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Women in UK arts feel they do not have equal opportunities for roles, says report

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Exclusive: Research says sector is fixated with young talent, with most women experiencing unconscious bias or sexismWomen working in the arts believe they do not have equal opportunities for roles, especially as they get older, according to a report saying that the industry is fixated with “young and emerging” talent.Nearly all (95%) women working in […]

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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears

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Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technologyCinemas across the UK are considering banning customers from wearing Meta’s smart glasses amid fears they could be used to pirate films.The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) trade body said that a number of local chains could end up introducing policies

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Disruption review – anti-AI thriller boasts knockout cast but tech commentary needs an update

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Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkJohn David Washington leads an exceptionally talented cast in a sleek off-Broadway thriller that feels a little datedMaking its US debut three years after its London premiere, Andrew Stein’s Disruption faces the typical battle of the topical play: even with the most expedient fast-track to production, works tackling current events

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Robota review – machines on the march in next-gen version of sci-fi classic

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Schwarzman Centre, OxfordHeadlong’s take on Karel Čapek’s 1920 tale of romance and robots is rife with timely debates about tech’s threat but at times the philosophical discussions drag onIf our world is currently thinking through the brave new future of generative AI and super intelligence, Karel Čapek’s 1920 play RUR: Rossum’s Universal Robots proves the

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The Rite of Spring / Mirror review – glitchy Stravinsky and digital doppelgangers from Alexander Whitley

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Sadler’s Wells East, LondonVisual spectacle overwhelms the human drama in the choreographer’s tech-heavy double billTechnology can sometimes seem to take on its own life and sideline the people it is nominally assisting. That tension, even conflict, is the subject of Mirror, a new duet by Alexander Whitley, who has good form with choreographic deployments of

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