A week before lockdown was announced, some of our greatest playwrights were asked to write stories exploring every aspect of human life and interaction during the coronavirus pandemic. As part of BBC Arts' Culture in Quarantine initiative, all plays were filmed and produced during lockdown, with all fourteen plays now available on the BBC iPlayer. Episode One takes three very different situations and begins with the most successful of the three; James Graham's Viral.
A new biweekly series from the Indiana University Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance will showcase the department's students, faculty and alumni through performances, interviews and more.
Knock2Bag and mr box presents The Moth House a?" a streamed comedy gig on Thursday 4th June featuring some of their favourite acts performing brand new material, ideas and sketches.
Now in its 60th year, Queensland Ballet has launched '60 Dancers: 60 Stories' designed to keep the magic of dance alive, while in person performances are still on pause.
Poet laureate Robert Frost recites 'Choose Something Like a Star,' 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,' 'Away,' and 'Lines Written in Dejection on the Eve of Great Success' for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower during 'An American Pageant of the Arts,' on November 29, 1962.
This week, Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III were scheduled to perform the title roles in ROMEO AND JULIET, the first time in ABT history that two black artists would dance these iconic roles together.
The Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series. The series continues with Love's Labour's Lost, May 28-June 18. The festival held a virtual roundtable for the production. Watch the video here!
This week's performance features NSO Principal Second Violin Marissa Regni as host and performer (on violin and ukulele!), along with her husband, author Henry Edwards, and daughter Sofie Edwards.
Yo-Yo Ma and Mo offer a series of playful experiments that show how art and music inspire each other. Watch, listen or even join in from home with paper and doodling implements!
The Kennedy Center has released a flashback video of the National Symphony Orchestra performing John Ireland's 'Epic March,' conducted by Michael Butterman.
The Barn Theatre has announced that Busted and Son of Dork co-founder James Bourne will join an all-star West End line up for their third virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Elliot Davis, which will celebrate the work of Loserville composer Elliot Davis.
The Fugard Theatre's new digital platform THE FUGARD AT HOME launches on 1 June, presenting a unique opportunity to access a range of theatrical content on The Fugard Theatre's website.
The Public Theater has announced the postponement of the We Are One Public virtual event, which was set to broadcast tonight, June 1. A new date will be announced in the coming weeks.
The online concert, KINGS OF BROADWAY 2020, was held today, May 31st. The concert celebrated the music of the legendary Broadway composers Jule Styne, Jerry Herman & Stephen Sondheim.
A casting director has one day to find an actor to fill the role of a lawyer in a crime procedural. But what seems like a simple task proves impossible when the pool of actors includes stage thespians who can't tone it down for the screen, performers completely unable to keep themselves in frame, and an actor who seems to believe this is a toothpaste commercial.
On May 23, 2020, the Hangar Theatre Company, in partnership with its Partner In The Arts, Ithaca College, successfully executed their first virtual Mainstage production, The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder.