Our AGM is underway! We would like to congratulate James White (V&A), Rebekah Hayes (NationalTheatre), Richard Martin & Lizzie Gray who join our Board as new Trustees! 👏👏

Head to our stories page for Elizabeth Gray's post on 'An Invitation to ‘Play’: Interpreting Performing Arts History in the Museum'. Elizabeth is an emerging museum professional & PhD Museum Studies student from
@uniofleicester.bsky.social

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Oliver Messel: The Art of Illusion - Talk at V&A South Kensington · V&A A panel talk in partnership with Glyndebourne opera house exploring Oliver Messel’s masterful use of illusion

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be chairing a panel talk at the V&A on Oliver Messel & art of illusion w/ Pablo Bronstein, Mariame Clément & Jane Pritchard on the 26th April. Tickets are FREE! Hope to see you there

www.vam.ac.uk/event/1y1XWD...

JOB ALERT 🚨

Wayne McGregor Studio are looking for a part-time Archivist to join their team.

For more information and details to to apply, head over to: waynemcgregor.com/about/auditi...

Apply now — Scottish Music Centre

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@scottishmusic.bsky.social is recruiting an Archive Manager to maintain and expand their collections. The role is based in Glasgow.

More details: www.scottishmusiccentre.com/archive-mana...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Music and Art This volume brings together prominent scholars, artists, composers, and directors to present the latest interdisciplinary ideas and projects in the fields of ar…

Our book for January is...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Music & Art ed. by Sarah Mahler Kraaz & Charlotte de Mille.

Bringing essays by scholars, artists, composers, & directors to present ideas & projects in art history, music & multi-media practice📚

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur...

Exhibition planning…

The holy trinity of 20th century stage design. Messel. Whistler. Beaton

Happy 121st birthday to Oliver Messel! 🤍

Project Manager Callout - Living Archive Project — New Earth Theatre We are looking for a highly organised and skilled producer / event manager to deliver our Living Archive project.

JOB ALERT 🚨

@newearththeatre.bsky.social are looking for a Project Manager for their Living Archive Project, supported by V&A and funded by HLF.

For more information head over to: www.newearththeatre.org.uk/news/digital...

Calling all of our Members and followers: We want to know what projects you have coming up in 2025! What projects should we look out for in the next 12 months? Please share your research, projects, exhibitions, and initiatives below!

📚APAC's book for December is 'Imprints of Dance in Ancient Greece and Rome'. The book explores the many traces of ancient Greek and Roman dance. Published by @UAM_Ediciones

libros.uam.es/uam/catalog/...

More chilling for me that newspapers think they get to decide the law but go off.

🎭 Find members of APAC in our membership starter pack!

A mix of members and individuals associated with our members.

Let us know if we’ve missed anyone.

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Resources - APAC

Our Digital Preservation Series is live on our website & has been created in collaboration with colleagues across the performing arts sector & deals with everything you need for digital preservation of your collection.

All 6 parts can be found here: performingartscollections.org.uk/resources/?s...

Calling all performing arts collections/academics/practitioners, the Association of Performing Arts Collections is now on Bluesky! Head over @apac-ssn.bsky.social for resources, job announcements, news etc etc 🎭

JOB ALERT 🚨
@chichesterft.bsky.social
are looking to recruit a Research Coordinator, Research Volunteer, & Exhibition Producer.

More info on the role & how to apply can be found here: www.cft.org.uk/jobs

I cleave gonks for breakfast

Today’s job - looking through 12.000 (absolutely stunning) photographs by American photographer Ira Nowinski.

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🙌🙌🙌 I’ve used it heavily for research this year

A little breakfast research…Oliver Messel exhibition at Glyndebourne coming soon…

Starting Bluesky as I mean to go on…icons only.

Dolly Parton & Keith Haring taken by Andy Warhol