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Monday, July 15, 2019

The Break Out Break-dancing Millennial Counter-Tenor by Artsjournal

The singers who performed in operatic works by Handel or Vivaldi in the eighteenth century were the musical celebrities of their day, and Jakub Józef OrliÅ„ski's approach is to gleeful…

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Spotify Slammed For Its "Dance Like Nobody's Paying" Ad Campaign by Artsjournal

The campaign comes after longstanding complaints about the company's royalty payments, not to mention its attempts to appeal the Copyright Royalty Board's decision to increase songwriter rat…

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15 Works Of Art That Define The Current Age? (A Discussion) by Artsjournal

Naturally, when re-evaluating the canon of the last five decades, there were notable omissions. The group failed to name many artists who most certainly had an impact on how we view art toda…

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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Communicatons and Publications Coordinator " St. Louis Symphony Orchestra by Artsjournal

The Communications and Publications Coordinator initiates and facilitates production of program booklets, including Playbill, for St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performances.

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Friday, July 12, 2019

Will Grassroots European Presenters Stop Booking UK Artists Post-Brexit? by Artsjournal

"Across Europe, voluntary promoters, programmers and enthusiasts employ UK artists. They don't get paid, they don't receive funding and they often lose money from their own pockets to keep t…

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RiverPark Center " Executive Director by Artsjournal

RiverPark Center invites applications and referrals for the position of Executive Director.

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Mapping Where The Creative Class Wants To Live by Artsjournal

The creative class has seen remarkable growth in the past decade, increasing from 44 million members in 2005 to more than 56 million in 2017, as virtually all large U.S. metros saw growth. T…

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Meet The Remarkable Darren Walker by Artsjournal

"To me the question is, How do we as the Ford Foundation, and I as its president, leverage the foundation's and my networks, and on behalf of whom?" " The New York Times

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Unlimited Information And Free Access? Turns Out It Was A Problematic Idea by Artsjournal

The Palo Alto Consensus held that American-made internet communication technologies (both hardware and software) should be distributed globally and that governments should be discouraged fro…

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The Robots Can Now Beat You At Poker Too by Artsjournal

At the crescendo of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, a pair of computer scientists have announced that they've created an artificial intelligence poker player that is stronger than a …

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Discovery Of A Skull In Greece Changes What We Know About Human Pre-History by Artsjournal

The finding is likely to reshape the story of how humans spread into Europe, and may revise theories about the history of our species. " The New York Times

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The Offstage Toll It Takes To Play A Loathsome Racist Character by Artsjournal

"It can be fraught and isolating, it seems, portraying a white character activating the racial overtones of a beloved novel brought to the stage. Just ask Fred Weller, essayer of Bob Ewell, …

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In Praise Of The Guilty Pleasure by Artsjournal

Because it's often used in a winking way, the term "guilty pleasure" feels innocent, like a joke we're proving we're in on. But if that joke is about something that brings us genuine joy and…

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Dancing With Artificial Intelligence by Artsjournal

Wayne McGregor teamed up with Google engineers and creative technologists to train the algorithm, called "Living Archive," using thousands of hours of video from the choreographer's previous…

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The Surprising And Enduring Relevance Of Sam Shepard by Artsjournal

That Shepard is starting to feel like a guide for the rest of us is surprising. He died two years ago, at the age of 73, and although the valedictions from the dramatic world were respectful…

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Will Millennials Kill Opera? by Artsjournal

"We're not known for our attention spans, our patience, or our respect for tradition, and we have been subsequently accused of killing avocado, cheese, home ownership, marriage, and the reta…

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Sale Of Sotheby's Will Change The Art Market In Some Fundamental Ways by Artsjournal

Once the deal clears, Sotheby's can provide cover for consignors who previously would have gone to Christie's for hush-hush services"protected details surrounding guarantees and the complete…

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Giant Ancient City Is Being Uncovered, Changing What We Know About Greek Civilization by Artsjournal

Dating back 4,600 years, the site may also have been part of the inspiration for a key aspect of Greek religion " the idea that mountain tops were the dwelling places of the gods. The comple…

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Me2/Orchestra seeks part-time Conductor by Artsjournal

The world's only classical music organization created for individuals living with mental illness and the people who support them is hiring a new part-time conductor for our orchestra based i…

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Is This Self-Taught South African Uber Drive The Next Star Tenor? by Artsjournal

Menzi Mngoma is a self-taught tenor who likes to belt out arias for his passengers. One of his customers, Kim Davey, liked his singing so much that she posted a video on Facebook. That, in t…

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What Burning Man Taught Us About Networks Of Cooperation by Artsjournal

So when do networks enable cooperation to thrive? And when do they hinder it? A vast body of work from across anthropology, psychology, and sociology has explored the conditions under which …

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Is "Personalized Learning" Just Another Big Tech Con? by Artsjournal

Advocates of personalized learning say that the approach has been unfairly conflated with teacherless, online-only education. They invoke Dewey and Freire and Montessori as guiding lights an…

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

New York Is Becoming Hollywood East by Artsjournal

Propelled by a soaring demand for original streaming content and a generous state tax incentive program, New York has become an entertainment powerhouse, attracting major feature films and a…

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Reinventing Hong Kong Ballet by Artsjournal

The company is on a roll, stepping out into the city in innovative and surprising ways. Its subscriptions have spiked 240 percent since the 2017/2018 season, according to Nick Chan, Hong Kon…

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Improbable Intersection: When Joni Mitchell Met Charles Mingus by Artsjournal

While Mitchell's associations with jazz had been criticised in the mainstream rock press by writers who found her experimental, category-defying streak somewhat conceited, it was Mingus hims…

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Baltimore Symphony's Finances Are So Bad Tapping Its Endowment Is Problematic by Artsjournal

The BSO's finances arguably are so unstable that members of the endowment trust supporting the symphony balk at lending or giving it even one penny more than the $6 million it has received t…

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Warner Announces New Streaming Service Built Around HBO " A Really Dumb Idea? by Artsjournal

Some 35 million households now subscribe to HBO either via their cable service or the HBO Now streaming service. They're used to paying for premium content. HBO is betting that they'll pay r…

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Egypt Asks Interpol To Track Tut Artifact It Believes Was Stolen And Sold At Christie's Auction by Artsjournal

Egypt said on Tuesday it had asked Interpol to track the statue and other artefacts over alleged missing paperwork, and it criticised British authorities for not supporting its claim. " The …

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Want To Tear Down Authority, Then Attack The Authority (Not Its Argument) by Artsjournal

"Contrary to the popular view, I think that we sometimes have good reasons to argue against the person. In other words, ad hominem arguments can be good arguments, especially when they are c…

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Pacific Symphony Leadership Opportunity in Development by Artsjournal

Lead the $9.5 million annual campaign for the dynamic, innovative Pacific Symphony.

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Skills Versus Knowledge: Are We Teaching Kids The Wrong Way? by Artsjournal

What if the best way to boost reading comprehension is not to drill kids on discrete skills but to teach them, as early as possible, the very things we've marginalized"including history, sci…

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