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Dallas Opera seeks The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO
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For nearly 70 years, The Dallas Opera (TDO) has been a defining cultural institution in Dallas and among leading American opera companies. Founded in 1957 with an inaugural season featuring Maria Callas,…
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Life after broadcast: What mission-driven media must become as audiences and funding move on
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AI=B+ – Public Books
When it came time to finalize the syllabus for the literature seminar I taught last term, I braced myself with more than the usual dread and regret. I have been teaching English and “Great Books” college courses for 15 years. No matter…
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AI actor Tilly Norwood’s world is expanding with the ‘Tillyverse’
The digital world of the first AI actor, Tilly Norwood, is expanding.AI talent studio Xicoia, which created Norwood, has announced plans for a “rapid expansion” for the digitized actor. The developments include a digital universe dubbed…
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Syria’s famed Ramadan TV dramas are testing boundaries
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Ramadan in the Arab world is a time of fasting and prayer, but it brings another beloved tradition: the much-anticipated TV drama series shot each year to be aired during the…
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Breaking barriers, building repertoire: 25 years of Ballet Black
As I enter The Church of the Holy Innocents in Hammersmith, Ballet Black’s current home, I am struck by the stunning, gothic interior of the open plan office. It’s an extraordinary building with a rehearsal studio upstairs, all the…
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How a tiny L.A. theater company frees Hollywood writers from development purgatory
Last June, Naomi Welikala noticed a line curving around the block of her local American Legion, an unassuming building that rarely invited commotion. Curious, she asked the person at the back of the queue what they were waiting…
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AI and the Future of Grantmaking
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In recent discourse among funders, artificial intelligence (AI) in arts grantmaking has moved from theoretical possibility to practical consideration. Questions about AI’s role in…
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Rebecca Benaroya, Doyenne Of Seattle Arts Philanthropists, Has Died At 103
“Together with her late husband, real estate developer Jack Benaroya, Becky Benaroya championed dozens of arts, humanitarian and civic organizations including the Seattle Symphony,” whose home, Benaroya Hall, opened in 1998. – The…
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Paramount Beat Netflix for WBD, but the Regulatory Fight Isn’t Over
From L to R: California AG Rob Bonta, WBD CEO David Zaslav, Paramount CEO David Ellison, AG Pam Bondi and U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy (Photo courtesy TheWrap/Chris Smith/Getty Images) After!-->!-->!-->…
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