Stage acts step carefully into outdoor realms in Albany and beyond
With pandemic not yet defeated, safety and psychological health are guiding factors for Capital Region venues, troupes
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A poster for Opera Saratoga s production, Man of La Mancha Opera SaratogaShow MoreShow Less
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Dancer s on Jacob s Pillow outdoor stage with the Berkshire HillsJacob s PillowShow MoreShow Less
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With indoor events bearing the risk of being possible super spreaders, performance venues in the Capital Region have decided to embrace the outdoors.
Theater and dance companies such as Opera Saratoga, Jacob’s Pillow and the Albany Symphony Orchestra have moved their summer festivals outdoors.
ALBANY, N.Y. â On Saturday, the Albany Symphony Orchestra performs its final concert of what they termed âThe Reimagined 2020-2021 Season.â
Last spring, after cancelling the remaking concerts of the 2019-2020 season, they changed the entire announced season, for 2020-2021.
They substituted works of smaller sized orchestras. They found ways to rehearse and perform in socially distant ways, while adhering to all safety protocols. The season looked more like chamber orchestra programming than a full-symphonic orchestra.
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David Alan Miller, Music Director and conductor of the ASO believes it was a major accomplishment just to put on six concerts. That they were of high quality and greatly supported by his subscriber base and the public-at-large was an added bonus. âThe challenge was in doing, and we did it.â
Letter: Former Brooklynite offers welcome to downstate transplants
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FILE. Letter writer says, Welcome to the Hudson Valley, where there’s always a parking space, seldom a traffic jam and neighbors help neighbors. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D Annibale
I personally related to the Front Page article: “NYC makes move on upstate,” April 4. Eighteen years ago, my wife and I moved from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley in what we now realize was a delayed reaction to 9/11. We wanted a new place to live that had space, quiet and natural beauty. What we discovered was a vibrant region and a fulfilling new life.