Even though it’s hard to teach hula online – first the hands, then the feet, then the body, on Zoom calls – one instructor says it’s “giving us an opportunity to see each other, ‘he alo he alo,’ face to face, at a time when we’re not supposed to be seeing each other.” And, bonus: Students from nowhere near Hawai’i are starting to learn. – Hawaii News Now
Tag: 04.23.20
The Fifty Best Musicals You Can Stream Right Now
Yes, 50 is a lot, but we’re already in week *checks notes* a zillion of this lockdown and no live theatre, so might as well get started, right? – The Stage (UK)
Helping The Handel And Haydn Society Head Into The Future, By Acknowledging The Real Past
The Handel and Haydn Society has been around, performing Baroque concerts on period instruments, since 1815. And now it’s time to diversify their programming – and acknowledge the diversity they’ve already had, says Reginald Mobley, their new programming consultant. “‘There are so many composers that are female or black or queer that have existed long before we really thought of race or sexuality as a social construct,’ says Mobley. … ‘What it does is gives a sense of belonging … to all of these various communities that have always felt unwelcome or left out of classical music or ‘high art.’'” – The Bay State Banner
Hey Kids, Your Homework During Quarantine Is To Watch Hitchcock Movies
And then write essays about them. On the other hand: “The other night I tried Wings of Desire. That really didn’t go well. You could see the kids’ minds were blown by the concept of angels hearing people’s thoughts, but it was a tad too mature. Still, at least it got everybody to bed early that evening.” – The Guardian (UK)
A Dancer Puts Her Retirement On Pause Along With The Ballet
She had her retirement dress and her finale plan. She’d stretched and was ready for rehearsal for the performance on March 13. “Suddenly, the carefully choreographed end to Kuykendall’s 22-year career was swept up in the vortex of the coronavirus pandemic, adding a note of aching dissonance to her coda.” – Colorado Sun
When Libraries Open Up, They May Quaratine Books Between Checkouts
Logical, right? (Maybe? Who actually knows?) The New York Public Library’s CEO says that “libraries once they reopen may impose a quarantine period on books that lasts as long as scientists determine the coronavirus can survive on the materials.” That is, of course, one of the big questions. – Yahoo Finance
Movie Studios Rethink Their Business Models
While stuck indoors under lockdown, consumer have grown even more accustomed to streaming movies from the comfort of their home. Executives suggest those habits could make moviegoers more unwilling to buy tickets to midlevel films in the future. – Variety
Rehearsals Over Zoom? Really? On The Other Hand…
“I’m not going to say this new online platform replaces theatre, I just think that temporarily it is a really interesting form of storytelling.” – American Theatre
LA’s Most Devoted Museum-Goer Finally Takes A Break
For eight years the retired architect, who immigrated to Los Angeles from the Philippines in 1969, had been visiting a different art museum, gallery or public art installation every day of the week, rarely, if ever, deviating from his routine. – Los Angeles Times
This Year’s Emmys To Be Streamed
“We’re giving it a try to be creative. Yes, it would have been easier just to post a press release, but the board, especially for our chapter, decided to see if we could come up with something. We’re going to give it a shot and see how people like it.” – Variety