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Online Solo and Group Storytelling Show With Post-Show Discussion
 Totally True Things: A Socially Conscious Storytelling Show live-streams Thursdays at 7:30 pm EDT, featuring award-winning performers, theatrical storytelling, comedy and post-show discussions focusing on mental health or social issues. [READ MORE]
 
January Deadline for the Royal Academy of Arts’ Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
 The Royal Academy of Arts’ Executive Master in Cultural Leadership is designed for professionals from any industry and provides a 360 degree view of the arts and culture sectors. Developed jointly by the RA and Maastricht University. [READ MORE]
 
Lincoln Center in search for next Artistic Director
 We seek a new Artistic Director at a time when our indoor venues are closed but our mission is very much alive [READ MORE]
 
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Master of Arts in Performing Arts Administration at NYU Steinhardt
 Bring your love of dance, theatre, music, or opera to leadership roles in national and international performing arts organizations through NYU Steinhardt's MA in Performing Arts Administration, located in the heart of New York City. [READ MORE]
 
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Master of Arts in Visual Arts Administration at NYU Steinhardt
 Bring your love of the arts to leadership positions with arts institutions through NYU Steinhardt's MA in Visual Arts Administration. Prepare for a dynamic career in the commercial or non-profit art sectors. [READ MORE]
 
Upcoming Deadline for the University of the Arts MFA in Dance
 The MFA program in Dance aims to rethink inherited practices and consider differently the very idea of study. The program extends the context of learning from the studio and classroom to cities and communities as spaces for learning. [READ MORE]
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Fine Arts Work Center – Executive Director 
The Fine Arts Work Center (The Work Center) is an internationally renowned artist and writer residency in Provincetown, Massachusetts. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director 
The Las Vegas Philharmonic is in its 22nd season and has established itself among the nation’s leading regional orchestras. [READ MORE]

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Producing Artistic Director – American Stage Theatre Company 
AMERICAN STAGE THEATRE COMPANY (American Stage) in St. Petersburg, FL invites qualified candidates to submit applications to become its next Producing Artistic Director and lead all aspects of operations and programming. [READ MORE]

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Dean, School of Art – The University of the Arts 
The University of the Arts seeks a visionary, imaginative and collaborative leader to join its team as dean of the School of Art. [READ MORE]

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Dean Stetson University School of Music – DeLand, Florida 
The Stetson University School of Music seeks a visionary leader to guide an artistic community of dedicated faculty, staff, students, and concertgoers in advancing our mission of fostering a broad educational experience and enhancing the positive impact of music-making in our world. [READ MORE]

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Chief Executive Officer 
Over 30+ years, Artscape has evolved from a Toronto-based provider of affordable artist studios to a globally-renowned group of not-for-profit organizations with a mission to make space for creativity and transform communities. [READ MORE]

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PRESIDENT SEARCH, ARTS IN STARK 
We are pleased to represent ArtsinStark (AIS), the county arts council and sponsor of the annual fund drive for the arts, located approximately 60 miles south of Cleveland in Canton, Ohio. [READ MORE]

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Astral Artists seeks Executive Director 
Astral Artists is seeking a dynamic and innovative Executive Director to build on the extraordinary work that has been done on behalf of aspiring performing artists. [READ MORE]

FROM TODAY'S ARTSJOURNAL BLOGS
Camilla Wicks: Towering talent found, lost, and found again 

The clear, slipped voice at the other end of the phone was neither astonished nor impressed to learn that her recording of the Sibelius Violin Concerto was a collector’s item whose original LP was then selling for $125. “It’s not that good,” she said, sounding mildly exasperated. Oh, but it is. – David Patrick Stearns

 


 
TODAY'S ARTS & CULTURE NEWS ~ 12/06/2020

DANCE
The Nutcracker As More Than Just A Show
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

The Bolshoi Attempts To Return To Holiday Season
     - Email/share this:     - Anonymous 

Against The Obscuring Orthodoxies
     - Email/share this:     - The Massachusetts Review 

Building, Gradually, The National Ballet Of India
     - Email/share this:     - New Indian Express 

Netflix Debuts A New Series Focused On Dance
     - Email/share this:     - Dance Spirit 

‘In The Land Of Bittersweet’: ‘Nutcracker’ And The Christmas Of COVID
     - Email/share this:     - Dance Magazine 

If You’re Showing An Old ‘Nutcracker’ Online, What Do You Do About The Dances That Now Seem Racist?
     - Email/share this:     - Dance Magazine 

Time To Talk About Dancer Body-Shaming?
     - Email/share this:     - The Observer (UK) 

Mixed-Race Ballerina Tells Of Discrimination And Harassment At Berlin State Ballet
     - Email/share this:     - Pointe Magazine 

Work Made For Disabled Dancers Gets More Widespread And More Sophisticated
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

‘Black Magic’ — Voguers Will Loom Over Times Square At Midnight
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 


IDEAS
Pulling Apart A Critique Of Meritocracy
     - Email/share this:     - Literary Review 

How They Measure Happiness (And Why)
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 

Study: Hunger And Loneliness Activate Same Part Of The Brain
     - Email/share this:     - Smithsonian 

How Your Brain’s Built In Biases Let You Believe Untrue Things
     - Email/share this:     - The Conversation 

The Science Behind Gratitude
     - Email/share this:     - Fast Company 

What Scientists Learned From Analyzing 24,000 Chess Matches
     - Email/share this:     - Nautilus 

Our Mythology Of Failure On The Road To Success Is Wrong
     - Email/share this:     - New Statesman 

On The Verge Of Thinking Far Beyond Our Own
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Chatting With AI: Here’s How This Artificial Intelligence Stuff Will Go
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

How To Pandemic-Proof Our Griefstricken, Routine-Longing Brains And Hearts
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 


ISSUES
How Do They Reconstruct The Smell Of A Particular Time And Place?
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

They’re Trying A New COVID Tactic At Australia’s Largest Arts Festival
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

NASDAQ Proposes Rule To Diversify Boards. Will It Accomplish Diversity?
     - Email/share this:     - Wired 

The ‘Digital Magna Carta’: Section 230, The Law That Made Social Media And E-Commerce Possible
     - Email/share this:     - Quartz 

Plans For ‘The Black Version Of Lincoln Center’ On Chicago’s South Side
     - Email/share this:     - Yahoo! (Chicago Tribune) 

The Arts’ COVID Losses By The Latest Numbers
     - Email/share this:     - Americans for the Arts 

Biden’s Cabinet Needs A ‘Dr. Fauci For The Arts’
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

How Pittsburgh’s Arts Groups Adapted To COVID
     - Email/share this:     - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

COVID May Have Changed Arts Criticism For Good — And For The Better
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

€2.1 Billion-With-A-B: Germany’s Culture Budget For 2021
     - Email/share this:     - Artnet 

In Virtual School Test-Taking, Surveillance AI Is Intruding On Students
     - Email/share this:     - Voice of San Diego 


MEDIA
Video Games Are Now Playgrounds For Designers – And Brands
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Panic About Warner Bros. Announcement Sets In For Actors, Agents, And More In The Film Business
     - Email/share this:     - Vulture 

Hollywood Offers Up Movie Theatres As A Sacrifice To The Pandemic
     - Email/share this:     - The Atlantic 

Warner CEO Explains Why The Studio Blew Up The Movie Streaming Window
     - Email/share this:     - Vox 

The Hidden Radio Stations All Over The FM Dial
     - Email/share this:     - Tedium 

Why The NY Times Didn’t Include Meryl Streep On Its ’25 Greatest Actors Of The 21st Century’ List
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

The LA Times Asked Readers What They Thought Of Virtual Arts. Here’s What They Said:
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Shocker: Warner Studios Says It Will Release All Its 2021 Movies At Once Streaming And In Theatres
     - Email/share this:     - Variety 

Why, And How, Francis Ford Coppola Has Reworked ‘The Godfather, Part III’
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

A Makeshift Movie On Zoom Became The Year’s Sleeper Hit Horror Film
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

How Hollywood Studios Are Reinventing (Again) For The Streaming Age
     - Email/share this:     - Variety 

Net Neutrality’s Biggest Enemy Is Leaving The FCC Early
     - Email/share this:     - Bloomberg 

BBC Requires Inclusion Rider For All New Commissions
     - Email/share this:     - Hollywood Reporter 


MUSIC
By The Numbers, Gender Inequities In Opera Are ‘Staggering,’ Says New Study
     - Email/share this:     - Boston Globe 

Waiting For Your Virus-Canceled Opera To Premiere, And Then Waiting More, Is So Very 2020
     - Email/share this:     - Irish Times 

Spotify’s ‘Wrapped’ Function Is Actually About Grift
     - Email/share this:     - Slate 

Look, 2020 Broke Christmas Music
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

Louis Andriessen Has Dementia And Has Written His Last Music
     - Email/share this:     - de Volkskrant (the Netherlands) 

US Senate Introduces Bill To Let Musicians Deduct Full Cost Of Production As Its Incurred
     - Email/share this:     - Variety 

Jazz Standard’s Closing Is Likely Only The First Of Many More
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Maybe The Right Concert Piece For The Age Of COVID Is Cage’s 4’33”
     - Email/share this:     - Classical Voice North America 

Reconsidering The Diversity Of Classical Music
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

New York’s Jazz Standard Club Closes
     - Email/share this:     - NPR 

Spotify’s Most Streamed Tracks Of 2020
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

The Rediscovery (At Last) Of Ethel Smyth
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Canadian Opera Company Hires A New Leader
     - Email/share this:     - Ludwig Van 

An Operatic Countertenor Is Now A Top Contender On ‘The Voice’
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

Here’s A Very Rare Thing: A Black Male Harpist Skilled In Both Classical And Jazz
     - Email/share this:     - Ozy 

“Reimagining” Your Orchestra Season? Really?
     - Email/share this:     - The New Yorker  

John Luther Adams – Composer Of Places
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

A Better Way To Give Concerts?
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

The Carols From Kings Will Go On, To An Audience Of No One
     - Email/share this:     - The Observer (UK) 

In Praise Of Classical Music Radio
     - Email/share this:     - Oregon ArtsWatch 

And Yet, A Live Performance Truly Beats Livestreaming
     - Email/share this:     - Irish Times 


PEOPLE
Cliff Joseph, Artist And Advocate For Black Artists And Multicultural Art Therapy, 98
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Naomi Long Madgett, Longtime Poet Laureate Of Detroit And Champion Of Black Poets, 97
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

Alison Lurie, Pulitzer-Winning Comic Novelist, Dead At 94
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

Mysterious ‘Con Queen Of Hollywood’ (Who’s A Man) Arrested In England
     - Email/share this:     - Hollywood Reporter 

Finding Love (And Community) In Gaming
     - Email/share this:     - Wired 

Dolly Parton Funded A COVID Vaccine. It’s Not The First Time She’s Come To Our Rescue.
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Boy Thrown From Tate Modern’s Deck Can Now Walk, Says Family
     - Email/share this:     - CNN 

Camilla Wicks, One Of World’s Leading Violinists In 1940s and ’50s, Dead At 92
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 


THEATRE
So Much Christmas Carol
     - Email/share this:     - American Theatre 

BBC To Broadcast Series Of Plays Recorded In Theatres
     - Email/share this:     - Yahoo! (Press Association UK) 

A COVID-Safe Drive-In Theatre For Stage Plays Will Open Next Spring
     - Email/share this:     - Manchester Evening News 

How UK Theatres Are Changing During COVID
     - Email/share this:     - The Stage 

How COVID Turned One Of The Year’s Hottest Plays Into A Site-Specific Work
     - Email/share this:     - Philadelphia Inquirer 

London’s National Theatre Launches New Theatre Streaming Service
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Cirque du Soleil Sells Itself To Creditors
     - Email/share this:     - CBC 

At A Crossroads, Second City Names New Creative Boss
     - Email/share this:     - Chicago Tribune 

As United Citizens Brigade Falters, Alums Found New Improv Theater
     - Email/share this:     - Vulture 

Broadway’s Spiderman Disaster, Ten Years Later
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

TikTok Users Are Creating The Ratatouille Musical Disney Never Did
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

When ‘The Last Gasp’ Isn’t The Final Breath For A 40-Year-Old Theatre Company
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 


VISUAL
A Landmark Supreme Court Case May Change Art Restitution Worldwide
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian (UK) 

How Much Art, Hidden Beneath Wallpaper Or Paint, Is Lost To Renovation?
     - Email/share this:     - The Observer (UK) 

Eight Miles Of Prehistoric Art Found In The Amazon
     - Email/share this:     - Hyperallergic 

The Museum Of Latin American Art Is Selling Off Much Of Its Permanent Collection
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

AI-Created Art – A Dystopic Future?
     - Email/share this:     - New Criterion 

UK Redefines The “Treasure Act” To Protect Found Artifacts
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

Altar To Ancient Greek God Found Embedded In Wall Of Byzantine Church
     - Email/share this:     - Smithsonian Magazine 

Tate Galleries To Cut Another 12% Of Workforce
     - Email/share this:     - Artnet 

Florence’s Soccer Stadium Is A Modernist Masterpiece But Badly Outdated. Preservationists And The Team Are At War.
     - Email/share this:     - New York Times 

Muslims Have Been Visually Depicting The Prophet Muhammad For Centuries
     - Email/share this:     - The Conversation 

Remorseful American Tourist Returns Ancient Marble Fragment She Stole From Rome
     - Email/share this:     - Artnet 

An Emerging “Museum of The Future”?
     - Email/share this:     - The Art Newspaper 

Hegra, Petra’s Sister City And Saudi Arabia’s First Secular Tourist Attraction, Is Now Open For Business
     - Email/share this:     - Smithsonian Magazine 

Ancient Cave Art Masterpieces Discovered In Colombia
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

Big Art Telling Big Stories
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

The Monolith Has Disappeared
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

The Impossible Weight That Public Sculptures Of Women Must Bear
     - Email/share this:     - Hyperallergic 


WORDS
 Not To Be Hyperbolic, But Writers Save Lives
     - Email/share this:     - BBC 

 Will Publishing’s Latest Merger Kill Off Small Presses?
     - Email/share this:     - Los Angeles Times 

 Can Fiction, Even If It’s Thinly Disguised Reality, Be Considered An Invasion Of Privacy?
     - Email/share this:     - The New York Times 

 Another Year Of Declines For UK Libraries
     - Email/share this:     - The Guardian 

 What Purpose Do Book Fairs Serve In Today’s Market?
     - Email/share this:     - LitHub 

 The Great Library That Was Completely Destroyed Twice In 26 Years
     - Email/share this:     - Literary Hub 

 Publishers Back Replacing BookExpo
     - Email/share this:     - Publishers Weekly 

 Countryside Cop Runs Bookmobile For Village Kids In Sri Lanka
     - Email/share this:     - AP 

 Secret To A Great Book? Mood
     - Email/share this:     - Book Riot 

 BookExpo And BookCon Are No More
     - Email/share this:     - Publishers Weekly 

 Merriam-Webster And Dictionary.com Have The Same Word Of The Year For 2020, And It’s No Surprise
     - Email/share this:     - Mic 

 Objections To Giant Publishing Mega-Merger
     - Email/share this:     - Publishers Weekly 

 Magazine Slammed For Performance Of Audio Narration
     - Email/share this:     - Washington Post 

 America’s First Science-Fiction Novel Is Now 200 Years Old — But Who Wrote It?
     - Email/share this:     - The New Yorker 

 Why Do Rich Companies Sponsor Lit Prizes In Which They Get Criticized?
     - Email/share this:     - Scroll (India) 



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