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Sunday, August 8, 2021
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GENERAL DIRECTOR OPERA SAN JOSÉ


 GENERAL DIRECTOROPERA SAN JOSÉSan Jose, California Opera San José (OSJ) invites applications and recommendations for the position of General Director. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the General Director provides for the overall leadership of this $5 million company, with ultimate responsibility for all creative and operational aspects of administration and production. The General Director […] [READ MORE]
 

 

Omaha Symphony seeks Chief Revenue & Advancement Officer


 The Omaha Symphony Chief Revenue & Advancement Officer (CRAO) is a dynamic and innovative strategist responsible and accountable for setting and achieving contributed and earned revenue goals. [READ MORE]
 

 

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Development Associate


 Alonzo King LINES Ballet seeks a Development Associate to support all aspects of the Ballet’s growing fundraising operations. [READ MORE]
 

 

InstantEncore To Launch New Digital Program Service


 InstantEncore will launch a new service this summer to provide arts organizations with a digital alternative to printed programs. [READ MORE]
 

 

Director of Development


 New Music USA is seeking a creative, energetic, and strategic Director of Development who will lead the renewal and growth of contributed revenue from individuals and institutions in an exciting phase of our organization’s development. [READ MORE]
 

 

Artistic Director – Cincinnati Ballet


 Serving in a co-leadership role with the President & CEO, the next Artistic Director will lead the artistic vision and focus of the Cincinnati Ballet and the Otto M. Budig Academy... [READ MORE]
 

 

Apply Now for Fall 2021: CGU MA in Art Business or Arts Management


 Be a part of L.A.’s arts community by earning an MA in Art Business or Arts Management at CGU. [READ MORE]
 

 

Michigan Opera Theatre seeks Director of Marketing and Communication


 With the appointment of Artistic Director Yuval Sharon and Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke, MOT’s Director of Marketing and Communications is crucial in expressing the company's commitment to re-define the experience of opera in Detroit. [READ MORE]
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Miami City Ballet – Director of Community Engagement 

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Community Engagement will be a key member of MCB’s senior leadership team. [READ MORE]

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Urgent Hiring : Artistic Director 

The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana is seeking candidates for the position of Artistic Director. [READ MORE]

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Associate Director of Communications, Cal Performances 

Under the strategic direction of the Director of Marketing and Communications, develops and executes long range external communication plans and content strategies [READ MORE]

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Associate Dean, Production, College of Performing Arts 

The successful candidate will be a strong leader and collaborator who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly team-oriented environment. [READ MORE]

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A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) – Managing Director 

An equal co-leader with Artistic Director John Langs, the Managing Director will create the artistic, financial, and institutional course that will best promote and serve ACT’s mission and values as set forth by the board. [READ MORE]

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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis – Managing Director 

Providing strategic leadership and financial oversight, the Managing Director will be responsible for all aspects of the organization’s operations, with a particular focus on fundraising [READ MORE]

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Vice President of Advancement 

It is an exciting growth period for South Arts, and we are looking for someone who wants to be a valuable part of that growth. [READ MORE]

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Director of Finance and Administration 

New Music USA is seeking an experienced, motivated, and highly organized financial professional to join our growing team. [READ MORE]

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Technical Director, Joyce Theatre 

The Joyce Theater is seeking a qualified Technical Director to be part of a three-person production management team. [READ MORE]

 

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DANCE

We’re Entering A New Frontier For Dance

- Washington Post


In Cuba, Dance And Politics Have A Long History Together

- The Washington Post on MSN


Bolshoi Ballet Director Wants Company To Build A Third Theatre

- Gramilano (Milan)


Who’s Everyone’s Favorite Guy At Jacob’s Pillow This Year? The Weatherman

- The New York Times


The Dance Of The Discus Throw

- The Washington Post on MSN


Simone Biles Offers A Lesson For The Dance World

- Dance Magazine


National Museum Of Dance Shuts Down

- Albany Times Union


Dancer Accuses Former Boston Ballet Principal’s Husband Of Assault

- WBUR


Thriller In The Dance Company

- Washington Post


IDEAS

Goodbye Minimalism? More Is Now More

- The Walrus


How To Become Wise? Learning Rather Than Persuading

- Boston Review


We’re Taught That Battle And Triumph Are Desirable. Is Neutrality A Better Option?

- Tablet


People Are Quitting Jobs. Time For A Rethink?

- LinkedIn


So This Is The Metaverse, Eh? Yawn…

- Wired


Does Social Media Make It More Difficult To Act Morally?

- Vox


How The Creative Class Broke America

- The Atlantic


Is It Fashionable To Be Ignorant?

- 3 Quarks Daily


Silicon Valley Wants Us To Live In The Multiverse. How Bleak Is That?

- Vice


How To Get At The Culture Of Anti-Vaccine Mindset

- The Atlantic


What Our Repeated Mistakes Tell Us About Our Culture

- Nautilus


Pandemic Cautions Turned The Death Cafe Virtual

- Boston Globe



 

ISSUES

How Might We Redesign Higher Education?

- Inside Higher Ed


UK Gov’t Announces $1 Billion Insurance Plan To Cover Performance Cancellations Due To COVID

- Variety


Texas’s Governor Forbids Mask Mandates. So People Will Go To Shows?

- Dallas Morning News


NYC’s Remarkable New Island Of Creativity

- Washington Post


A Creative Redevelopment That Intends To Skip The Usual Mistakes

- The Guardian


Objections To An East London Mega-Entertainment Sphere

- The Guardian


Beginning August 16th, You’ll Need Vaccination Proof To Attend NYC Shows

- Hyperallergic


London’s Science Museum Signed Non-Disparagement Clause In Sponsorship Agreement With Shell

- Channel 4 News (UK)


Going Deep On The UNESCO-Liverpool Dustup

- The Guardian (UK)


LA Shopping Center Removes Monuments That Commemorate DW Griffith

- Los Angeles Times



 

MEDIA

In Streaming, Writers Are Left Behind

- Los Angeles Times


Traveling Talkies: India’s Itinerant Cinema Tents Are Fading Away

- Atlas Obscura


Gotham Awards Eliminate Gendered Acting Categories

- The New York Times


Corporation For Public Broadcasting Should Be Overhauled To Focus On The Internet: Study

- Axios


Does “Jeopardy!” Have Its New Host?

- Variety


Canada Weighs Policies To Make Big Tech Companies Pay For Journalism

- Toronto Star


Could 1980s Film Noir Actually Be Better Than The Classic 1940s Stuff?

- CrimeReads


In Defense Of Watching TV At High Speed

- New York Magazine


MTV Is 40 Years Old. It Changed American Culture

- The Conversation


Tavis Smiley Wants To Build Nationwide Black Talk Radio Network

- Inside Radio



 

MUSIC

“Hyperpop” And Defying Categorization

- The New Yorker


El Sistema Has A Labor Problem

- Ensemble News


Bringing India’s Folk Musicians Back Into The Mainstream — And Getting Them Paid

- The Christian Science Monitor


No, Say Musicians, UK Government Has Not Solved Post-Brexit Touring Problem

- The Guardian


UK May Finally Have Solved Musicians’ Post-Brexit Touring Problem

- The Guardian (PA Media)


Why Composer Jake Heggie Writes His Operas Entirely By Hand

- Slate


Baltimore Symphony Fires Principal Flutist Emily Skala

- The Baltimore Sun


Maybe We Should Give Saint-Saëns A Little More Respect

- The Guardian


Want A Job In The Pittsburgh Symphony? Here’s How It Works…

- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Is Classical Music’s Racial Reckoning A Death Sentence?

- City Journal


Music Is Taking A Bigger Role At The Olympics

- The Washington Post on MSN



 

PEOPLE

Following Emergency Surgery, Michael Tilson Thomas Withdraws From Fall Appearances

- Washington Post


Members Of Pussy Riot Flee Russia And “Constant Arrests”

- Artforum


Actor Arthur French, Founding Member Of Negro Ensemble Company, Dead At 89

- The New York Times


Michael Tilson Thomas Has Emergency Brain Surgery

- San Francisco Chronicle


Balanchine As A Character In a Crime Novel

- Alastair Macaulay


Will Scott Rudin Make A Comeback? Could He If He Wanted To?

- New York Magazine


Phillip King, Leading British Sculptor Of ’60s “New Generation”, Dead At 87

- ARTnews


Someone Created A Fake Cormac McCarthy Account And Twitter Verified It (Oops)

- The Guardian


Meet Lincoln Center’s New Artistic Director

- The New York Times


Roberto Calasso, Giant Of Italian Literature, Dead At 80

- The Guardian



 

THEATRE

Edinburgh Fringe Fest Is Missing A Few Things

- BBC


What Does US Theater Need? Shared Leadership, Salaried Jobs For Artists, Continued Digital Exploration: Study

- Variety


Broadway Is On The Verge Of Reopening. Can It? Should It?

- Bloomberg


What Holds This Tiny Former Mining Town Together? Its Theater Company

- The New York Times


How Working In (For Now) Post-COVID Broadway Works

- Variety


The Play Doctors Of Poughkeepsie

- The New York Times


This Improv Group Wants To Be The Anti-Upright Citizens Brigade. Is That Possible?

- The New York Times


Blanka Zizka On The Biggest Challenge In American Theater

- The New York Times


Theatre Internships Are Problematic. What To Do?

- Howlround


How Theatre Is Being Reimagined After The Lockdown

- Howlround



 

VISUAL

Move Over Miami Beach, Stand Aside Hamptons — The Art World Moved To Aspen

- New York Magazine


Greece Closes Acropolis As Wildfires Burn And Athens Chokes On Smoke

- Hyperallergic


Ethiopia’s Ancient Rock-Hewn Churches Captured By Tigrayan Rebels

- Yahoo! (AFP)


SFMoMA Cuts Programs — Community Calls Out Disconnect Of Values

- Los Angeles Times


Why It’s So Difficult To Design A Good Olympic Logo

- The Conversation


Haunting Pictures Of Cyprus’ Underwater Sculpture Park

- The Guardian


Russia Blocks Popular Online Community DeviantArt

- Reuters


Artist’s Memorial To Victims Of Beirut Explosion Draws Controversy

- Artnet


How An Obscenity Trial 50 Years Ago Inspired A Generation Of Protest Art

- The Guardian


And Now… AI-Generated Sculptures That Look Eerily Real

- Hyperallergic


The (Colorful) History Of Color

- Literary Review


The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture (Per The NYT’s Style Mag)

- T — The New York Times Style Magazine


Now AI Is Creating Customized Artwork To Order (And It’s Cheap)

- Artnet


To Thwart Art Thieves, Authorities And Museums Are Going High-Tech

- Artnet


UK Court Slaps Down Planned Highway Tunnel Near Stonehenge

- Artnet


The Singular Influence Of Kerry James Marshall

- The New Yorker


Hospital Art Can Play A Vital Role In Patient Recovery

- The New Yorker


When Landscape Art Gets A Big, Ugly Fence Around It

- The New York Times



 

WORDS

How Essay Collections Became A Hot Genre

- Paris Review


Is It Possible You Have Too Many Unread Books?

- Tor


The Death Of The Author? Er, In Which Sense?

- The New Yorker


Scientists Use AI To Translate Ancient Text

- Tech Xplore


We Need Better Plots About Friendship

- Lapham's Quarterly


Teaching Kids To Read And Getting Them To Enjoy It — What The Data Says

- Literary Hub


In Praise Of Celebrity Memoirs

- The New Yorker


The Value Of Profanity

- Literary Review


Director Of Hay Festival Resigns After Misconduct Investigation

- The Observer (UK)


Tasked With Writing A Family Spy History

- The New York Times


The Newest Self-Publishing Platform Is Not What You Might Expect

- LitHub


WG Sebald’s Secret Trauma

- The Observer (UK)


Writing About Autism And Sex

- NPR



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