BWW Feature: CABIN FEVER at Lockdown Movies
by Danny Wimpey - June 24, 2020 What may be the first movie created during the lockdown, Cabin Fever, a South African full-length feature, has just finished post-production. Filmed by the cast themselves, using no specialist equipment and no crew, only their phones and laptops, the movie reflects on the strains placed on relations...
Pursued By A Bear Premieres LEARNING TO FLY, The First In A Series Of Lockdown Films
by Stephi Wild - July 05, 2020 Pursued by a Bear launches a series of online plays with Learning to Fly, written by acclaimed playwright Anna Reynolds, released on 3 July as part of the University of Hertfordshire's Festival of Ideas Reimagined....
National Theatre Of Scotland Reveals Latest SCENES FOR SURVIVAL Releases
by A.A. Cristi - July 02, 2020 National Theatre of Scotland HAS revealed the latest Scenes for Survival releases...
BWW Interview: Sander Blommaert On His 100th Instagram Ballet Class
by Vikki Jane Vile - July 07, 2020 Sander Blommaert, a multi-award-winning ballet teacher from Elmhurst Ballet School, and former Royal Ballet First Artist, has completed a run of 100 free online ballet classes throughout lockdown....
Tabula Rasa Theater Presents LIQUIDUS
by A.A. Cristi - July 13, 2020 Tabula Rasa Theater Presents, July 25, 7 pm: Livestream on TabulaRasaDanceTheater.com ...
BWW Review: SHOE LADY, BBC Radio 4
by Shane Morgan - June 21, 2020 When EV Crowe wrote Shoe Lady for the Royal Court, little did she know that a pandemic would force Vicky Featherstone's production to close early. It's also probable that she didn't predict a mid-run meltdown would transform so seamlessly into a brilliantly dystopian, Alice in Wonderland-esque radio...
Everything Everything Share New Single 'Violent Sun'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2020 Today, Everything Everything share their new single 'Violent Sun'....
BWW Preview: DETC Will Present Three Weeks of Original SHELTERING STORIES Online on Friday Nights.
by Audrey Liebross - June 12, 2020 Desert Ensemble Theatre (DETC) will present by Zoom a three-week series of short plays and monologues entitled SHELTERING STORIES. The series kicks off on Friday, May 22 at 7pm with LOVE LOCKDOWN, a short dramedy about romance during the pandemic. The Zoom information is available on DETC's Facebook...
Grange Park Opera Will Present A FEAST IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE in September
by Stephi Wild - July 27, 2020 With a libretto by opera-giant Sir David Pountney and music by Alex Woolf, A Feast in the Time of Plague is the only new opera to have been commissioned during lockdown....
London's Barbican To Stream 9 July Live Launch Of Rhiannon Faith's Film DROWNTOWN LOCKDOWN
by Stephi Wild - July 05, 2020 London's Barbican is to stream the 9 July live launch of Rhiannon Faith's digital prologue film DROWNTOWN LOCKDOWN on its Facebook page....
Storyhouse Announces Latest Public Art Commission
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2020 The British artist Donna Leishman will create a series of brand-new works in response to Chester's communities during lockdown....
Explore Gen Z's Entertaining Take On New Zealand's Lockdown
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2020 The Court Theatre is officially reopening its doors with The Court Youth Company's devised lockdown creation, The Quarantine Diaries....
BWW Review: THE SPACE BETWEEN, YouTube
by Ruth Deller - July 17, 2020 The new lockdown mini-musical from David Hunter and Caroline Kay is a well-realised piece about the impact of lockdown on an already strained relationship....
Phina Oruche Announces Second Children's Book on Racism
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2020 Phina Oruche (Anthony and Taken Down, BBC; Footballers' Wives, ITV) has turned her hand to a different kind of storytelling during the Covid-19 lockdown. The result is a series of children's books aimed at inspiring and educating her young son. ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra Keeps the Music Playing With Concerts in Apartment Courtyards
by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2020 Budapest Festival Orchestra has split into small groups and headed around the city throughout the month of June to perform in the courtyards of apartment blocks around Budapest....
BWW Interview: Sander Blommaert On His 100th Instagram Ballet Class
by Vikki Jane Vile - July 07, 2020 Sander Blommaert, a multi-award-winning ballet teacher from Elmhurst Ballet School, and former Royal Ballet First Artist, has completed a run of 100 free online ballet classes throughout lockdown....
Marquee TV's Founder Discusses How the Platform Came About, How it Helps in a Time of Social Distancing, and More
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2020 Marquee TV is streaming performing arts presentations on its platform, offering opera, dance, and theatrical performances. Founder Simon Walker talked to Verdict about how the idea for the company came about, how the service will help during the time of social distancing, and more....
Sam and Sounds Releases 'In Time, She's Mine'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 22, 2020 Sam and Sounds is indie pop culture's newest and most exciting hidden gem. After launching his music career during the depths of a worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19, his first three singles 'Do it All Again 'Addicted to You and 'Cloud 9' soared to over 190,000 streams within 3 months of his debut....
THE GOOD ENOUGH MUMS CLUB Launches Podcast About Motherhood While in Lockdown
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2020 While The Good Enough Mums Club, a poignant and hilarious musical romp, undergoes new development in lockdown, the team have announced a new podcast series to explore the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of motherhood during this especially challenging time....
Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani Share Cover of 'Summer Wine'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 28, 2020 Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and acclaimed French chanteuse Clara Luciani have teamed up to cover Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood’s “Summer Wine.” ...
English National Ballet School Announces Virtual Summer Performance
by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2020 English National Ballet School has announced that this year its Summer Performance and Graduation Ceremony will be streamed online for the first time in its history via the School's website on Saturday 11 July from 7.30pm (BST) and for 30 days after....
Rosemary Bell Academy of Dance Moves Dance Classes Outdoors
by Stephi Wild - June 17, 2020 Rosemary Bell, of the Rosemary Bell Academy of Dance in central Chichester, is one of many owners of performing arts organizations that has had to get creative during this health crisis....
Interview | Brisbane Producer MJ O'Neill in Conversation About Her New Album
by Virag Dombay - July 25, 2020 MJ O'Neill is a Brisbane producer, specialising in heavy, colourful beats spanning hip hop, leftfield, house, techno, and breaks. Previously played alongside members of Death Grips, clipping., and Donny Benet....
Inaugural World Ballet School Day Launches On 7 July
by Stephi Wild - June 30, 2020 English National Ballet School and The Royal Ballet School are delighted to announce that they will be participating in the inaugural World Ballet School Day which will be streamed online on Tuesday 7 July from 12 noon BST....
Rohan Candappa Presents The Lockdown Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - July 28, 2020 A new theatre company has been founded by million-selling author turned Edinburgh Fringe performer Rohan Candappa to support, nurture and pay actors left struggling when the theatres closed. ... |