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The power of attention
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, in October last year, I deleted my account. I’m wary of social media, which feeds human frailties to gain power and can cause grave harm. My first line of defence in the attention economy is not to pay attention. Choosing which ideas and people I invite into my mind makes…
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Time to go inward
It’s time to go inward man I hope I have the nerve To take an inventory of the causes that I serve Rodney Crowell A Restless Art was published four years ago, in January 2019. It seems like another age. Since the pandemic arrived in 2020, the world has staggered like a drunk from one crisis…
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Principles of co-creation?
Three years after it began, the Traction project is finally complete. A review meeting with the European Commission two weeks ago has left us with some loose ends to tie up and a glowing report. It’s been an extraordinary journey for me—learning about opera and digital technology, doing co-creation in a pandemic, and personal griefs.…
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Research on participatory opera and music theatre
SIMM (Social Impact of Music Making) is a platform linking academic researchers with practitioners committed to music as a path to positive social change. Based in Belgium, it has connections across the world, and organises a series of conferences, exchanges and similar events. In partnership with the Liceu Opera House in Barcelona, Simm is organising…
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François Matarasso 