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Making Art During a Pandemic: Theaters Seek and Share Mini-Plays
Nonprofits from around the country plan to commission works of no longer than 10 minutes that can be read or performed by people sheltering in place.
You’re New Here, Aren’t You? Digital Theater’s Unexpected Upside
The ability to utilize online and digital performances during the pandemic has allowed theatre companies from across the country and abroad to remain engaged with and grow their audience. This silver-lining to an unfortunate situation has increased…
‘Godspell’ in 2020: Masks, Partitions and a Contactless Crucifixion
As the first professional musical staged in the United States since theater shut down, it is also a de facto public health experiment. This article describes the health steps taken and the impact on those involved.
Ballet connects dancers in lockdown - Dutch National Ballet
Dancer and choreographer Milena Sidorova created this choreography inspired by the global lock down due to the corona virus. Together with the other dancers from Dutch National Ballet she presents her choreography 'Hold on' to the song from the Dutch…
En cada cosa que hago
Members of the Ballet de Santiago express their emotions and daily activities during their 2020 COVID-19 quarantine.
Play with the format: how theatre shows are dispensing with the stage
Performers from around the world are creating new interactive productions by utilizing Zoom, WhatsApp and Minecraft. While some works are created as a reaction to the pandemic, others are revised works that were written right before venues closed.
Immersive Theatre in the Time of Coronavirus
Immersive theatre doesn’t lend itself well to social distancing. Four immersive performing arts companies from around the U.S. describe their processes for reconceiving how to produce works during a pandemic.
70 West End stars perform Les Misérables’ Do You Hear The People Sing
With the theatres shutdown because of COVID-19, seventy performers from England's West End sing Les Misérables’ Do You Hear The People Sing through Zoom.
With playhouses dark, interactive theater online is lighting things up: Step right up to your laptop, and let theater entertain you with magic and mind reading.
With playhouses closed, smaller theatre companies pivoting to include their live audiences into the streaming performance by using Zoom voting, live messaging, or sending a "mystery box" to household ticket holders ahead of scheduled online shows.
Theaters may be dark, but theater-makers are still finding ways to dazzle you
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused smaller theatre companies to rethink their productions and technical requirements. Performing live online with interactive features has opened opportunities to invite a national audience since the Web doesn't…