option, a touring circuit will slowly be carved out, which, in turn, will help provide space for mus…

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