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Thursday, December 19, 2019

A franker report on Mrs. T's condition by Artsjournal1

Mrs. T, who is a very private person (that's why I refer to her as "Mrs. T" in this space) and thus has been reluctant to be entirely frank about her illness in public, decided last night th…

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

How The Hallmark Channel Conquered Christmas TV And Became A Cable Powerhouse by Artsjournal1

"Since 2011, from late October to January, Hallmark has broadcast Christmas movies nearly twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. … During this year's holiday season, the programming, …

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A French Theatre Critic Is Sent To English Christmas Pantomimes by Artsjournal1

Laura Cappelle: "When this newspaper came up with the idea of sending an unsuspecting foreigner to a series of pantos, I wondered how different it could really be from family-friendly entert…

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Dance Critic Don McDonagh Dead At 87 by Artsjournal1

"[He was] a fervent supporter of experimental choreographers as a dance critic for The New York Times and the author of critical biographies of George Balanchine and Martha Graham … [as we…

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Satirical Christmas Special Showing Jesus With A Boyfriend Sparks Backlash In Brazil by Artsjournal1

The satirical group Porta dos Fundos ("Back Door") has made irreverent holiday satires about Jesus Christ before (2018's was The Last Hangover), but this year's Netflix special, The First Te…

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Gastronomic Archaeology (Wait, What's That?) by Artsjournal1

"Until quite recently, archaeologists mostly thought about the hardware involved in ancient food " the utensils people cooked with and the pots and beakers they ate and drank from " as well …

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Do You Hear The People Singe? Set Of 'Les Miserables' Catches Fire During Show by Artsjournal1

At the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on Monday night, the performance of the musical had to stop for ten minutes after the actor playing Javert accidentally lit part of the set on fire …

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A Pittsburgh Symphony European Tour Costs $2.5 Million " What Does Pittsburgh Get For That Money? by Artsjournal1

"The reputation of the orchestra lifts the reputation of the whole region," says the orchestra's CEO, and several business figures say that that reputation has led overseas companies and wor…

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At One Of Europe's Top Ballet Schools, Young Students Are Overworked, Medically Neglected, And Encouraged To Smoke by Artsjournal1

An Austrian government commission found that, at the ballet academy at the Vienna State Opera, "it is clear that children and adolescents are not sufficiently protected from discrimination, …

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From Healthy Boom To Self-Immolation: The 2010s In Young Adult Lit by Artsjournal1

Laura Miller: "As a book publishing phenomenon, young adult literature entered the decade like a lion. At the beginning of the 2010s, a generation that had grown up obsessed with Harry Potte…

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Citing Months Of Unpaid Wages, Workers At Mexico City's Major Museums Walk Out by Artsjournal1

Staffers at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura, the organization that oversees the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Museo Mural Diego Rivera, and Museo Tamayo, shut down b…

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Watching A Conservator Restore (Very Carefully) A 200-Year-Old Statue by Artsjournal1

"Perched on a wheeled stool under a bright spotlight [at the National Gallery of Art], [Robert] Price leaned into a 200-year-old marble sculpture carved by Frenchman Jean-Pierre-Antoine Tass…

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America's Forbidden Composer: Take Two " Listening to Arthur Farwell by Artsjournal1

"America's forbidden composer" is Arthur Farwell (1872-1952), leader of the "Indianists" movement in music. Politically, he seems hopelessly incorrect today. But his significance is not mere…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:54AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Dalton Baldwin, One Of The World's Great Art-Song Pianists, Dead At 87 by Artsjournal1

"For most of his career, he was known as an accompanist, outdated nomenclature that cannot begin to describe his musical sensitivity to the needs of a singer. … His association with singer…

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The Time For Competitive Arts Prizes May Be Over by Artsjournal1

"All these prizes are, effectively, marketing exercises. That does not make them bad things … Today, though, artists and judges alike are more attuned to the difficulty in choosing 'the be…

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Homecoming: Simone Young Is Next Chief Conductor Of Sydney Symphony by Artsjournal1

"She will take up the position at the start of 2022 when the orchestra returns to its home at the Sydney Opera House following the two-year closure of the Concert Hall for a major upgrade, i…

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A Better Solution Than 'Latinx': Teens In Argentina Lead Way Toward Gender-Neutral Spanish by Artsjournal1

"In classrooms and daily conversations, young people are changing the way they speak and write " replacing the masculine 'o' or the feminine 'a' with the gender-neutral 'e' in certain words …

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Unique Red Granite Bust Of Ramses II Discovered In Egypt by Artsjournal1

"An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Ministry of Antiquities has unearthed a red granite royal bust of King Ramses II emblazoned with the Ka, a symbol of power, life force and spirit…

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BP To Arts World: Stop Judging Us By Our Past by Artsjournal1

"Speaking at a public forum in Westminster this week, [BP's UK chief] Peter Mather said 'the most important debate of our generation' " climate change " was best served by BP continuing to s…

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Dance Magazine's 25 To Watch For 2020 by Artsjournal1

"Breakout stars, paradigm shifters, game changers. Our annual list of the dancers, choreographers and companies that are on the verge of skyrocketing has a knack for illuminating where the d…

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Did This Guy And His Video Game Really Destroy The Industry In The 1980s? by Artsjournal1

"Once the most highly coveted game developer " a hit-maker with the Midas touch " [Howard Scott Warshaw] had been immortalized as the man who created E.T., the 'worst' video game in history.…

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10,000 Hours Of Practice Won't Make You An Expert Musician (Not By Itself, Anyway) by Artsjournal1

"Expert players vary a lot in the number of practice hours they put in, and on average amount of practice can only account for about 30% of variation in performance quality, meaning that 70%…

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Andrew Clements, Author Of 'Frindle' And Other Children's Novels, Dead At 70 by Artsjournal1

"Mr. Clements wrote more than 80 children's books, including the text of picture books about a pampered Egyptian cat, an unbecoming fish, a Christmas in which Mrs. Claus stands in for Santa …

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Queering Theatre Criticism by Artsjournal1

"Linnea Valdivia discusses the weight of reviews in theatre, the failure in arts journalism to approach queer stories with respect and empathy, how a critic should react if they misgender an…

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

Protect the Body: Keeping Daring Depictions of Eating Disorders Safe for Actors and At-Risk Young Adults by Artsjournal1

"Clare Hennessy discusses the challenges of developing a play that sheds light on eating disorders " depicting them accurately, avoiding triggers " and offers suggestions for other writers i…

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How streaming, diversity, #MeToo shaped TV decade of change by Artsjournal1

"A bonus for viewers as they sort through the competing options: More programming doesn't just mean more of the same. The decade has been marked by opportunities for diverse and candid voice…

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Joyce Foundation, SAIC program wants to guide new faces to careers in the art world by Artsjournal1

"Art on gallery walls doesn't just materialize " the effort of displaying works is done through preparators. And a collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Joyce…

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The architect who uses performance to open up public space by Artsjournal1

"Working primarily in the public realm, Bryony Roberts Studio is a collaborative practice focused on how cultures, histories, and systems of power and politics are represented or erased in s…

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Socially inclusive practices in the music classroom: The impact of music education used as a vehicle to engage refugee background students by Artsjournal1

"This article reports on the impact of music education for students in a secondary school in Victoria, Australia. Socially inclusive practices were a focus of the study as the school has a h…

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How to make museums more accessible for people with disabilities? Ask them by Artsjournal1

"Museums can be hostile places for disabled visitors, with buildings that are hard to navigate by wheelchair and exhibits presented with few concessions to those with sensory or cognitive im…

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How Philanthropy Can Get Smarter About Risk Management by Artsjournal1

"Donors are often confused about the appropriate levels of social risk and reward they should target in their philanthropy. They tell us they should bring the same risk aversion to philanthr…

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