Interlude - July 9
July 9, 2020
Exploring the SkyDeck tension grid, a note from Michael Feinstein, U.K’s Royal Ballet and more
Welcome back to Interlude, your twice-a-week dose of digitally accessible arts, entertainment and enrichment opportunities!
High above the Studio Theater
Join us on the SkyDeck tension grid above the Studio Theater ... virtually! This installment of Places, Please! explores our intimate, black box performance and event space.
Places, Please! is a behind-the-scenes video series brought to you by Shepherd Insurance.
There's nothing like a live performance, but …
Michael Feinstein knows there's nothing like a live performance, but in the meantime, he's checking in to make sure you're following our virtual content and programming!
Notes with Michael Feinstein is a series of videos sponsored by the Payne & Mencias Group. You'll enjoy songs and snippets from our artistic director, shared in our Interludes and on social media.
Songbook Academy starts Monday – meet the Top 40 finalists
July is here, and for all of our Songbook fans, that means Songbook Academy is just around the corner! Next week our friends at the Great American Songbook Foundation will be hosting their first-ever virtual Songbook Academy week, with online masterclass opportunities and more. Follow @songbookacademy on social media to stream live classes Monday through Wednesday, July 13-15, and click here for details and the full schedule of online viewing opportunities.
But first, meet the talented finalists from 16 states in this Top 40 Introduction video. With goals of one day performing on Broadway, singing with Epcot’s Voices of Liberty and joining a professional opera or orchestra, this year’s finalists remind us: “The power of music is like no other.” – Rob Luedtke ’20, Sugar Grove, IL. Meet the 2020 Top 40 finalists.
Music and dance from the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House in London is offering free, online streams of past performances for a limited time. One of the latest offerings is Woolf Works, a ballet inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf. The Royal Ballet performance is available to stream on-demand only through July 9, so watch soon!
For other archived performances from the Royal Opera House, click here.
