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This Week’s AJ Highlights

Good morning. This week we collected 126 stories from across the arts. Here are a few highlights. Full list below.

  • Cultural Tourism in Australia Becomes a Billion-Dollar Industry Cultural tourism, once almost nonexistent in Australia, has evolved into a billion-dollar industry over the past 40 years. This growth includes active participation from Indigenous communities and expansion beyond big cities. Read more in ArtsHub.
  • Christopher Wheeldon Brings Same-Sex Love into Classical Ballet With a new work for the Australian Ballet, choreographer Christopher Wheeldon brings explicit same-sex love to the classical story ballet, a narrative rarely explored in this form. Read more in The Guardian.
  • Museums Embrace Digital Artifacts, But Are They Ready? Museums are increasingly collecting digital artifacts such as NFTs and interactive online art, but this shift comes with challenges around preservation, authenticity, and public engagement, raising questions about how institutions archive culture in the digital age. Read more in The Art Newspaper.
  • Booker Prize Longlist Features Debut Novelists The 2024 Booker Prize longlist includes several debut novelists, showcasing a range of diverse voices and literary styles. Read more in The Guardian.
  • AI-Created Avatars Replace Journalists in Venezuela Amid a crackdown on dissent, Venezuelan news agency Connectas has turned to AI-generated avatars to deliver news, protecting real journalists from political retaliation – a growing role of AI in safeguarding press freedom under authoritarian regimes. Read more in The Hollywood Reporter.

Latest Stories

Bettie de Jong, Paul Taylor’s Factotum, Still Working At 92

For decades she has been Taylor's star dancer, muse, buddy, rehearsal director, and choreographic reconstructor.  (He was never particularly interested in the details of reviving his older works.) Even now, she speaks lucidly and clearly, with her signature blunt forcefulness, about her work both over the decades and today....

Just Whom Are We Calling A Genius?

You can tell what a culture values by who it labels a genius—and also what it is prepared to tolerate. The Renaissance had its great artists. The Romantics lionized androgynous, tubercular poets. Today we are in thrall to tech innovators and brilliant jerks in Silicon Valley. - The Atlantic

Has Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Become Our Best Playwright?

 “Obviously, I’m very neurotic. I’m always trying to understand what’s happening and why. My friends every day talk about what they’re anxious about, and yet no one’s asking for the theater to address that anxiety — but that’s what it’s supposed to do.” - Washington Post

Premium

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA) seeks Director of Marketing and Communications

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA) invites applications and nominations for the position of Marketing Director, available in the summer, 2025.

President/CEO- OPERA America

OPERA America seeks an accomplished, innovative, & collaborative strategist to lead this essential national service organization as President/CEO advocating for the opera field

Classifieds

Project STEP seeks Executive Director

The Executive Director will serve as the chief executive of Project STEP, working in...

Chief Philanthropy Officer – Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City Ballet seeks a collaborative, data-driven philanthropy executive to foster donor relationships, and champion accessible, world-class dance.

Manhattan Theatre Club seeks Director of Learning & Community Engagement

The Director of Learning and Community Engagement will be an innovative thought leader, strong collaborator, and skillful public advocate, with a fervent commitment to community engagement and relationship development.

Opera Colorado: Director of Advancement

Opera Colorado seeks a dynamic, experienced, and strategic communicator and fundraiser to lead the next chapter of the company’s growth.

Folger Shakespeare Library seeks Director of Learning & Education Programs

The Director of Learning and Education Programs will lead the strategic development and implementation of educational programs that support local, national, and digital engagement with Shakespeare and the early modern world.

Executive Director – Goh Ballet

Goh Ballet Canada is seeking an accomplished and visionary Executive Director to lead its strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring the ongoing success and sustainability.

Artis–Naples seeks Vice President, Marketing & Sales

The Vice President, Marketing and Sales (VP-MS) leads all earned revenue activities at Artis—Naples, overseeing approximately $18 million in earned revenues.
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