VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: V’s moving docudrama THAT KINDNESS, Anne Washburn’s ambitious but wildly uneven SHIPWRECK, and NYCB’s well-balanced season continues

Autumn in New York typically correlates with a noticeable uptick in the number of offerings available for consumption for performing arts lovers. Although everything is basically virtual these days, the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – In-person theatrical experiences slowly return to New York: CORRESPONDENCES, STATIC APNEA, and VOYEUR: THE WINDOWS OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

If you look hard enough, you’ll start to find some encouraging signs of life slowly emerging from the graveyard that has become New York’s once vibrant performing arts scene. Over … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Translated from stage to screen: Mart Crowley’s THE BOYS IN THE BAND and Kenneth MacMillan’s ROMEO & JULIET

Over the last week, I had the opportunity to assess the recent screen adaptations of two iconic stage works. Happily, both have made the jump successfully and augment the current … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Week 2 of CITY BALLET’s digital fall season, Scott Silven THE JOURNEY, and the Public Works documentary UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE

Here are some thoughts on my recent streaming adventures. UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREEThe Public Theater / All Arts This week via All Arts – WNET’s wonderfully comprehensive, arts-focused online platform … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A preview of upcoming live-streamed dance events: The Joyce’s STATE OF DARKNESS & City Center’s FALL FOR DANCE

Among the performing arts, dance in particular embraces the visceral immediacy of the present moment. In a previous post of mine, I expressed my slight disappointment over the tendency of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The fall dance season begins with inspired past performances by City Ballet and the Royal Ballet

Theater’s not the only performing arts genre ramping up its digital programming this fall. This week, I streamed content from two of the world’s great ballet companies, the Royal Ballet … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: The Met’s hit production of PORGY AND BESS, Complexions’ rousing if repetitive BACH 25, and Richard Nelson’s eloquent finale to his APPLE FAMILY “Pandemic Trilogy”

Here are my latest thoughts on my online performing arts viewings. PORGY AND BESS Opera The Metropolitan Opera Last weekend, the Metropolitan Opera streamed, without charge, its hit production of … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Joshua William Gelb’s altogether astonishing FOOTNOTE, John Adams’ distilled but potent EL NIÑO, and Robert Battle’s thoughtfully-rendered NO LONGER SILENT

This past week, I streamed three particularly fascinating works in the performing arts disciplines of theater, classical music, and dance. Each took artistic risks for which they were rewarded handsomely. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Assessing a pair of dance theater adaptations from across the pond: JEKYLL & HYDE and THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY

For me, one of the few perks of not having access to live theater is the opportunity to check out stage works that haven’t made it to New York (yet). … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Week 2 of Manual Cinema’s retrospective, ROH’s Bryn Terfel-led “Dutchman”, and Robbie Fairchild beguiles in a short dance film

Here are my thoughts on the latest set of streaming adventures. Enjoy! THEATER Manual Cinema‘s 10th anniversary retrospective continued last week with The End of TV (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED), which tells the initially … Continue Reading →