In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history!
In honor of the broadcast of Leonard Bernstein conducting Mahler 2 after the JFK assassination, Philharmonic musicians share a glorious brass chorale (plus contrabassoon and percussion) from the symphony's final movement.
Coriolanus is now streaming through May 21, as part of the Stratford Festival's online film festival. Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino interviewed Robert Lepage about directing Shakespeare's Coriolanus.
New York Philharmonic is rebroadcasting its 1963 concert featuring Leonard Bernstein conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 2, a?oeResurrection.a?? The performance was held in tribute to President John F. Kennedy two days after his assassination.
The Stratford Festival is launching 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 April 30-May 21 with Coriolanus.
With the closure of schools, cancellation of exams and the recent extension of lockdown regulations, the coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a period of massive upheaval for teenagers around the world.