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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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Vagina Monologues Supports Domestic Violence Victims


 Stage Vacaville premieres eve Enzler’s vagina monologues to bring much-needed proceeds to domestic violence victims and to educate our youth about healthy relationships. On Stage Vacaville is a nonprofit that strives to support genuine human expression through the arts and create experiences for our community to feel valued, represented and entertained. MORE [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Unicorn Theatre


 Firmly committed to presenting “Bold New Plays,” Unicorn has forged a strong identity as a home for regional and world premieres of new work by some of the country’s leading writers and newest voices. [READ MORE]
 

 

Chief Executive Officer – Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey


 The CEO will provide executive leadership and strategic oversight for KCFAA, including strategic planning, Board governance, financial stability, community engagement, programming, and staff management. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Stages


 The Artistic Director will serve as a clear and present leader in all actions, thoughts, and deeds. [READ MORE]
 

 

Alan Harrison’s SCENE CHANGE Now On Sale – A “MUST-READ” for everyone who reads ArtsJournal


 In his brilliantly unpretentious, snarky, and hilarious style, Alan Harrison pulls no punches. [READ MORE]
 

 

Managing Director – Studio Theatre


 Studio Theatre invites applications for The Managing Director role. The position serves as a co-leader of the Studio Theatre with the Artistic Director, inspiring all its constituencies and ensuring organizational vision and goals are delivered, always keeping mission and values at the forefront. The Managing Director will provide exceptional leadership and management of Studio’s teams, […] [READ MORE]
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Executive Director – GALA Choruses 

The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses) is seeking an experienced Executive Director to lead the Association into the future. [READ MORE]

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AltaMed Art Collection Seeks Curator 

The Curator will steward the Collection, with a focus on ongoing programming, tours, cultural exchange, and all internal and external exhibitions and programs. [READ MORE]

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Music in the Vineyards is seeking a new Executive Director 

MITV seeks a creative, organized and innovative Executive Director to lead all business functions of the organization, to build strong relationships throughout the community and to help the organization increase its impact. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – VocalEssence 

Called "one of the irreplaceable music ensembles of our time" by former National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia, Minneapolis-based choral ensemble VocalEssence has launched a national search for a new Executive Director. [READ MORE]

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The Children’s Museum Group Seeks Executive Director 

The Executive Director will be an innovative and visionary leader who steers the future of The Children’s Museum during its relocation to a new venue. [READ MORE]

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Peace Center seeking Major Gifts Officer 

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated fundraising professional with an authentic enthusiasm for the performing arts to build enduring relationships and resources that will sustain the awareness of, participation in, and support for the Peace Center. [READ MORE]

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Music@Menlo seeks Executive Director 

In partnership with the Artistic Directors and under the advisement of the board of directors, the Executive Director of Music@Menlo will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the organization. [READ MORE]

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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor of Theatre Arts (Playwriting) 

The Program aims to attract a dynamic and dedicated teacher with a commitment to service and collaboration across disciplines with the Directing, Dramaturgy, and Acting Concentrations. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

Seattle Dance Company Whim W’Him Buys And Builds Itself A New HQ

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Is An Old Romantic Ballet Like “Giselle” Too Dated To Take Seriously Today?

- Gramilano (Milan)


Dance On Our Screens Is Hugely Popular. How To Turn People On To Live Performance?

- Atlanta Journal-Constitution


Trying To Stop Dance Injuries Before They Start

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San Francisco Ballet’s New Director On Keeping Dance Relevant To Audiences

- The Guardian


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IDEAS

The Case For A Better Internet

- The New Yorker


Why Some People Have Difficulty Accepting New Ideas

- Nautilus


Is Our Worry About AI Making Art Based On An Outdated Notion?

- Unherd


Worries About AI Deepfakes Changing The Past

- The New York Times


What Can AI Do For Art History?

- Hyperallergic


If Tom Hanks And Stephen Spielberg Keep Going Down The WWII Path, They Should Head Here

- Time


How To Dice And Strategize Your Way To Learning History

- Slate



 

ISSUES

Stanford Undergrads With Mental Health Problems Are Being Prescribed A Dose of The Arts

- San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)


San Diego Does Its First-Ever Study Of What The Arts Contribute To Its Economy — And …

- The San Diego Union-Tribune (MSN)


Saudi Arabia Plans To Build An Arts Destination From Scratch In The Desert. The Project’s CEO Has Been Arrested.

- ARTnews


The Real Problem With American Universities

- The Atlantic (MSN)


White House And NEA Are Trying To Use The Arts To Help Solve Non-Art Problems

- AP


Fed-Up Museum Director In Florence Compares The City To A Prostitute. Bad Idea.

- CNN


The Sleepy US Copyright Office Is Suddenly Very Popular

- The New York Times


George Carlin’s Estate Sues Around Hour-Long ‘Comedy Special’ Starring AI-Generated Carlin

- Washington Post


Does A New Actor On White Lotus Support Putin’s War On Ukraine?

- The New York Times



 

MEDIA

Streaming Has Become Cable TV. Look At All The Ads!

- The Atlantic


Charter Passes Comcast As America’s Biggest Cable Company

- Wall Street Journal


Spotify Signs Joe Rogan Podcast to Deal Worth ~$250 Million

- Deadline


A New Movie Version Of “The Master And Margarita” Is A Smash Hit In Russia. Now The Propaganda Machine Is Going After It.

- Variety


Radio Giant Audacy Lays Off One Quarter Of Its Podcast Division

- Inside Radio


Why “Dr. Strangelove,” At 60, Is Still The Greatest Of Movie Satires

- The Guardian


Just Who Exactly Was The Real-Life Inspiration For Dr. Strangelove?

- BBC


The Hallmark Channel’s March Toward Cultural Domination

- The New York Times Magazine


Study: Here Are The Entertainment Industry Jobs Most At Risk With AI

- The Hollywood Reporter


“We Were Duped!”: Movie Audiences Shocked To Learn They Were Watching Musicals

- The Wall Street Journal



 

MUSIC

Universal Music Group Pulls All Its Music From TikTok

- The New York Times


Music Piracy Significantly Up Last Year

- Wired


The Met Opera’s Curious Artistic Pivot

- Van


“Future Presence” — Inside The Mahler Chamber Orchestra’s Immersive Virtual Reality Installation

- Classical Voice North America


In Search Of England’s Biggest Pop Hits Of The 17th Century

- The Guardian


The For-Profit Companies Trying To Disrupt The Classical Music Experience

- San Francisco Classical Voice


“Rhapsody in Blue” Is Kitsch? Consider The Bigger Context?

- Mandel's Media Diet


Universal Music Threatens To Pull Music Off TikTok. Here’s Universal’s Statement

- Universal Music


As Jaap Van Zweden Prepares To Leave New York And Hong Kong Philharmonics, He’s Settling In At Seoul’s

- The New York Times


Boston Lyric Opera Names A New Director

- MSN


Turns Out That Playing An Instrument Helps Your Brain Age Well

- BBC


L.A. Opera Cancels World Premiere Of Mason Bates’s “Kavalier And Clay”

- AP


Planned Strike At English National Opera “Suspended”

- The Guardian


Is AI An Existential Threat To The Music Business Or The Thing That Will Save It?

- The New Yorker


Classical Music Concerts By Candlelight Is Having A Moment

- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Joni Mitchell Will Perform At The Grammys For The First Time Ever

- CBC



 

PEOPLE

Anne Edwards, 96, Prolific Biographer And Novelist

- The New York Times


Reconsidering Rachmaninoff

- The American Scholar


Why TrumpWorld Is Attacking The World’s Biggest Pop Star

- Rolling Stone


Gordon Rogoff, 92, Theater Critic, Dramaturg, And Professor

- Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)


Suspect In Murder Of Gallerist Brent Sikkema Confesses

- Artnet


Chita Rivera, 91

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Publisher Marc Jaffe, Who Pioneered The Paperback Book Market As We Know It, Is Dead At 102

- The New York Times


N. Scott Momaday, Dean Of Native American Novelists, Has Died At 89

- The Washington Post (MSN)


Lashana Lynch Talks About The Challenges Of Life Before Being 007

- The Guardian (UK)


Marlena Shaw, Nightclub Singer Who Wowed Audiences For Decades, Has Died At 84

- The New York Times



 

THEATRE

A New Model For Theatre Seems To Be Thriving

- American Theatre


Andrew Scott’s Secret For Onstage Sex Scenes That Aren’t Embarrassing

- The Guardian


Disabled Actors On Claiming The Role Of Richard III

- The Guardian


Making An Elephant Disappear: Spectacular Stage Magic Is Back In Vogue

- The Guardian


Two Years After Pandemic, Toronto’s Theatre Scene On Verge Of Collapse?

- Toronto Star


In War-Battered Kyiv, Playwrights Turn Toward Comedy

- The Guardian


The Dark Art Of Comedy In Ukraine Under Russian Attack

- The Atlantic


British Theatre Is Stuffed With Performances, But Not Revenue

- BBC



 

VISUAL

Hundertwasser’s New Zealand Legacy

- The Guardian (UK)


Does Vandalizing Art Really Help The Cause Of Climate Change Activists?

- Los Angeles Times


Conversations About The Parthenon Marbles Drag On

- The Art Newspaper


Visitor Falls To His Death Inside London’s Tate Modern Gallery

- The Daily Beast


World Monuments Fund Hands Over Management Of Three Angkor Sites To Cambodian Government

- The Art Newspaper


The Brooklyn Museum Prepares To Celebrate Its 200th (Yes, 200th) Anniversary

- The New York Times


How Anna Weyant Became The Art World’s “It” Artist

- GQ


How LEDs Are Transforming The World

- The Atlantic


331 Artists Chosen For This Year’s Venice Biennale

- ARTnews


NY’s Rubin Museum To Close Its Space

- ARTnews


New York’s Rubin Museum Will Sell Its Building And Become A “Museum Without Walls”

- The New York Times


How The Art World Really Works (By An Undercover Journalist)

- Washington Post (MSN)


Bar Fight! The Frick Backs Down

- Artnet


Design For Florence’s New Airport Has A Vineyard On The Roof

- Dezeen


Sotheby’s Is Cleared Of Defrauding Art-Collecting Oligarch

- ARTnews


Hundreds Of Immersive Art Experiences Are Changing The Art World

- The Art Newspaper


The Rehabilitation Of Caspar David Friedrich, Standard-Bearer Of German Romantic Painting

- CNN


After Three Months, The Strike At The Pompidou Center Is Over

- ARTnews



 

WORDS

Audible Feeling The Heat From Spotify’s New AudioBook Plans

- GoodReader


Washington State Legislature Advances Bill To Block School Book Bans

- Book Riot


Today’s Version Of The Personal Essay Is A Dark Form

- LA Review of Books


The Literature That Explains The Messiness Of Higher Education

- The New York Times


The Quiet CEO Rebuilding Penguin Random House

- The New York Times


Alabama’s Public Libraries Withdraw From American Library Association

- Book Riot


New Jersey Legislature Prepares Anti-Book-Banning “Freedom To Read” Law

- Book Riot


Spotify Says Its New Audiobooks Division Is A Roaring Success

- The Bookseller


The Purposes Of Punctuation: A History

- JSTOR Daily


Rebellion At The Royal Society Of Literature

- The Guardian


Here Is The State Of The World’s 7000 Languages

- Visual Capitalist


Miami English — A New American Dialect

- IFL Science


Spotify’s Audiobook Service Takes Off After Launch

- The New York Times


US States Rethink How To Teach Reading

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