Dance companies pirouette to streaming services
Anying Guo, The Washington Post
April 15, 2021
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Most of the performances we ve seen the past year have existed between the four corners of a laptop or a television screen. Live entertainment has been essentially nonexistent, arts organizations have taken pay cuts, venues are strapped for cash and some underfunded troupes may never recover. Yet somehow, despite the continued strain and strife, many dance companies have successfully adapted to the evolving digital stage - reimagining Nutcracker seasons, digitizing never-before-seen archival videos and launching their own streaming services.
The Joyce Theater Announces Spring 2021 Digital Season
Programming includes Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Paris Opera Ballet s Swan Lake, Israel Galvan s Maestro de Barra and more.by BWW News Desk
The Joyce Theater Foundation announced today the New York City dance organization s programming for its Spring 2021 digital season. The full slate of online programming, a combination of livestream performances from the company s Chelsea home-including a much-anticipated world premiere-and virtual offerings from companies around the world, will bring audiences even closer to dance and The Joyce one step closer to a more traditional season. Like all performing arts venues and companies, The Joyce has adapted their entire operation over the last year, broadening its reach from its vibrant 400-seat theater to audiences at home around the world by offering a combination of filmed performances, classes, panel discussions, and livestream performances online. The Spring 2021 digital season will bri
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Dance Company Broadcast Live Presented by DANCECleveland, Cuyahoga Community College, The Joyce Theater Foundation & Northrop.
The Joyce Theater Foundation, Northrop at the University of Minnesota, DANCECleveland, and Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) will present a celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE with a mixed-bill performance live from The Joyce Theater stage on Thursday, February 18 at 8pm EST. Tickets are $25 and can be arranged through www.Joyce.org. Ticket holders have On-Demand streaming access to the performance until March 4. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE continues its 35th Anniversary celebration on Thursday, February 18 with a program of some of the company s most iconic pieces, including the beloved Mercy and an excerpt from Grace, in a live stream performance event from The Joyce Theater s intimate Chelsea home, dedicated to EVIDENCE s longtime booking manager and friend, Pam Green. EVIDENCE, the dance company founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985, focuses on the integration of traditional African dance with contemporary